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    I was impressed when I read Closer. Unlike the previous plays, this one features multiple locations, and that makes the story feel more realistic. In our last discussion, when we were talking about Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, I remember somebody bringing up the fact that the film version had Honey passed out inside a car, while the play had her in the house bathroom. Considering that this scene is the one where Nick and Martha try to have sex, it makes more sense to have Honey (Nick’s wife)…

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    The significance of the telephone holds important meaning throughout the novel but it is first introduced in the first chapter as the fifth guest at the dinner table. When the phone rings in the first chapter it best represents the hidden connection between wealthy East and West Egg to the lower class Valley of Ashes. An affair is typically known as a type of secret but with the affair between Tom and Myrtle it is well known across East and West Egg. Although it is well known, nobody dares to…

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    Monster In Dracula

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    Monster is a subjective term. Depending on the culture, people view different things as monsters. There’s the well-known Dracula, werewolf, and the Loch-Ness monster; however there are many different things that people consider monstrous. Webster’s dictionary defines a monster as a threatening force. For something to be considered threatening, it must invoke fear, and since fear is subjective, one can conclude that monsters are subjective. We can see this subjectivity across several cultures.…

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    I interviewed Oscar's teacher as well as the professional support vision, and one on one aide. For his regular teacher I asked him about Oscar's strengths and weakness in the classroom. He told me that Oscar is very docile and polite student. He is learnable quickly. He follows the directs and do exactly whatever I ask him to do. For his weakness, his teacher told me that Oscar requires assistance with meals due to his eating disorders. He does eat very well, which effects on the performance. I…

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    Who did the woman sitting by the fireplace look like? Courtney Love Who did she think Dreama was? Ellie What did the woman congratulate her for? Her engagement Who knocked at the Dreama's door? Sheena Who was also at the hotel? Miles What did Sheena do to wake up Dreama? She slapped her Complete the sentence : People were , Dead - broken- destroyed relationships had been, lives . Who was the headliner? Wilby Goodrich What does Dreama think Fatty wants to prove? That he didn’t…

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    Mike Lupica's Travel Team

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    Travel Team, The Best Book Ever. According to Mike Lupica, from New York, “Travel Team is my favorite and most inspirational book i’ve ever wrote. “ Some readers will dislike all of the ups and downs in Danny’s life. But equally important, most readers will think the book is very detailed, it has a good moral, and it is very action-packed. The book Travel Team Is a very detailed book. It makes readers feel like as if they are with Danny in his basketball and family adventures. While he plays…

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    Fargo Movie Essay

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    Fargo is a dark crime comedy released in 1996, directed by Joel Coen; written by Joel and Ethan Coen. The cast includes: Chief Marge Gunderson (Frances McDormand); Jerry Lundegaard ( William H. Macy); Carl Showalter ( Steve Buscemi); Gaear Grimsrud ( Peter Stormare); Wade Gustafson ( Harve Presnell); Mike Yanagita ( Steve Park) The opening of the movie described the balance, by showing a snowy / aggressive weather condition in Minnesota and North Dakota. Main Characters were introduced as a…

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    Hands are a part of the body that a large number of both contemporary and older literary works use to represent an overarching theme, each in a slightly different way. The two hands can represent balance between good and evil, authority and power, or a plethora of other themes. In the play, Macbeth, Shakespeare often uses this motif of hands to enhance the clarity of one of his overarching messages. At first impression, Macbeth seems to be a loyal and righteous character, however the coercing…

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    It is extremely rare for someone to just write one book and be famous and important in the literary world. The author Mitchell Margret of Gone with the Wind did it, However. Since 1936, this book had been published, it has been translated into 29 different kinds of languages, and remains the most popular novel until today and has great impact on people. ( http://baike.haosou.com/doc/2611564-7572390.html ) This story contains many aspects of life: about attitudes, choices, relationship between…

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    Have you ever fall in love when you were kid? Now imagine that you are in the 19th century somewhere in china, and this is where the poem takes place a small village called Chokan. Love story is named “ The River-Merchant’s Wife: A Letter” by Ezra Pound. The poet tries to show her feeling while writing the letter. At the beginning she starts with the describing her first meeting with her husband, than she starts writing how her life is changing periodically and she ends poem with a sad tone.…

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