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    The Taking of Pelham 123

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    pointing gun at him. The same goes to the police officer who supposed to be protecting the people in the train. Another issue arise when Ryder ask for $10 million in $100 bills in order to set the hostages free. Ryder instructs Garber to notify the Mayor about the situation. Following the incident‚ Mr. Vincent Camonetti from the NYPD Hostage Negotiation Team arrives to negotiate with Ryder. However‚ Ryder refuses to speak with him and demands only to communicate with Walter Garber. The motorman‚ Jerry

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    Editing is the act of assembling components of a piece by cutting and splicing. As a filmmaker‚ and especially when making a documentary‚ the use of editing is very important in putting together ideas and arguments. In the case of a documentary‚ editing can be used to further push a thesis and prove a point which the filmmaker is trying to put across. The possibilities are endless; dialogues can be shortened‚ scenes can be added or cut‚ or even switched around to be in any order desired. By doing

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    states “we don’t live alone” and are “responsible for each other”. This message is in direct contrast to the one delivered by Arthur Birling at the start of the play where he claims a man has to “look after himself and his own” I believe it is no coincidence that Inspector Goole joins the play at this point and sets the tone for the conflict the two are going to have throughout the entirety of the play. The way that Inspector Goole conducts his “investigation” of sorts not only exposes Eva Smiths

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    uses tragic circumstances to enhance the Wessex countryside and its inhabitants. By doing so he not only develops his story‚ but attains a certain grandeur for his novel. His first attempts at tragedy were The Return of the Native and The Mayor of Casterbridge‚ but Tess of the d’Urbervilles is the culmination of his efforts. In this work‚ Hardy projects ancient drama into modern novel form. To accomplish this‚ he models his book after Aristotle’s formula for tragedy‚ although he focuses on a young

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    As Neil Armstrong once so simply yet profoundly said‚ “People love conspiracy theories (Neil).” Time after time we as humans seem to have nothing better to do with our time so we look deeper into situations than ever imaginable trying to find something to call a conspiracy. This “conspiracy” that we are going to look at‚ whether it is one or not‚ does point out some very eerie similarities between the assassinators and assassinations of both John F. Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln as well as some other

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    fried eggs fell out of a wormhole in the book. Another characteristic of the book substantiating my theme was the refutation of simple presumptions. For instance‚ in the book‚ mice turned out to be pandimensional and hyperintelligent. Finally‚ the coincidences in the book corroborated my claim. A random wormhole appearing when somebody talked was an instance of this. Although most people lead serious lives‚ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy reminds us to stop and appreciate the absurdity of the

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    After reading the story "An Enemy of the People" by Henrik Ibsen and watching the movie "A Civil Action" similarities began to appear‚ especially between two main characters. In the story this is Dr. Thomas Stockmann‚ who makes a discovery about pollution going on in his town that is endangering the people there. In the movie the main character is Jan Schlichtmann‚ a personal injury lawyer‚ who also takes on a case of pollution that is making the citizens of Woburn sick. These two characters not

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    complex to be created so randomly and without help. This argument is not about a religious God or Heaven or Hell‚ it is simply about looking at the infinite coincidences that occurred in a specific order to allow for life and survival; then contemplating if they are coincidences at all. William Paley would say that‚ of course‚ they are not coincidences as

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    Advanced Placement Literature and Composition Outside Reading Books (ORBs) & Summer Reading Instructions- 2010-2011 Patrice Norris- Instructor Email: elwyn.norris@mnps.org READ THIS HANDOUT VERY CAREFULLY BECAUSE THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE QUITE SPECIFIC Part I. All AP Literature students are required to read How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster. You will refer to this book throughout the year. The book is very entertaining and very informative as an introduction to

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    are less likely to drop out of school than Canadian-born people. This may be due to the fact that immigrant have come to this country in hopes of better opportunities and could possibly take school a bit more seriously. However this may just be a coincidence as well. The segments addressed in this blog relate to age demographics and education. Source: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/101103/dq101103a-eng.htm EXAMPLE 2. While browsing the Globe and Mail today‚ I came across an article

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