Les Brown is such an amazing person. He speaks with his heart! He has so much belief and faith that’s kept him going throughout life. That’s what makes people successful through their struggle they have to go through in order to get where they want to be. I am empowered by this video. I keep watching and listening to them over and over again. Les Brown is so inspiring. I enjoy listening to Les Brown. In fact‚ I know there are many times where I catch myself thinking of his many quotes. "No matter
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two musicals have stood out from there comic counterparts. Les Misérables and West Side Story tell more serious stories and have captivated audiences with revivals and film versions. Both are based on classic literature‚ and share universal and relatable social problems. West Side Story created by Lenard Bernstein‚ Steven Sondheim‚ Arthur Laurents‚ and Jerome Robbins tell the story of Romeo and Juliet in 1950s New York. Les Misérables by Composer Claude-Michael Schonberg and lyricist Alain Boublil
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Victor Hugo‚ the author of‚ “Les Misérables‚” once said‚ “Change your opinions‚ keep your principles; change your leaves‚ keep intact your roots.” This is a quote that can be reassuring to a person who is going through a rough patch in life or when they are at a stance in their life where they have forgotten who they are. When I read this quote‚ I think about where I come from and how it has shaped me to be the person I am today. One way that my roots have affected me is by my speech communities
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me as you please; but help me first to carry him home. I only ask that of you." Upon examination of Les Miserables‚ it is clearly evident that the elements of Forgiveness‚ Self Sacrifice‚ and Courage are only a few of the main themes Hugo wanted to develop. <br> <br>First off‚ is the element of forgiveness. In a book of mistrust‚ poverty‚ and hate forgiveness thrives in the world of Les Miserables. The first example of this was at the very beginning‚ when Jean Valjean stayed with the bishop. Valjean
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Brittany Adelhardt Book Report: The Miserable Mill 10/24/10 Junior English‚ B3 The Miserable Mill The story of The Miserable Mill‚ is the sequence novel to Series Of Unfortunate Events By Lemony Snicket. It is the story about the Baudelaires’ three misfortuanant children who have been moving to different family membors and now what would be the Lucky Smells Lumbermill‚ there "new" home. While traveling with Mr.Poe‚ they see a building in the shape of an eye. When the Bauldelaires’ arrive at
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Jeremiah Gates The Good Life Inter 135 10/18/13 A miserable Specimen In chapter eight of the Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks the author Rebecca Skloot named it “a miserable specimen”. I believe this an accurate title for the reading because throughout the chapter they talk about how miserable Henrietta Lacks was. She always had to come back to the hospital complaining of pain and every time the doctors would always tell her that was she was fine and that they didn’t see anything. Then a few
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d’après-guerre en 1948‚ Clément Mathieu‚ professeur de musique sans emploi‚ accepte le poste de surveillant au Fond de l’Étang‚ un internat de rééducation pour mineurs. Le système répressif appliqué par le directeur‚ Rachin‚ bouleverse Mathieu. Il décide d’initier ces enfants difficiles à la musique et au chant choral‚ malgré les règlements sévères du directeur. Par la musique‚ Mathieu réussi à changer les comportements de chacun. En filmant l’histoire de ce musicien raté qui transmet
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Looking into the movie‚ I have found that it is a very parallel story line. The two main characters lead very similar lives just on the opposite sides of the road. Javert‚ seems to be the law and nothing more‚ and Valjean‚ may be just the lowly criminal‚ but if you take a closer look you can only see their similarities and not their differences. Javert‚ has a very simple story. He was born in the same prison his parents were prisoners in. I believe this is where one very simple fact changes a man
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English 110 Junjie Wang A Miserable Wondering and Seeking “Poems come out of wonder‚ not out of knowing‚” according to Lucille Clifton‚ a famous American writer and educator. The best example of this wondering is shown in the poem “The Chimney Sweeper”. “The Chimney Sweeper”‚ written by William Blake in 1789‚ is a poem that reflects a shameful eighteenth century social problems. It shows the exploitations to the little children—the chimney sweepers. Those sweepers are even too young to have their
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Le Corbusier (born October 6‚ 1887‚ La Chaux-de-Fonds‚ Switzerland—died August 27‚ 1965‚ Cap Martin‚ France) internationally influential Swiss architect and city planner‚ whose designs combine the functionalism of the modern movement with a bold‚ sculptural expressionism. He belonged to the first generation of the so-called International school of architecture and was their most able propagandist in his numerous writings. In his architecture he joined the functionalist aspirations of his generation
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