Free Essays on Deception By Appearances

Deception by Appearances What you see is not always what you get. Appearances can be deceiving. If one does not logically think about another’s appearance, they can end up with misinterpretations far from the truth. Arthur Conan Doyle noticed this and tries to prove in his story â€Å"The Hound of the Baskervilles† how appearances can be misleading. Appearances can cause someone to overlook the obvious truth. Sneaky behavior confuses logical understanding. The secretive night meetings of Barrymore cloud Watson’s mind with assumptions. Early in the morning, Watson hears footsteps out in the hall and decides to follow the noise. â€Å"A long black shadow was trailing down the corridor†¦ [and] the height told me it was Barrymore, [the caretaker]. There was something indescribably guilty and furtive in his whole appearance† (Doyle 390). Watson watches Barrymore walk to the window and look for someone signaling to him out on the moor and suspects some secretive business happening in the house. When confronted, Barrymore at first denies everything. However, later he bluntly says he will not tell the truth of what is happening because he feels it is not his business to tell. After his wife appears, the truth comes out that her brother is the escaped convict and that they take him food every night. The Barrymore’s insist the men not turn her brother in because t hey believe the convict to be of no harm to the community anymore and because they have made arrangements for her brother to reach freedom in South America. Watson further assumes the Barrymore’s being guilty when he finds out that the couple receives a great sum of money from the late Charles Baskerville. The Barrymore’s are removed from the suspect list after the truth is explained and Watson is left with no leads. Watson must learn that in order to solve the case, it will â€Å"require a mind free from assumptions of comfortable, law-abiding people† (Claus... Free Essays on Deception By Appearances Free Essays on Deception By Appearances Deception by Appearances What you see is not always what you get. Appearances can be deceiving. If one does not logically think about another’s appearance, they can end up with misinterpretations far from the truth. Arthur Conan Doyle noticed this and tries to prove in his story â€Å"The Hound of the Baskervilles† how appearances can be misleading. Appearances can cause someone to overlook the obvious truth. Sneaky behavior confuses logical understanding. The secretive night meetings of Barrymore cloud Watson’s mind with assumptions. Early in the morning, Watson hears footsteps out in the hall and decides to follow the noise. â€Å"A long black shadow was trailing down the corridor†¦ [and] the height told me it was Barrymore, [the caretaker]. There was something indescribably guilty and furtive in his whole appearance† (Doyle 390). Watson watches Barrymore walk to the window and look for someone signaling to him out on the moor and suspects some secretive business happening in the house. When confronted, Barrymore at first denies everything. However, later he bluntly says he will not tell the truth of what is happening because he feels it is not his business to tell. After his wife appears, the truth comes out that her brother is the escaped convict and that they take him food every night. The Barrymore’s insist the men not turn her brother in because t hey believe the convict to be of no harm to the community anymore and because they have made arrangements for her brother to reach freedom in South America. Watson further assumes the Barrymore’s being guilty when he finds out that the couple receives a great sum of money from the late Charles Baskerville. The Barrymore’s are removed from the suspect list after the truth is explained and Watson is left with no leads. Watson must learn that in order to solve the case, it will â€Å"require a mind free from assumptions of comfortable, law-abiding people† (Claus...

Laoshi - Teacher in Mandarin Chinese

Laoshi - Teacher in Mandarin Chinese Countries where Mandarin Chinese is spoken are often strongly influenced by Confucian ideals. Part of the Confucian tradition is a deep respect for teachers. LÇŽoshÄ « is the Mandarin word for â€Å"teacher.† It has two characters: è€ Ã¥ ¸ « and the first character lÇŽo è€  is a prefix which means â€Å"old.† The second character shÄ « Ã¥ ¸ « means â€Å"teacher,† so the literal translation of lÇŽoshÄ « is â€Å"old teacher.† However, è€  in this context just expressed respect and isnt related to actual age at all. Compare with è€ Ã©â€"† for boss. LÇŽoshÄ « is also used as a title. You can address your teacher as â€Å"lÇŽoshÄ «Ã¢â‚¬  or you can use lÇŽoshÄ « in combination with a family name when referring to a teacher. This can feel strange at first to learners of Mandarin Chinese since we dont really do that in English, except possibly for younger children. In Mandarin, you can always call your teacher lÇŽoshÄ «, including at university.   Examples of LÇŽoshÄ « Click the links to hear the audio. LÇŽoshÄ « hÇŽo. NÇ  mng ma?è€ Ã¥ ¸ «Ã¥ ¥ ½Ã¤ ½  Ã¥ ¿â„¢Ã¥â€"Ž?è€ Ã¥ ¸Ë†Ã¥ ¥ ½Ã¤ ½  Ã¥ ¿â„¢Ã¥ â€"?Hello teacher. Are you busy?WÇ’ hÄ›n xÇ huan Hung lÇŽoshÄ «.我å ¾Ë†Ã¥â€"Å"æ ­ ¡Ã© »Æ'è€ Ã¥ ¸ «Ã¦Ë†â€˜Ã¥ ¾Ë†Ã¥â€"Å"æ ¬ ¢Ã© »â€žÃ¨â‚¬ Ã¥ ¸Ë†I really like Teacher Huang. Note that in the first case, its not necessary to include ä ½   or æ‚ ¨ in the greeting to form the standard ä ½  Ã¥ ¥ ½Ã‚  or æ‚ ¨Ã¥ ¥ ½, you just add Ã¥ ¥ ½ to the title. This is similar to the way you would say hello to a large group: Ã¥ ¤ §Ã¥ ® ¶Ã¥ ¥ ½. The second sentence shows how teachers are usually talked about among students (again, up to and including university). Update:  This article was significantly updated by  Olle Linge.