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    the heat of the summer with the Louisiana humidity, the steam of hot baths coming through the kitchen as you are trying to cool down in a two bedroom apartment, the loud sound of the downtown streets breaking through the windows, or even the spiral staircase that portrays the ionic “Stella!” scene. I never understood the truth of this play, until I was walking through New Orleans myself. There is honestly not enough adjectives to describe the lively, beautiful town. Tennessee Williams uses many…

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    The knight lifted his sword amidst the dragon's flaming breath; finally the last obstacle in his way was being confronted. He swung at the dragon but missed as it maneuvered quickly, this would be a difficult fight indeed. After many attempts to strike the dragon the knight became less optimistic about the outcome of this battle. His reasoning was not as cowardly as it seemed as this was a completely ordinary dragon. What? Dragons are giant fire breathing beasts that can fly, why would it need…

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    23. What Are THE BASIC ENERGIES OF THE UNIVERSE? • The Whole Universe, everything beyond ‘I’s, CONSISTS of Matter or Energies. The Sum of All Energies in The Universe is CONSTANT or ETERNAL. However, the combinations or ‘transformations’ of various Energies are TEMPORAL. • For the ‘I’ in order to CREATE, MANIFEST & EXPERIENCE a ‘gateway’ to the world of energies is needed. THE CREATIVE POWER or as Martinus calls it - 7th basic energy or THE ETERNAL UNMANIFESTED ‘MOTHER’ ENERGY SPLITS UP The…

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    "Everyone is out to get me" I have lived with fear for so many years. Every night I lock my room in case someone tries to come in and attack me. On my daily walks to work, the sense of being follow persist in my head even though I play music while walking to soothe my anxieties. Once I sit on my desk the fear that something bad will happen starts its vicious cycle, maybe my co-workers are talking behind my back, I feel threatened, insecure, and awkward. During the past year my therapist has…

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    Heracles: A Short Story

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    as, a living room with horribly painted portraits of the owner (or maybe it was just the way the owner’s face looked) on every single bit of wall space. My gods, he thought. The sooner I get out of here the better. Heracles snuck over to the spiral staircase, tiptoeing all the way to the top floor. Walking down the hallway, he tried to remember which room was the right one. Was it the 5th on the left or the right? Standing between the two doors he came to a decision. He opened the door on his…

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    close up shot of him lying down above the dead Gatsby on the spiral staircase which demonstrates that Nick “was all he had, the only one who cared” about Gatsby. Despite the fact that Gatsby was surrounded by many wealthyand important people, but when it came to his death and remembering the person he was, not one person showed up to his funeral which was a harsh reality. The director used lighting and close up of Nick lying down the staircase to highlights Nick’s drained face as Gatsby’s death…

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    Surrounded by a swirling rainbow of glass that told the story of Cinderella, I ascended the spiral staircase to a dining room fit for a princess. I was overcome with joy as I sat at a table with my family and saw the characters from the movies that I loved so much waltz through the hall. My mother took a photograph of me with Cinderella, a picture I…

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    Gattaca Film Analysis

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    - no matter how perfect people try to make themselves they cannot beat nature, as nature is not able to be controlled. This can also extend to the fact humans are part of nature and nobody could stop Vincent because he had determination. | Spiral staircase in the apartment Jerome struggles to get to the top, whereas Vincent easily gets there, even though he’s meant to be inferior | Vincent is determined and is able to get up the so-called DNA ladder easily (getting into Gattaca and being one…

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    Many things that have been invented favor the right hand over the left. For example, author Corey Binns, of “What Makes A Lefty: Myths and Mysteries Persist,” states how can-openers, scissors, and even spiral-bound notebooks are right-hand favored. Binns also says that in some countries it can be considered impolite to eat with the left hand, and how Chinese characters are quite difficult to write using the left hand. Furthermore, Binns stated that teachers…

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    The staircase was overwhelming which took over the space completely. A massive golden orchestra staged in the foyer surrounded by masterpieces of art. Most of the rooms were of a double floor height with long French windows like the library, foyer, and Jay Gatsby’s…

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