Stephen King’s first novel would never have been published if not for his wife Tabitha - she removed it from the garbage where he had thrown it. Three months later when he submitted it to Doubleday publishing‚ he received a $2500 advance on the book that went on to sell a modest 13‚000 hardcover copies. The book was Carrie. Reviews were mixed‚ but when United Artists and Brian De Palma released the film version in 1976‚ it was a critical and commercial success. New American Library purchased the
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American History November 14‚ 2013 A Short Overlook of Stephen Douglas Stephen Douglas is best known for his contribution in the Civil War Era with the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. Aside from being known in the Congress as a powerful debater‚ properly nicknamed ‘Little Giant’ because of his short stature of 5’ 4”‚ he became Lincoln’s running opponent in his couple attempts at taking the American presidency. While he did not finish his campaign in office in the White House‚ he kept his efforts
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period is from 1945 to present. There are many amazing athors in this period. Stephen King is an outstanding horror writer he started writing professionally in 1974 and has released new books as late as 2008. Stephen King an American author has truly made a significant impact on today’s readers. King can turn marital stress‚ peer pressure‚ or adultery into a terrifying epic that would make your skin crawl. Stephen king was born September 21‚ 1947. Stephen’s birth was a tremendous surprise to
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God is Not a Fish Inspector There is no reason for me to stop fishing. I cannot stop‚ nor will I. Sure‚ there may be some discomfort‚ but I will never admit defeat to the elements. As long as I stand on my two feet‚ I will continue to fish‚ continue to inhale the fresh dawn air‚ and continue to feel the crisp morning breeze in my face. My mind is much too strong to lose to my body. If I wake up in the morning‚ I will cast my net‚ reel in my catch‚ and head for home‚ head back to my ungrateful
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Transcript Redfern Speech (Year for the World’s Indigenous People) – Delivered in Redfern Park by Prime Minister Paul Keating‚ 10 December 1992 Ladies and gentlemen I am very pleased to be here today at the launch of Australia’s celebration of the 1993 International Year of the World’s Indigenous People. It will be a year of great significance for Australia. It comes at a time when we have committed ourselves to succeeding in the test which so far we have always failed. Because‚ in truth
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Ans-1) Communication theorist and philosopher Marshall McLuhan had once said: “We are not sure who discovered the water‚ but we are pretty sure it wasn’t a fish”. The fish‚ as we know‚ is always immersed in water and has no anti-environment to help it judge the element it lives in. It thus becomes the last to discover water. The case of the fish is metaphorical and can be applied in the context of contemporary media landscape where ideas of ideology and hegemony act as filters in shaping news. Human
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Vocabulary Activities for The Old Man and the Sea So you’ve chosen to read The Old Man and the Sea‚ by Ernest Hemingway. Good choice! This book won the Pulitzer Prize for excellence in literature in 1953. Activity #1: Word Sorts Write the words from the Word Banks on index cards or slips of paper. Mix them together and sort them into three groups: words you know well‚ words you know a little about‚ and words you have never encountered before. Spread the words out rather than piling
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Stephen William Hawking (aka just Stephen Hawking) A world famous Scientist and Cosmologist And at this time he is probably the worlds smartest man. Next Stephen Hawking was born 8. January 1942 in Oxford His parents lived north of London but moved to Oxford‚ desiring that it’s a safer place. (Because London was under attack by the Luftwaffe He studied at University College Oxford‚ I was unable to find how old he was when he went there. Hawking wanted to study cosmology‚ so he had to
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Harry Lavender - essay How does the use of distinctive voices influence the reader’s response to people and events in The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender and one other related text of your own choosing? Composers use distinctive voices in their texts to enable us to think about significant issues in the world. Marele Day‚ in her novel ‘’ The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender ‘’ (LACOHL) display a distinctive voices of Claudia and Lavender with reflect the underbelly of Sydney. Day uses he detective
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Amistad was produced and released by Stephen Spielberg in 1997. Many of the main characters from the film Amistad are portrayed by famous actors such as Anthony Hopkins‚ Djimon Hounsou‚ Matthew McConaughey‚ and Morgan Freeman. The main theme of the film depicts how you should never lose hope in the face of adversity. One of the main characters of the film who was portrayed by Djimon Hounsou as Cinque a member of a tribe captured by a neighboring African tribe and being sold into slavery. Along
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