?????????????? Humanities 131 Instructor: ?????? Journal Response #4 & #5 La Belle Époque Have you ever been to Paris or any part of Europe? If so‚ did you notice how exquisite and extravagant the style is there? This is an impact of the Beautiful Age! The “Beautiful Age” otherwise known as La Belle Époque was a time of peace and prosperity. La Belle Époque began around the late 1800’s a few years after the Franco-Prussian war and ended in the early 1900’s when World War I began (Wolfson
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Leaving Las Vegas‚ directed by Mike Figgis and based on the autobiographical novel by John O’Brien‚ is an emotional story about an alcoholic who rejects life and wants to drink himself to death in Las Vegas‚ and an unselfish prostitute who loves him the way he is. Ben‚ played by Nicholas Cage‚ was a former movie producer in Los Angeles and has obviously crumbled in the glamour world of Hollywood which is shown in the opening scene. Here Ben is already an alcoholic when he disturbs former colleagues
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Journal of Business Research 62 (2009) 775–781 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Journal of Business Research Satisfaction with service recovery: Perceived justice and emotional responses Ana Belén del Río-Lanza a‚⁎‚ Rodolfo Vázquez-Casielles a‚ Ana Ma Díaz-Martín b a Universidad de Oviedo‚ Spain b Universidad Autónoma de Madrid‚ Spain a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received 1 November 2006 Received in revised form 1 April
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Love is a powerful force that drives one person to draw a deep affection towards another. When analyzed‚ the short story entitled "Love in L.A.‚" by Dagoberto Gilb‚ shows how one can see many reasons in seeing irony and even satire by the story’s title. Through "Jake‚" the protagonist’s definition of "love" is expressed in different fashions‚ none result in anything positive; He portrays being lazy‚ irresponsible‚ somewhat poor‚ and perhaps something of a con artist‚ looking for his freedom. Several
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To see a scorned‚ beaten‚ and crucified man lying dead in the arms of his mother is an image‚ which can inspire overwhelming emotions within the heart of an observer. Yet‚ for the longest time I’ve had such difficulty looking at Michelangelo’s Pieta or any piece of art in this way. To me‚ art has never been about expressing oneself or conveying a message to others‚ but simply creating an image for the sake of beauty and perfection. When I look at the Pieta I see a cold‚ solid mass of marble carved
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Love in L.A. The story “Love in L.A.” is a short story written by Dagoberto Gilb in 1986. It is a love story based on realistic approaches. One of the main characters was Jake‚ who was dreaming while driving. However‚ this caused an accident; he crashed into a Toyota that was in front of him. Mariana‚ who was the other main character in “Love in L.A.” short story‚ was the driver of the Toyota. After crashing the car‚ instead of finding out what had happened to the driver of the car Jack was looking
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Latia T. Mack Intro to Education of Exceptional Child Course #: 204C 01 20941 Final Due Date: Thursday‚ May 3‚ 2012 A: Please define the following terms 1. Autism spectrum disorders- developmental disorders characterized by abnormal or impaired development in social interaction and communication and a markedly restricted repertoire of activity and interests. 2. Asperger syndrome- a persuasive developmental disorder with severe and sustained impairments and social interaction and the development
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La Haine (Hate) with its black & white‚ rough camera work; conveys a very serious theme. The film’s opening consists of a montage of news footage depicting severe rioting‚ sets a very confrontational tone between the system and those who defy it. La Haine tells of just a story. After a teen is brutally beaten by the police‚ a suburb of Paris finds its self littered with over-turned cars blood‚ and broken glass of smashed windows and Molotov Cocktails. Three teens (Vinz‚ Hubert‚ and Saïd)‚ who knew
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Federico Fellini’s masterpiece‚ “La Dolce Vita”‚ is a comedy-drama film produced in 1960‚ which comments on how new‚ modern society has been built upon and replaced the tradition and culture of Rome. The distractions and superficialities of this newly constructed reality are exemplified by the love life of the protagonist‚ Marcello. All of the women with whom Marcello has affairs (Maddelena‚ Sylvia‚ etc.) represent the young‚ unstable reality created in the Italian postwar period. These women are
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Love is a powerful force that drives one person to draw a deep affection towards another. When analyzed‚ the short story entitled "Love in L.A.‚" by Dagoberto Gilb‚ shows how one can see many reasons in seeing irony and even satire by the story’s title. Through "Jake‚" the protagonist’s definition of "love" is expressed in different fashions‚ none results in anything positive; He portrays being lazy‚ irresponsible‚ somewhat poor‚ and perhaps something of a scam artist‚ looking for his freedom. Several
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