were in the back of the minivan‚ Jack spotted something behind them‚ as he looked closer he realized it was his dad’s car. The 2 cars were bumping each other until the minivan crashed and there dad’s black mercedes somersaulted. The kids run out the van screaming dad‚ dad answer me are you hurt but all they here is groaning but when a figure gets out of the car they realize it was their friend driving the dad’s car. As soon as Cass sees the sniper behind the friend that has come to rescue them‚ Cass
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Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving is a short fictional story. It was set in the years before and after the Revolutionary War. Rip lived in a pleasant village at the bottom of New York’s Catskill Mountains. One day Rip decided that he needed to escape his wife’s nagging so he went up the mountain with his pet dog. They reach a hollow where there were bearded men playing the nine-pins. Rip doesn’t say anything but instead drinks some of their moonshine and falls into a slumber. When he wakes more
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“Rip Van Winkle‚” is a character that is part of American mythology. The character trait least evident is‚ admirable. In the story‚ we see that his neighbors loved him. Including the men‚ women and children. Unfortunately‚ when he was at home he always wanted to leave. He complained about his nagging wife. It seemed he was all too happy to lend a helping hand to his neighbors‚ but to his own family‚ it was a different story. To me‚ that is not admirable. Not when you have a wife and children. When
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What makes Ernest Hemingway memorable? Ernest Hemingway‚ a fellow member of the Lost Generation Americans in Paris‚ was born in Oak Park‚ Illinois. He started writing at age 17 when he became a writer in a newspaper office in Kansas City. Then after getting injured in World War I he became a reporter for Canadian and American newspaper. The job acquired him to relocate back to Europe to cover events‚ such as the Greek Revolution. Throughout his life he wrote many great novels‚ however like every
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In Rip Van Winkle‚ Irving shows his doubts the American Identity and the American dream. After the Revolutionary war‚ American was trying to develop its own course. They were free to govern their own course of development; however‚ some of them had an air of uncertainties on their own identity in this new country. Irving was born among this generation in the newly created United States of America‚ and also felt uncertainty about the American identity. Irving might be the writer that is the least
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philosophy of the tragic hero can be located in both Charles Van Doren in Quiz Show and Shakespeare’s character‚ Othello‚ in his play Othello. It is the
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Analysis of Description of the Setting “Rip Van Winkle” is a magical fiction written by Washington Irving in the early nineteenth century‚ and‚ of which the main character is Rip Van Winkle exactly. What made me be interested in the mystical story‚ was not only the developing plot that went on compactly‚ but also the various description of all the setting in the story which made the plot of the entire story seemed to contain much more emotional coloring. One day‚ after a long time
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latter can provide a brief insight into the mental situation of the artist as well as any apparent influencing factors of the artwork. This view can often also include fragmental insights into the society and culture of the time. Rembrandt van Rijn and Vincent van Gogh are 2 artists of whom are well represented by this statement. <br> <br>Rembrandt was born into a Dutch society of the Baroque era . This time period influenced his style of artwork heavily as these were the Post-High Renaissance years
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Nicole Caillaux April 7‚ 2011 Music Appreciation Prof. Caballero One of the most musically talented‚ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart began at a very young age and passed at a young age. Mozart was incredibly talented; his music is still heard and played around the world today. Amadeus a movie portrayed on Mozart’s life through the eyes of a jealous rival Antonio Salieri has some facts as well as fiction to it. Amadeus was a very commendable movie portraying Mozart’s life. Though it had
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Question 1 1.1 Identify : Mission Statement Comfort Group Importance of a mission statement: A mission statement is formulated by the top management of the organization. The mission statement clarify what product or service the business offers‚ what their goals and objectives are and who is the target market. Show the ‘special niche’ of the business‚ what separate them from other similar organisations in the market. It shows the organisations reason for existence. 1.2 Difference:
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