A road trip is the ultimate getaway. It’s the journey‚ not the destination‚ so don’t hurry. Absorb the scenery‚ visit unusual attractions‚ eat in roadside diners‚ knock back a few cold ones in local taverns‚ and strike up conversations with strangers. The unexpected is part of any memorable road trip. During 4 1/2 decades‚ the two of us have driven more than 250‚000 miles while touring the USA in a variety of vehicles including four VW campers. We have motored through all 50 states (we flew to Hawaii)
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Filming Literature McCarthy’s The Road Tells us of another world‚ the world elsewhere of McCarthy is not the alternative world of promise that Coriolanus almost commits to but fails‚ foiled by women. Like Coriolanus it is a world of the margins‚ a world of poverty‚ a world without spectacle‚ without media. but here the world elsewhere has become the only world and it does not offer alternative. (the first staggering difference) This is all there is‚ there is no longer the possibility of imagining
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During the unraveling of 1984 the protagonist exponentially strays from the grasp of Big Brother and his ideologies. Through events and characters Winston encounters he becomes more independent in his thoughts and opinions which results in his pure disassociation from the party. By the end of the story‚ Winston devolves into a worse state than he originally was in at the start of the book becoming a docile party puppet. His friendship with O’Brien turns rotten when it is revealed O’Brien is not part
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Chocolat is a romantic comed-drama based on the novel of Joanne Harris‚ and directed Lasse Hallström. The movie stars Juliet Binoche‚ Judi Dench‚ Alfred Molina‚ Lena Olin and Johnny Depp. One day‚ Vianne and her daughter‚ Annouk arrive in a conservative French village to open a chocolate shop. First‚ the people are hostile not only because of she is a stranger‚ but because of the season of Lent. Vianne has to face many difficulties because of the influential mayor. Eventually‚ she manages the
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Road accident becomes more and more common in today’s society. It causes financial problems and even also it causes deaths of the people. But why are the accidents happening? Of course‚ there are many causes that result with the road accidents. So today‚ I am going to mention about the three main causes that result in the road accidents. The first factor that I want to say is the poorly trained driver. If drivers do not follow the rules of the road‚ they can be putting themselves and others at
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On Scholar’s Day I attended the Environmental Science presentation entitled "The Environmental Impacts of Chemical Deicers and Road Salt". I was required to attend this presentation for my Environmental Issues class as well. The presentation was approximately 25 minutes long and included a powerpoint presentation. In the presentation itself‚ it stated the impacts of road salts and deicers‚ the state uses on the roadways during the winter months. The most commonly used road salt is sodium
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Ophelia: Character analysis Ophelia‚ a young beautiful woman‚ is known to be the young daughter of Polonius‚ sister to Laertes‚ and Love interest to Hamlet. In the play‚ Ophelia is stuck between her obedience to her father and her love for Hamlet‚ which seems to possess some tragic consequences. Ophelia is the archetypal obedient daughter‚ a role required to be played by all young women in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. When her father orders her to
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The castle character chart English Misc Darryl is tough‚ "That man has principals" sal respects darryl Darryl Kerrigan body language - assertive when challenging/defending family‚ towers over messenger person‚ serious face‚slightly hunched shoulders. Hand gestures Tense and aggressive when Threatened At dinner table relaxed‚ proud and dressed to nines After court defeat played with food and slightly saddened Dialogue "You’re dreamin’/ tell’en his dreamin’ " has
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Madge In Suzanne Collins’ novel‚ The Hunger Games‚ The character Madge is a friend of Katniss’s in District Twelve who is essential in the development of major themes. The theme her character most evolves is the dystopian society. There are three elements of a dystopian society: upper class advantage‚ isolation of characters‚ and back story of war‚ that are the most prevalent in her character. She does this through her personality and through consequences of her actions. The upper class advantage
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Jean Louise Finch‚ or Scout‚ is the novel’s narrator and principal character. She is a unique and remarkable character who does not quite fit in‚ or do what is expected of young girls in 1930s Alabama. Readers will note that Scout at the end of the novel is very different from Scout at the beginning and this is because she has developed so much as a character. At the start of the novel‚ she is a determined‚ spirited tomboy; she loves wearing trousers. She spends most of her time with Jem‚ her brother
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