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War Effort Anti Hero
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1. How does "Casablanca" support the war effort?
Recall any scenes or lines that contain pro-war
messages. Casablanca starts as a news reel. You
see a slowly turning globe that highlights the
ally countries and the axis countries during WW
II. Also, there is a documentary-style narration
at the beginning of the movie, which sets the tone
for a war time movie. Also, there is a scene in
the movie where Germans are at Rick's bar sing a
German song. Then Victor causes the bar band to
begin playing a...
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Innocence And Beauty Ode On A Grecian Urn
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Ode on a Grecian Urn Throughout his "Ode on a
Grecian Urn", Keats uses innocent, unfulfilled
images painted on the urn, to demonstrate the
theme of innocence and eternal beauty. In the
first stanza the speaker standing before an
ancient Grecian urn, addresses the urn,
preoccupied with its depiction of pictures frozen
in time. This is where Keats first introduces the
theme of eternal innocence and beauty with the
reference to the "unvarnished bride of quietness"
(Keats). Because she has not yet e...
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Falling In Love Pieces Of Paper
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... on't know what you " ve got till its gone and
I found out just a little too late. ' 'There's a
light in my eyes but it's too bright to see, And a
pain in my heart where you used to be, Cause I was
wrong to assume you were waiting for me, There's a
light in your eyes, did you leave that light
burning for me?' 'In Your Life, You Meet People.
Some You Never Think About Again. Some, You wonder
what happened to them. There are some that you
wonder if they Ever Think about you. And then
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Leaf Falls One Day
644 words
Even the frustration some people experience with
the poetry, is explained by the same dynamics of
Cummings writing. The speed employed by Cummings
require agility of mind, which sharpen perception.
Some people are plainly irritated by the Cummings
expression, because it does not yield itself to an
ordinary mind of the contemporary society. The
Cummings words are much harder to get grasp of
compared to the monotony conventional Georgian
poetasters. Cummings l is a good illustration to
this point ...
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Compare And Contrast Language Barrier
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Compare and contrast 1 Running head: Compare and
contrast Kiss of death is a first hand account of
problems faced by immigrants in a foreign culture.
It is written by Armando region, a reputed
American writer of Spanish origin. Kiss of death
deals with problems faced by Spanish immigrants.
It explains role of English in integrating
immigrants into mainstream of United States.
According to the writer English is important as it
has a direct role in commerce, law enforcement and
communication. It i...
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Quot Iv Quot Ii
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The Taming of Katherine In Shakespeare's time, the
ideal wife was subservient to her husband, and it
was the husbands inherent duty to take care of his
wifes money, property, and person, including both
physical and moral welfare. If a mans spouse
proved rebellious, he had the right to physically
brutalize her into submission. This social
phenomenon of domesticating an unruly woman as one
might an animal was the inspiration for The Taming
of the Shrew. Kate fits the stereotype of the
shrewish wom...
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Women Are Treated Shug Avery
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/Question. Choose a movie from the list provided
below or find a newspaper story which depicts a
social issue over time. (If you choose the latter,
include copies of all relevant newspaper
clippings). Movie: The Color Purple Essay done by
Heather Lockhart The Color Purple is the richly
textured, decades-spanning story of Celie, an
uneducated woman living in the rural American
south. Forced to marry a brutal man she calls Mr.
, Celie turns and shares her grief only with God.
She is transformed by...
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Test Of Obedience Petruchio Makes Kate
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Dan Civil 4 E-PHI The Taming of Katherine In
Shakespeare's time, the ideal wife was subservient
to her husband, and it was the husbands inherent
duty to take care of his wifes money, property,
and person, including both physical and moral
welfare. If a mans spouse proved rebellious, he
had the right to physically brutalize her into
submission. This social phenomenon of
domesticating an unruly woman as one might an
animal was the inspiration for The Taming of the
Shrew. Kate fits the stereotype o...
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Hamlet And Ophelia Pieces Of Literature
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Hamlet: Video Comparison Hamlet is one of the best
known pieces of literature around the world, and
has fascinated many people from all walks of life,
from critics to psychologists. There has been much
speculation to the different interpretations of
the play. Every reader has his or her own views of
the play, like which words are emphasized in a
speech and what actions the actors are making
throughout the play. Several Hollywood directors
have created their own versions of the play,
including a ...
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Break His Heart Joe And Biddy
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In Great Expectations Great Expectations In life,
symbolism is present all around us. Whether it is
in the clothes we wear, the things we do, or what
we buy, everything has a meaning. Symbolism is
also present in literature and it is shown in
Charles Dickens Great Expectations. The symbols of
isolation, manipulation, the tragic hero, and
wanting to be someone else are seen throughout the
book through the characters of Estella, Magwitch,
Miss Havisham, and Pip. The character of Estella
represents...
