Not drunk in any positive sense but just enough to be careless." Ugh‚ come on‚ does this quote even need to be explained to prove the point I’m trying to make here? Jake literally gets drunk so that he can intentionally be careless. These characters actually enjoy being intoxicated simply because they’re so fed up with actually living. It’s sort of sad the more you think about it. "Under
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The past few days were a surreal blur. Our beloved king was murdered and replaced by the seemingly innocent Macbeth. Several days later‚ the news of Banquo’s death reached the castle. It can’t be a coincidence. I have been living at this castle for exactly four months now after my father decided I should finally find a husband achieve something for the family. I have no intention of marrying‚ the mere thought of having to spend the rest of my life with someone that sees me as his object makes me
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Sunset Boulevard‚ though at times harshly critical of the motion picture business‚ is considered a great achievement and a true classic among films made during the height of Hollywood’s Heyday. While the story is narrated by down-on-his-luck screenwriter Joe Gillis‚ or rather‚ his corpse‚ the real star of the movie‚ both literally and figuratively‚ is the character of Norma Desmond‚ played by Gloria Swanson. A silent film star‚ Desmond hasn’t made a picture for over twenty years and still believes
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Gununa Kawi Temple. Well‚ it used to be called that. Now it’s known as Gununa Kawi base camp. The world has fallen and these people still insist on doing their monkey chant‚ sorry “Kecak Dance”‚ every day without fail. They’re doing it right now. I can hear the faint “cak” sounds from the far end of the camp. They don’t want to get involved. Around me‚ people duck behind the fallen ruins of the temple‚ wielding guns in the dark. I’m pretty sure if the monkey dancers in the sky looked down now‚ they
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Daisy’s voice is one of the most mentioned descriptions in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s "The Great Gatsby". The way her voice is described in each new scene allows the reader to better understand Daisy’s emotions and how she affects those around her. In the beginning of the story‚ Nick goes to see Daisy at her house. He lets the readers know that he’s "heard it said that Daisy’s murmur was only to make people lean toward her; an irrelevant criticism that made it no less charming." Daisy asks Nick questions
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To emphasize the gravity of the tension due to the pressure and high priority of having nice things‚ the author personifies the house by having it whisper “There must be more money”. To further emphasize‚ the author adds that even the stuffed animals and a rocking horse heard the whisper and expressed their understanding in their eyes. This whisper will soon consume Paul and become his obsession to silence it. One day‚ Paul‚ who can put at age 12 or 13 based on context clues of the time period
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little as she tried to find the loose stone brick. Overhearing that wasn’t part of her escape plan‚ but the girl was glad she overheard it whilst on the way out. It further strengthened her resolve to escape. "It’ll be okay...I... I can do it.." she whispers to herself. The weight from both the bag and the belly was killing her. She
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Was Little Red Writing Hood or Goldilocks’ being more careless? Little Red was not being careful because of her selfless deeds‚ she didn’t pay around to her surrounding and sooner or later the wolf was following her. Goldilocks’ was being careless and greedy because she didn’t want any ordinary things‚ she wanted things that fitted her perfectly‚ such as a bed‚ can of soup‚ and also the chair. Little Red wasn’t being careful enough because she was told there was a wolf around and didn’t care‚ Goldilocks’
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strict legal analysis‚ negligence means more than heedless or careless conduct‚ whether in omission or commission: it properly connotes the complex concept of duty‚ breach and damage thereby suffered by the person to whom the duty was owing.’ (Lochgelly Iron and Coal Co v McMullan [1934] AC 1 at 25) This sentence encapsulates the traditional tripartite structure of negligence as a tort. It is not enough to show that defendant was careless: the tort involves a breach of duty that causes damage that
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Sherlock Holmes (/ˈʃɜrlɒk ˈhoʊmz/) is a fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A London-based "consulting detective" whose abilities border on the fantastic‚ Holmes is famous for his astute logical reasoning‚ his ability to adopt almost any disguise‚ and his use of forensic science to solve difficult cases. Holmes‚ who first appeared in publication in 1887‚ was featured in four novels and 56 short stories. The first novel‚ A Study in Scarlet‚ appeared
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