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    are things that people who come to dinner never know about or see"(Interview 1). John Irving is an author and a master storyteller who illustrates his vivid tales through detailed and exact writing. John Irving’s A Widow For One Year is an intricate narrative of several love stories. In the opening scene‚ Ruth Cole‚ the main female character‚ at age four‚ walks in on her mother‚ Marion‚ and Eddie‚ a sixteen-year-old‚ having sex. This novel is divided into three sections about Ruth’s life: her

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    merry widow

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    In response to essay question 1 involving narrative construction and style‚ The Merry Widow (Ernst Lubitsch‚ 1934) is constructed using both the classic Hollywood film and the American film musical structure. Due to its familiarity‚ the style of such films goes relatively unnoticed‚ although within the veranda scene depicting Count Danilo (Maurice Chevalier) and Madam Sonya’s (Jeanette McDonald) first encounter‚ stylistic features and narrative construction are quite overt. The musical genre of

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    Widow of Ephesus

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    The Widow of Ephesus Written by Gaius Petronius Arbiter‚ “The Widow of Ephesus‚” is a story of love‚ devotion‚ and betrayal. This story takes place on the coast of Asia‚ in the city of Ephesus. One of the main characters in this story‚ the widow‚ is grieving over her husband ’s dead body when a soldier abandons his post to aid her. There are later versions of this story‚ in which all begin the same way. However‚ their details and conclusions are different and unique. When comparing the

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    Irving Penn

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    Irving Penn has always strived for the best presentation of his work‚ he has become a master printer‚ revitalizing the platinum-palladium process as well as working with new techniques. The combination of innovative photography and meticulous printing has made Irving Penn one of the most significant photographers of the twentieth century. "Photographing a cake can be art‚" Irving Penn said when he opened his studio in 1953. Before long he was backing up his statement with a series of

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    The Widow and the Parrot

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    The Widow and the Parrot Virginia Woolf Author’s Background (1882-1941) British writer. Virginia Woolf became one of the most prominent literary figures of the early 20th century‚ with novels like Mrs. Dalloway (1925)‚ Jacob’s Room (1922)‚ To the Lighthouse (1927)‚ and The Waves (1931). Woolf learned early on that it was her fate to be "the daughter of educated men." In a journal entry shortly after her father’s death in 1904‚ she wrote: "His life would have ended mine... No writing‚ no books:

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    The Black Widow Spider

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    25 November 2013 The Black Widow Spider What is a black widow spider? Black widows are notorious spiders identified by the colored‚ hourglass-shaped mark on their abdomens. It is very small‚ females are about 15 mm and the males are only 7 mm‚ not including the legs. Its venom is 15 times stronger than a rattlesnake’s. The most dangerous for humans is the American black widow spider. These spiders are found in many areas of the world‚ but are found mostly in the Western Hemisphere‚ particularly

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    Irving Penn

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    -Biography of Irving Penn Irving Penn was a very famous American photographer. He was well-known for his fashion photography‚ portraits‚ and still life. Irving Penn was one of the greatest photographers in the 20th century. Irving Penn was born on June 16th 1917‚ in New Jersey‚ United States. When Irving Penn was 17‚ he was in the Philadelphia Museum School of Art‚ studying advertising design with his teacher – Alexey Brodovitch. At the same time‚ Irving Penn worked for Harper’s Bazaar

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    Black Widow Spiders

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    Adult black widow spiders have a shiny‚ black‚ rounded‚ circular abdomen and are about 1/3 inch long (about 1-1/2 inches when their legs are spread). Adult spiders have two reddish or yellowish triangles on their bottom which looks like an hourglass marking‚ and their body color is dark colored usually black or sometimes dark brown. They are usually recognized because of their red or red-orange hourglass design on the bottom of their abdomen. This pattern is changeable and may look

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    Widow and Human Rights

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    The status of women in modern India is a sort of a paradox. If on one hand she is at the peak of ladder of success‚ on the other hand she is mutely suffering the violence afflicted on her by her own family members. As compared with past women in modern times have achieved a lot but in reality they have to still travel a long way. Their path is full of roadblocks. The women have left the secured domain of their home and are now in the battlefield of life‚ fully armored with their talent. They had

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    Irving Fisher

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    BIOGRAPHY 20.1 Irving Fisher (1867 -1947) Irving Fisher was born at Saugerties‚ New York‚ the son of a Congregational minister. As did his father‚ Fisher studied at Yale. Mathematics was his favorite subject. He won first prize in a math contest even as a freshman; his doctoral dissertation‚Mathematical Investigations in the Theory of Value and Prices (1892)‚ was a landmark in the development of mathematical economics. This dissertation won immediate praise from no lesser figures than Francis Y

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