Text Analysis “Doctor in the House” (Richard Gordon) 1. The author of the story is Richard Gordon. It is the pen name used by Gordon Ostlere (born Gordon Stanley Ostlere on 15 September 1921)‚ an English surgeon and anesthetist. As Richard Gordon‚ Ostlere has written numerous novels‚ screenplays for film and television and accounts of popular history‚ mostly dealing with the practice of medicine. He is most famous for a long series of comic novels on a medical theme starting with Doctor in
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Batman Begins. The film is directed by Christopher Nolan and stars Christian Bale as Batman‚ Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth‚ Heath Ledger as The Joker‚ Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent / Two-Face‚ Maggie Gyllenhaal as Rachel Dawes‚ Gary Oldman as James Gordon and Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox. The Dark Knight was released July 18‚ 2008 in the United States. The Dark Knight proved to be successful‚ and a sequel titled The Dark Knight Rises was commissioned for a 2012 release with both Nolan and Bale
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Batman Begins. Christian Bale returns to play the role of Bruce Wayne‚ the billionaire who defends Gotham City as Batman. Other returning cast members include Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox‚ Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth‚ and Gary Oldman as James Gordon. The film introduces new characters‚ including Heath Ledger as the Joker‚ and Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent. The Dark Knight received highly-positive reviews and‚ with revenue of over $1 billion‚ is the eleventh highest-grossing film of all time
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Can Capitalism Lead to Human Happiness? Capitalism is good at meeting many of our wants but has "big blind spots when it comes to others‚" such as family relationships‚ a sense of community. Capitalism‚ by unleashing rapid changes in technology‚ business organization‚ and social and economic status‚ sometimes undermines institutions and systems of beliefs that evolved in quieter and more slow-paced times or cultures. Sometimes this is good‚ as when capitalism helped end slavery and elevated the
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A moment for truth as Britain exits Iraq Gordon Brown says British troops will leave Iraq by July. But after six years of occupation‚ 178 British deaths‚ as well as countless Iraqi casualties‚ there is growing pressure for an independent inquiry into the causes‚ conduct and cost of war By Andrew Grice‚ Political Editor Thursday‚ 18 December 2008 [pic] PA Prime Minister Gordon Brown lays a wreath at the Basra Airbase war memorial in southern Iraq Politicians from across the political divide
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Rises is exhibited by the questionable morals of Police Commissioner Jim Gordon. Gordon should display actions that abide by the rules of law and order yet he continually works above the law. For instance‚ he kills a seventeen-year-old mutant grunt and continually works with Bruce/Batman (Miller‚ 59‚ 46). Gordon again goes above the law by allowing the mutant leader to escape prison for Batman to face him (Miller‚ 98). Gordon does this because he agrees with the notion that men need to die for a war
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However‚ this particular graphic novel “isn’t about how the Joker came to be‚ it’s an examination of human nature” (Goldstein). Within The Killing Joke‚ The Joker commits heinous crimes to try to force his insanity upon the virtuous Commissioner James Gordon. He does this in an attempt to “prove that only one bad day stands between the average person and insanity” (The Illusive One). Although Alan Moore believes that “[The Killing Joke]’s not saying anything very interesting” and that he “[doesn’t]
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The Bird-In-The-Hand Theory The essence of the bird-in-the-hand theory of dividend policy (advanced by John Litner in 1962 and Myron Gordon in 1963) is that shareholders are risk-averse and prefer to receive dividend payments rather than future capital gains. Shareholders consider dividend payments to be more certain that future capital gains – thus a “bird in the hand is worth more than two in the bush”. Gorden contended that the payment of current dividends “resolves
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King Henry II and Thomas Bennett were very close friends . Henry was the king of England and he had a great opportunity . The Theobald archbishop of Canterbury was the head of church of england and he saw potential in Thomas. He put him under his church tree and through that Thomas gained experiences and had great success and was the archbishop’s servant and trustworthy.King Henry II appointed Thomas as a position of chancellor of england. Now the chancellor is an important job because it was second
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birth‚ Gordon was brought up in Stratford-upon-Avon‚ England. With an injury prematurely putting an end to any hopes of a promising career in football‚ he went back to college to complete a course in hotel management and his dedication and natural talent led him to train with some of world’s leading chefs. In 1993 Gordon became chef of Aubergine in London and within three years was awarded two Michelin stars. In 1998‚ at the age of 31‚ Gordon set up his own restaurant‚ Restaurant Gordon Ramsay‚
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