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    50 First Dates, a well-known American romantic comedy, displays the unforgettable experience of when Henry Roth notices a young, beautiful lady, named Lucy Whitmore. As a marine veterinarian searching for some fling, he finds himself at Hukilau cafe, where he soon lays his eyes on her. After discovering that Lucy lost her short-term memory from a car accident, he finds himself having to work extra harder to win her heart with every new day. This unexpected chemistry between the two lovebirds…

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    ACT 1 HH HOLMES (30’s), deceptively charming, leads a WOMAN (30’s) through the shady streets of 1890’s Chicago. They flirt back and forth while wandering aimlessly until the reach the unfinished grounds of the Chicago World Fair. Holmes teases the woman into joining him sneak inside, but then the two quickly leave and head back to the hotel that Holmes owns. Inside his permanent hotel room, Holmes begins to act coldly towards the woman and suddenly slits her throat without a flicker of emotion.…

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    Wikipedia defines “The "Great American Novel" is the concept of a novel that shows the culture of the United States at a specific time. It is presumed to be written by an American author who is knowledgeable about the state, culture, and perspective of the common American citizen.” It is very unusual for childish stories to represent culture and mood of the crowd (and writer specifically) in certain time and place? Only the great writer is capable of doing this, and I believe Samuel Langhorne…

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    The Great Gatsby is a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a mysterious character named Gatsby that the protagonist, Nick Carraway, slowly gets to know and befriend. The characters in the book are all very odd and interesting with their own personal backgrounds that make them very relatable in their own respective ways. I believe that out of all the unique personalities, I can relate the most with Nick’s because of his many facets such as his openness and honesty towards others, while also…

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    The organization The crème burle cart It was founded at the beginning of year 2010 by a simple man "who did not expect this proliferation and the idea of getting the admiration of many people and this man is Curtiss Kimble"(Pediatrics,2012). He started out on the streets of New York and had no license. He has managed to succeed and find his way to the Lovers of crème burle fans. Now that he has received a great popularity is still presented crème burle in New York and San Francisco and had…

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    Modern art was born ugly. "It was Matisse who took the first step into the undiscovered land of the ugly," an American critic wrote, describing the 1910 Salon des Indépendents in Paris. "The drawing was crude past all belief, the colour was as atrocious as the subject. Had a new era of art begun?" Even Henri Matisse himself was sometimes shocked by his creations. According to his biographer Hilary Spurling, "His own paintings filled him with perturbation. At some point in 1901 or 1902 he slashed…

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    The life of the roaring twenties was full of parties, laughter, and entertainment. In this time period, Tom and Daisy were more worried about their image and possessions than having a healthy marriage. In the novel The Great Gatsby by Francis Scott Fitzgerald, is a novel of the restrained love between a man and a woman , Daisy Buchanan and Jay Gatsby. Jay Gatsby spends most of the novel finding any way possible to reconnect with Daisy and find the love the two shared 5 years previous. Although…

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    In chapter 13 of the Disappearing Spoon titled "Elements as Money" The author Kien talks about the value of the elements in terms of money and says the difference between the items that are sold more or less because of the value of it uses. It tells a myth of Midas, the king of what is now called Turkey, Phrygia and how he had kept the ability of being able to convert anything that would touch in gold. He was not able to control this power of his and eventually turned his own daughter into gold…

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    18th Century Beauty

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    In 17th century France, it is the rise of the new middle class. People free to natural, elegant. There are only two color red and white about makeup at that time, and eye makeup does not attach any. In 18th century, with the rise the bourgeois status, Empire style of the Baroque age also retire. It be replaces by the Rococo era gradually. Rococo period began with Foundation and power. And the power apply face is usually made of lead. In late 18th century France,people are affected by democracy…

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    Introduction Art Deco seems to be catered to the rich and upper class. Is Art Deco accessible only to the rich? Do the middle and lower classes get to enjoy Art Deco as well? Summary Even though a small percentage of the middle class may get to enjoy Art Deco, it is largely catered to the upper class. The upper-class status is commonly referred to the social position of one's family and not from one's own achievements or wealth. Before I derived from this observation, I’ve referenced from a…

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