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Yakutia, Siberia is the coldest place on earth and is what the Norse would probably assume "Helheim" was like.

It is a place that rewards the strong and vanquishes the weak.

Yakutia has an annual temperature of -8°C

and an all time low of -64.4°C.

I think that you would have to be insane to want to move there but we live in a world where people pay to be flipped upside down at high speeds risking death just for a laugh in the form of roller coasters so u guess anything's possible.

The only people who seem unbothered by the weather is the locals as this is all they have known, a three legged dog will never know the joy of 4 legs unless it gets a prosthetic then it would be very difficult to go back, this describes the feeble human brain, it adapts but when given the comfortable turns off and takes the easy way out.

I found it very interesting that they had to harvest water as it was too cold to just have bodies of water so they had to mine ice and melt it inside their heated homes.

Another interesting aspect of their estranged lifestyle is that if they run behind on chopping their wood or the supply dwindles they will freeze to death. They also have to rely mainly on hunting fish for food so they basically live from hunt to hunt and if they hit a dry spell that could spell the end of their days.

This all reinforces my point that Yakutia is only for the strong and perseverant and if you aren't then TURN BACK.

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1. What type of mood is established in the beginning of the story? What helps determine that sense of feeling? Eerie and mystical which foreshadows the events of the story.

2. What magical ability does the monkey’s paw have? Grants 3 wishes.

3. Why did the fakir place a spell on the paw? To prove that those who tried to go against fate would pay for their actions.

4. Sergeant Major Morris’ face whitens when he reveals that he has had three wishes. What can you infer about the paw? It has caused him a lot of suffering and may be a double edged sword.

5. What is probably upsetting the sergeant-major about the White family's lightheartedness toward the paw? He has endured much suffering thanks to the paw and they don't seem to be completely convinced of its power.

6. What was the first man’s third wish? How might this be an example of foreshadowing?He wished for death; this perfectly foreshadows how the paw punishes anyone who uses it in unexpected ways.

7. Why doesn't Mr. White know what to wish for? What is Mr. White’s first wish? He is content with what he has but he is convinced by his son to ask for 200 pounds.

8. What does the paw immediately do after the first wish? What can you infer from this? It moves in his hand which inspires an eerie atmosphere noting one of the wishes is gone.

9. What does Mr. White see in the fire the night of his first wish? How is this an example of foreshadowing? He saw a very monkey-like face.

10. What are the family's feelings about the wish in the morning?dismissive and careless.

11. How do the Whites come to receive the $200? Their son dies in an accident and they are compensated for exactly 200 pounds.

12. Why does Mrs. White want the monkey's paw? What is the second wish? She wants the paw to wish for her son to come back to life.

13. What do you suppose was the final wish? To Revoke the second wish as the husband was fearful of what might be on the other side of the door.

14. What do you think happened at the end of the story? What does he mean when Mr. White beg his wife not to let "it" into the house? What is he afraid of? Who or what was outside of the house? He was afraid it would be the sons corpse.

15. At what time of day does the story begin? Compare the weather outside with the atmosphere inside the parlor. It was cold outside but warm inside this symbolises how home is the only safe place.

16. What does Morris do with the paw after telling about its background? What does

Mr. White immediately do? He throws it into the fire but mr white retrieves it.

17.What is Mr. Whites first wish? What happens after he makes it? What is his second wish? His first wish is for 200 pounds but his son dies so he wishes for him back.

18. Summarize what happens after Mr. White makes the second wish. The wife ran downstairs but then he made another wish which isn't specified to the reader and whatever was outside disappears.

19. How does Morris feel about the paw? How do you know? His face turns white so it is a fear.

20. A situation is said to be ironic when what happens is the opposite of what is expected. What is ironic about Mr. Whites first wish? His son dies in order to get the money

21.Why doesnt Mr. White want his wife to open the door? What do you think Mr. Whites third wish is?To Revoke the second wish as the husband was fearful of what might be on the other side of the door.

22. Before making his first wish, Mr. White says It seems to me I’ve got all I want. In your opinion, what point is the author making? He is content and he has everything to lose.also family is what's important.

23. In your opinion, what is the most unsettling aspect of the story? Explain your answer.That you will never know if the son was behind the door.

