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Candide by Voltaire is an incredibly captivating novel with real world influences that help establish the work’s core themes. The trail of destruction left by the earthquake in Lisbon was of cataclysmic proportions; Candide and Pangloss were in awe as they were surrounded by death and devastation. I interpret this event as essentially, one of the first of many turning points in Candide’s attitude. More specifically, the earthquake forces Candide to replace his absolute optimism with a…

decision-making skills tend to be more advanced, despite being two years younger than the other Wes. “But I had to let this one go. I had to look at the bigger picture. My assailant was unknown, unnamed, and in a car. This was not a fair fight, and the best case scenario was…

the book is one of the key principles of negotiation meaning the best alternative to a negotiation agreement, which was that my organization would set up boycotts for Redskins merchandise, protest games, increase the negative image that the Redskins have gained through continued use of the name “redskins” by creating a campaign that spotlights the Redskins team continued use of the racial slur, and to lobby political officials whose best interest would be protecting the…

money. “But something has changed, Sylvia feels ‘funny, shame’ for reasons she can’t articulate even to herself, she does not want to enter the expensive toy store. Once in the store, Sylvia finds her behavior even more uncharacteristic. She and her best friend Sugar move quietly, silently, on tip-toe. Then Sylvia finds herself angered, like she wants ‘to punch somebody in the mouth,’ although again, she cannot articulate why,” Eldred explains (510). Sylvia is frustrated by all of the confusion…

Perth author releases picture book series in several languages Prolific local author Werner Stejskal has been working on a very innovative picture book series for children up to seven years called ‘Oliver and Jumpy’. This series has been beautifully illustrated in Disney-style and has won a gold medal by the ‘Readers Favorite Book Awards’. There are 20 books including 62 stories. Each book was a Bestseller in various categories on Amazon. Many stories do have educational value. Oliver, is an…

In the movie, Erin Brockovich, Erin is portrayed as a determined, self-sacrificing, compassion and empathy character. Throughout the movie Erin does what she feels is her duty to get what hundreds of people deserve while sacrificing time away from her children. Erin Brockovich is a single mother of three kids that finds herself having a hard time getting a job. After Erin was involved in a car accident, which she wasn’t at fault, she begs her attorney, Ed Masry, to hire her at his law firm…

The Corentto Trilogy And more I. Intro Attention Getter: While some directors have been known to drink, they unexpectedly find themselves with hangovers. Director Edgar Wright often used a Cornetto ice cream as a home remedy to cure his own, and even putting them into his movies based on those experiences. And thus, the Corneoto trilogy was born Revealed Object and Speaker Credibility: The Cornetto trilogy pack (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and World’s End) Thesis: Due to their long…

Johnny, a character from S.E. Hinton’s novel the Outsiders, has a sad and rather undesirable and short outer life, which is best depicted in George Friedrich Handel’s, The Death March. Johnny can almost be described as being rather melancholy. His life at home is not ideal,”I think I like it better when the old man's hittin' me." Johnny sighed. "At least then I know he knows who I am (Hinton 45). Johnny’s parents are not very honourable individuals and are constantly using physical violence…

would think he would revert to his view of extreme optimism, but Cunégonde's influence on Candide will once again be present, and make it a chore. She relates her story and claimed, "Pangloss cruelly deceived her when he told [her] that all was for the best in this world". A person is always affected by the feelings of someone they love, and Candide loved Cunégonde very much, so he was unable to overlook her feelings about and unhappiness and disagreement with Pangloss' teaching. Still, Candide…

Holden’s scene with Sunny does not happen because he does not “feel very much like [himself]” but that exactly is not the reason why he has sex (125). Reason being that he begins to feel nervous when he is lying about having surgery in order to avoid having sex. Holden’s depression is not the only reason why he does not have sex with Sunny. He does not have sex with her because the whole scene is “peculiar” or in other words weird (123-125). It is weird because one she tries to be seductive but…