The two parts of this excerpt from W. W. Jacobs's "The Monkey's Paw" show that show the White family doesn't believe in the talisman's power are:
"Sounds like the 'Arabian Nights,'" said Mrs. White, as she rose and began to set the supper.
The 'Arabian Nights' were stories made up by the narrator Scheherazade and told to the King over 1001 nights so that he would not kill her as he had done with so many other women in the past. In this way, it signifies that Mrs. White believes this story to be a made-up tale.
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"Don't you think you might wish for four pairs of hands for me." Her husband drew the talisman from his pocket, and all three burst into laughter
Mr. White is jokingly asking to be given four pairs of hands, something that isn't sensible or realistic, because he does not believe in the power of the talisman to grant wishes. In the end the three burst in laughter as they do not take the talisman, or the story of it's power, seriously.
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Explanation:
The key in Risk Management is to make a well-informed decision to have the greatest possibility of avoiding damages or to be able to control them if they happen.
In the example, even if a wire fence has been installed to keep wild marine life outside of the swimming area, the best to do is to confirm if the suitable authorities have approved that fence so we are sure, first of all that swimming is really safe and, that in front of an undesirable event, we will have someone to whom raise a claim against.
Answer: Remembering what her motivation for learning French was at the beginning, and making short-term goals, instead of long-term goals would most help Jana achieve her goal.
Explanation: Motivation is the motor of learning. If Jana started learning French, but one semester later she didn't speak as much as she did before, is probably due to setting long-term goals, instead of short-term goals. Languages are a long road to walk, and setting ambiguous and unspecific goals can lead us to lose motivation since we can believe It's impossible to achieve them. However, If Jana also set specific short-term goals, she would see progress in a short time and be more motivated to continue.
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