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One Of These Days by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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One Of These Days by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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This extract tells the story of a battle of classes. The protagonist a dentist takes the opportunity given to him to inflict pain upon the oppressor, the antagonist, the infection, THE MAYOR. The dentist is reluctant to help the mayor as he holds resentment against the upper class of his town as they steal and kill generally doing as they please but realizes he is powerless as if he doesn't he will be killed or worse they could kill his kid, so he does it on his terms making it as painful as possible. He then outright tells the mayor “Now you’ll pay for our twenty dead men.” this takes his intentions into the light like a snake slithering out of a cave. The author also shows how the facilities aren't exactly top tier as there is a serious class issue e.g. there are spiders the chair is made of wood etc.

The mayor even goes as far as saying “It’s the same damn thing.” not even trying to hide that he uses the towns resources for himself.

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The story is a bitter cynical outlook on what must be done to provide for ones family and survive it tells the gut wrenching tale of Lev a man left to take care of his mother and 5 year old daughter while still grieving the tragic loss of his wife, the story takes Lev to the bustling city of...

London

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I believe that Lev is a shell of the man he once was, he has become a cynical and disturbed man, however he will do whatever it takes to provide for his daughter as in a way that is the only way he can honor his wife. He still carries an unreasonable guilt for her death which he will most likely deal with for the rest of his days, he also falls into bad habits (smoking and drinking) maybe he subconsciously wants to end it all.

All in all the death of his wife twisted him up turning him into a cynical bitter person, or maybe he was always like that an his wife's death emphasized his bitter features.

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The extract is about a man emigrating from his home in eastern Europe to England by bus, the man has with him an old red handkerchief and a box of Russian cigarettes.

The man is struggling with smoking addiction and is genuinely tweaking because he can't smoke on the bus. He then dives into how weird it is to be sitting next to random strangers and he shares what they are eating small snippets of conversation and just general details. Throughout the text you progressively get to know the man, his name is Lev, he is 42, he also had a wife who died called Marina and he still has a daughter back home called Maya. He practices his English on the woman next to him who is called Lydia the later to distract himself from smoking he looks at a 20 pound bill and contemplates the people on the note and what they represent.

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I woke up darted to the shower, I then ate breakfast and went to school, during school I was called to leave early for a basketball game. During the game I got a nasty poster on their 7 foot center and that's how great that day was.

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You read it I said what I SAID WHAT I SAID! and here's why...

Jordan is 6-0 in the finals, remind me, LeBron is what in the finals?

That's right 4-6

Jordan never needed a game seven in the finals, Lebron needed 3.

Jordan had 2 3 peats and the only reason it wasn't 8 in a row is because he retired in his prime to play baseball for 2 years now during this time his team suffered dropping drastically even having his teammates begging him to come back, with LeBron on the other hand the team is affected but can still win without him.

Lebron had 7 All star teammates during his career often trophy hunting and leaving his team, Jordan had 1 and he never left the bulls until he was much older.

Now you may say LeBron(22 seasons) is now the leading all time scorer with 49,999 points but I remind you Lebron has played double the amount of seasons Jordan(11 seasons) played and in those 11 seasons Jordan scored 38,000 so in double the time LeBron has only managed to score 12,000 more points.

In conclusion Jordan is the Goat and the numbers speak for themselves but, even if you don't agree with the numbers just watch a couple of highlights and your views will completely change.

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Now reading the title obviously your thinking that I'm about to embark on an adventure of different views debating whether marriage is really a prison right?

well throw those expectations out the window because, today I'm going to state the truth and nothing but the truth about how MARRIAGE IS DEFINETELY A PRISON.

If you can't handle the truth I would recommend leaving.

Now with all that out of the way lets get straight to the point. Marriage is a pothole made to hinder or halt the progress a man makes with himself and his chosen path.

Love is a blackhole which sucks all potential into its dark depths never to see the light of day.

Now I must state that I am talking about earlier marriage e.g in the 20s or 30s depending on your rate of success as if you have achieved success earlier you could get married for love without it being a prison however there are certain requirements e.g. a prenuptial agreement ("prenup") to get rid of any potential gold-diggers.

However for most people they have not achieved their potential yet and should therefore not waste their time with love or marriage as it is a rabbit hole they might not come out of.

In conclusion marriage siphons potential and will power and should not even be considered until much later on in life if at all and even if considered the necessary precautions must be taken.