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    Willy Russell made the character of Rita comical? The play ‘Educating Rita’ was written by Willy Russell in the late 1970’s during a time of great social change. Willy Russell’s life was just like the character of Rita in the play making it autobiographical. He was born in Whiston which is just outside Liverpool. He was a hairdresser before he went back to college to pass his O level English Literature. ‘Educating Rita’ is a play about a 26 year old called Rita who goes back to university as a hairdresser

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    Night is to remind readers that the Holocaust occurred‚ and hopes that it will never happen again. Night themes include the inhumanity of humans toward others and how death can cause potent harm to one’s psyche. In Night‚ Elie Wiesel uses many literary devices such as Tone‚ Imagery‚ and Repetition to portray the acts of death and inhumanity as well as their traumatizing effects. Elie Wiesel uses repetition to clearly state and emphasize what he has endured and shall never falter or be forgotten

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    Essay: Appearance plays a huge part in how people view you‚ they could assume something about you based on how you dress‚ how you act‚ etc. The way you look has an impact on your life experiences and opportunities. There is a concept that assistant professor of sociology‚ Kjerstin Gruys‚ calls the halo affect. This so called halo affect gives beautiful people perks in society. Such as people thinking they are richer‚ people looking at them‚ people being nicer etc.(Gruys‚2019). Appearance‚ something

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    Name Professor Course Date: Chrysanthemums: Literary Criticism At the turn of the 20th century‚ women were considered inferior to men: they were only required to stay at home‚ take care of households and children. “The Chrysanthemums”‚ as told by John Steinbeck‚ is a story of a woman during that period who tries to change the course of her destiny. In this story‚ the two-fold issues of femininity and symbolism play a critical part in explaining this helplessness. Steinbeck uses the narrative

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    Michelle Burlaza Mr. Coons American Literature 23 April‚ 2013 “The Crucibles” Literary Analysis In the Drama “The Crucibles” by Arthur Miller‚ creates an intensifying and motivating situation that keeps readers on their toes eager to find out what happens next. Miller gives a dramatical attitude and emotion in the situation that is scattering in Salem. Miller emphasizes the plot/situation in the text through a few specific characters‚ their conflicts‚ and transition of the plot in every act

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    Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption When comparing the novel and the film of Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Steven King there are many similarities. The film follows the novel plot very closely in many aspects of the book. The similarities found in the film and novel is character portrayals‚ key scenes and overall messages. The film accurately captures the essence of the novel. In both the film and the novel‚ Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption‚ the characters are portrayed

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    CTE A Literary and Degenerative Analysis In 1990 Pro Football Center Mike Webster had officially retired from the NFL. He played a total of 245 games and won 4 Super bowls. Simply to put it he was one of the best in the game. But where the real issue happened was after his career. Post-Retirement Webster suffered from amnesia‚ dementia and depression. And even though friends offered to help‚ Webster still lived out of a pick-up truck or in train stations between Wisconsin and Pittsburgh. His life

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    Composition 2 Individual Work week 3 13 Literary Analysis of Emma Jane Austen’s Emma Deborah Simones Emma was an independent woman who stood her ground as she tried to stand tall in the upper class society that she belonged to. She made it a point to help those that she felt needed help when it came to love and marriage. She thought that she was very accomplished at being a matchmaker. She never intended to cause harm or illusion just pleasure and self-fulfillment. Austen portrayed

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    JFK used many literary devices in his inaugural address‚ including parallelism‚ antithesis‚ metaphor‚ and alliterations. These devices added a sense of rhythm and tone to his address‚ while helping get his message across to the audience in an easier to understand way. I would say one of John F Kennedy’s favorite devices was antithesis. His famous phrase in this speech was “ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” This is an example of antithesis‚ which is the

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    Literary Essay- Saurabh Gadre In stories‚ the true capacity of characters are measured when they go up against an evil that e Giver‚ she writes‚ “But I want them!” Jonas said they cannot defeat. In The Giver by Lois Lowry‚ a twelve year old boy named Jonas gets selected to receive special training from the Giver‚ where he learns about the past of his society and what life was like before his era. Harrison‚ from Kurt Vonnegut’s‚ Harrison Bergeron ‚ is forced to suffer because he is much smarter than

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