In the new episode of “The Muppets‚" Joseph Gordon-Levitt was seen serenading the show’s female lead character‚ Miss Piggy. The two started singing together and looked very sweet with each other. According to People‚ the newly format ABC series got another A-celebrity guest with the 34-year-old actor. He just showcased his singing expertise along with the group of puppets. For the latest installment‚ “Going‚ Going‚ Gonzo‚" the filmmaker was a guest at Miss Piggy’s own program “Up Late with Miss Piggy
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entity to answer to‚ neither the people nor the government. Such power would have enabled the Bank to also wield a great deal of political power. Jackson was immediately suspicious. In a letter from Colonel James A. Hamilton‚ son of former Treasury Secretary under George Washington‚ Alexander Hamilton‚ which was dated December 9‚ 1833‚ Hamilton informed Jackson that Biddle had submitted a bank report explaining that the Bank held a position of being required to carry out "other duties than those to the
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Jackson Pollock There have been many artists throughout history. Jackson Pollock was one that was known for more than just his art. Pollock came to fame in New York City during the 1940s. He lived in a small apartment‚ filled with cigarette smoke and the smell of paint. The news of war played over the radio. It was dark and barely furnished. His paintings were prominent throughout the rooms. It looked more like an art studio than a home. Pollock seemed to have no sense of time. Every day
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1. The mood at the beginning of the story is warm and lighthearted. The morning of June 27th is described as “clear and sunny‚ with the fresh warmth of a full summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green” (1 Jackson). The atmosphere described at the beginning of the story is shown to be one of joy. Thus leading the readers to believe that the story will be cheerful and upbeat. 2. At the beginning of the story‚ the men are depicted to be ordinary and country like
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In The Sea of Monsters‚ a 13-year-old demigod Percy Jackson goes on a quest with his friend Annabeth‚ a daughter of Athena‚ and Tyson‚ a Cyclops‚ who happens to be Percy’s half brother. They go to save Thalia’s pine tree‚ which has been poisoned mysteriously ‚ and to save Grover‚ Percy’s best friend. In order to get the Golden Fleece‚ which will heal the tree‚ he must travel across the omious Sea of Monsters to an island guarded by the Polyphemus and his man-eating sheep‚ where his friend Grover
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On the 13th of May‚ in 1787‚ the British Government sent a fleet of 11 ships on a mission to start up a new colony led by Captain Arthur Phillip. Captain Arthur Phillip was born on the 11th of October‚ 1738‚ in London. Phillip went to school at Greenwich and later served an apprenticeship in the merchant navy. He was then transferred to the Royal Navy during the Seven Years War but then retired to become a farmer in Hampshire. After he served his time as Captain in the Portuguese Navy‚ Phillip re-joined
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“The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson‚ initially comes off as a happy and light-hearted story‚ with imagery showing kids playing in a yard and mothers gossipping with each other. An annual ritual called the lottery. Jackson keeps the reader in the dark as to what takes place in the lottery until the very end of the story. The story suddenly gains a very serious and solemn tone. The head of each household draws a slip of paper‚ and when Bill Hutchinson draws the paper with the black dot‚ his wife Tessie
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Contents Chapter One ....................................................................................................................................... 1 Chapter Two........................................................................................................................................ 7 Chapter Three ................................................................................................................................... 16 Chapter Four ............................
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In 1948‚ “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson demonstrates the effect of social groups‚ how that affects the conscious mind and decisions. There’s a small village of three hundred people‚ and every year there’s a “Lottery”. The lottery was a long standing tradition the people of the village did every year since its founding’s. It consists of a post master‚ sheriff‚ and opening words‚ the whole town gathers in the middle of the village for the drawing. The whole thing starts around early morning to finish
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The Dark Phoenix Saga The Dark Phoenix Saga is an extension of the storyline of the X-Men and it focuses on the phoenix force and Jean Grey. The saga refers to Jean’s corruption and fall. When Jean returned from a space mission‚ she attains the ultimate potential as a telekinetic and a telepath. She becomes incredibly powerful‚ but she still decides to voluntarily restrain the power so as to keep herself under control. Most American superhero comics heavily reference it and consider it a classic
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