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    If These Walls Could Talk‚ is about a couple‚ Abby and Edith‚ who’s lesbian relationship was minimized by the way society‚ in the 1960’s‚ viewed them. Their relationship was like a marriage in that they lived together‚ slept together‚ and cared about each other in all the ways that a man and woman would in a traditional marriage. If Abby and Edith could have been married‚ it would have opened the doors to many legal ramifications. Edith would have been allowed to see and spend time with Abby

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    NOTES on Death of a Salesman (1949) by Arthur Miller (1915-2005) ***** GENRE: Example of modern tragedy and “selective realism” Refer to your study guide for the quote from Arthur Miller’s “Tragedy and the Common Man” Selective Realism: refer to your text‚ and consider the notes following the brief remarks on the play below…. ***** Notes on the play‚ with comparisons to others this semester. (feel free to disagree or elaborate): PLOT: Willy Loman loses his job‚ regains a relationship with

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    wisdom of past heroes. Realism Realism believes in the world as it is. It is based on the view that reality is what we observe. It believes that truth is what we sense and observe and that goodness is found in the order of the laws of nature. As a result‚ schools exist to reveal the order of the world and universe. Students are taught factual information. http://www.school-for-champions.com/education/philosophies.htm realism- Regardless of the branch of realism‚ realists almost universally

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    English II Honors 31 May 2012 The Realism Behind Othello Othello: The Moor of Venice‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ has been the focus of much debate on determining factors of how it qualifies the elements on Realism‚ as the characters and the representation of the play are viewed differently from each responder. Certain aspects have taken many varying viewpoints from debates and expanded on portrayal of Shakespeare’s main themes‚ ideas‚ language‚ characters‚ and far more. Through careful

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    Realism and Constructivism are two theories that offer two different alternative answers to the outcome of future relations. Realism is based on the principle of state security and survival. The recent expansion of China into the South China Sea is due to China wanting to establish a modern tributary system. The tributary system was based on the principle that countries that were interested in trading with China‚ had to pay tribute to the Chinese emperor and the tribute was loyalty. In today’s China

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    The first scene exchange between Wendla and Mrs. Bergmann establishes realism by showing a conversation between a mother and daughter about growing up. The scene is set in a living room which is a public space within a private home. There is a sense of frustration in Wendla’s voice when saying‚ “Why did you make me such a long dress?” (Franzen can be irritatng and frustrating because we‚ as growing girls‚ feel as though long dresses are for kids and since there is teen attached to fourteen‚ we should

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    Cultural context In this essay I will be discussing the architectural qualities of the ‘Farnsworth House’ by ‘Mies Van Der Rohe’. Mies Van Der Rohe was born in Germany in 1886 and died in USA in 1969. He managed to complete projects such as ‘Commonwealth Plaza’‚ ‘860-880 Lake Shore Drive apartments’‚ Crown hall’ and ‘Seagram Building’ in which the structure for all was out of steel and glass. (Franz SCHULZE 2004:294) It could be said that architectural qualities can be the set of qualities

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    reflect the reality of crime‚ that is in its origins‚ its nature and its impact Left Realism argues that crime affects working class people‚ but that solutions that only increase repression to make the crime problem worse. However they argue that the causes of crime in relative deprivation‚ although preventative measures and policing are necessary‚ but these should be democratically controlled. As the left realism have two view on crime in theoretical and political which are: Theoretical: ’The basic

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    As a perfect chronicler and exponent of his age‚ Chaucer has presented‚ with great fidelity‚ the body and soul of 14th century English society. Compton-Rickett remarks that Chaucer symbolizes the middle ages; he stands in much the same relation to the life of his time as Pope to the 18th century and Tennyson to the Victorian era. The Prologue is an unsurpassed social document of Chaucer’s time and he truly becomes the social chronicler of his time and unfolds the colourful panorama of life which

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    Realism‚ the Blueprint of International Relations From the Clinton administration’s reluctance to acknowledge genocide in Rwanda to the United States’ unwillingness to intervene in Darfur‚ the evidence overwhelmingly shows that many states in the world conform to the realist ideology. Scott defines realism as a major theoretical approach to international relations emphasizing the competitive‚ conflict-ridden pursuit of power and security among states in world politics (Scott 62). Realist believe

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