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Edna Pontellier Didn T
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The book, The Awakening by Kate Chopin, is not so
much a love story as it is a story of one woman.
Mrs. Pontellier was a woman with emotional needs.
Her needs include material, sexual, intimacy, and
the need to be wanted or needed. Among L? once
Pontellier, Alc? e Arobin, and Robert Lebrun, she
pursues and meets her needs. Although L? once
Pontellier didn? t seem to play a part in her
life, he did. He provided her materialistic needs.
Just as she dreaded, he was her husband in the
world? s eyes....
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Ocean Sun Winter
386 words
The infinite scope of an over-populated beach in a
hot, Southern California summer in shrouded with a
cold, dark shadow of vacancy and eerie abandonment
when the Winter months descend to sterilize the
once human-contaminated shoreline. The hot, giving
sun that stays late in the evening, almost like a
smiling friend that you would never want to leave.
The same bright, personal warmth that makes people
enjoy the outdoors, ritualistically dominating the
pleasant, moist air, becomes minute and dista...
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Love Girl Control
563 words
Creative Writing: This Girl The girl slowly
created across the floor. She had a look on her
face of love. She began to tempt me. I could not
allow her to take control over me. I could not
resist. I had to let the love warm my body. I have
let her take over once again. I have lost to her
kiss. The kiss that has sweetened my blood. I
absorbed her body. I walked down the trail on a
journey to find my house. I took this route every
day. I know that it will lead me back to the place
that I love so mu...
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Dating Anxiety Date Stress
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Have Dating Anxiety Dating Anxiety Have you ever
been really stressed about something? Think of the
time when you have been the most stressed out.
Multiply that to the 10 th power and you have me
before a date. It seems to me dating and stress
are like salt and pepper; you almost never have
one without the other. Endless anticipations flood
your mind, making it almost impossible to keep a
continuous train of thought. The worst thing about
dating is that you get seriously stressed out for
one lou...
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Millers Tale Canterbury Tales
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Deceit and Trickery in the Canterbury Tales In
Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, the reader is
introduced to the tales of the miller and the
reeve, which are both written in the fabliau
genre. Both the Millers Tale and the Reeves Tale
demonstrate quick, snappy endings that entertain
the audience. Within these two, humorous tales of
misguided kisses, an underlying theme of deceit
and trickery is made apparent to all readers. The
Millers Tale is based on a love triangle where the
old carpenter,...
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Discipline Folklore Parents
832 words
There is no need to argue whether discipline has a
role in society. The types, severity, and
appropriateness are debatable, but it surely
serves a purpose. This applies on a global scale,
with groups such as NATO and the UN, all the way
down to individual households. The family unit
acts as a training camp for upcoming members of a
community by teaching children what is expected of
them through example and discipline. Though the
methodology varies from household-to-household,
culture-to-culture,...
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Chapter 18 Mina Van Helsing Lucy
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In Bram Stoker s Dracula, the vivid descriptions
of the vampires and the blood are dominanrmeate
the novel, establishing an atmosphere of insight
and understanding. During Jonathan Harker s visit
to the Count s castle, Stoker s choice of words
creates intensity in the novel. When Lucy is
mutating into a vampire, Stoker again illustrates
the vampires in our minds as well as a movie
would. In Chapter 18, Mina thoroughly describes
the vampires unique strengths and weaknesses
providing necessary inf...
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Grandmother Soft Spoken
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Grandma Grandmas Passing Grandma? s Passing
Grandma was a frail older woman, in her early 70?
s, and of small stature. Her skin was of a light
brown complexion, wrinkled and ashy. When I sat on
her knee, her brittle hands would always gently
wrap around my waist. I would kiss her on her
cheek, which was always cold for some reason.
Grandma always wore dark blue dresses that came
down to her ankles and an old pair of black dress
shoes everywhere. You know, the ones with no heels
that appear as if...
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Miss Havisham Cold Hearted
472 words
The author Charles Dickens was a talented
illustrator of character. Throughout his novel
Great Expectations he presents this gift by
creating several unique characters. A dominant
character throughout the novel is Estella, adopted
daughter of the eccentric Miss Havisham. Estella
is cold-hearted, a victim of Miss Havisham, and
repentant. Throughout the novel Estella has a hard
time understanding feelings. As a child when Pip
would play with her she was cold to him, And what
coarse hands he has! A...
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Miss Havisham House Virgin Mary
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The Character of Estella One of our first
thoughts, like readers, when we finish the novel
is to establish two lists; one of good characters
and other of bad characters. Since this paper is
devoted to the character of Estella the question
would be: is she a good character or a bad
character? But, before beginning the analysis of
Estella in the novel which will try to give an
answer to this question, we are going to deal with
the symbology of the name of Estella. As we
already know, the name of t...
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