very successful businessman. They cross paths when Edward (Richard Gere) gets lost while driving around and Vivian (Julia Roberts) is having a “slow” night on the corner. Edward asks Vivian for directions‚ and Vivian agrees for five dollars. She takes Edward back to his hotel where he asks her join him for the evening. The next morning‚ Edward makes a business proposition with Vivian‚ and pays her for a week to be at his “beck and call.” As the week progresses the two learn a lot about each
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illustrates the lives of several different children who were among the many thousands traveling West looking for a family. Vivian and Molly are the main characters in Kline’s novel‚ Vivian is a “rider” on the Orphan train and Molly is a child in foster care that meets Vivian at an older stage in her life. The Orphan Train portrays the struggle‚ endurance‚ and success that Vivian went through in order to survive as a young girl. The historical data shows that the Orphan train moved nearly a quarter
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life. Vivian and Jefferson were two of the characters that influenced Grant’s life. At the beginning of the novel‚ Vivian and Jefferson both helped teach Grant various very important life lessons that he had needed to know. Grant was taught to love someone other than himself‚ that he could make a difference in someone’s life‚ and also that he could make a difference in the community he was living in. Many times in the story when Grant wanted to give up on helping Jefferson‚ he turned to Vivian. Vivian
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In this movie Vivian Bearings is diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She is given “experimental” treatment. Some of the other characters include: Dr. Kelekian‚ the head doctor who informed her of her diagnosis; Jason Posner‚ the detached kid doctor and Susie‚ the sympathetic nurse. Throughout the movie Vivian goes through the different stages of death and dying‚ for example denial‚ anger‚ depression and acceptance. The first stage we witness is her denial. She tells the doctors to keep up the highest
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one is to receive the best care as possible. In health care we encounter many providers who have different views and attitudes toward patients. Professor Vivian Bearing is a well-respected 17th Century English poetry scholar. She is told that she has stage four metastatic ovarian cancer‚ by a fellow college Dr. Harvey Kelekian; who has asked Vivian for research purposes if she would be willing to undergo an aggressive 8 month chemo treatment. In the play/movie Wit‚ we quickly see the differences between
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importantly‚ she has a plan: gather the heroes spoken of in ancient prophecy‚ restore Lanyr‚ and save the universe. She summons these four strangers from the past‚ present and future of Earth‚ a forgotten planet in a “primitive” sector of the galaxy: Solon the philosopher‚ Tom the inventor‚ Alfric the warrior‚ and Brie the lover. While entertaining‚ the book has several technical problems. The narrative is clunky and inelegant. The excessive parentheticals‚ especially‚ are jarring enough to draw the
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The theme of education‚ learning‚ teaching‚ being a teacher‚ who is educated and why‚ runs throughout the novel A Lesson Before Dying. The attainment of knowledge influences Grant‚ Jefferson‚ Vivian‚ and Reverend Ambrose differently throughout the novel. Grant‚ Vivian‚ Jefferson‚ and Reverend Ambrose all struggle to do what they feel is right based on what they each individually know. Knowledge is the familiarity gained by sight‚ experience‚ and truth of a particular subject. With
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From her initial introduction‚ Vivian evokes an image quite unlike the stereotypical feminine mystique. To begin with‚ her voice is deep and strong‚ even masculine‚ distinct from any past voice of sensuality. Additionally‚ she presents herself in a manner quite different from the standard
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When the knightly Marlowe was captured in a surprise attack‚ Chandler writes that Mona is the hero dressed in green with lake-blue eyes to untie the knots that bound him. However‚ film director Howard Hanks created a contrasting situation in which Vivian Regan reappears to save Marlowe leaving no credit due to Mrs. Mars. This scene where Marlowe and Mona first meet may have numerous similarities in plot and dialogue‚ though their overall meanings differ greatly. “Hello Angel” and “Light me a cigarette
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businessman who specializes in taking over companies and then selling them off piece by piece. Vivian is a prostitute that works on Hollywood Boulevard. Edward accidentally meets Vivian as he stops to get directions to go to his hotel in Beverly Hills. His offer of ten dollars to get directions goes up to three-thousand dollars for Vivian to spend the week with him. Through out the week Edward and Vivian start to build a friendship relationship than it grows to be a love/romantic relationship. This
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