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    believes that introverts can do things extroverts do‚ like being a public speaker or a leader for example. Susan Cain is living proof that introverts can be great leaders and great public speakers. Susan Cain is an introvert but she does not let that stop her. She overcomes things people tell her she cannot do‚ even though there are bumps in the road. In the TEDx Talks “The Power of Introverts” by Susan Cain‚ she said that she once felt like she had to “prove to myself that I could be bold and assertive

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    themselves (Cain 265). She aims to inspire introverts to increase their self esteem. The start of her novel involves the development of the new extrovert belief. She explains the way the perspective was created in the western world during the twentieth century and its impact on American society’s culture of personality. Furthering her research‚ she explains that introversion is only partially inherited and that personalities are affected by environmental factors and free will. For instance Eleanor‚ a shy

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    David Gilmore III Dr. V English 102 15 February 2015 Susan Glaspell’s Trifles The play “Trifles” was written by Susan Glaspell in the year 1916. The play is a reflection of the culturally bound notion of the gender in the community. The play also reflects the preoccupied mindset of the author regarding the sex roles. The analysis can be started from the title of the play “Trifles” which is a clear suggestion of the thinking of women. Irony also runs during many instances in the play. The climax

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    Aesthetic and Thematic Definition of Independent Films "The Official cinema of the world has run out of breath. It is morally corrupt‚ aesthetically obsolete‚ thematically superficial‚ and temperamentally boring." (Lionel R et al‚ 1960) As a result of this and a great number of other reasons‚ independent cinema was born. For the most people who have a basic knowledge of American cinema‚ “independent filmmaking consists of low budget projects made by (mostly) young filmmakers with a strong personal

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    American spends about $2‚000 a year on entertainment. Many people can conclude that watching a movie in a cinema is very memorable and interesting. Although a cinema doesn’t compare to the privileges you have at home. Then again your home cannot provide you with a huge screen and a big volume. Being at a cinema has its benefits but watching a movie at home easier and inexpensive. In a cinema you get to watch the movie on a huge screen with a comfort volume surround sound system. The graphics are

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    Film and Popular Cinema When it comes to the differences between intended audience‚ artistic purpose and commercial goals of each of them‚ there are many differences. The shots that are used in a movie or show makes or breaks it. By shots I mean the close ups‚ flashbacks and pan being used. Each one offers something‚ the flashbacks I feel adds a lot to a certain kind of movie or show. But all these shots are used to bring objects up‚ focus on people or places and set times in the future or past

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    Susan Glaspell’s Trifles explores the loss of companionship and the psychological effect that isolation can have on a person through the quiet conversation of Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters. Glaspell writes‚ “MRS. HALE [Not as if answering that.] I wish you’d seen Minnie Foster when she wore a white dress with blue ribbons and stood up there in the choir and sang. [A look around the room.] Oh‚ I wish I’d come over here once in a while! That was a crime! That was a crime! Who’s going to punish that?” (Glaspell)

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    This New York Times published article written by short-story writer and novelist‚ Susan Kenney‚ critically analyzes the novel with a heavy focus on anti-Japanese bias following Pearl Harbor. To begin her article‚ Kenney explores the various ethnic groups immigrating to the United States and to the Amity Harbor‚ the setting of the novel‚ along with the diverse communities they formed. She claims that World War Two destroyed any sense of community in the Amity Harbor‚ arguing‚ “Their isolation within

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    | Assignment # 01:”Susan Munro ‚service consumer” | Case study | | A brief report on solving a case study full of services and identifying the need of solving it. Selecting the right service and analyzing the importance of doing so. | | Submitted by :Farah Zaidi | 9/29/2010 | | CUSTOMER SERVICE “The essence of good customer service is forming a relationship with customer- a relationship that individual customer feels that he would like to pursue.” TABLE OF CONTENT

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    English Comp. II 1 November 2011 Trifles Analysis Susan Glaspell wrote the play Trifles in 1916. The play/story emulates the author’s thoughts on discrepancies concerning preconceived notions of gender. According to Dictionary.com the exact definition of trifle is “Something of little importance or value”. The title of the play suggests that the concerns of women are too often considered minute and negligible affairs‚ irrelevant to a male dominant society. The issue in question is the circumstantial

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