Alexander Jack Papetsas AP Senior English Assignment: James’ use of Ambiguity in Daisy Miller and theme Ambiguity Conveys Theme in James’ Daisy Miller In the novella‚ Daisy Miller by Henry James‚ the complexities of social conventions‚ gender stereotyping and conformity are exposed through the actions and words of the protagonists. Daisy Miller is the young woman who invites a multitude of speculation regarding her personality and behavior. James creates ambiguity
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From the very beginning of Daisy Miller we as readers are informed that Daisy is a flirtatious American girl that does not live up to the standards of the European high society. For example‚ young women were not to talk to young men without a prior introduction from a mutual friend. These concepts are foreign to this young girl from New York. She is seen through the eyes of Winterbourne‚ our other main character‚ as innocent and unrefined. Regardless‚ she captures the attention of Winterbourne‚ who
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namely Ann Darrow. In New York around 1933‚ Ann Darrow (Naomi Watts) has lost her job as an actress at a theatre. At the same time as this occurrence takes place‚ she meets the troubled and rather unwieldy filmmaker Carl Denham (Jack Black)‚ who of course is seeking for a leading actress to star in his new motion picture. Even though Mr Denham knows his way around the art of persuasion‚ she says somewhat reluctant no to his offer. The restless filmmaker won’t take no for an answer. Ann signs on
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class in America (social) There was conflict between denominations The church of late Latter Day Saints AKA Mormons Joseph Smith ran for president but Illinois was against it and a mob killed him for treason In 1844. (political) The shakers Mother Ann Lee was known as the leader Political effects Empowered middle class Spurred reform movements: Temperance Abolition Asylum/Prison reform Women’s rights Systematic care for poor‚Etc. It provided answers for things such as women’s rights and
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did not help find anyone because of the dangerous expedition‚ so Denham went out on the streets of New York searching for a girl for his leading lady. In his search‚ he met Ann Darrow‚ a small-time actress who was desperate for work because of the effects of the Great Depression in 1933. Denham took a chance by going with Ann Darrow and tries to convince her to join him on the adventure of a lifetime‚ offering her the lead in his project. Captain Englehorn had promised to take Denham to Skull
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supernatural manifestations‚ errors caused by “false surmises and conjectures based on partial narratives” (Hoeveler‚ 1995‚ p127) and a handsome young hero. Walpole ’s novel centers around the tyrant where the female writers in the genre‚ for example‚ Ann Radcliffe‚ focus more on the female victim and what she is thinking and feeling‚ exploring women’s anxieties about their lack of control of their feelings‚ their bodies‚ and their property‚ and their desire for something far more extraordinary and exciting
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not. King Kong (1933) is directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack‚ original screenplay written by screenwriters Ruth Rose and James Ashmore Creelman with the contributing writing skills of Leon Gordon. The cast includes Fay Wray as Ann Darrow‚ Robert Armstrong as Carl Denham‚ Bruce Cabot as John Driscoll and King Kong as King Kong. There are other cast members that round out the film‚ making notable appearances but too many to name. Film Story: King Kong (1933) is a classic beauty
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Notes on Microeconomic Theory Nolan H. Miller September 5‚ 2003 Contents 1 The Economic Approach 2 Consumer Theory Basics 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Commodities and Budget Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Demand Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Three Restrictions on Consumer Choices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5 5 8 9 A First Analysis of Consumer Choices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Barack Obama was born in Honolulu Hawaii in 1961. His parents are Barack Obama who is from Kenya while his mother is Ann Dunham from Kansas. Obama is a democrat who before becoming the President of the US was a senator for Illinois. He was nominated the Democratic Party presidential candidate in 2008 election. John McCain was born in Panama Canal in 1936. He comes from a family with a history of military and staunch support for the Republican Party. He was nominated as the Republican Party presidential
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reflects many of the main ideas and goals of Mother Ann and her hopes for her utopian community. Rebecca’s experience and interaction with Mother Ann is key to understanding what kind of people the Shakers were and what their goals were. One of the most important ideas is not even in the text itself‚ but the simple fact that Rebecca Cox Jackson is an African American woman‚ and is being given a prayer directly from Mother Ann herself. Mother Ann stressed the idea that all Gods’ creatures are equal
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