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Jean Valjean Les Miserables
687 wordsThe plot in Les Miserables us about a man convicted of a petty crime and sent to jail. He ended up in prison for 21 years, yet after getting out became a very compassionate and generous man. He was also an excellent father figure to a young girl. Although he was a very good man he went through many trials and hardships. At the beginning of Les Miserables, Jean Valjean could not afford to support his sisters family, so in his desperation he stole a loaf of bread. For this small crime he was sent ...
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Young Lovers Happy Ending
1,331 wordsIf there is truly tradition to be found among the great theatres both on and off Broadway, then certainly the Sullivan Street Playhouse and its long running production of The Fantasticks rates as one of the most celebrated of New York theatrical traditions. Maintaining its place as the longest running production Off Broadway, The Fantasticks remains an enchanting and insightful tale of both young love and bitter disillusionment. It also reminds one, in this age of spectacle and the mega-musical,...
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The Hunchback Of Notre Dame Disney
1,188 wordsA gem that has several very visible flaws; yet, with these flaws, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" shines as the best from the Disney factory yet. For, at first, the company name and movie title didn't quite appear to sit well together. You don't marry the king of novel Gothic gloom (Mr. Victor Hugo) with one of the world's most beloved (if not biggest) animation companies and expect the usual world population to be at the reception; but expect even Mr. Walt Disney to pat himself on the shoulder bl...
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Nineteenth Century Romantic Love
1,115 wordsJill Ker Conway, in her book, When Memory Speaks, describes the romantic heroine, the nineteenth century archetypal female (40) literary creation. She is the woman fairytales are made of, the possessor of natural beauty, little known intelligence, and extreme passivity. Her story revolves around her internal desires for romantic love and to become the complement of the male romantic sensibility (41). And as in Cinderella or Sleeping Beauty, the romantic heroines story ends when her one true love...
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Act Ii Scene Act Iv Scene
919 wordsShakespeare's play The Taming of the Shrew raises some controversial issues about the roles of spouses and wives, the place of women in society, the expectations of marriage and more. A main topic throughout the play is Petruchio's taming of Katherina and her eventual submission. Petruchio can be looked at in one of two ways- as a cruel, unfeeling bully or a man who brings Katherina self-knowledge and contentment. The way in which Petruchio's manner is viewed depends on the historical context. I...
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Classical Conditioning Young Man
1,154 wordsBoth classical conditioning and psychodynamic theory have played a pivotal role in the development of social psychology. For nearly all of the past century they have shaped and influenced the way psychologists, philosophers and ordinary people have felt about the nature of the human psyche. It is because of this that we continue to use those theories today to predict the outcome of certain situations. In our particular case we have a situation where one hundred women have been asked to rate the ...
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Water For Chocolate Mama Elena
1,073 wordsAn evil stepmother, two wicked stepsisters a kind girl whisked away by the handsome prince. Once upon a time and happily ever after. Can't be wrapped up neatly into 4 pages. More complex plots, still lead to that same happy ending. Higgins, Mama Elena, and the stepmother all serve as obstacles between their respective lead heroines and happiness. Transform to overcome Each lead heroine battles her tyrant in a different way, but ultimately all three women overcome the obstacle and secure their ha...
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Mannlicher Gun With Margot Deeds Do Not Represent Macomber
1,465 wordsThe Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber The Code of Ethics Wilson has with respect to (a) sleeping with clients vs. (b) killing animals ethically and not discussing clients and (c) not shooting from cars and so on. He feels that having an affair with the wife was the "husband's fault. " Growth happens as a move from letting others be responsible in taking responsibility for oneself. One can refuse to give a person the support he or she was used to getting from others, in order to help the perso...
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Leonardo Da Vinci Brothers Grimm
1,092 wordsApproximately 500 versions of the Cinderella story are in circulation, making it one of the most famous tales in the world. The plot in this timeless classic has been used as a model for writers for countless generations. Whether in print or on film, Cinderella is an inspirational story. It allows young girls to fantasize being swept off their feet by a sweet, handsome prince, marry and " live happily ever after. " For over hundreds of years the story has been refined and reworked, whe...
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Sense Of Security Fairy Tale
952 wordsOnce Upon a Social Issue Fairy tales have always been told to us as children; whether to comfort or entertain us, they always seem to be a part of most everyone? s childhood. When Nadine Gordimer was asked to write a children? s story, she replied with a short story titled? Once Upon A Time? . Although the title is characteristic of a fairy tale, she leads the tale to an ending that is anything other than? ? happily ever after. ? Gordimer distorts the fairy tale by dealing with certain issues ra...
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Hamlet Madness Kills Claudius
2,138 wordsOphelia, in this tragedy many see her as just Hamlet? s lover, a character who is selfish in not helping Hamlet when in need, or just a psycho lover with a lot of problems. What if the story was twisted so that the play wasn? t a tragedy and actually turned into a love story due to Ophelia? This is how I would have written it if I were William Shakespeare. Ophelia who was Hamlet? s love in the play would have recognized the reason for Hamlet? s madness, taken the situation in to her own hands in...
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Takes His Life Happened To Happily One
845 wordsWhatever happened to happily ever after? The valiant prince on his mighty steed has seemed to disappear. Dragons keep on living, theres no more laughter, Whatever happened to the one that saved us from our fear? Peter grew up with just a dad, Mom was wasted, and left him all alone. And when he grew up he realized hed been had, Forced to deal with a mom that never at home. But Pete had worked past all of that, He and dad managed to endure. But one mistake would ruin his life, Money had too much a...
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Short Period Of Time Falls In Love
2,694 wordsIntroduction to Far From the Madding Crowd Thomas Hardy was born on June 2, 1840 in higher Bockhampton near Dorchester. Thomas Hardy wrote many novels including The Mayor of Caster bridge, The Poor Man and the Lady, and Desperate Remedies. He wrote Far From the Madding Crowd and published it in 1874, where it was met with considerable success. This book is about the developing relationships between three men, and one woman. Romantic means someone who expresses love and can easily charm the oppos...
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