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    As a child, she was sexually abused, passed around to various amounts of foster homes and she was placed into an orphanage. She married a former football player from Van Nuys High School, James Dougherty, before her marriages to Joe DiMaggio and Arthur Miller. She was 16 when they tied the knot. Dougherty, who later became a detective in the LAPD, was forbidden by his second wife from going to see any of Marilyn’s films. Little did she know she would soon be working an assembly while he was…

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    Marilyn Monroe Who is the iconic Marilyn Monroe? Born as Norma Jeane Mortenson, she became one of the world’s most everlasting sex symbols. Marilyn overcame many obstacles in order to become the fortuitous actress and model that she is remembered as today. Marilyn Monroe went from nothing to everything in thirty-six fleeting years. On June 1, 1926, Norma Jeane Mortenson was born in Los Angeles, California. She grew up not knowing her father, but she once thought him to be Clark Gable.…

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    complementary qualities that added up to greatness both on and off the court. 8. Joe DiMaggio "Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio, our nation turns its lonely eyes to you … " Would any other player, in any sport, have worked in that great line from Simon and Garfunkel's "Mrs. Robinson"? No way. Even though lots of ugly things about Joe's life have come out lately, his fame and heroic stature may be equaled, but never topped. DiMaggio, wrote Page 2's David Halberstam in "Summer of '49, " was "the…

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    It makes people feel in a low place. Sometime people get depression when you don 't talk or work out you problems, when people ignore themselves. Marilyn didn 't usually get to do things her way in the marriages mostly with her marriage with Joe DiMaggio, he always wanted her to do things how her wanted them to be. Anxiety make people feel worried about what may happen, usually what 's going to happen in hours/days/weeks. An eager but often useasy to desire is a huge symptom. Most people that…

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    Arthur Miller, whom she ending up divorcing. After being committed to a hospital for several day, Joe diMaggio had her released. Marilyn continued to suffer from depression and overuse of drugs. Over the next two years, while she did not film movies, she performed at special events, including a performance at Madison Square Garden, where she sang Happy Birthday to President John F. Kennedy. Joe diMaggio and Marilyn had planned to remarry on August 8, 1962, but Marilyn passed away at 36 years…

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    but also carries it in the position that Jesus Christ was forced to drag his cross on the way to crucifixion (LitCharts). Both of these men have unconquerable spirits allowing them to do such things. The last main symbol is Joe DiMaggio himself. The old man considers DiMaggio to be unbeatable and the very personification of the indomitable will…

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    In the story, “The Old Man and the Sea,” Ernest Hemingway presents the protagonist, Santiago, as an extraordinary, old fisherman with various qualities that make him an optimal at his craft: filled with pride, confidence and everlasting strength. The old man’s most notable attribute is his incessant pride; no amount of pain can quench Santiago’s pride and confidence. Multiple parallels exist between Santiago and the classic heroes of today’s society; in addition to extreme strength, bravery and…

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    of his endeavors. The long and solid resistance demonstrates that it is anything but difficult to get high standards of life.The old man wins a victory over the marline by means of will power, technique and strategy. The memories, the thoughts of Dimaggio and manolin, African beaches and his own wrestling defeating a Negro have symbolic significance. All these represent that man is ever alone but he has to fight the battle of life alone: As the old man is alone he has not caught any fish for 84…

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    “Give a girl the right pair of shoes and she’ll conquer the world.” but she died having become a million - dollar movie star. In 1962 was fried by twentieth-century fox from the production of something’s got to give because of her chronic lateness and no-shows ( she didn’t appear for the first two weeks of filming). 2. Jeane russell was paid around 10 times as much as marilyn when they co-starred in prefer blondes.…

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    I am not a creative person. When we were told about the project and that we had to come up with an idea to draw or create our own ceiling tile, I was not too excited. However, I knew that I had to come up with something since this was a giant part of my final grade. I sat there thinking while everyone else had already basically come up with an idea. Then it hit me, why don't I do it about something I love and have a passion for and that was, baseball. I decided I was going to draw the team's…

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