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    1. Fr. Walter Cizek faced many trials throughout his many years in Soviet Russia. Among the most testing of these trials were his years spent at the prison in Lubianka‚ being interrogated as a “Vatican spy.” Kept in isolation and left to his thoughts for years on end‚ he often turned to God and bible passages for support. However‚ even after all his prayer; he still fell to an interrogator’s methods. Turning once more to more fervent prayer‚ he comes to a realization that he had been praying all

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    A family is said to be the first cradle in a child’s life. He can learn many things from his own family‚ especially from his parents. Indeed‚ parents play an essential role in growing all biological‚ social‚ psychological dimensions. Therefore‚ a parent should have love‚ care and understanding. In addition to these qualities‚ he ought to set good examples to children. The first quality parent should have is love and care for their children. It is very important for parent to provide physical care

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    1984: Some Prophecies Have Come True In many ways 1984 by George Orwell‚ was ahead of its time--- ironically‚ it parallels present day society in the U.S. in many ways. Yet at the same time‚ the novel falls short---certain prophecies have yet to come true. The story 1984 predicted many truths about present day society‚ truths such as illegal prostitution‚ brainwashing‚ and personal identification were predictions expressed in the book that have come true today. In the story‚ prostitution

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    Compare and contrast Sheriff’s and Hill’s presentations of the effect o the experiences of work in Journey’s End and Strange Meetings. Strange Meeting by Susan Hill and Journey’s End by R.C. Sheriff both are books which recover the encounter that occurred during the time of World War one .Journey’s End much like strange meeting‚ goes in detail about the experiences of war and how characters from both books are affected. For example‚ Both Stanhope and Hilliard both have a different feeling towards

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    But as often as a new name is written there‚ an old one disappears. Only a few stand in illuminated characters never to be effaced. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Assignment: Are there some heroes who will be remembered forever? Or are all heroes doomed to be forgotten one day? Plan your response‚ and then write an essay to explain your views on this issue. Be sure to support your position with specific points and examples. (You may use personal examples or examples from your reading‚ observations‚ or

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    Emotion is a central theme in ‘Strange fits of passion’; even in the title we have “Passion”‚ shown in the Poet’s feelings for Lucy and in the sudden (seemingly unfounded) idea that “Lucy should be dead” Overseeing the whole scene we also have the moon‚ used by Wordsworth to counterpoint the Poet’s Journey to “Lucy’s cot”. As he draws closer to the cottage the moon descends until suddenly “the planet dropped” which in turn causes the Poet to have a startling thought exclaiming “O mercy!” “If Lucy

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    [she could] live so alone” (Johnson 461). However‚ despite her insight‚ she felt all too unfit to leave her home and speak openly to anyone at all. Dickinson displays the catastrophic effects of both her independence and insecurity in the poem‚ “As if some little Arctic flower” (#177). She embodies herself as this flower‚ communicating her inability to relate to and interact with others in both social and religious contexts. In the poem‚ a flower moves from a cold environment down to a fascinatingly

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    Why are some people socially excluded? Are they excluded by society or their own behaviour? In this essay I will aim to discuss why some people are socially excluded and whether their social exclusion is as a result of individual behaviour or a consequence of the forces of society that are ultimately beyond the control of the individual. There is much difficulty when trying to understand as well as explain the term/ idea that is Social exclusion‚ as writers/institutions have varying degrees

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    Some Dreamers of the Golden Dream: Imagery In "Some Dreamers of the Golden Dream‚" the author Didion uses fiery imagery to parallel the San Bernardino Valley to hell.  It is a place where the "hills blaze up spontaneously‚" and "every voice seems a scream." (p.3)  Didions hellish descriptions of the geography reflect the culture of San Bernardino Valley.  It is "where the hot wind blows and the old ways do not seem relevant‚ where the divorce rate is double the national average." (p.4) 

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    • A cut-in is used within this sequence of “Some Like It Hot.” A cut-in is a transition or shift from a large area of space to a more closed-in area (usually to a person or object). An example of this particular editing technique is when “Sugar” goes from her cubicle to another (Daphne’s) which then shows/emphasising the “Cut-in.” • A cutaway is a continuous action shot which is then interrupted “cutting-away” to another action and/or image. In the beginning of this sequence we have a continuous

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