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    Kauffman focus on the everyday lives of these children which include: drug addiction‚ abuse and beatings‚ rage and apathy that perpetuate their misery. “Born into Brothels” by Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman‚ is a documentary that is overflowing with symbolism. Photography is exposed throughout the documentary; the role of photography is to portray the opportunity that has been granted to these children for them to express themselves. The painting they would engage in was a way for these children to express

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    symbol of hope for Tsotsi and becomes his path to redemption by causing the feeling guilt for his actions. He also begins to learn to feel love for another human being‚ something he had forgotten how to do as a result of a traumatic childhood. The use of lighting is another important symbol used in the film as it is used to show hope and goodness. The clothing that Tsotsi wears is a black jacket ans his appearance is shown as dark and aggressive. Also all his criminal activities that are shown crimes

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    Eric S. Faden was in fact‚ using fair use when creating the video. It follows many of the “rules” of fair use. For one‚ He was creating something entirely new. Yes‚ he was taking clips from the original movies‚ yet he was doing so in a way that none of the movies plots‚ the character personalities‚ the relationships between characters‚ or the ending of the movies were given away. Meaning‚ he used the clips to where you could watch it and still not know anything about the disney movies without watching

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    The Use of Pauses and Silences in the Homecoming Harold Pinter is a British dramatist who was known of his economy and simplicity of diction in his works‚ but some situations in his plays must to be associated with many social and cultural elements in and out the text. For example‚ the vulgar and dirty interaction between the father and his sons is strange for the conservative society in the west before WWII and to the Arab readers who by traditions and religion highly respect their parents

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    different ideas brought into their text. That’s what I think symbolism means in terms of English Literature. It is creating the background for us readers. The author wants us to connect the dots in the story. When the author makes the connection‚ we are more engaged and interested in what else he has to write. Most symbols used in literature are objects used to represent other things or ideas. There are several ways to recognize symbolism in literature. One of common ways is the frequency an object

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    minutes‚and all she could do is let the wind carry her. Cynthia Ann Parker‚ a true pioneer women that loved her new life with her new ecstatic culture. A pure European girl‚Cynthia Ann Parker was born in Crawford County‚ Illinois.At the age of ten on May 19‚1836 the Comanche Indians burnt her family home where she was born and raised‚and kidnapped her and her sibling. She was taken along with siblings back to the Indian reservation. Cynthia was held captive for six years‚ during that time she was

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    was based on the life of Laura Kieler a good friend of Ibsen. Symbolisms in literature Symbolism is when the author uses an object or reference to add deeper meaning to a story. Symbolism in literature can be subtle or obvious‚ used sparingly or heavy-handedly. An author may repeatedly use the same object to convey deeper meaning or may use variations of the same object to create an overarching mood or feeling. Symbolism is often used to support a literary theme in a subtle manner. (http://www

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    Symbol: Something that stands for or represents something else beyond it. The term symbolism refers to the use of symbols‚ or to a set of related symbols. Example: “Why‚ Petruchio is coming‚ in a new hat and an old jerkin; a pair of old breeches thrice turned; a pair of boots that have been candle cases‚ one buckled‚ another laced; an old rusty sword ta’en out of the town armory‚ with a broken hilt‚ and chapeless; with two broken points: his horse hipped with an old mothy saddle and stirrups of

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    to leave his grandfather behind. Before they left‚ Adam’s grandfather gave him a shawl that Adam wears every Sabbath (A Jewish Holiday). Adam takes on the role that his grandfather used to have. He tells the family stories that have been passed down. Adam feels like the shawl connects him to his culture and to the past. Eventually‚ he will have his own grandson‚ also named Adam‚ and he will pass on the stories and shawl to him. I think this book is a good way to show diversity not only in the Russian

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    wrote a series of articles for Harper’s Weekly which outlined why the New Freedom was necessary and how best to implement it. In 1914‚ the articles were collected in book form and published under the title Other People’s Money--and How the Bankers Use It. Brandeis’ central thesis was that the large banking houses were colluding with businessmen to create trusts in America’s major industries. Brandeis felt that not only did trusts stifle competition‚ but also they became so large that they became

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