Anna Leonowens (Jodie Foster) is a British widow who has come to Siam with her son Louis (Tom Felton) to teach English to the dozens of children of King Mongkut (Chow Yun-fat). She is a strong-willed‚ intelligent woman‚ and this pleases the King‚ who wants to modernize his country to keep it safe from the threat of colonialism‚ while protecting many of the ancient traditions that give Siam its unique identity. The King and Anna discuss the differences between Eastern and Western love‚ and the King
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Caesar Funeral Speech In Julius Caesar‚ Mark Antony pleads with his “Friends‚ Romans and countrymen” to lend him their ears in an effort to discharge Caesar from false charges laid against him. The three main conspirators in Caesar’s murder‚ Brutus‚ Casca and Cassius portrayed Caesar as a formidable tyrant to the Roman people. After Caesar was unjustly killed by the people he trusted‚ the crowd was persuaded to believe that his death was necessary for the good of the republic. Marc Antony was cleverly
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Under harsh regime or strict government‚ the people of a country can develop a sense of exile or homesickness while still in their homeland. In the poem “Dedication”‚ Anna Akhmatova‚ the author‚ used imagery to describe the sorrow of the people of Russia by using a common image that is universal to all. She used powerful images of rivers‚ forests‚ the sun‚ and mountains‚ because they seem so large in proportion to humans and they appear as invincible forces of nature. “- the dead‚ lifeless; the
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What I Learned at Driving School Driving school was quite the experience for me. To say the least‚ it was extremely interesting. I learned so much from this course‚ which I did not even know I could learn so much about driving in four hours! Throughout my paper‚ I will talk about the main topics that I learned and what I expect to make me a better driver. The Alabama Graduated Drivers License Law was one of the main things I learned during this course. This law is very important today and became
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Further within Anna Karenina The causes and effects of human interaction have been examined and questioned throughout all eras. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy is a reliable representation of life in 1860’s Russia. Tolstoy created complicated relations between his characters. Throughout the novel‚ situations occurred between husband and wife‚ relatives‚ secret lovers‚ and quick acquaintances that are strung together in an intricate web of truths‚ lies‚ and love. Social standards play a key role as
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In the closing chapters of Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina (Penguin Books‚ 2003)‚ Dolly‚ Anna’s sister-in-law‚ reveals that “Whatever way one lives‚ there’s a penalty.” This is the central message in Tolstoy’s work‚ a tragedy whose themes include aristocracy‚ faith‚ hypocrisy‚ love‚ marriage‚ family‚ infidelity‚ greed‚ and every other issue prevalent among human beings. Anna Karenina is a tragic figure‚ but she can also be considered a feminist one. Her experiences resonate with female readers because
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Vallen Alleyne Mr. Beese Business Law I February 10‚ 2015 Women on Death Row: Anna Hahn Anna Marie Hahn‚ also known as “Arsenic Anna” was born on July 7‚ 1906 in Bavaria‚ Germany. She moved to America—Cincinnati‚ Ohio to be exact—in 1929 at the age of 23. Her first marriage was to a doctor from Vienna‚ whom she had a son with named Oskar. Her husband died shortly after arriving into the United States. She decided to stay with her aunt and uncle in the Cincinnati German District‚ where she can start
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things in life that impact us with such unrelenting force‚ that we are unable to even fathom their depths. It is the job of a writer or poet to make a reader feel the emotions of others‚ describe the indescribable‚ and tell a story. W. H. Auden’s “Funeral Blues” does all three‚ and more for readers‚ due to its beautiful descriptive language‚ blinding imagery‚ and theme. The poem demonstrates everything that is needed in such a fine piece of literature. Have you ever heard the rustle of the leaves
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"Vengeance is mine‚ I will repay" is the opening statement in the novel Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy. Although the reader does not know whom "I" refers to in the statement‚ he can be certain that someone will pay for whatever act has been committed. Thus far in the novel‚ many motifs have emerged that could lead the speaker to want vengeance. The most important of these is the motif of infidelity. From the very first page of the novel‚ the motif of infidelity has been present. Infidelity has
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Anna Garcia’s death is a mysterious situation‚ but with evidence and clues it is coming to close. It all started on August 14‚ 2012. Anna’s neighbor‚ Doug Greene‚ called emergency services after Anna’s dog was barking excessively for two hours. When the police and EMT’s arrived at Anna’s house they had to break the door down. They found Anna lying face down in the entry hallway of the house. Police immediately notified crime scene investigators and a medical examiner. After investigating the scene
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