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    Explore the theme of Questionable Motives in ’Frankenstein’ and ’In Cold Blood’ The non-fiction novel ’In Cold Blood’ reconstructs the murder of a Kansas family in 1959‚murderers Perry Smith and Richard Hitchcock soon become the center of Capote’s novel‚which pioneered the new journalism movement.The Gothic novel ’Frankenstein’ is the disturbing story of an unnatural creation which was highly controversial when published‚in 1818.The creature represents the consequences of meddling with God’s creations

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    “The Laramie Project” is a play written by Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project and first debuted in the Ricketson Theater in Denver‚ Colorado in 2000. “The Laramie Project” focuses on the after-math of the murder of 21-year-old‚ gay‚ Matthew Shepard‚ in Laramie‚ Wyoming. Two men‚ Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson‚ were driving Shepard home from the Fireside Bar when they robbed‚ brutally attacked‚ tortured‚ and left Shepard tied to a fence in a remote area around Laramie

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    HSC Advanced English‚ Module A: Richard III and Looking For Richard‚ Essay Connections of commonality and dissimilarity may be drawn between a multiplicity of texts through an appreciation of the values and attitudes with which they were composed. Accordingly‚ the values and attitudes of the individual being may be defined as an acute blend of externally induced‚ or contextual and internally triggered‚ or inherent factors. Cultural‚ historical‚ political‚ religious and social influences‚ dictated

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    A deeper understanding of ambition and identity emerges from pursuing the connections between King Richard III and Looking for Richard. Compare how these texts explore ambition and identity. Ambition; an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction‚ as power‚ honour‚ fame‚ or wealth‚ and the willingness to strive for its attainment * Al Pacino’s production as an art-house vanity project * Promotes himself – manipulating the audience through cutaways‚ specific and timed

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    compositions of texts. King Richard III and Looking For Richard directly relate to historical and social contexts respectively‚ social drawing on historical’s challenge to the context in which it was written. Shakespeare’s play was crafted in a difficult time of political and religious adherence. Shakespeare’s portrayal of Richard focuses on his devilish and Machiavellian nature. Machiavelli’s The Prince teaches that an adept ruler should aim to achieve power at any cost. Richard is a Machiavel; he calls

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    Holcomb‚ a small‚ quiet‚ tranquil town where everybody knows everybody. Where the people think ‘nothing bad will happen in our little town!’. Four gunshots and six lives is what it took to change everything they once knew. American author Truman Capote captures this in his novel “In Cold Blood” by telling the story of the heartbreaking murder of the Clutter family and their murderers. Capote does this by using foreshadowing(3)‚ dramatic irony(2)‚ diction(1)‚ nostalgia(5)‚ suspense(6)‚ and different

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    In Cold Blood tells the true-to-life‚ fact-based story of the murder of the Clutter family in Holcomb‚ Kansas‚ in 1959. The book recounts the brutal murder of the Clutter family‚ consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Clutter and their two teenage children‚ Kenyon and Nancy and the events subsequently following this tragedy. The novel covers any specific incidence or occurring that lead the killers‚ Perry Smith and Dick Hickok‚ to this savagely violent murder. The family was living a standard‚ conventional life

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    Analysis of Perry In Truman Capote’s spellbinding documentary‚ In Cold Blood‚ Capote utilizes various sources to create a first-hand account of murders that claim four faultless lives on November 15‚ 1959‚ in the small unheard-of town of Holcomb‚ Kansas. Capotes resources for the acclaimed book vary from diaries and letters‚ as well as interviews with Holcomb townspeople‚ and interviews of friends and family of the killers themselves. Murderers Dick and Perry originally set out to rob the Clutter

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    The only remembrance of Santiago Nasar is through the recollections of the people who have known him. Due to the arguments and controversies over Santiago’s murder‚ Santiago is still discussed by the townspeople in order to piece together the truth. Even decades later‚ the townspeople are still arguing over Santiago and therefore they are still remembering who Santiago was. As long as he is remembered by others‚ Santiago still continues to be alive and immortal. The tale of Santiago Nasar’s final

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    To inherit‚ in general‚ means to come into possession of property from someone else‚ whether it’s through ancestry or a former owner. Loss is unfortunately associated with any gain‚ and therefore‚ loss is just as equally inherited as the possession gained. By becoming a part of the judge’s household‚ Sai not only inherited the lifestyle and relationships‚ but also the many forms of loss that accompanied their life. The young men participating in the rebellion for proper representation (creation of

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