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    House of the Spirits

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    Keith IB English III Pereira 12/15/12 The House of the Spirits Essay In Isabel Allende’s novel The House of the Spirits‚ there are two definitive classes of people that are present throughout the novel. The poor class‚ including the peasants of Tres Marias and the socialist party members‚ has continual resentment towards the other class‚ which is the wealthy aristocratic class. The wealthy division of the novel shows little humanity towards the poor‚ treats the poor

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    the perfect child‚ what happens to the unique qualities and diversified population? I feel that is order for the human race to survive we need a wide spectrum of genetic differences. People with diversity can sometimes over come there diversity and use their differences as motivation. Many people where gifted with unique traits and use them as self motivation. In the movie “Gattaca” Vincent used his imperfections to drive his sprit and become an astronaut. When Hitler was attempting to create

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    1. What is the significance of the word "GATTACA" (hint: think about why the letters A‚T‚C‚ and G were highlighted in all the names during the opening credits) They are the bases in the human genome. The movie is trying to emphasize the significance these four letters‚ each representing a base pair in the human genome‚ will have in the theme throughout the movie. Gattaca is the name of the space agency in the film. The name is based on the initial letters of the four DNA nitrogenous bases: guanine

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    spirit of the beehive

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    The film The Spirit of the Beehive touches on a few different aspects of life and the world. Not only does it question reality itself but also fantasy. Ana becomes lost in the two worlds of real and unreal during this movie. In the beginning of the film‚ the movie Frankenstein is played for the village to see and this spikes Ana’s curiosity. Ana questions her older sister about the movie and the Frankenstein monster and her sister tells her the monster isn’t dead in fact it’s a spirit. Ana spends

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    Spirit Bear

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    Touching Spirit Bear Question 1: Cole Matthews is an abused child who turned into a troubled kid because his parents abused him every day. He became an angry person who was willing to take anybody out in his way. When he got into trouble he would manipulate everyone into thinking he was sorry but he never really meant it. Cole hated everyone because anytime he didn’t get his way he would resort to the same violence and anger his father used on him. Cole thinks everything is a game‚

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    Utopia or Dystopia Film Review- Gattaca Welcome back your listening to 104.7 FM Radio National Breakfast and it is time for films with Jane Smith. Today I’ll be reviewing Gattaca‚ There is no gene for the human spirit. Gattaca enters the same category as Contact (1997). Starring Ethan Hawke‚ Uma Thurman and Jude Law Gattaca is a Science Fiction film about a possible future dystopian world. The movie draws on what it means to be human and the concerns over reproductive technologies which facilitate

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    Gattaca: A Society Where the Open Future Does Not Exist The open future concept is a notion that has been argued by many ethical philosophers‚ ethicist and professors throughout the last thirty years. There have been endless research and works written and produced reflecting the different arguments for or against the complex topic. A child’s right to an open future was first presented in the 1980’s by legal and political philosopher Joel Feinberg‚ which later allowed Dena Davis‚ a well-recognized

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    Fruit of the Spirit

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    Introduction: Fruit of the Spirit Turn in your Bible to Galatians 5:22. This is a relatively familiar verse. Ask any child fresh out of a bible-learning program—Bible School‚ years of Sunday School and Awana‚ whatever—to name the fruit of the Spirit‚ and they can probably tell you. “The fruits of the Spirit are love‚ joy‚ peace‚ patience‚ kindness‚ goodness‚ faithfulness‚ gentleness‚ and self-control.” They can recite those words with huge smiles on their faces‚ ticking them off on their

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    The Spirit of the Blitz

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    History Controlled Assessment- Part 3 Representations 1‚ 2 and 3 all focus on civilian’s reactions to the experience of the Blitz. In this essay I am going to identify which representation I think gives the most accurate impression on civilian reactions to the experience of the Blitz and the reasons for this. The reliability of a source is one way of suggesting whether or not it is accurate. Rep 1 is written by a history graduate and has been published in an academic journal. This makes it seem

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    Macbeth Essay In Macbeth‚ we see a man who is destined to do great things but made a few mistakes along the way. We see an example of the triumph of evil in a man with many good qualities. We see this through Macbeth’s actions and thoughts as he did not want to kill anyone until Lady Macbeth influenced him‚ his determination changed throughout the course of the play‚ and he felt guilty about what he has done. Through all of this‚ we see a man who has been influenced to do the wrong thing for his

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