An employs an intricate and piquant irony to develop these themes. Irony
especially surrounds Lindo. An immigrant, Lindo is a proud repository
of traditional Chinese values, which she nostalgically proclaims as
superior to the values of the United States. One of her tenets is that
strong people should remain silent, a behavioral strategy she inherits
from Sunzi’s classic <em>Sunzi Bingfa</em> (probably 475-221 b.c.e.; <em>Sun Tzu: On the Art of War</em>, 1910); as Lindo indicates in another tale in <em>The Joy Luck Club</em>, her maiden name is Sun. Ironically, however, when Waverly is featured on the cover of <em>Life</em> magazine, Lindo cannot keep silent about her daughter’s prowess and pridefully
In The Illustrated Man, two stories that represent the theme of an optimistic vision of the future are "The Man" and "The Rocket."
In "The Man," the vision of the future is optimistic because, for one, the Earth has not been (or is not about to be destroyed). Technology has not destroyed humanity. Instead, evidence of Jesus has been found on other planets. Those who have encountered him (or who have found evidence of him) live in bliss and and are contented.
In "The Rocket," the vision of the future is optimistic because, as in "The Man," the Earth has not been (or is not about to be destroyed). Technology has not destroyed humanity. Instead, it is possible to go into outer space. When Bodoni cannot decide which of his family will go, he instead installs a virtual-reality theater so that his family can remain together and enjoy space virtually.
In both of these stories, technology is not presented as a destructive force. Humanity has not been destroyed. Therefore, these stories are optimistic.
A valetudinarian is a <span>character in weak stamina or sickly, particularly an individual who is continually preoccupied with their case of fitness.
Wow that's a HUGE word ;D
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Answer:
2. By the end of the day, I'll have drunk eight glasses of water.
3. By the end of the day, I'll have cooked three meals.
4. By the end of the day, I'll have received many text messages.
5. By the end of the day, I'll have spoken to five different people.
6. By the end of the day, I'll have gone into two shops.
7. By the end of the day, I'll have spent very little money.
8. By the end of the day, I'll have done all my homework.
