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    action that everyone makes some decisions are mild others can be dangerous. Decisions are key points on survival‚ according to the Touching the Void Simon Yates and his companion Joe Simpson who was injured at the time went on a climbing trip on a mountain. Simon Yates attempted to rope Joe Simpson down a mountain in bad weather that’s when the belay went wrong Simpson couldn’t climb up so Yates cut the

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    other two texts. The first connection was ‘the will to survive and determination to stay alive can overcome the power of nature and negative thoughts when in a life or death situation’‚ this connection was shown by the characters in the film ‘Touching the void’ directed by Kevin MacDonald and the film ‘127 hours’ directed by Danny Boyle. The second connection was ‘how mistakes and underestimating nature can become deadly in a survival situation’‚ this connection was shown by the characters in the book

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    The Explorer’s Daughter Two sentence summary: The explorer’s daughter is less focused on the story itself‚ it describes the narwhal hunt‚ but with focusing on the usual elements such as suspense and plot development. Rather‚ it explores the moral and environmental issues around hunting by indigenous people. Author’s purpose (what she wanted to achieve) : - Telling the audience about the occurrence near her home. - Cultural ways. - Importance of the narwhal for the hunters and their

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    planned future Scenarios‚” (Tct). The Simpsons as many of us are aware‚ have the history in their shows to have relatable pieces‚ but did they have more than just that? Did the creators and writers know about what might happen in the future and start preparing the watchers for what’s to come? Buzzfeed has put some of these together in their article “21 Times ‘The Simpsons’ Bizarrely Predicted The Future” here are some of the examples. In 1999 mutant tomatoes were

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    Human nature may often tell people to fill the void of their losses‚ to obtain closure. Different people have different ways of getting closure. In Dan Ross’s Always a Motive‚ Joe Manetti achieves closure by bringing back what was once his‚ through a different way. Joe is a lonely man who suffers from losing his wife and son. He is accused of kidnapping the Miller baby‚ and is interrogated by Inspector Winters. He mentions that‚ “my wife left me” and that “he was killed by a truck”‚ referring to

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    valuable gift as jewelry for women to buy their new Jessica Simpson collection. Zales‚ The Diamond Store‚ has used Jessica Simpson as a spokesperson for its products. In the advertisement‚ she is naked since all she is wearing is a diamond necklace and is shown with her hair and make-up done. She is relaxing in a white bathtub filled with diamonds. The diamonds are white and shiny and her body is visible only from her shoulders up. Simpson is by herself and her right hand is delicately placed on the

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    The documentary genre has changed over time. Changes in society have had an impact on the change. There are large commercialist pressures for documentary to become more entertaining and engaging to capture a wider cinema going audience. Documentary has become increasingly popular. Documentaries such as Bowling for Columbine by Michael Moore have been given numerous awards and were widely popular at the box office. The Grey Gardens is a 1975 documentary by Albert and David Maysles. The film depicts

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    Prison Addiction Treatment and The Reasons Treatment Is Needed Abstract In recent times there has been expressed concern about prison addiction treatment. People do agree that this is a major concern. Of course‚ not everyone agrees on treatment while in prison and there is a need for a solid response to this issue. This is important as we do not want to have people when they are released from prison to have the same problems or addictions as before they went to

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    thesis can be discovered in situations such as Pip’s awareness of his harsh treatment toward his loved ones‚ the loyalty that Joe and Biddy continued to have toward Pip‚ and the emptiness in the life of Estella Therefore‚ by investigating specific characters and their occurrences with each other it can become

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    play several instruments including‚ piano‚ drums‚ and harmonica‚ but later switched to vocals after discovering the Beetles. In the 1960’s Tyler played drums for many bands including‚ Chain Reaction‚ The Chain‚ and William Proud. In 1969‚ Steven met Joe Perry (lead guitarist) in Sunapee‚ New Hampshire. In 1970 they met up again in Boston to form Aerosmith with bassist Tom Hamilton. After a while the band added a second guitarist Ray Tabano(who was soon replaced by Brad Whitford) ‚ and drummer Joey

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