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    baby alone own until child protective services deems him as an unfit guardian. Eventually‚ his daughter Lucy gets taken away from Sam because child protective services say he is not capable of taking care of her. He then goes out and finds a lawyer‚ Rita. She takes Sam’s case pro bono. I picked a random movie from the list‚ started with the first column of movies and typed each one into the Netflix search bar until I found I Am Sam which grabbed my attention. I found it on Netflix and the name of the

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    are gone. Her brothers can go off and make their own way in the world‚ but Mabel has nowhere to go. She could go live with a sister‚ become a servant or as her brother Malcolm suggested become a nurse‚ none of these options are acceptable to her. Joe Pervin is thirty three‚ the oldest of the brothers. He expects to get a job with the steward of a neighboring estate after he marries the steward’s daughter. Fred Henry Pervin is the second oldest brother and Malcolm the youngest. Another character

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    experiences to new ones‚ obstacles are usually met before being totally successful. The play of Educating Rita‚ by Willy Russel‚ agreed that moving into the world must have benefits for individuals‚ as well as the song lyric “Fast Car” by Tracy Chapman. Individuals moving into the world‚ are bound to come across many obstacles that they overcome to be successful. The core text ‘Educating Rita’ is about a woman’s transformation to the educated middle class from the working class. Language is the

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    different themes. ). One being love and the other being death. Lawrence takes the old school “boy meets girl” in a whole different direction. Lawrence also uses a lot of symbolism in his short story. He gives her big brother Joe horse-like characteristics. Joe identifies with the beasts.(701) To drill this idea farther into the reader’s head he describes his posture as horse-like more than once and then the character exits with his "...tail between his legs." (704) Fred Henry is likened

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    are presented in Act Two‚ Scenes One to Three reveal about the development of Rita and Frank and their relationship‚ in Educating Rita? Educating Rita was written in 1980 by the playwright Willy Russell and is one of his most famous plays to date. Since the play has many similarities to Russell’s life‚ it is viewed as a semi-autobiographical play containing certain similarities to his life; for example both he and Rita were female hairdressers and were under-educated at school. The play is written

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    Unconventional Love

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    As stated in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ “the course of love never did run smooth.” The majority have experienced hardships within relationships and are aware that‚ in many cases‚ it is these individualistic quirks that form the adhesives to a healthy and strong long-lasting love. The word ‘love’ itself could be seen as merely an umbrella term‚ which houses much unconventionality on many levels. However‚ something with such intense depth and hazard has many potential outcomes‚ and not

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    Role of Local Color in Zora Neale Hurston’s Novel Their Eyes Were Watching God As a native of Eatonville‚ Florida; and an anthropologist-folklorist‚ Zora Neale Hurston had an intimate‚ profound understanding of the South Florida locale of Their Eyes Were Watching God. Using her vast knowledge of the cultural expectations‚ practices and customs of the black community of the region‚ Hurston was able to create a vividly lifelike atmosphere in this novel- a rich environment steeped in folk traditions

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    games. However‚ only a few stand out in my memory and even fewer still remain in my possession today. There are many toys in America‚ which are known by all ages‚ nationalities‚ and social classes. Toys such as Barbie‚ Legos‚ Cabbage Patch Kids‚ GI Joe‚ and many more are well known commodities‚ which have been in existence since before my time. Although there are numerous toys I can remember as a child there is one toy‚ which stands out particularly more than others. This toy is Mr. Potato Head

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    African American Religion Joe Turner’s Come and Gone Misty Ricard Before Africans were brought to America during the slave trade‚ they had their own culture and society. They had their own language and dance.  They also had their own religion.  History tells us that the Europeans justified their abuse toward the Africans as helping them become more civilized because the Africans lifestyle appeared primal to them and not as developed and industrialized as theirs. What

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    ‘educating rita ‘ is a play about 26- year old woman‚ Rita‚ who feeling excluded from her restricted working class life‚ decided to attend an open university course. her tutor is frank a board cynical academic. because this is a play dialougue‚ setting‚ and structure are the most prevalent techniques used to represent the development of the protagonist sense of identity. The consequences of moving into the world may or may not be beneficial. Social and cultural backgrounds complicate the process

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