1.iPrécis Katherine Bourzac‚ in her article “A Smarter Prosthetic for the Eye” (2012)‚ explains to readers that new prosthetics for the eye could reverse vision loss in some people with a simple implant. She supports this claim by explaining the technology and how it “combines infrared video-projection goggles with a small‚ wire-free chip implanted inside the retina” then by stating “[the implants] might restore more vision than other retinal prosthetics being worked on” (1). Bourzac’s purpose is
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C Character Analysis of Miss Brill In the short story “Miss Brill” by Katherine Mansfield‚ the author uses various ways to fully characterize Miss Brill‚ and in doing so reveals the many sides and complexity of her character. It is difficult to understand Miss Brill because she does not understand herself. Miss Brill’s given name is never mentioned since she has no friends who would use it. However‚ at the beginning of the story she is blissfully happy with her life and situation. She has
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In the novel “Lyddie” by Katherine Paterson‚ thirteen year old Lyddie Worthen was a farm girl from Vermont in the 1840s. Since her father left‚ she has been working hard to support her family. Her family consists of siblings Agnes‚ Charlie‚ and Rachel. She has to take care of them‚ and her mother‚ due to the fact that her mother had “...gone somewhat queer in the head after their [Lyddie’s father] had left.” [5] Lyddie’s mother had decided to go to her sister Clarissa and Clarissa’s husband Judah
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The hit musical "Singin’ in the Rain" may possibly be one of if not the greatest musicals of all time. With it’s tale of the film world of the mid 1920’s and its creative underlining love story between Don Lockwood (Gene Kelly) and Kathy Selden (Debbie Reynolds)‚ it provokes the interest of someone who would not generally be attracted to a musical. It is a classic masterpiece that set the standards that musical films of today will be judged by. It is a classic performance by the great Gene
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The Manchester United Singing Section I came up with the idea of writing this article at the start of the October half-term. As a Manchester United season ticket holder‚ I had the prospect of seeing four games during this two-week break. The second of those games‚ a Wednesday night Champions League game against Real Sociedad of Spain‚ was the game during which United had chosen to trial the much anticipated singing section. The singing section was an idea pushed by two fan groups‚ Reclaim United
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About Whitman Whitman’s greatest legacy is his invention of a truly American free verse. His groundbreaking‚ open‚ inclusive‚ and optimistic poems are written in long‚ sprawling lines and span an astonishing variety of subject matter and points of view—embodying the democratic spirit of his new America. He uses a number of literary devices to accomplish his work. Although written in free verse‚ meaning that it is not strictly metered or rhymed‚ sections of Leaves of Grass approach iambic meter
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Company‚ a musical about marriage‚ relationships‚ and leaving the partying no obligation singles lifestyle. It was performed at the Wilner Audition on the WSU campus. I saw the 2 pm Sunday showing and I was impressed by the quality of singing and the professionalism of the overall production. The stage set was a partial realism set with strong consistent color choices in the set and costumes. This paper will look at the details used in the set and costume design and how the color choices by the designers
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Miss Brill making up scenarios and ideas about the people around her. She is able to feel better about herself when speaking and assuming things for others. This is really a mask to cover the loneliness she is feeling inside. In “Miss Brill” by Katherine
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On the town was directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen who have done several films together like deep in my heart‚ singing in the rain and many others. Gene Kelly was born in 1912 Pennsylvania he got his big break on Broadway in 1938 as a choreographer for the time of your life. He got his big break in Hollywood when he played in for me and my gal gene Kelly was known for his athletic styles of dance in which you see in the move on the town. On the town was first a Broadway musical and was latter
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Katherine Johnson’s mathematical ability and achievement should be implemented into educational curriculum. The fact that her story has been completely hidden for many years from history and the public formulates a multitude of complications that society deals with today. First and foremost‚ the current narrative is an unfair portrayal of the story that excludes a historically marginalized group of individuals‚ African American women in STEM. It also muddles the importance of being an engineer or
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