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    announced as an award winner on the list of "Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults‚" from the American Library Association (ALA)‚ issued on May 2 in 2012 . This award is given "to encourage young adults to read for pleasure by presenting to them lists of popular or topical titles which are widely available in paperback and

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    William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing is labeled as a comedy. A comedy is a play that is built around something entertainingly funny. The tragedy genre is a story built around something awful that happened. This play is built up of both which would make this a tragic-comedy. Even though there are funny parts‚ there are also some sad/unfortunate parts. Much Ado About Nothing should be labeled as a tragic-comedy because there is a faked death caused by humiliation‚ and heartbreak in the play

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    Red Bull is an energy drink and it is an adaptation of the Thai energy drink Krating Daeng‚ which translates as "Red Bull". Based on market share‚ it is the most popular energy drink in the world i.e. it has 70% market share.[1] Red Bull cans are branded with the tagline ‘Vitalises body and mind’ and consumers think that drinking Red Bull can alleviate tiredness. Some people consider Red bull’s branding as revolutionary and call it an ‘anti-brand’ strategy. This is because the company did not use

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    Reality TV Why is Reality Television (TV) so popular? What is it about shows in which they take normal people like you and me and put them on TV and expose every aspects of there lives. The personal‚ emotional‚ and physical characteristics of these people’s lives are broadcasted for millions of people to watch‚ as they compete to win a large sum of money. But in every show there are only one winner and the rest of the people going home usually empty handed. What is it that people find so entertaining

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    5‚ 1962) was an American actress and model. Famous for playing "dumb blonde" characters‚ she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s‚ emblematic of the era’s attitudes towards sexuality. Although she was a top-billed actress for only a decade‚ her films grossed $200 million by the time of her unexpected death in 1962.[1] She continues to be considered a major popular culture icon.[2] Born and raised in Los Angeles‚ Monroe spent most of her childhood in foster homes and an orphanage

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    Renz Dave P. Albay P2B Teleserye: The Emerging Popular Culture of Filipinos It will be a surprise to hear that there is a Pinoy who is not aware of what teleserye is. Surely‚ the Filipinos who have lived in the year 1990’s would definitely remember the terrible fate of Judy Anne Santos in the hands of Gladys Reyes in their roles as Mara and Clara. Almost everyone is aware on how Yna Macaspac and Angelo Buenavista fought for their tragic relationship despite the interference of Amor Powers

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    Throughout the course of history‚ people around the world attempt to comprehend the will of the deific being. Great poet and Italian politician‚ Dante Alighieri is one who also underwent this life-long journey for understanding. In the epic‚ The Divine Comedy‚ Dante allegorically records his quest to overcome his sins and find god’s love. Specifically in The Inferno‚ an imaginative and gripping epic‚ Dante explores the nature of sin by traveling through numerous layers of hell. Unlike many other works

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    In the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ Shakespeare incorporates Insult comedy into his play. Insult comedy is the use of insults at the expense of another character to create comedy. The use of this comedy is in many of the acts and an example of this would be in act 3‚ scene 3‚ when Lysander is talking to Hermia after he is made to love Helena no longer loving Hermia he and he says : “Get gone you dwarf You minimus‚ of hindering knot-grass made; You bead‚ you acorn. Shakespeare’s use of this comment

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    Making Subjects and Verbs Agree This handout gives you several guidelines to help your subjects and verbs agree. 1. When the subject of a sentence is composed of two or more nouns or pronouns connected by and‚ use a plural verb. She and her friends are at the fair. 2. When two or more singular nouns or pronouns are connected by or or nor‚ use a singular verb. The book or the pen is in the drawer. 3. When a compound subject contains both a singular and a plural noun or pronoun joined by or or

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    Comedy is characterised by a happy ending.” In light of this‚ how far is the ending of “Twelfth Night” satisfactory for a comedy? Make close reference to Act 5 in your answer. “The world is a tragedy to those who feel‚ but a comedy to those who think.” - Horace Walpole (1717 – 1797) Walpole’s quote is construed by many critics to mean that a comedy cannot be characterised‚ as its interpretation can differ amongst individuals. Many people would say “Twelfth Night” meets the expectations

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