Intro about the story The Case for the Defence is a well-written thriller by Graham Greene‚ a famous English novelist‚ which deals with a strange murder trial. The defendant‚ guilty of murder of a woman and having four eye-witnesses to testify against him is thought of standing no chance of acquittal. Yet‚ a twist in the story renders the jurymen helpless and they have to acquit him for lack of evidence. In the end‚ he or his twin brother meets with a horrible death‚ having been crushed under a
Premium Murder Death Double jeopardy
The Destructors (A Summarized Summary) By: Felix Cheung‚ Pareen Sehat‚ & Sean Stubbs What its About: In the short story‚ The Destructors‚ by Graham Greene‚ a gang of youths expresses their anger and frustration against society by destroying the last remaining house on a bombed out street. The protagonist‚ Trevor‚ or T‚ becomes the gang’s leader‚ who is fuelled by a desire to take revenge on the middle class. The previous leader of the gang‚ Blackie‚ loses his position when Trevor develops a superior
Premium World War II Fiction World War I
Christian evangelist and author of many spiritual and devotional books‚ William Franklin Graham Jr‚ also known as‚ Billy Graham‚ was born on November 7‚ 1918‚ in Charlotte‚ North Carolina. Billy Graham got his big popularity start preaching at an L.A. revival and was a guest on Stuart Hamblen’s radio show in 1949. The publicity made Graham a very popular preaching icon and he began broadcasting his sermons globally. Writing his first book in 1947 “Calling Youth to Christ” when Billy was ministering
Premium
By the end of the novel fowler is a greatly changed man. Do you agree? In the novel “The Quiet American”‚ which is written by Graham “Vintage” Green‚ follows a man called Thomas Fowler‚ who is a British journalist currently travelling in Vietnam. Thomas Fowler is aged in his fifties or so and his work has been covering the French war in Vietnam. Throughout the book Fowler becomes a greatly changed man‚ through meeting characters and becoming twisted in events. Fowler at the start of the book has
Premium Vietnam War Death The Quiet American
Art can be expressed in many ways. Some people express it with the stroke of a brush or note of a song. Martha Graham‚ however‚ was one of those people who expressed art through dance. Martha was born on May 11‚ 1894. She was born into a wealthy family in Pittsburgh‚ or at the time‚ Allegheny‚ Pennsylvania. Her father’s name was George Graham and her mother’s name was Jane Beers Graham. Her father specialized with nervous disorders‚ which always made her curious on how the human body moves and how
Premium Modern dance
Martha Graham Essay Throughout history‚ Modern Dance has been pioneered by inspirational choreographers such as Isadora Duncan and Martha Graham. Martha Graham in particular‚ revolutionised the dance industry with her numerous choreographed works. By experimenting with foreign movements and establishing the fundamental technique in Modern Dance‚ Martha Graham clearly expressed this dramatic dance style as a new form of life. Her style‚ created from raw emotion‚ challenges the technical barriers
Premium Modern dance Dance
This movie portrays the life of Martha Graham. It takes a serious and factual approach towards Martha Graham’s life. First‚ it includes Martha Graham’s life as a dancer before she became a choreographer. Secondly‚ it included her life as a choreographer and biases and opinion towards dance. Thirdly‚ it talked about her impact to the dance industry all the way up until her death. It also includes many of the dances that she choreographed. Lastly‚ it included how her ideals and experiences shaped
Premium Dance Choreography
Life of Martha Graham Martha Graham was born in a town of Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania‚ on May 11‚ 1894‚ one of George and Jane Beers Graham ’s three daughters. Her father was a doctor who treated people with nervous disorders. When she was ten years old‚ and after one of her sisters developed asthma‚ the family moved to California. Graham became interested in studying dance after she saw Ruth St. Denis perform in Los Angeles‚ California‚ in 1914. Her parents did not approve of her becoming a dancer
Premium Dance Modern dance Choreography
The Reverend Sylvester Graham 1) Lived between July 5‚ 1794 – September 11‚ 1851 2) was an American and an early advocate of dietary reform in the United States 3) Sylvester Graham was ordained in 1826 as a Presbyterian minister. 4) What criticism of American society did the individual have? a) was most notable for his emphasis on vegetarianism and the temperance movement‚ anti-masturbation‚ as well as dietary habits. 5) What methods did the person use to improve American
Premium Wheat Nutrition
Graham Greene: The Invisible Japanese Gentlemen 1. Describe the characters. The young woman: She had thin blonde hair and how she spoke showed that she studied in one of the best school of London. Her fiancé: He was doomed and easy to control by others. The narrator (author): He was a reflective person who analyzed different situation from what people said and expressed physically. The Japanese gentlemen: They spoke their tongue; they were always with a smile in their faces and doing a lot of
Premium Girl Fiction Female