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    Log #1: Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet offers a new dramatic lense to the Shakespearean tragedy. During the first and second screening of the film‚ the audience is introduced to a setting that greatly contrasts that of the original play and the Franco Zeffirelli 1968 film. The name is kept as Verona‚ but rather than a medieval Italian town‚ it takes place in a large coastal city. This city best represents California in the 1990’s‚ as shown by the gang violence‚ music‚ and

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    How Did World War 1 End

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    the armistice on 11 November 1918 until the signing of the peace treaty with Germany on 28 June 1919‚ the Allies maintained the naval blockade of Germany that had begun during the war. As Germany was dependent on imports‚ it is estimated that 523‚000[1] civilians had lost their lives during the war‚ and more died from starvation in this eight month period. The continuation of the blockade after the fighting ended‚ as Robert Leckie wrote in Delivered From Evil‚ did much to

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    The Importance of Being Ernest – Act 1 Task 1 How are the characters of Algernon and Jack/Ernest created for the audience? They are presented to within a high class of society‚ with a lack of consideration or care for the lower classes. Both are bored by their high society lives and “stiff” lunches/meetings that they must attend‚ so have created alter egos which they use to have fun in a different place. Algernon has invented a sick friend called Bunbury‚ who he sometimes must spend long lengths

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    The Proctor’s are at their house‚ fussing about why John was out so late and how there has been tension in their house. Elizabeth goes on to tell John she does not judge him for what he has done that he judges himself “The magistrate in your heart that judges you” (pg. 490). In the middle of them fussing the court comes to take Elizabeth away. John

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    ACT I Questions 1 Macbeth

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    ACT I Questions 1.              As the play opens‚ you find the witches casting spells‚ chanting "Fair is foul‚ and foul is fair./ Hover through the fog and filthy air."  This paradox will occur many times in the play.  How can something be fair and foul at the same time? Situationally‚ I think this makes more sense when you consider it in the sense of an outcome. War can be foul‚ but the outcome fair…depending what side you are on. 2.              The reader ’s first impression of Macbeth actually

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    Summary on Act 1 of R&J

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    Autumn Cook Mrs. Schaeffer/ Mrs. Lavie English 9 Period 1 11 November 2012 Summary of Act I of “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” In Scene I‚ Samson and Gregory are saying how much they hate the Montagues. When they see the Montagues-Abram and Balthasar‚ Sampson bites his thumb at them‚ and him and Abram begin to fight. Benvolio and Tybalt enter‚ and they fight. Later an Officer‚ Citizens‚ Capulet‚ Lady Capulet‚ Montague‚ Lady Montague‚ and following Prince Escalus enter. The Prince announces

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    The Presentation of Lady Macbeth in Act 1 We gain our first insight into the character of Lady Macbeth in act 1 scene 5‚ where she is reading a letter from Macbeth (her patner in greatness)‚ he speaks of his meeting with the "weird sisters" and what they have prophecised. Lady Macbeth upon reading this is excited by this great news and overcome with the belief that he will become the king - so her the queen - as is shown in the phrase "Glamis thou art‚ and Cawdor; and shalt be what thou art promised:"

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    Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet; Act 1 and Act 2 Analysis Act 1 Scene 1 • The setting of the play is in Verona Italy. • The Capulet’s are people that like to start fights and say harsh things to the Montague’s; Example: Sampson: “I won’t eat dirt. If a Montague insults me. I will spit on him. And I will spit on all those Montague women too”. This is an example that tells us that the Capulet’s are harsh people who like to start a fight. • The Montague seem like peacekeepers and

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    Surface Tension Lab

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    Surface Tension of Water I. Purpose How does adding soap to water change its surface tension? II. Background Adhesion is the bond between two substances of different makeups. In water‚ adhesion allows it to stick to other surfaces. Cohesion is the bond between two of the same substances. A hydrogen bond is a type of cohesion in water in which the hydrogen atoms of one water molecule being attracted to the oxygen atom of another water molecule. In water‚ each molecule in the middle is pulled

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    Mississippi's Journey

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    Mississippi’s Journey “We said there warn’t no home like a raft‚ after all. Other places do seem so cramped up and smothery‚ but a raft don’t. You feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on a raft” (Twain 137)‚ said Huckleberry Finn‚ after escaping a family feud‚ in the novel‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. In this chapter‚ Huck‚ and his friend Jim‚ a runaway slave‚ flee to a raft they have been traveling on in the Mississippi river‚ to escape yet another incident that shows

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