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    The article‚ ‘There are five ways to skin a cat’ simply means that there are more than one way to solve a problem. With social theory‚ there are more than a few ways to figure out the solution. Also‚ you can never figure out why social things go wrong unless you want to get them right. We deal with our society and problems every day. Therefore‚ for every problem‚ there are numerous ways to solve it. There are many issues in our society that need to be eradicated. Tensions that I will discuss in

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    advent of the film noir‚ it is a film style of cinematographic film that is shrouded by a mood of pessimism‚ fatalism‚ and menace. This term is also used to define American horror/crime films back in the 1940s. An example of film noir is “The Black Cat‚” this film is a 1943 American horror film that became the universal pictures biggest box office hit of the time. Expressionistic style is a style concerned with eliminating all of traditional aspects of conventional musical elements. Also‚ expressionistic

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    has known about Cats and mice‚ the two creatures have never gotten along. I know that these creatures do not get along because every Saturday morning I used to wake up and watch Tom and Jerry. In Tom and Jerry‚ Tom the Cat would always chase Jerry and Jerry always seemed to be a little bit smarter with better plans than Tom. These two creatures would go back and forth chasing each other and fighting just like they do in real life. “The Legend of Cat and Rat” and the story “ How cats and Mice Became

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    The roles of women in society during the depression era were quite clearly defined‚ yet To Kill a Mockingbird presents female characters that break these stereotypes such as: Scout‚ Calpurnia‚and Miss Maudie. A southern lady was a precious flower. She was to be at all times feminine‚ polite‚ soft-spoken and gentle. She was to defer to men in all cases. A man was obligated to protect a lady’s virtue even to the point of never using crass language in front of a lady (recall Arthur Radely and his friends

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    To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel about growing in the 1930s in the Southern United States. Scout Finch lives with her brother Jem and their father Atticus (a lawyer) in the town of Maycomb‚ Alabama. Maycomb is a small town‚ and every family has its social standing depending on where they live‚ who their parents are‚ and how long they have lived in Maycomb. Atticus raises his children by himself‚ with the help of neighbors and a black housekeeper named Calpurnia. Scout is a tomboy who prefers to solve

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    Stereotypes in To Kill A Mockingbird: How the Stereotypes Enhance the Theme of the Novel To Kill a Mockingbird In the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ many characters are stereotyped into whom they are not‚ to emphasise the theme of the novel‚ as well as teach the audience of the moral lesson that is learned from this novel; to be a less judgemental society and to be willing to accept others of different cultures and races by creating moral education. This technique of using stereotypes

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    Essay on: “To Kill a Mocking Bird‚” by Harper Lee. Statement of Intent: A Literary report focused on the discussion of how the elements of the novel “To Kill a Mocking Bird‚” by Harper Lee‚ enables deeper understanding on the part of the reader‚ of the idea of racial prejudice. The target audience is: students and teachers alike‚ studying the novel “To Kill a Mocking Bird‚” by Harper Lee. The novel “To Kill a Mocking Bird‚” by Harper Lee‚ is set during a time of great poverty – The Great Depression

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    However‚ “The Black Cat” by Edgar Allan Poe shows the idea of the supernatural in the short story. Some may argue that there is a supernatural presence in this story. However‚ it is quite clear that the narrator is insane‚ a drunkard‚ and plain crazy as demonstrated by a sudden blaze‚ hallucinations towards a similar looking cat‚ the making narrator kill his wife‚ and much more. When the narrator becomes insane due to the cat “possessing” him‚ he kills his wife brutally. The cat is shown to

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    Paranoia‚ Unaccountability‚ and Drunkenness : The Black Cat “I became insane‚ with long intervals of horrible sanity.” -Edgar Allen Poe In his story “The Black Cat”‚ Edgar Allen Poe acquaints us to a death row inmate who‚ believing he was bewitched by at cat‚ wishes to find “... some intellect more calm‚ more logical... which will perceive (his circumstances) nothing more than an ordinary succession of very natural causes and effects” (1). The man‚ also our narrator is an insane and opprobrious

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    Earth is which is a more adequate and loveable pet--cats or dogs. In any situation‚ dogs are better suited for the best position than cats by a long shot. There are many reasons why dogs are superior to cats because dogs have traits that cats lack and will probably never attain these traits. Dogs can provide protection‚ they are loyal and give affection‚ they allow themselves to be trained to their master’s likings‚ and they are able to help people. Cats can

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