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    Three Expectations for the Next Generation of Gaming Consoles The 2012 E3 Expo introduced gamers around the world to the newest projects and games under development. However‚ there was nothing announced about the next generation of consoles. As the current Xbox 360‚ Playstation 3‚ and Nintendo Wii get older‚ many fans have begun to question when we’ll see new systems developed and released‚ and with those questions come expectations. Here’s a look at three expectations that I have for the next generation

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    literary works‚ Dickens strong sense of right and wrong‚ and his recognition of the many injustices present in Victorian Society are clearly displayed. There is no better an example of these strong set of ideals then those portrayed in his novel‚ Great Expectations‚ which tells the story of Pip‚ a young boy who is initially fooled into believing that material wealth is a substitute for the real moral values a gentleman should posses. However‚ through the many trials and tribulations he is forced to go

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    Symbolism in Puritan Society Questioning the power of love‚ as well as playing with human emotion‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote The Scarlet Letter on the struggles of Hester Prynne‚ a sinner in a Puritan community. Hester is a young beautiful woman who was married once before‚ but because of a complication in her travel to America is separated from her husband‚ Roger Chillingworth‚ for three years. Due to this separation Hester has an affair‚ which results in a child. The novel itself contains

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    The change or growth of a character throughout a book is necessary or else the book would be bland and the reader would lose interest‚ Charles Dickens and he did that with his character Phillip or Pip in the book‚ Great Expectations. Pip was a simple boy raised by his mean sister and kind brother in law‚ he never wanted or expected much till he met a cold hearted little girl raised by an insane woman‚ but yet he wanted to become a gentleman to win her heart. His wish came true‚ he was becoming a

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    “Discuss Darabont’s use of symbolism in the film The Shawshank Redemption. Explain some of the significant symbols in the film and what they are used to convey.” Frank Darabont’s film ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ is a prison drama that tells the story of Andy Dufresne‚ a banker who is sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison for the murders of his wife and her lover‚ however; only Andy knows he did not commit the crimes. He spends twenty years in Shawshank Prison‚ during this time he befriends

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    Film noir is a genre based on moods of fate‚ evil‚ and undesirable outcomes. In the film The Big Sleep exemplifies film noir from the visual using the black and dark atmosphere. The genre film noir has a dark downbeat sort of feel to the theme. Film noir is very dramatic and in the movie when a character dies the movie has the orchestra play a dark‚ gloomy‚ grim type of music. The lighting in film noir is also used in the movie. During the car rides the lightening is clear showing what audience should

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    GREAT GATSBY: SYMBOLISM (Original Essay) The Great Gatsby is a classic American novel‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1927 about corruption‚ murder and life in the 1920’s. The true purpose for a writer to compose any piece of literature is to entertain the reader‚ and this writer does this to the best of his ability. In this well-crafted tale‚ Fitzgerald presents a fast moving‚ exciting story‚ and to any typical reader it can be enjoyed; however‚ if the reader takes the time to analyze his

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    The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby is often considered to be a masterpiece in regards of American Literature for its outstanding examples of symbolism‚ and representation of the time period in which the book was written. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s articulate and descriptive method of writing allowed the book to stand the test of time‚ while retaining the uniqueness of 1920’s style of writing. All of these elements‚ along with an easy to fallow storyline‚ are what make the book such a classical piece

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    Austin Barnard November 18‚ 2010 Is the Great Dictator a holocaust film? The Great Dictator‚ by Charlie Chaplin‚ can be argued both ways as to weather or not it is a film relevant to the holocaust. I personally enjoyed the movie as a comedy‚ but not as a story about the holocaust. Yes‚ the plot does take place during World War I and then later World War II‚ but Chaplin makes the film a parody of the wars. Chaplin has the characters‚ including Hitler‚ called Hynkel‚ in the movie‚ doing

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    Marjane Satrapi tells her story to readers by allowing them to relate to her. The graphic novel‚ Persepolis‚ by Marjane Satrapi‚ depicts Satrapi’s life as a young female during the Islamic Revolution in Iran. Satrapi universalizes the idea of a battle with independence while growing up‚ by sharing her experiences‚ in order to allow her readers to relate to her. Satrapi suggests that the idea of independence within childhood is universal among children in the world. “Satrapi illustrates that

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