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    The kooks brought a lot more soul into the song compared to the other two versions in my opinion. The way Lena Horne sang the song made it a good song if your goal is to fall asleep. When I listen to music I desire to listen to something that has either meaningful lyrics‚ catchy‚ or both. I could not understand all the lyrics while she was sing which is another reason I do not like her version. I looked up the lyrics and found out that they are really depressing to read. I think that the way she

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    percent of the final price of the product. This lets companies buy large amounts of bananas for a very cheap price. By doing this‚ companies also get a larger amount of the final supply chain share. This is what inspired the poster “Buy Fair Trade” by Lena Hariz.

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    Do your actions pull you closer to your culture or lure you towards modern society? Jing-mei‚ Rose‚ Waverly‚ and Lena all share one characteristic‚ regardless of their contrasting personalities. Their desires to fit into American culture contribute to the majority of their problems because they find themselves caught in-between two distant worlds - Chinese vs. American. Often in such situations‚ the girls seek escape to their American sides‚ disregarding their Chinese heritage. "I wanted my children

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    Unique Identities In the Younger family there are three generations of women which are Lena Younger‚ Ruth Younger‚ and Beneatha Younger. Each person’s look on society and how they grew up make them differ. Having goals helps portray their identity in this article‚ in which they are ‘Unique’. Lena Younger (Mama) is a very hardworking‚ faithful woman. Her nurturing personality is symbolized by her houseplant. She dedicates her whole life to her children‚ but struggles to instill her value in them

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    The loss of soul leads the loss of identity in Lena Coakley’s Mirror Image Identity is the basic characteristics that determine a person’s fact of being. The short story “Mirror Image” illiterates this using different conflicts‚ such as physical attributes‚ mental‚ emotional‚ and spiritual factors. Alice‚ who had a brain transplant surgery after a car accident. Her brain is transplanted to another girl’s body named Gail‚ who is 2 years older than her and has totally different experiences from which

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    Harold and the Boys and Boesman and Lena. The playwright does this by using key metaphors and central motifs throughout. In Boesman and Lena‚ Fugard explores the magnitudes that Apartheid poses both on a personal basis and its psychological effects. Fugard emphasizes isolation and loss of identity as a result of separate development. Under the oppression‚ Boesman and Lena feel that their lives are “empty as hell” and further believe that they are “not people anymore.” Lena longs for her existence

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    Athol Fugard Biography

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    Athol Fugard Biography Athol Fugard (born 1932) was a South African playwright known for his subtle‚ poignant descriptions of the racial problems in his country. Athol Fugard was born on June 11‚ 1932‚ in Middelburgh‚ a small village in the Karroo district in South Africa‚ of an English-speaking father and an Afrikaner mother. When he was three years old the family moved to Port Elizabeth‚ an industrial city on the Indian Ocean coast where Fugard was to spend‚ off and on‚ most of his life‚ and

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    Mecca Notes

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    The Road to Mecca Queensland Theatre Company presents by Athol Fugard Directed by Carol Burns Performance notes for Educators Prepared by Mitchell Holmes Funded with the assistance of Education Queensland Overview The purpose of this document is to provide Queensland Educators with information and resources about Queensland Theatre Company ’s production of The Road to Mecca. The activities and resources contained in this document are designed as the starting point for Teachers

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    Requiem Analysis

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    In Lauren Oliver’s Requiem‚ Invalid Lena discovers that living in the Wilds is arduous. Lena’s former lover‚ Alex‚ reappears into her life and everything is changing. Hana‚ Lena’s best friend‚ has been cured and begins to think about Lena; even though she is not supposed to. She thinks about Alex too‚ and how she told on them before she was cured. Hana almost feels guilty about it‚ but the cure does not allow her to. Lena’s group of Invalids runs from regulators and scavengers. As a result‚ they

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    girl in town‚ Lena Duchannes. Lena is ignored by most of the students because she wears long dresses and is not interested in popular pursuits like trying out for the cheerleading squad. Ethan hears Lena playing the song "Sixteen Moons" on her viola in orchestra‚ which unsettles him. Ethan drives away from school to clear his mind‚ and he hears "Sixteen Moons" playing over his car radio. As Ethan drives‚ he nearly runs over Lena. When he stops his car‚ he suddenly realizes that Lena is the girl who

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