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    Arriving to school at 7 in the morning is hard enough, but doing so on a Saturday for detention, is even tougher! Yet five students, from different walks of life do just this, in one of the most iconic movie of the ‘80s. Directed by John Hughes, The Breakfast Club, is a film that follows the events of five teenagers serving their time -and shenanigans- in detention, while lifelong friendships are made by the simple act of understanding and relation. In the opening of the movie, the teenagers…

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    When Claire Zachansian was a young woman, she fell deeply in love with man named Alfred Ill. She was abandoned by Ill once he had found out she was pregnant. Claire decided to take Ill to court for paternity, although Ill had paid two men to testify against her swearing that they were the ones that slept with Claire. The court eventually ruled against her, causing Claire to become a prostitute. Claire eventually met a very rich man at the brothel, and married into fortune. Many years later the…

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    Mea nwhile, the mentoring by student counselor of Seton Hall University whose name was Carla Dickson had also helped Sam to avoid any possible injury from his old friends. Even though Sam had made a poor decision of helping his friend to commit robbery, his thoughtfulness had knocked him on his mind, making…

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    The invention took place back in the 1891 . This sport was invented by James Naismith , Mr.Naismith was born on November 6 1861. He taught multiple sports for kids to interact with like Physical education which was used in many schools you may know it by the name P.E . This class would have many different sports you are welcome to play. Naismith had gotten an idea of the game of basketball when he realized what all an football and a soccer ball are capable of doing. Naismith was told by many…

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    every prime number up to 7507, and receiving an A in a A level math exam (one of the higher level math exams an individual can take). A specific moment in the text in which his mathematics ability was displayed was how he was able to answer The Monty Hall Problem correctly. Marilyn vos Savant answered a math problem that was featured in a magazine and was requested from a reader. She answers the problem to then receive letters from many individuals that include mathematicians and scientists.…

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    It is amusing that a story being outside of sequence such as "A Rose for Emily" comes to an end with the finding of the forty-year-old corpse of Homer Barron. Audience as well as critics frequently assume that in the event that the story was written linearly, in series, it would not be much of a storyline. Some individuals believe that all of the strength can be found in the breakthrough of the rotting corpse belonging to the fellow. There are other facts in the story that would disagree with…

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    theme in the story it can be the from unloved teens. The attitude can expressed in the story towards violent to women. The symbols of the story and images can descriptive details in the text that suggest the theme.”But I promise it wont last long” (Oates 140).This words express the enslavement within a conventional male-dominated sexual relationship.…

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    An example of this precision is the sentence from "A Rose for Emily" discussed in Alice Hall Petry's article: "Thus she passed from generation to generation - dear, inescapable, impervious, tranquil, and perverse"(280). In this sentence Faulkner summarizes Emily Grierson's character and her relationship with her community in five adjectives. While probably overlooked by the casual reader, Petry explores how closer examination reveals Faulkner's organization and manipulation of language. Placed…

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    say in what she did and was forced by Arnold to follow his orders. He forced her by saying “Maybe you better step out here, he said, and this last was in a different voice. It was a little flatter, as if the heat was finally getting to him.” (Joyce Oates pg.7). Collin didn’t even know this man well, and Arnold made it seem like he already claimed Connie by calling her “honey”. Men seem to always think they 're a level higher than women and know better. The theme of the story shows how women were…

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    A Rose for Emily: An Analysis of Theme, Imagery and Symbolism A Rose for Emily is a prime example of the many themes of southern gothic literature. The story demonstrates not only the elements of southern gothic but the similarities of southern gothic and basic gothic literature such as Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein. The author’s story is thus made interesting and catches a reader attention with its non-chronological telling and dialogue. Through the use of imagery and symbolism the author gets his…

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