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    left to live for and is worthless. He says‚ “If thou wert yet alive and yet cherished a desire of revenge against me‚ it would be better satiated in my life than in my destruction” (Shelley 166). Even though the creature spent his life taunting and chasing Victor‚ it was his fate‚ and he has no purpose in life now that the other half of him is gone

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    THESIS: “Having not just two cultures‚ but two time zones”. Weir‚ the director of the film Witness‚ cleverly used juxtaposition to divide the two overlapping worlds. The dichotomy in the contemporary American society and the idealised representation of Amish people‚ and their dissimilar values and morals are powerfully shown visually. Linking Sentence from the intro Weir speculates the attitudinal divide of the values and morals of the two worlds. He focuses in the conflict of cultures and social

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    Humorous Decisions

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    Alice walks up to Hamish still wondering about that rabbit she had just seen‚ Then Hamish spat out the words quick as can be “Alice Kingsleigh‚ will you be my wife?” Alice dodged a bullet in this situation as she wasn’t forced to answer‚ but she could’ve made a decision that would have ruptured her for the rest of her life. I know it’s silly but‚ one little phrase can ruin your life. You can never be more careful in what you say‚ word travels‚ and it can hurt and who says it can’t come around to

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    Marley and Me

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    45kilogram Labrador Retriever who grew from being a cute little puppy to a crazy giant. He isn’t only huge but he is also the most destructive dog he goes from crashing through doors and walls to destroying carpet‚ eating jewelry‚ tearing up furniture and chasing poodles. He also eats way to much as a matter of a fact he eats endlessly he eats bags and bags of kibble every single day. But through the unconditional love that Marley has for his family his energy is endless‚ and as for his love and loyalty it

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    This Side of Paradise was criticized for the use of egotists chasing the American dream‚ and finishing far from it and was praised for exposing the hierarchy of Ivy-League Schools. As “This Side of Paradise” explains‚ the story of Amory chasing campus glory and getting kicked out of Princeton University and chasing new dreams is criticized because he never achieves the American Dream. And was praised from the younger people for using satire

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    football for Notre Dame. Rudy‚ through the course of his entire life‚ had been told by everyone that chasing his dream of playing Notre Dame football would only cause him heartache. Despite all hindrances‚ Rudy‚ played by Sean Astin‚ accomplished his dream‚ and is to this day the last Notre Dame football player to be carried off the field. The reoccurring them in the movie is to be persistent in chasing your dreams and overcome all obstacles and criticism you may encounter along the way. Evident throughout

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    Am I to Be Blamed?

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    "AM I TO BE BLAMED?" They’re chasing me‚ they’re chasing‚ no they must not catch me‚ I have enough money now‚ yes enough for my starving mother and brothers. Please let me go! Let me go home before you imprison me. Very well officers. Take me to your headquarters. Good morning captain. No captain! You are mistaken! I was once a good child‚ just like the rest of you here. Just like any of your sons and daughters. But time was‚ when I was reared in slums. But we lived honestly‚ we lived

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    viewer; in 1996 Baz Luhrmann came out with his own film version of the classic tale. Like most recreated versions he made many impactful changes that overall added to the drama at the end of the play. For example he chooses to show that the law is chasing Romeo‚ takes out the fight scene with Count Paris‚ and Romeo Drinks the poison after Juliet wakes up. The first noticeable

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    this novel. Captain Ahab is not only one of the main characters in the story but is also one of the main symbols that Melville uses in this novel. Throughout the story‚ Ahab devotes all his time and energy to chasing the white whale. However‚ Ahab’s crew does not realize that he is chasing the whale for revenge until later in the story. Ahab is also stubborn and rude to anyone that tries to make him see reason. It is shown in his actions and in his words that he lives for revenge on the white whale

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    The Baroque Era

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    January 2013 By Taseen Fahim | Music PD. 3 | Mr. Garibaldi Tabita Paul Ittleson | The Baroque Era of Music | Taseen Fahim January 2013 Mr. Garibaldi Tabita Paul Ittleson Music PD. 3 The Baroque Era of Music The Baroque period of European musical history falls between the late Renaissance and early Classical periods‚ that is‚ roughly a half century between 1600 and 1750. During the Renaissance‚ Europe had assimilated the humanism and rationalism of Greco-Roman civilization

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