Languishing-to be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade. Pampa-the vast grassy plains of southern South America‚ especially in Argentina. Nostalgia-a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one’s life‚ to one’s home or homeland‚ or to one’s family and friends; a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time: a nostalgia for his college days. Story-The story is about Federico leaving his hometown of Madrid and going to Santiago. He arrives in Santiago Argentina
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authors mind. Dylan Thomas wrote “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” with the intent of instilling a sense of nostalgia in his readers. He uses certain words and phrases in order to create a sense of longing for the past. Truman Capote‚ on the other hand‚ wrote “A Christmas Memory” to emphasize the importance and strength of friendship‚ no matter how large the differences between two people can be. Nostalgia is defined as a sentimental longing for the past‚ typically for a period or place with happy personal
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POPULAR MUSIC UNDER SIEGE Beginning in the 1980s‚ religious fundamentalists and some parents’ groups have waged a persistent campaign to limit the variety of cultural messages available to American youth by attacking the content of some of the music industry’s creative products. These attacks have taken numerous forms‚ including a call by the Parents’ Music Resource Center (PMRC) for the labeling of recordings whose themes or imagery relate to sexuality‚ violence‚ drug or alcohol use‚ suicide
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Middle East Part 1 The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is an ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. Many issues still remain today between the two groups. These include mutual recognition‚ borders‚ security‚ water rights‚ control of Jerusalem‚ Israeli settlements‚ Palestinian freedom of movement and legalities concerning refugees. The violence resulting from the conflict has brought international actions‚ as well as security and human rights concerns‚ within‚ between both sides‚ and internationally
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the Constitution did not originally permit same-sex marriage‚ then Congress would not be entitled to recognize same sex marriage as a right. Constitutional fundamentalism can be seen as the sister of religious fundamentalism. Constitutional fundamentalists seek to the Constitution for their “guidance” and they do not strip the text of any meaning. Since the beginning of religion‚ many worshippers relied on the literal meaning of sacred text‚ such as the Bible or the Koran‚ which is ultimately synonymous
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reliable‚ simple and original to design the New Beetle. After meeting with success through its initial promotional campaigns‚ the company’s marketing manager Vanzura had decided to target the Baby bloomers with a proposition aimed at ‘indulging in nostalgia’. While rival companies spent upwards of 100 million dollars towards promotional budget‚ Vanzura would have to content with 25% of the typical budget size‚ which would further shrink if Vanzura would have to allocate dollars towards promotional
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Why Do We Pretend? Alison Gopnik reveals the core of human nature- our unique ability to use our brain for imagination‚ something she refers to as counterfactuals. In her essay‚ “Possible Worlds: Why Do Children Pretend?” Gopnik discusses “the woulda-coulda-shouldas of life”(163) in great detail expanding on her point “ human beings don’t live in the real world”(163). Her argument is that our lives are consumed by the alternate realities that run simultaneously with the real world events. Gregory
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and kitsch. Anderson tells the story of a scout who flees his camp in order to pursue a love interest with a consistent use of many aesthetic post-modern features‚ such as nostalgia‚ parody‚ eclecticism‚ pastiche and hyperconsciousness in order to give further depth to the initial story. Anderson constructs a strong nostalgia through attention to detail in the form of props such as books and record players with an affectionate look at the different aspects which construct the 1965 scout camp setting
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Martin Scorsese and Raging Bull Martin Scorsese is said to be one of the greatest American filmmakers of all time. Graduating with a Masters in filmmaking from New York University‚ Scorsese has directed films including: Taxi Driver‚ New York New York‚ Good Fellas‚ Raging Bull‚ and more recently – The Boardwalk Empire. Now - to dive into the aspect of color versus black and white in the movie‚ Raging Bull. Researching both the movie and the mindset of Martin Scorsese led to some interesting
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emotional appeal of love between themselves and their pets. For pet owners‚ the safety and care of their pets‚ which in turn evokes love from the pet‚ is an effective motivator. The Kal Kan “18 year-old-grandpa” ad targets loving pet owners‚ using nostalgia‚ storytelling‚ and music to make an emotional appeal. In hard times‚ advertisers look to comfort their consumers‚ and entice them to depend on their brand. One writer proposes “More often than not‚ the technique they chose to create such comfort
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