Mabel Keaton Staupers was born in Barbados‚ West Indies on February 27‚ 1890. She came to the U.S. in 1903 with her parents. She attended a nursing school in D.C. and graduated with honors. After graduating‚ she married James Max Keaton only to later divorce. Her second marriage to Fritz C. Staupers ended with his death in 1949. Mabel Staupers was influenced by many factors growing up. She saw the discrimination against African Americans as a child. Later she would see first hand
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excellence by going above and beyond medial‚ mediocre measures‚ showcasing greatness throughout everyday situations‚ and are well-deserving of a blue ribbon‚ are Keaton Shumard and Aaron Jones. Out of my two blue ribbons to give‚ the first ribbon I would give to my high school role model‚ Keaton Shumard. Even fresh out of high school‚ Keaton had an outstanding amount of accomplishments in musical talent and dedication‚ as well as educational
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Mabel by W. S. Maugham Short story analysis At the beginning‚ I would like to say some things about the title of the story. It doesn‘t represent anything significant‚ because it is only a woman‘s name and reader can‘t forecast what is going to happen in the story. The reader can only guess that Mabel is protagonist‘s name. The title doesn‘t states the cause of the conflict. This story comprises all four mine elements of the plot. The exposition lies in the opening paragraph. It represents
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without me?" Mabel asked‚ twiddling her numbs nervously as she sat on her bed in the room she shared with her brother in the Mystery Shack. Mabel was preparing to leave for a fun day with her friends‚ Candy and Grenda‚ as she planned to spend this summer more focused on friends and family more so than romance. In response to her question‚ Dipper gave a small nod‚ and coughed in between. Dipper gave her a weak smile‚ his voice cracked awkwardly even more than usual because he was congested. Mabel tried
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In "Mabel" Somerset Maugham describes the pursuit of her fiance‚ by a young woman all over the Far East and marries him after a seven year engagement. Maugham met George in a club in Mandalay‚ while waiting for the secretary of the club. George was a tall‚ thin‚ sun-burnt man with a big moustache. he was clad in Khaki dress. There was something unusual about him. The secretary of teh club narrated the story of George and his wife‚ Mabel. George became engaged to Mabel. When he was home on
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MABEL. Somerset Maugham I was at Pagan in Burma‚ and from there I took a steamer to Mandalay. But a couple of days before I got there‚ when the boat tied up for the night at a riverside village‚ I made up my mind to go ashore. The skipper told me that there was a pleasant little club in which I had only to make myself at home; they were quite used to having strangers (iron off like that from the steamer‚ and the secretary was a decent chap; I might even get a game of bridge. I had nothing in
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is in black and white. It is directed by the main character Buster Keaton. This movie was spent high cost to produce. In the film‚ the entire scene is real situation (playing in real rail track) and there isn’t any manipulation as it is in an early age of film industry. For example‚ there was a scene that the bridge is broken. This scene was taken in a real place and the real bridge was broken and this showed the bravery of Keaton is really big as this film spent much on the production than others
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Works Cited 1. "Buster Keaton Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television‚ n.d. Web. 26 Mar. ___2014. 2. Dale‚ Alan S. "Comedy Is a Man in Trouble." Comedy Is a Man in Trouble: Slapstick in ___American Movies. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota‚ 2000. 1-4. Google Books. ___Google. Web. 22 Mar. 2014. 3. Goodwin‚ Martin. "Dr. Toon: The Evolution of Animated Comedy." Animation World ___Network. N.p.‚ 6 Feb. 2012. Web. 27 Mar. 2014. 4. Hall‚ Grey. "A Cartoon History: 70 Years of Tom and Jerry
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David Keaton almost faced the death penalty on the basis on mistaken identification. He was almost given capital punishment. The death penalty is a very serious consequence‚ and we have to try to stop it. The death penalty was first established in the eighteenth century B.C to give a more serious consequence to criminals. It has evolved since then. In the 1930s‚ executions reached the highest levels in American history‚ averaging 167 deaths per year. I think the death penalty should be banned. There
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Commentary: Mabel Osborne craved attention and love but received neither because she was shy. Mabel was compared to geranium flowers thirsting for water and now that a geranium flower was plated over her‚ she feels as if she will be forgotten and lonely forever. Position in society: Mabel’s place in society was a lonely lady. Textual evidence: “And I‚ who had happiness to share And longed to share your happiness”9-10 Tone: lonely Figurative language: Simile- “You knew and saw me perish before
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