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    The Upper East Side 1. Gossip Girl ‚ “Gone with the Will” 2. Plot Summary The episode begins with Blair Waldorf and Jack Bass attending the will reading with Chuck Bass‚ who has recently lost his father. The late Bass wrote Chuck a letter before he died‚ and Chuck is presented with the sealed letter. Chuck becomes angry‚ and refuses to read the letter. He says that he does not want his father to call him a failure once again. Blair snatches the letter away from Chuck’s uncle‚ Jack. Blair reads

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    3/21/11 Final Cordelia “Cordelia the Crude” was different from anything I have ever read. Cordelia‚ 16 at the time‚ left her home in South Carolina to Harlem‚ NY against her wishes. Cordelia was not happy living in Harlem. She spent her days watching the tenants’ children that lived with them. One night when Cordelia went to the theatre a man come by and started to make a pass at her. One night while watching a show at the theatre‚ a guy starts to make a pass at her. She quickly realizes

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    Author: Arnab Banerjee Date: 1st May 2012 Report prepared for: Dr. Nadarajan ( Vice President of the Board) Organization: Hilton Hospitals‚ Ireland‚ UK Ref: King Lear’s deteorating mental and physical health Dear Dr. Nadaraja‚ I am a clinical psychologist studying the effects of traumatic experiences King Lear is going through. I’m submitting a detailed report of my findings and hope your organization would be able to help for his medical and therapy treatments. King Lear is an 80 year

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    Explore Shakespeare’s interest in deception based on your knowledge and understanding in the first two acts Shakespeare’s “King Lear” in a play filled with betrayal and various acts of deception. This becomes evident in the first few lines. The superficiality of Goneril and Regan empty words combined with their lack of love for their father foreshadows the events to come. We first see dishonesty in Act1 Scene1 with Lears “love test”. Goneril and Regans elegant yet false speeches oppose what they

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    Chapter 1 Words . 1. detriment- Something that causes damage‚ harm‚ or loss 2. dexterous -Skillful in using the hands or body 3. discretion -Good judgment or tact in actions or speaking 4. facetious- Humorous; playfully joking 5. gregarious- Sociable; enjoying and seeking the company of others 6. optimum- Experienced through the imagination; not experienced directly 7. ostentatious Meant to impress others; flashy 8. scrupulous. -Careful about moral standards; conscientious 9. sensory-

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    King Lear and Dementia: A Physical and Emotion Struggle The opening scene of King Lear begins to show the unhealthy state that King Lear is in‚ when it portrays Lear separating his kingdom and giving it to his daughters based on how much they love him. Lear bans his most prized daughter‚ Cordelia from the kingdom and leaves her with nothing only because she was honest with her response‚ which begins to show his state of senselessness. Lear demonstrates his mental illness throughout various scenes

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    hunting field. In addition…animals were…subjects…of entertainment” (44). It can be said that human interactions with non-human animals can be quite anthropocentric‚ that is how humans use and exploit these various animals for their own benefit and gains. Ian Malcolm in the film while discussing his opinions on the creation of dinosaurs mentions "Yeah‚ but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn’t stop to think if they should." (Jurassic Park). This is an important

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    Lear ’s journey of finding self-knowledge In the play‚ we see King Lear going through a journey of self-knowledge. The play starts with King Lear who seems to be obsessed with honour. He divides his country‚ giving the one who honours him the most the biggest part. But the treachery of his daughters‚ Goneril and Regan‚ and the loss of the daughter who truly loved him‚ Cordelia‚ will make him see clear again. This will make Lear see himself and the world as they truly are. First I ’ll show how

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    King Lear vs Hamlet

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    Q: How does Shakespeare uses Imagery to show the development of theme and characters in King Lear and Hamlet? Ans: Shakespeare who was popular for his tragedies created two masterpieces which were quite different in plots but carried almost the same themes. They were two popular plays which developed in their plots with the help of imageries. Both the plays shared the theme of tragedy‚ and the important imageries which helped bring these plays to its climax were Animal Imagery‚ Imagery of Disease

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    Ageism in king Lear

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    David Bajic Miss O’Hearn ENG-4UI-02 21 November 2013 Discrimination of the King Himself Love cools‚ friendship falls off‚ brothers divide‚ in cities mutinies‚ in countries discord‚ in palaces treason‚ and the bond cracked ’twixt son and father. This villain of mine comes under the prediction; there’s son against father. (1.2 106-11) Gloucester observes disastrous events occurring in the play‚ most notably the ones occurring in the kingdom. He notes that love can never last‚ friendships

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