What was Christopher Isherwood’s aim when writing A Berlin Diary? When writing A Berlin Diary Christopher Isherwood’s main aim was to subtly portray his thoughts of unfolding events at that time. Isherwood weaves together his observations of life in nineteen-thirties Berlin‚ capturing the spirit of the city and the people within it. The main character Christopher Isherwood is painted as an observer‚ recording the occurrences around him in the city of Berlin. He says at the beginning of the
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Lizzie Janes Drugs and Behavior Within Hollywood’s movies depiction of drug addiction‚ many have failed to represent all true aspects that come along with such lifestyles. The movie‚ The Basketball Diaries‚ is based off a novel Jim Carroll wrote from his own diary entries. As a teenager growing up in the sixties‚ Carroll reveals his progression of drug abuse which eventually leads him addicted to heroin.Heroin is a white powder derived from morphine found in opium. It is commonly prescribed
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1. Setting A. The date – May 12th‚ 2009. B. Around 1:30pm-3:00pm. C. The time was at Emily’s parents’ house. They have some toys at sitting room and living room. The main area for baby Emily to play is at sitting. The sitting room and kitchen‚ living room and dinner room are an open area. So the baby Emily can crawl around the open area on her own. Emily’s parents do not put the safety gate between the rooms. Baby Emily has entertainer‚ cradle swing‚ some stuff animals‚ toys can make
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Today was the feast of Lupercal (pg. 824). Caesar had returned to Rome. We talked about his victory over Pompey. Secretly‚ I wished Pompey had won the battle‚ but I was glad to see my friend Caesar. As we were walking‚ along with some others‚ through the public place‚ a soothsayer called out and said‚ “Caesar! Beware the ides of March (pg. 825-826).” If I were Caesar‚ I would have take heed of this warning‚ for this soothsayer does not appear to be a dreamer (pg. 826). While Caesar and the others
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A Voyage to Remember Dear Diary‚ April 10‚ 1912‚ 12:00 A.M. The Titanic is HUGE. I’m waiting in line to board it right now. Since it is a long line‚ I figured I could write a quick entry in my diary. I’m riding on the Titanic to New York to take care of my very ill cousin. She has been ill for a couple of weeks and I am the only family she has‚ so when I heard about the Titanic‚ I bought a first-class
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Some excerpts from my Wartime diaries in the 4th Queen’s Own Hussars Wednesday 11th. April 1945 Woken at 4 am to go into Lugo area with Recce party. Stood at cross roads for a couple of hours. Area lousy with mines. Late breakfast when tanks arrived. On April ll th I went with Lt. Walmsley by jeep to Lugo‚ the fortified town that is surrounded by water and to which access is made by many small bridges. We stopped the jeep on the outside perimeter and looked across one of these bridges at the town
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The day before the party‚ Colonel Mustard and I were plotting on how we were going to kill Mr. Boddy. My specialty is poison. The Colonel is a hands on kind of man. We are going to kill Mr. Boddy‚ because he is blackmailing the Colonel. The Colonel and I are going to search for evidence of his party. He was going to leak my secret about my ability to switch identities. So I was going to kill him‚ before he got a chance to. We decided that tomorrow tonight‚ would be the night. He was hosting a party
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Walter Salles’ film‚ The Motorcycle Diaries‚ concerns the choices of two South American men‚ Ernesto “Che” Guevara and Alberto Granado on a physical and inner journey through South America. They were faced with choosing between helping the people of South America and looking after themselves as they scrape by throughout their perilous expedition‚ for example; when Ernesto and Alberto meet the man near the side of the lake and they inspect the lump on his neck and Ernesto is more concerned of the
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Your 9-year-old child will increasingly express an interest in and be able to take part in family decision-making‚ such as where to go on vacation or what foods to buy for meals. Nine-year-olds also love to plan their days‚ and may enjoy organizing her schedule on a planner. Nine-year-old children are also becoming much more independent‚ and becoming more interested in people and things outside of the immediate family. At the same time‚ 9-year-old children are more capable of handling Parents and
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_THE DIARY OF A GLADIATOR_ 12/05/58 Dear Diary‚ Today was possibly the worst day in my entire life. I shall start from the beginning. When I woke up I felt an uncontrollable need for freedom. I had the bad feeling in the bottom of my stomach and I couldn’t get rid of it. I felt terrified‚ captured. I sneaked out of the house and ran. I ran from myself‚ from the thoughts in my head. I needed to clear my mind. It felt like a huge and terribly real nightmare. An endless nightmare. I ran and prayed
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