"The Big Sleep" is about a private detective that is trying to solve a blackmailing case for a dying millionaire. The detective‚ Philip Marlowe‚ finds that the case not only involves blackmail‚ but also murder. This book was Raymond Chandler’s first novel and it explores the oppressive and corrupt society of 1930’s America. Chandler uses Philip Marlowe as the immoral yet heroic protagonist. The corruption of 1930’s society is present in the government of Los Angeles. Throughout the novel Chandler
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would someday come back to the earth in human form and she would return to her father in the underworld. After describing the tale of Princess Moanna‚ the film abruptly flashes back to Ofelia’s reality. Ofelia is traveling with her pregnant mother‚ Carmen (Ariadna Gil)‚ who is bringing Ofelia to live in the home of her new stepfather (Vidal) who is the father of Carmen’s unborn child. * Vidal is the captain of the Spanish army and wants his son to be born into a “new and clean Spain”; he is
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her sexuality‚ and most importantly‚ her body. Ana struggles with the battle for her educational dreams and Mexican tradition as she decides to put her schooling before her mother’s wishes. In the first scene of the film‚ Ana disobeys her mother‚ Carmen‚ who tries to persuade her daughter to stay home on her last day of high school by using her illness to make her daughter feel guilty and stay home to cook breakfast for the men. According to Mexican tradition‚ “Wives are expected to care for the
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ARTICLE REVIEW Demographic diversity in the boardroom: mediators of the board diversity–firm performance relationship Miller‚ Toyah and del Carmen Triana‚ Maria 2009 Journal of Management Studies 46: 755-786 INTRODUCTION This writing attempts to review the article in the title by analysing the research questions and its answers‚ the theoretical framework and the research methods employed. To conclude‚ a critical review of this research and some suggestions for further development are indicated
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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants MWF 10:00 a.m. Psychology 1513 November 4‚ 2012 Section A The Sisterhood of the Traveling pants is about a group of four friends who are going to be split up from each other for the first time in the upcoming summer. The girls are out shopping when they come across a pair of jeans that fits all four of them perfectly even though they are all different shapes and sizes. Lena goes to Greece to visit her grandparents. While she is there she meets
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tangible and rewarding endeavor that has unexpected benefits for those she loves” (Carmen). Not only does sewing allow Celie to channel her emotions into something besides her writing‚ but also promotes new relationships in her personal life. Standing for a pitvol part of progression‚ the sewing motif additionally explains how in the end‚ “all the loose ends is neatly stitched together and each cuff is carefully hemmed” (Carmen). In addition to sewing and God‚ another recurring element that the author employes
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because candidate centered parties were becoming customary‚ “key decisions‚ such as whether or not to participate in a questionable election‚ how to select a single opposition candidate‚ and whether or not to negotiate with the regime” (Levitsky and Carmen 14) were all out of the question. And‚ if the candidates did belong to an institutionalized party‚ they would have had longer end goals‚ which would have encouraged them to coordinate a strategy. But‚ this again‚ was not the case. They each had personal
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Habanera is one of the arias in the Opera Carmen‚ based on some of the videos on YouTube‚ Carmen seems to have control of any man that she wants. She taunts the men with her Gypsy spirt and embarrasses them without any remorse. Another aria I watched was called Toreador; the bull fighter shows off his prestige technique
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Library Book Report Title: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Author: Ann Brashares Publisher: Random House Children’s Books © Copyright Date: 2003 # of pages: 336 Genre: Realistic Fiction Summary: Tibby Tomko-Rollins‚ Lena Kaligaris‚ Carmen Lowell and Bridget Vreeland have been best friends since childhood. In the beginning of their summer vacations‚ they find a pair of jeans that fits each one of them perfectly. They decide to share the pants as a magic symbol of their friendship and
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Saints and Sinners: Ishmael Bernal’s Religious Interpretations in Films by Pauline Claire Macaraeg Ishmael Bernal’s films have received countless acknowledgements throughout the years because of his unique style of “working out patterns of symbolic details” (Lumbera 25). And through these patterns‚ Bernal was able to portray his views on things as an auteur. This paper examines his interpretations of religion and religious activities through his films. But this only includes three of his works:
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