individuals to make decisions that can either benefit or negatively affect the life of that particular individual. Both Theodore Dreiser and Sinclair Lewis know first hand the effect of these desires and portray them in the themes of their novels. Elmer Gantry‚ An American Tragedy‚ and Sister Carrie all portray a common theme that states in general; desire has the most significant influence on human actions. Throughout Sister Carrie‚ the main character‚ Carrie‚ struggles greatly in the city of Chicago
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Our Town vs. Steel Magnolias To the casual observer‚ Our Town‚ the theatrical piece by Thornton Wilder‚ is very different from the cinematic production entitled Steel Magnolias (based on Robert Harling’s original stage play). Due to their differences in setting‚ characters‚ and mood‚ it can be difficult to see the obvious parallels. A more in-depth look at both pieces reveals many similarities in different areas‚ such as daily life‚ love‚ marriage‚ and death. Despite the fact that Our Town takes
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Vital Statistics Elmer McCurdy is known to have been born in Maine around the year 1880; although‚ the precise date of his birth is unknown due to poor record keeping at the time. Elmer died at approximately eight o’clock on the morning of October 7th‚ 1911. Elmer was a full time alcoholic‚ and a part time criminal. His unfortunate affinity for criminal behavior is what ultimately cost Elmer his life. Following a slightly successful train robbery‚ Elmer was tracked to a barn in Oklahoma where he
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Bugs Bunny and the Marlboro Man How often do you watch television and not see violence‚ smoking‚ and drinking? Not very often. Everyday you watch television‚ and everyday you see one of these acts. You are not the only one who sees this‚ your children do‚ too. Every time you turn on the television to watch the news‚ a cartoon‚ a movie‚ or your favorite television series‚ you see something that is wrong with the world. Even if the shows you are watching don’t show the bad things in the world
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The Adding Machine; Elmer L. Rice SUMMARY: The protagonist of this play is named Mr. Zero‚ and other characters are numbered too‚ which gives an idea of the sort of story this is. Elmer Rice was criticizing the modern society and the way its institutions (mindless workplaces‚ loveless marriages…) turn people into faceless automatons. The play is developed into eight scenes‚ which I am going to summarize straightaway. In the first scene‚ we meet Mr. Zero and his wife Mrs. Zero. The whole scene consists
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because he never doubts that he will find a solution if he keeps trying. He always wins because he tries his hardest to outsmart and outwit every opponent. The audience always loves a winner‚ especially a witty one! He has outsmarted everyone from Elmer Fudd to the genius Wile E. Coyote. Also he is a master of exploiting the opponent’s weaknesses‚ such as Emler Fudd’s gullibility and Yosimite Sam’s temper. Bugs Bunny forces his co-stars to get better by making them learn the hard way from their mistakes
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In a reading titled “Rembrandt’s Africans”‚ Elmer Kolfin argues that although scholarly literature has never fully discussed the presence black Africans in Rembrandt’s artwork‚ Rembrandt chose to depict Africans as the major subject of many of his often overlooked works. The paradox of Rembrandt’s Africans lies in the importance of portraying them‚ but not to such a significant degree as the Jews. He first establishes where and how Rembrandt applies the black African motif. Through his many figure
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SPEAKER [City / Country Town Name] Liquor Forum [Street Address] [City/Town] VIC [Postcode] [Date] [Mr/Ms/Dr./Prof.] [First Name] [Second Name] [Title] [Organisation] [Street Address] [City/Town] [State] [Postcode] Dear [Mr/Ms/Dr./Prof.] [Second Name] INVITATION TO SPEAK AT THE [CITY / COUNTRY TOWN NAME] LIQUOR FORUM I would like to invite you to speak at the [City / Country Town Name] Liquor Forum on [date] at [time] at [venue]. The [City / Country Town Name] Liquor Forum is
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Which place do you prefer to leave: in a small town or in a big city ? Small towns and big cities both have their good sides. First big cities have unlimited choices of things you can do. There is always a lot to do and visit. Living in a big city is more comfortable because there are cinemas‚ theaters‚ museums‚ shops‚ malls‚ lots of restaurants to choose. There are a lot of possibilities of shopping. Secondly the standard of education is also very high in big cities. People have
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Your town | * Can you describe your town or village to me? * Tell me something about your hometown. * Where are you from? * Where is your hometown? * Where do you come from? * What is the name of the street you live on? * What kind of street do you live on? * What do you like about your town? * I live in Lahore. It is my favourite place. It is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. A 2010 government estimate now puts the population
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