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    DRAMA For many decades‚ drama has been in our world. It gives us feelings‚ emotions‚ morality and sometimes quotes. What is drama exactly? Is it a play? An action? Or just an entertainment? Hamilton Carole in his article “the study of drama” defined Drama to be a representational art‚ a visible and audible narrative presenting virtual‚ fictional characters within a virtual‚ fictional universe. Also he stated “Dramatic realizations may pretend to approximate reality or else stubbornly defy‚ distort

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    In March 1982‚ criminologists named George L. Kelling and James Q. Wilson developed a theory called “Broken Windows Theory”. This theory suggests that crime is most likely to occur within a part of a city that is neglected‚ “if a window in a building is left broken and is left unrepaired‚ all the rest of the windows will soon be broken” (Kelling‚ Wilson‚ 1982). The name suggests that windows should be fixed immediately‚ most likely linking to stopping crimes no matter how minor. The article goes into

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    HOW BAD YOUR JEALOUSY CONTROLS YOUR SELF AS REFLECTED IN VERA’S CHARACTERISTIC IN THE OPEN WINDOW by SAKI A. INTRODUCTION “The Open Window” is the story of a deception did on an unsuspecting‚ and constitutionally nervous man‚ by a young lady whose motivations for lying remain unclear. That is Vera‚ the center of the case in this story. A “very self-possessed young lady of fifteen‚” Described as a girl who has bad manner to other people. She doesn’t have parents and lives with her aunt

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    artworks and the paradox of fiction. Throughout his study‚ he discovered three elements of paradoxical fiction; individual’s “experience genuine emotions directed at fictional character and situations” ‚fictional emotions condition‚ “in order to experience emotions towards X‚ one must believe X exists”‚ belief requirement‚ and “we do not believe that fictional characters and situations exist‚ disbelief condition (McNiff‚ Source K). Without those three elements‚ the paradox of fiction and the other components

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    Lesbian Pulp Fictions

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    the war in Women’s Barracks‚ led to the rise of lesbian pulp fiction popularity across America. These novels could be found in drug stores or news stands‚ and were read by a variety of people including men‚ women‚ homosexuals and heterosexuals. Due to a diverse amount of people reading lesbian pulp fictions‚ the word and idea of lesbian was brought into the world creating a class of people that to most‚ did not exist. Lesbian pulp fictions gave insight to individuals about different sexual identities

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    Morality In Pulp Fiction

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    In the movie Pulp Fiction‚ the overarching theme of the movie goes to say that without a higher framework or power one doesn’t see their actions to have any consequences‚ morally speaking. Morality controls the initial reasoning behind deciding whether to commit a crime or not. In this context‚ the concept of not having any morals is based on not having meaning in one’s life or seeing one’s life at the same worth as anyone else’s. This doesn’t allow for one to make any criteria in which to conduct

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    window breaks in an abandoned building in a neighborhood and it is not fixed‚ then more windows will be broken and graffiti will occur. In turn‚ this will make honest people afraid to leave their homes‚ and only the mischievous people who want to cause trouble will be out on the streets reeking havoc. Thus producing crime. Fixing Broken Windows offers a very desiccated but persuasive look at how to reform the modern criminal justice system by looking at three different aspects: the rise of crime

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    It worked; Luc was entering the cave when he heard a soft whimpering coming from the corner. Luc bent down so not to appear immense and threatening. “Don’t cry puppy I have come back for you.” The puppy only weighted maybe 25lbs‚ but the shock of her jumping on him startled him and he fell back on his butt. She started licking his face and wagging her tail. Luc lifted her up and sat her down next to him‚ “Phase‚ we need to talk.” The pup phased to a girl and sat next to Luc‚ he noticed her clothes

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    could give you an explanation on that‚” Bob grinned. Bob was fan of detective stories‚ and when he got together with John he often had various theories about things as if he worked as a detective. John used to laugh at him and called him a fake detective. But very often‚ John had to admit that Bob’s speculations made a lot senses. Obviously‚ his professional knowledge as a doctor contributed much more than what he read from the fiction books. “What’s your theory?” John asked. “I think whatever they did

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    Philip Marlowe at first glance would seem like the typical hard-boiled detective but in reality is a sensitive‚ honest detective trying his best to survive in a dishonest society. Can you blame Marlowe for his tough guy act while trying to solve crime in the brutal streets of Los Angeles while confronted with murder‚ bribery‚ and vicious crimes? I admire Marlowe for staying true to himself while faced with temptations and sticking to his strict ethnics regardless of the circumstances. Philip Marlowe

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