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    until they start destroying the psychological states of individuals. When the sexualities of individuals are repressed‚ symptoms of psychological deterioration occur due to restrictive social norms. These are the circumstances in “The Hands” by Sherwood Anderson and “The Storm” by Kate Chopin. In “The Hands‚” Wing Biddlebaum once known as a teacher named Adolph Myers at a boy’s school is chased to a new town in Ohio where he is repressed and fearful of society because he is a homosexual during a time

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    or her will‚ but other things have control over people as well. Sherwood Anderson shows two examples of control in Don and Ted. These two characters have problems created by their difficult lives. The other characters’ personalities either help or hinder the children‚ creating a family with a constant conflict until one of the characters either changes‚ or disappears from the story all together. "Brother Death" by Sherwood Anderson is a short story about power. Don and Ted both want to be in control

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    Sherwood Anderson’s collection of short stories‚ Winesburg‚ Ohio‚ follows the lives of residents in a small made up town in Ohio called Winesburg. The characters of each story all concern themselves with a truth‚ or a principle of reality‚ which effects the way in which they live their lives. There are clear connections in Anderson’s book of short stories that directly relate to the way he conducted his life. Although not an autobiography‚ Anderson relates his childhood and adulthood in the truths

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    Anderson Vs. Wes Anderson

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    example than Wes Anderson‚ he is one of the best examples of a modern auteur‚ with a whimsical visual style all his own and narrative tendencies that remain consistent across his body of work. Chances are that if you know of Anderson and his past films‚ you can spot whether a movie is directed by him within five seconds of watching one his works or viewing a trailer for an upcoming film. With a distinct color palette that links everything from a the production design to the outfits‚ Anderson adheres to

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    Discovery

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    How does the poem”Understand Old one” portrait the concept of “discovery”? Discovery can have a different impact on different individuals. The composer ”Oodgeroo Noonuccal” reflects on her discovery of the” old native burial ground” as a spiritual journey‚ rather than an intellectual journey experienced by the scientists and the modern world. Discovery can offer us a positive or negative experience. Oodgeroo Noonuccal felt strongly reverential towards the old one and the past‚ but she was more

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    The Discovery

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    THE DISCOVERY THE DISCOVERY ‘The Discovery’‚ by J.C Squire describes a historical event: Christopher Columbus’s ‘discovery’ of the New World on his 1942 expedition across the Atlantic Ocean which initiated the process of Spanish colonisation. The poem has gone by several names including ‘The Caravels‚ ‘Sonnet’ and ‘There was an Indian’. John Collings Squire (J.C Squire) (1884-1958) was a British poet‚ writer‚ historian‚ influential literary critic and editor of the post WW1 period.

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    Expressionism in Sherwood Anderson’s Winesburg‚ Ohio According to Webster’s New World Dictionary‚ expressionism is “a 20th-c movement in art‚ literature...seeking to give symbolic‚ objective expression to inner experience.” In his essay‚ “Anderson’s Expressionist Art‚” David Stouck writes‚ The Winesburg stories accumulate power from those exaggerated‚ stylized gestures by which a character is revealed or through which a scream of suffering is made to be heard. “Expressionism” is the formal term

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    Wes Anderson

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    Rushmore to Moonrise Kingdom the Style of Wes Anderson When watching Moonrise Kingdom or Rushmore the touch of Wes Anderson is not hard to find. His comical movies having taken on a nature of their own and the audience has come to expect excellence from the director; not only for the enjoyment of the movie but for the quality that the movie is made in. Over the years he has begun to develop a style all to his own. In Moonrise Kingdom the movie was shot with the yellow being the prominent color being

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    The urban legend of Grace Sherwood better known as “The Pungo Witch” is a tale that still contains a fair level of accuracy. However‚ due to this story being told many times over‚ and not having an exact account of what actually transpired; it has evolved into an urban legend. There is a debate regarding the validity of this story being an actual urban legend‚ mainly because the original depiction has not altered throughout the course of time‚ the fundamental facts are still evident and the characters

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    Discoveries

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    A silver bullet to beat cancer? The internet is awash with stories of how silver can be used to treat cancer. Now‚ lab tests have shown that it is as effective as the leading chemotherapy drug - and may have fewer side-effects. Results from the study at the University of Leeds‚ published in Dalton Transactions‚ show that particular silver compounds are as toxic to cancer cells as the platinum-based drug Cisplatin‚ which is widely used to treat a range of cancers. But the crucial difference is

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