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    Jaynie‚ and Carl Villis. “Anthony van Dyck ’s Portrait of Rachel de Ruvigny‚ Countess of Southampton.” The Burlington Magazine (The Burlington Magazine Publications Ltd.) 147‚ no. 1231 (October 2005): 661-667. Jaffe‚ Michael. “Van Dyck Studies II: ’La belle &vertueuse Huguenotte ’.” The Burlington Magazine (The Burlington Magazine Publications Ltd.) 126‚ no. 979 (October 1984): 602-609+611. Lotha‚ Gloria. Chiaroscuro. Edited by Chelsey Parrott-Sheffer. 3 September 2007. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/110261/chiaroscuro

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    functional in any society‚ there must be a social institution‚ through which the law established‚ used and developed‚ or else the concept of law would be a ‘pie in the sky’ theory. This institution would be the legal system. As defined by Rose-Marie Belle Antoine in ‘Commonwealth Caribbean Law and Legal Systems’‚ a legal system is ‘the sum of legal rules‚ legal institutions and machinery which operate within the particular country or jurisdiction’. The Caribbean Country of Grenada is no exception the

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    where all seems lost‚ but ultimately arrives at a climax where the hero and the situation could have possibly changed forever.” The story had taken place before‚ during‚ and after the American Civil War and had a main focus on the life of a Southern Belle named Scarlett O’Hara. According to Wikipedia‚ the leading role of Scarlett O’Hara was played by Vivien Leigh. There were over 1‚400 women who auditioned for the part. Several other big name actresses such as Lucille Ball and Katherine Hepburn all

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    ^^^^^^^^^^A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE: BLANCHE DUBOIS Blanche is an English teacher‚ but she’s one of a kind. You’d never forget her if you took her course. Shortly before the play begins‚ Blanche has lost her job. She wasn’t fired for poor teaching skills‚ however. The superintendent’s letter said Blanche was "morally unfit for her position." That’s probably a fair evaluation of a teacher who seduced one of the seventeen-year-old boys in her class. Also‚ Blanche’s sexual exploits so outraged the

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    found in Williams’s dramas were derived from the playwright’s own life. Alcoholism‚ depression‚ desire‚ loneliness‚ and insanity were all included. Typical of Williams’ style‚ Streetcar portrays the main character as Blanche DuBois‚ a‚ faded Southern belle who represents the culture and beauty of the past and her evident distaste for her younger sister‚ Stella’s‚ husband‚ Stanley Kowalski‚ a lower class Polish man who is the personification of modern practicality‚ crudeness‚ cynicism‚ and brutality.

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    Streetcar Named Desire Blanche has always loved money. When she was living in her big house in belle

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    Critics have praised Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire for its characters. Crude‚ sensual Stanley; dreamy‚ burned-out Blanche; bashful‚ meek Mitch. That being said‚ the successful portrayal of these characters is the mark of an excellent Streetcar performance. According to many readers‚ the stunning characterization is what makes A Streetcar Named Desire so compelling and legendary. Yet I would like to disagree. I think it is the play’s setting that makes the story so fascinating. Streetcar

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    The licence ‘Ancien Régime’  Rooted in the French system of education  Gave more weight to The knowledge of the FL; - civilization -culture -history of ideas…. Unconscious process of comparative and contrastive cultural anthropology ↓ Licence des Belles Lettres Quality as a criterion The highly specialised post-graduate training ↓ the acquisition of an indepth knowledge in a particular field ↓ antagonizes with the rather shallow initiation level the institution requires from him. The Institution:

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    and started working for a homeopathic pharmaceutical company‚ Dr. Munyon ’s. His second wife was Cora Turner‚ born Kunigunde Mackamotski to a German mother and a Polish-Russian father. She was a would-be opera singer‚ who went under the name of Belle Elmore. A rather overbearing woman‚ she tried to control every aspect of her husband ’s life. She openly had affairs‚ about which he did not complain very much. In 1900‚ Crippen and his spouse moved to England. Unfortunately‚ his U.S. medical qualification

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    that to people. I misrepresent things to them. I don’t tell truth‚ I tell what ought to be truth…" (Blanche p.117). She doesn’t want reality; instead she wishes to view a rose-colored version of life that goes along with her old-fashioned southern belle personality. Blanche doesn’t want to face the reality of her problems. She wants everything to be softened and dimmed for her‚ just as the light is softened and dimmed by the shade. "Light" often symbolizes truth‚ which is why she doesn’t like to

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