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    appeared on Broadway as part of the original cast of Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, with the show running until July. On the big screen, reprising his roles of Ramon and Lovelace from the 2006 original, he lent his voice to the 2011 animated sequel Happy Feet Two. He and graphic designer Susan Schneider also tied the knot that October. Williams…

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    the progression of an individual, but also to let people know why there are here, and why they are loved. Often times this can be expressed by giving someone their favorite candy, siblings being extra nice, or helping them out in anyway to make them happy. In the end I see birthdays are a way to tell everyone to stay positive and that everything is going to be…

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    Katherine discovering her six year old watching “Happy Tree Friends.” The name “Happy Tree Friends” might sound like a show that means no harm to children although kids are being exposed to inappropriate and violent scenes. UCLA neuroscientist Macro Iacoboni argues that children often mimic what they see after seeing the same thing several times. Katherine goes on discussing her interview with the creators of the show “Happy Tree…

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    Have you ever felt like you just didn’t belong in the predetermined path that was set out for you? In the short story "Ten Little Indians" by Sherman Alexie, the main protagonist Corliss faces adversity in her academic identity. Corliss and I are similar in the fact that we strive to overcome these obstacles. Through finding different avenues to escape we ultimately find ourselves and our true identities. Corliss is a Spokane Indian who was stereotypically supposed to live a certain life. She…

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    Masculinity in “The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber” Being a man is a theme that Ernest Hemingway often writes about in his stories. Masculinity plays the biggest role in the short story “The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber” because Wilson and Francis Macomber have the goal to be a “bigger” man. Margot is Macomber’s wife, and she is impressed by Wilson’s manliness rather than her husband’s. Throughout the story, Margot makes it blatantly obvious as well that she does not respect her…

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    man who thinks twice unlike the brave man. Men fear what they lack knowledge over, and the brave think they know the obstacle they face. Wilson, Margot, and the lions all support the unmanliness of Macomber coming from his cowardice in "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber" by Ernest Hemingway. Robert Wilson portrays an ideal aspect of what a real man should be. Wilson is brave when it comes to coming face to face with a beast, unlike Macomber. Macomber and Wilson are both males, but only…

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    “The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber” is a short story that has been deciphered in numerous ways. There are many different theories about the conclusion of this selection. For example, some critics believe that Margot Macomber and Robert Wilson came up with the evil scheme of murdering Francis Macomber. Other critics say that it was an accident and that Margot was trying to protect her husband from the charging water buffalo that was inches away from killing Francis. However, in the story…

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    lion, while Wilson chooses to stand his ground and fight. As a result, Macomber is shamed by the other characters in the story, including his own wife, whereas Wilson is praised. Therefore, in Ernest Hemingway's “The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber”, the notion that a happy life is truly fulfilled when one lives a life of danger and adventure, rather than a life of running away from one’s problems is proven. This belief is especially highlighted through the contrasting…

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    through generations, where a war is only temporary. The play Othello by William Shakespeare and “the Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber” by Ernest Hemingway, both depict women fighting their own war against the influence of society through actions and through words. In Othello, Emilia is merely a servant to her mistress Desdemona, yet still vies for a larger role in society. In “the Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber” Margot is often overshadowed by her…

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    In Hemingway’s short story “Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber,” Hemingway uses writer’s technique of perspective to show readers the characterization of the three main protagonist in the story.Hemingway creates a multipart claim using perspective as well as dialogue to show readers a pervasive, negative tone carried through the story. As shown in the examples that follow. Wilson is quite judgmental especially with Francis and Margaret and their marital difficulties. Wilson shows this by…

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