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    badly to get out‚ face barriers in our lives. Some of us come from broken families‚ some us of come from abusive situations‚ but all of us have a unique and individual story. At the heart of this story are the struggles we have experienced‚ the people we have associated ourselves with‚ and the lessons we have learnt along the way. Such can be said about my own life‚ and the lives of the characters from the Breakfast Club. The characters from the Breakfast Club that I feel most represent me are: Claire

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    King Lear Act I Discussion Questions Scene i 1. What is the question Lear asks his daughters before he makes the division of his kingdom final? What does he expect of his daughters? 2. What is Cordelia’s answer to Lear’s question‚ and why is Lear outraged by her response? 3. How does Kent’s reaction to Lear’s banishment of Cordelia introduce the theme of sight and insight? 4. In this first scene of the play‚ how does Shakespeare establish the

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    Tales from the Thousand and One Nights the women are represented as fraudulent‚ cunning characters using their sexuality to their benefit. Some of these women are portrayed as deceitful harlots‚ while others honestly use their sly wits and beauty to their advantage to obtain what they desire. In the time of the Tales‚ female sexuality was prevalent‚ so it’s not absurd to read about all the infidelity and sexuality in these stories; however it is interesting to see how each female character uses that

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    The original 1933 King Kong was created as a movie: to convey a story and entertain and audience. Peter Jackson’s 2005 remake took the foundation for King Kong and expanded upon it in almost every way in order to “make again” the amazement of the original for a modern audience. Audiences received the original King Kong very well. The stop motion sequences of Kong were amazing for their time and the movie grossed $90‚000 in its opening weekend. In order to bank upon its success again sequels were

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    A Thousand Words Napoleon Bonaparte said‚ "A picture is worth a thousand words.” Throughout history‚ art has reflected what defines a culture and time period. This is found in particular in artwork from the Medieval and Renaissance periods. Although they are very similar in some ways‚ there are also many differences‚ from color to backgrounds‚ to the 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional qualities. Medieval and Renaissance art have some similarities‚ but more noticeable are the differences. Both

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    close to Jason and watches him suffer. This shows that she is emotionless because she killed all those innocent people just to watch her husband suffer. Medea ways of revenge are extreme and tactless. Jason is portrayed as a weak and insensitive character since he leaves his wife to marry a more beautiful woman only seeking what is best for him. Jason is depicted as the opposite of Medea since Medea is a very strong and confident woman. Jason tells Medea “you could have stayed in Corinth‚ still lived

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    The case is mainly about a small comic book company‚ called Secret Acres that also sells books from independent distributors. Due some economic challenges‚ this company has to be really careful about the development of new products‚ in order to succeed. One of their challenges is selling enough books to push unit costs down‚ therefore‚ it would improve their net income and help the development of the company. Their uncertain future is also due the print publishing market‚ that is threaten by the

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    “Oedipus the King‚” is a dynamic character. Oedipus is crowned king of Thebes because he solves the riddle of the Sphinx that ends the crippling plague. Creon‚ Oedipus’ foil character‚ and is a static character throughout the play he remains rational and calm as Oedipus begins to become more and more agitated . Throughout the play Oedipus proves himself to be cocky‚ stubborn‚ and hotheaded. On the other hand‚ Creon is honest‚ gentle‚ even tempered‚ and forthright. Oedipus is a dynamic character‚ he is

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    which her novel is set-with her father’s family. She later moved to San Francisco‚ where she wrote Thousand Pieces of Gold. The well-researched biographical novel serves as a depiction of the life of a typical female Asian immigrant in Idaho during the gold rush era. Events in History at the Time the Novel Takes Place Prostitution. While McCunn’s novel does not expressly state that its main character Lalu had to work as a prostitute‚ many Chinese barmaids did. Chinese prostitution became common in

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    A thousand words and million thoughts There is a saying that "a picture is worth a thousand words and a million thoughts". When my mother sent me a picture of my little brother DJ playing football in his first year‚ I had a million positive thoughts running through my head. Many thoughts not just thoughts of him playing football but about everything. That photo represents a lot more to me and my family than what meets the eye. This

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