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    The Great Gatsby: view from biographical lens: How does this text reflect the experiences‚ society‚ beliefs‚ and intentions of it’s maker? F. Scott Fitzgerald -Born in 1896‚ lived through WW1‚ the jazz age‚ and the great depression; has a large sense of different perceptions of the American dream across economically diverse periods of time. -Like Nick Carraway‚ he was born into an upper-middle class family in small town middle America; this relates his life to the idea of a small town

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    Death from a Buddhist and Christian Point of View "You will be with me today in paradise‚" Jesus Christ told this to the thief on the cross while they were dying. However‚ can people believe that there is truly life after death? In many different religions there are different perceptions of life after death. For example in the Buddhist religion‚ the Buddhist people believe that life is practice for death. Professor Brown‚ of California State University of Northridge stated‚ "The Buddhist people

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    Road and Rail Freight Services DHL Freight is your flexible partner for overland transport across Europe‚ parts of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)‚ North Africa and the Middle East. We ensure reliable and efficient domestic and international transportation for customers of all sizes. Our comprehensive overland transportation service comprises more than 170 road terminals in more than 40 countries‚ over 3‚500 weekly international departures‚ door-to-door tariffs and full tracking capability

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    “A View from the Bridge” is a tragic play written by Arthur Miller‚ based on the concept of illegal immigrants being snitched on by their own relatives.  In this play‚ the boxing scene refers to the last part of Act 1 or Episode 5 of the play. So far in the play‚ we learn that Beatrice and Eddie are married‚ and their adopted child is Catherine‚ who is almost a legal adult.  Marco and Rodolfo are illegal immigrants from Sicily‚ who are Beatrice’s cousins.   Catherine and Rodolfo soon start to develop

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    The role and portrayal of women in the novel 1984 (George Orwell) and the play A View From The Bridge (Arthur Miller). 1984 is a dystopian novel written in 1949 by George Orwell. This novel talks about the story of Winston Smith and presents the world in the year 1984‚ after a global atomic war. This novel is placed in Airstrip one‚ a province of Oceania ‚where everything is controlled by Great Brother and his party‚and shows a cruel and degraded society. Winston is a civil servant working for

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    Through this he stands apart from the drama that engulfs the other characters and is a trustworthy observer as he comments on what is happening with the other characters. By talking directly to the audience he gives an insight to the other characters from his view‚ ‘This ones name was Eddie Carbone‚ a longshoreman…’ ultimately allowing the audience to gain a quicker view of the characters. Throughout the play the audience can see that Alfieri does not want anything from anyone else in the story‚ only

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    A View from the Bridge Discuss How Arthur Miller uses the different relationships between Eddie and the Italian brothers to explore key themes of the play. When Beatrice’s cousins Marco and Rodolfo come to stay with the family illegally‚ to try and get work and a sufficient amount of money to send back home to Italy‚ tensions rises as Eddie feels threatened as Marco’s alpha male status‚ whereas he is When Marco first arrived‚ he thought that Eddie was a kind‚ friendly man and so he had his trust

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    ‘The Miracle Worker’ from the point of view of language Helen Keller‚ blind‚ deaf‚ and mute since infancy because of a severe case of scarlet fever‚ is in danger of being sent to an institution as her inability to communicate has left her frustrated and violent. Unable to communicate her desires‚ the isolated Helen flew into uncontrollable rages that terrified her helpless family. In desperation‚ her parents seek help from the Perkins Institute‚ which sends them a "half-blind Yankee schoolgirl"

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    Who’s Responsible for the final tragedy in ‘A View from the Bridge?’ Nowadays‚ family loyalty is not as common in families as in used to be. Think about your family‚ does it revolve around loyalty or something else? In the play‚ ‘A View from the Bridge’ written by Arthur Miller their whole family life revolves around loyalty and is an everyday duty. But evidently shown the pressure of family loyalty can push you to do things that might not be in your nature to do. It begins when Eddie and Beatrice

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    A View from the Bridge - Quotations Alfieri: “A lawyer in his fifties turning grey; he is portly‚ good humoured‚ and thoughtful” “only thought of in connection with disaster” “in Sicily‚ from where their fathers come the law has not been a friendly idea since the Greeks were beaten.” “Oh‚ there were many here who were justly shot by unjust men. Justice is very important here.” “And now we are quite civilised‚ quite American. We settle for half‚ and I like it better.” “the thought comes…another

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