“Welcome to the world of the plastic beach”. This is the title of a song on the Gorillaz Album Plastic beach. But for The community of Gorillaz and the band it is much more. The plastic beach is a fictional location that the band came up with to be a harbor that they could live on. It is an island in the middle of the pacific ocean that is made up entirely of plastic bottles and waste. The characters of Gorillaz discovered this mountain of garbage when they were escaping the clutches of bruce willis
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Eye of the Tiger There are many songs in today’s era that give there listeners the strength to carry on. The song I have chosen is “Eye of the Tiger”. The artist responsible for the creation of this masterpiece of inspiration is survivor. Eye of the Tiger was released spring of 1982 as well as featured in Rocky III. Inspiration‚ theme‚ and the strength to overcome hardships is what this song has given me. Life is never easy for anyone‚ and Eye of the Tiger is a song that gives strength and determination
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Meet Ernie a fourth grader from Alabama‚ he is very polite‚ and shy‚ that is until he found a new app called Call of Duty. The only problem is the app cost forty dollars‚ and Ernie’s parents would never allow him to buy the game. His parents are all about him being active and playing outside with the neighborhood kids. This angers Ernie and he becomes obsessed with with getting the game and doesn’t go outside for three months. He becomes very rude to neighborhood kids‚ and his parents which doesn’t
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The Godfather A family is a basic social unit consisting of parents and their children‚ and is considered a group‚ whether they reside together or not; the traditional family‚ which usually consists of family values and beliefs. In American literature family serves as a base in our society which can be shaped and molded into many different forms. Mario Puzo’s The Godfather demonstrates family as a successful business‚ with strict and traditional Italian roots. The story is focuses on the Corleone
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In the introduction‚ Sandra Gilbert explores the novel‚ The Awakening‚ by viewing it as a feministic and fantasy life of Edna Pontellier‚ who seems like the second-coming of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite. Gilbert’s purpose for writing the introduction is to shed a new light on the novel by viewing it a different way that most of us haven’t considered before‚ in hopes to explain parts of the novel that have often been misunderstood‚ and to argue or persuade that despite the realism of the book‚ Chopin
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Mwangi 1 ! Name 3.11 Honors Zeni NAME Mwangi NO Mrs. Nobody Mrs. Mangas English 2 Honors November‚ 1 2014 Report Name What in the text indicates historical events? "It was not a time and place for coroners and newspapers" What in the text would not fit in a different time period? "There was no physician within miles‚ no neighbor; nor was she in a condition to be left‚ to summon help." What in the text indicates the beliefs and values of the author? "but God forbid that I should
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Using the song “Stars” the movie producers of the musical Les Miserables effectively portrayed more of Javert’s outlook‚ providing the audience more understanding of the mindset of the people involved in the justice system during that time. Using symbolism of stars and contrasting them with a fallen angel‚ the viewer can see better into the mind of Javert. Moreover‚ the song excellently captures Javert’s determination to catch Jean Valjean as well as his belief that he is doing the right thing
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1. Cooking means applying heat to food. Cooking is the process of preparing food by applying heat selecting‚ measuring and combing ingredient’s. And making sure its edible. The term is often used in the narrower sense of applying heat to chemicaly transform a food to change flavor‚ texture‚ apperence or nutritional feature. 2. 3. A restaurant is an establishment which prepares and serves food and drink to customers in return for money‚ either paid before the meal‚ after the meal‚ or
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The bubonic plague‚ caused by the Yersinia pest is bacteria‚ is a highly contagious communicable disease. The bacteria is transferred from animals‚ to fleas‚ to humans. This bacteria can be found in multiple location world-wide. The earliest reporting of the Bubonic plague‚ also known as the “Black Death”‚ dates back to 1347‚ via land and sea trade routes of the ancient Silk Road. When rat filled ships arrived at the harbors of Europe‚ people came to welcome the sailors home. They soon realized
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In the Provencal song‚ Peace in the name of the Lord!‚ Marcabru apprises his listeners to embark on a Crusade. With a powerful religious voice‚ he creates the prominent image of a washing bowl. “Everyone knows we should wash ourselves / in the evening and the morning” (10 - 11). Throughout the song‚ the washing bowl takes not only a literal form but also a metaphorical representation. “Those who go to the bowl / Will shine with beauty” (32 - 33). To illustrate Marcabru’s depiction of his washing
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