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    decades and he was a pioneer for shooting on-location and the extreme long shot. Of the many John Ford movies‚ there is an ongoing presence and repetition of several motifs. These themes are usually significant to the plot or character development in the film and often represent similar themes from film to film. Some of these motifs Ford uses in his films are dances‚ fights‚ doctors‚ women‚ and arrivals and departures. First of all‚ the dance is present in many of Ford’s films. Dances are used

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    The MGM Grand Hotel was a 23 story hotel and casino facility located at the intersection of East Flamingo Road and Las Vegas Boulevard‚ currently in use as Bally’s Casino. The hotel consisted of 21 stories of guest rooms situated above two non-hotel stories- a double main level and casino and an interstitial space used for gaming floor security. The floors were numbered with an alternative numbering system used by the MGM Grand owners‚ depicted in Fig.1. Immediately adjacent to the casino and performance

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    Symbolism in the Road

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    In McCarthy’s book‚ The Road‚ McCarthy is able to illustrate not only the setting of the book‚ but feelings‚ expressions‚ and actions‚ by various literary devices. Although he brought into play several devices such as: imagery‚ tone‚ metaphors‚ and a couple of similes‚ the most significant would have to be symbolism. Symbolism is when the author uses an object or reference to add deeper meaning to a story. The author may constantly use the same object to express deeper meaning. Symbolism is also

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    ROAD RAGE Road rage is extreme‚ violent behavior that some drivers exhibit as a way of releasing frustration related to the actions of other drivers or delays on roadways. A person who has road rage shows aggressive driving behavior such as abrupt and dangerous maneuvers‚ rude gestures aimed at other drivers and even physical violence upon people and their vehicles. Road rage is typically provoked by and aimed at another driver‚ though not always. Drivers who experience road rage tend to feel as

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    Blood motif is associated with loyalty and also identify who is feeling uneasy in Macbeth. So many things happened in Macbeth that proves motif “blood” is related with feeling uneasy and loyalty. Things are not as they appear people. Think he is great but his soul is ugly . He feels uneasy and nervous because he was confused. Even though it’s just a fantasy so far‚ the mere thought of committing murder shakes me up so much that I hardly know who I am anymore. My ability to

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    The recurring animal motifs in A Passage To India suggest a harmonious life existing outside of the contrasting state of humanity. While tensions escalate among the English and Indians‚ peace presides in the animal kingdom. Perhaps the only characters outside of the animals who acknowledge this peace are Mrs. Moore and Professor Godbole who specifically identify with a wasp extending their voluntary cognizance to Indian culture and the understanding of unity among all living creatures on Earth.

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    Focused Class Discussion The Handmaid’s Tale Melina Taquis Theme & Motif 23-4-12 1) Can ’Sex exclusively for reproduction and not for pleasure’’ be considered one of the main themes of this novel? ‘’Sex exclusively for reproduction and not for pleasure’’ can be easily considered one of the main themes in this dystopian novel. Yet‚ it can be contradicted when the doctor makes sexual reference to our protagonist wanting to have sex with her so she could be pregnant and

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    The motif of children and babies in Macbeth In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ the recurring motif of babies and children was mentioned throughout the novel alongside the theme of death and innocence in order to depict the immorality of characters. Children were commonly associated with death and murder since that stark distinction aided in supporting the English stereotype that portrays Scots as violent and Barbaric people. In other instances‚ Shakespeare associated children with foolishness and

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    Case Analysis: Pinto Fires Introduction Greed is the root to evil or at least the motivation behind some corporations making a good‚ ethical decision. The Ford Motor Company fell into a trap of greed that would cost many human lives. Before the disaster of the Pinto Fires‚ Ford had a reputation as being the safety pioneer in the automobile industry with additions such as the seat belts. However‚ as the invention of small cars began to take emerge Ford began to loose market shares to the foreign

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    Chances for Potential Loss & Critical Insurance Covers for Road Projects  (Things to be considered while designing the Insurance Program for Road Projects)    History notices that the first road was constructed nearly 4000 years ago and since then there have been  continuous  development  in  methods‚  techniques  and  types  of  roads.  The  Romans  built  stone  paved  roads in North Africa and Europe to support their military operations. Later the Arabs built roads that  were covered with tar. The roads were constructed by preparing earthworks and lifting road foundation 

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