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Stoleru Ioana – Ancuța English A, 3rd year The Function of Music in “A Streetcar Named Desire” Music has always played an important role in arts, but when found in literature, it can either function as a means of characterization (speaking volumes about certain characters) or as a mood setter, helping the reader adjust to the atmosphere of the literary work. “Music is so much a part of our lives that its presence in literature can help readers relate to fictional situations and characters.”…

Captivity of Marine Mammals: The Negative Effects Of Keeping them From their Natural Home When visiting marine mammal parks, feelings of excitement and enjoyment flood minds everywhere. Even though excitement and awe is filling visitors minds, many do not know that the money they are disbursing is being used to help fund a worldwide issue with how the animals are being impacted at these facilities. Marine mammal parks have negative impacts upon the very animals that they propose to help, and…

Animal Abuse has been a problem around the world for as long as one can remember billions of defenseless animals being harmed and tortured, that has all changed when one powerful woman decided to put her foot down. Ingrid Newkirk has made a huge impact on the ethical treatment of animals as well as helped spread awareness around the world, by establishing the world’s largest animal rights activist organization PETA. Ingrid Newkirk was born in Surrey, England where she was raised for seven…

to Stella in this scene, Blanche is over heard singing a melody humorously recounting the enchantment and pretend world she is living in. She is singing, “It’s Only a Paper Moon” by Ella Fitzgerald. This melody contains verses, for example, “It’s a Barnum and Bailey world, just as phony as it can be, but it wouldn’t be make-believe if you believed in me” (Williams 99). The line from this song highlights Blanche’s illusion and shows she does not feel her inclination for lying could lead to…

Do people think beauty contests help women in a positive way? This question is something lots of women think about. There are all sorts of contests. Some are for sports, for political purposes and some are solely based on beauty. Some people believe in beauty contests being a big part of life. Most people think that beauty contests are not useful in any way. Since beauty contests cause girls and women to have a negative view of their body image the contests should be based on intelligence,…

This primary source analysis is based upon the opinion of Judge Leon M. Bazile in a motion which was brought forth by Mildred and Richard Loving in 1965. The case was eventually appealed to the Supreme Court which fostered the landmark ruling of Loving v Virginia in 1967. The following will examine this source’s means of creation, how it came into being and its purpose for existing. This paper will then analyse the evidence behind the legal judgement, the tones accentuated in it and how…

Imagine you are a three-year-old and you have to wake up six in the morning. The first thing that you do is a cold tanning spray to your body, heavy make-up and hard lipsticks. Then you had to dress up like a Barbie with glitzy gowns, extended hair settings and rehearsal for the talent show. At 10am, the competition starts with five critiques of grading all the way until 2:30pm, the judging time, but it did not mean that you can take a rest because you need to look energetic to judges and…

She had a very distinct style of teaching her students. According to Crockette W. Hewlett, author of Two Centuries of Art in New Hanover County, she had a “Quiet, calm, but authoritative manner with her pupils” She above all taught her students the worth in originality, she did not believe in copying famous works of art, but honing skills in originality and imaginative thought. She taught pupils from Cottage Lane of all ages and skill levels, from teenagers to people in their 70’s. Her…

The time period between 1815 and 1914 was a time of uncertainty among the Great Powers in Europe. The center of the insecurity among the countries in Europe was the steady and fearful decline of the Ottoman empire. Due to this factor, conflicts among the Great Powers was caused by the fear of the collapse of the Ottoman Empire due to the fact that the fall of the Ottomans would unleash chaos upon Europe that has not been seen since the Napoleonic wars, and the since the establishment of the…

The play, "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams, takes place in New Orleans around the nineteen-forties at the home of Stella Kowalski and her husband, Stanley Kowalski. Stella and Stanly live a very simple life in New Orleans. They have a very codependent and unhealthy marriage. Blanche Dubois arrives at her sister Stella 's apartment and comes off as being slightly judgmental at first. Stanley takes an instant dislike to Blanche and feels threatened by her because she really…