SIX GRAVES TO MUNICH (1967) MARIO PUZO Mario Puzo’s obsession with the European underworld begins with Munich‚ before he enthralled us with ‘The Sicilian’. Mario Puzo‚ writing as Mario Cleri delivers a straightforward revenge story. The plot is not intense or tight. Compiled a year before he gave us ‘The Godfather’‚ the plot celebrates Michael Rogan‚ the protagonist. Captain Michael Rogan is transferred to Munich to aid the American Intelligence during the Second World War. He is arrested
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Rapping Rapping (or emceeing‚ MCing‚ spitting bars‚ or rhyming) is "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The components of rapping include "content"‚ "flow" (rhythm and rhyme)‚ and "delivery". Rapping is distinct from spoken word poetry in that it is performed in time to a beat. Rapping is often associated with and a primary ingredient of hip hop music‚ but the origins of the phenomenon can be said to predate hip hop culture by centuries. It can also be found in alternative rock such as that of Cake and
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the pre-born beliefs you are supposed to spread and live by. However because I‚ Tomas Watts am a free thinker‚ I can leave the preset definition of culture. Culture to me means an aspect of life that you love and will always be willing to change. My culture is Human. My culture is one which can be modified on the spot‚ a belief that can be used as inspiration and aspiration. Human culture has been around for the ages‚ however‚ no one has ever wanted to be known as human. My perception of the world
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The song “Are You Gonna Be My Girl” was song by an Australian rock band — the Jet. The Jet‚ formed their band in 2001‚ dissolved in 2012 but reformed again in 2016. Before they dissolved‚ they had produced four albums over a decade and their first debut album Get Born was released in 2003 and actually made its band’s popularity rocketed. The most popular song in the album Get Born was actually the song I chose‚ Are You Gonna Be My Girl. It was voted number one in the 2003 Triple J Hottest 100‚
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Unconditional Love. We all have someone that we could love even if they were a complete stranger. In the poem “Even If You Weren’t My Father” by Camillo Sbarbaro‚ is about how a young girl states that she would love her father even if he was a complete stranger. This is a sonnet and the theme of this poem is unconditional love. The literary devices that are used are diction and imagery. When I first read the title of the poem I grasped a good understanding of the message and theme. This poem made
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social media. On the other hand‚ people will swear that we have never been closer due to social media. Let me tell you‚ I know first-hand how much of a positive impact social media is having in our friendships and communities. With sites like Facebook‚ you have the ability to build relationships and therefore your community as well‚ like
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Title: You Light Up My Life Purpose: To determine how different environmental conditions affect a plants starch levels. Hypotheses: 1. If the plant that is in absence of CO2 and is kept in a closed environment‚ then it will have a starch level of 1 because the plant is missing CO2‚ which it needs to complete the photosynthesis process. 2. If the plant is in a closed environment‚ then the plant will have a starch level of 3 because it has all the environmental conditions it needs. 3. If the plant
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Alison Bechdel’s memoir‚ Are You My Mother recounts her extremely difficult and painful relationship with her mother as well as the struggles she endures due to her queer identity. For individuals that identify as homosexual‚ disclosing their sexual identity can often be a negative experience that works to oppress rather than liberate them. This memoir illustrates how a deep‚ almost obsessive attachment‚ to a queer individual’s parent can work to further complicate‚ worsen and intensify the common
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What many people do not realize is that scatology is more abundant than they think. It is in books‚ music‚ movies and almost every other medium of communication or entertainment. It has worked its way into our language‚ and the traditional words associated with scatology have even evolved to have new or multiple implications. Another important detail about scatology which more people need to understand is that it is not‚ in most cases‚ used for the sake of mere obscenity. Of course‚ there are individuals
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Zusak’s ‘The Book Thief’‚ an illiterate naive child‚ Liesel Meminger steals books. The books stolen by Liesel represent her grievance‚ defiance‚ and growth. Zusak uses books as important symbols throughout his story. The first book Liesel steals‚ The Grave Digger‚ symbolizes her grievance. “There was something black and rectangular lodged in the snow. Only the girl saw it. She bent down and picked it up and held it firmly in her fingers.” Liesel steals her first book book from the snow in the graveyard
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