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    Living in an ancient roman villa was the equivalent to going to a five star hotel. Only elite wealthy Romans lived in a villa. It was a lavish country home located in the surrounding hills of Rome. The purpose of a villa was to escape the chaos of the city. The majority of the homes were in excess of 9,000 square feet. These extraordinary homes were of the highest quality and extravagantly decorated. “The villa, on its face, seems to be the simplest of Roman domestic buildings to understand”…

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    Previously this room had been used as a nursery and a gymnasium. This is why the windows were barred. Through the window, the narrator is able to see the garden outside and the road in the distance. Inside the room there is a bed that had been nailed to the floor. The walls were covered in hideous, yellow wallpaper that was “dull enough to confuse…

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    It was a three story house, with a used bedroom on each floor. I lived on the middle floor, while my brother lived in the basement and my mom lived upstairs. The basement was huge with two different sides to it. One side was the laundry room/ storage room with a side room filled with my mom’s items…

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    and ‘rid himself of the eye forever.’ The bird of prey [raptor] in ‘The Sandman’ is a supernatural figure with feathered arms, a huge hooked chin and ugly nose which resembles the crescent moon. This raptor steals the eyes of the little boy in his bedroom and feeds them to his chicks. This is a most sinister act leaving the little boy blind. Furthermore, the final shot shows the little boy walking with other children who have unfortunately suffered the same fate. This final scene is sinister and…

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    The ideas of coming of age and social exclusion are conveyed throughout both the texts, (change thesis according to the question) however, the methods of expressing contrast each other. The film The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) and the fictional novel Butter (2012) by Erin Lange explore the protagonists’ transition from social exclusion to social involvement. Chbosky expresses the hardships experienced by the protagonist, charlie due to social exclusion continuously through the film,…

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    repression and even a certain strength’” (Chopin). The quotation has an underlying meaning; ‘bespoke repression and a certain strength’. The strength of Louise overcomes the repression felt by the foreshadowing of the happiness she sees through the window of her room. Louise finds out her husband has died in a train wreck; her first reaction is sadness, but then she realizes in a rush of emotions that she is “Free! Body and soul free!” (Chopin). After coming to this realization she views the…

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    Addie Bundren is married to Anse and the mother of five children. Addie is a lonely woman even though she is married to Anse. Addie is dying and the family is preparing for her death. Their oldest son, Cash, is building her coffin in front of her bedroom window. Addie seems to indirectly cause chaos for the family even after her death. Their trip to Jefferson, Addie’s final resting place, has lots of problems along the way. The Bundren family is a very dysfunctional group because of Addie and…

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    1.0 Introduction Natural ventilation is the process of supplying and removing air by means of purpose-provided aperture (such as openable windows, ventilators and shafts) and the natural forces of wind and temperature-difference pressures. In the process, fresh air is introduced and ventilated air is removed from an occupied space. The primary aim is to preserve the qualities of air. (Amit Gupta, 2006). It may also be used to lower the temperature inside an occupied area for thermal comfort.…

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    pieces of paper, making them blend together as if they were paint. I used this technique for the more detailed parts of the collage to get the intended effect. I also decided to have a lot of the college be very simple to contrast with parts like the window. I think that this collage shows my personality well and…

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    schools, churches and synagogues, and parks and recreational facilities nearby. The Homes Rows of beautiful, spacious homes sit on this 225-acre property in Naples, Florida. The community consists of 350 single-family homes with a minimum of two bedrooms and…

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