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    In the short story‚ “Pattern of Love” by Irwin Shaw‚ the story portrays how one’s outward appearance is often different from their inner nature. Katherine‚ one of the three protagonists‚ is used to acquiring what she wants. Katherine‚ with rosy cheeks‚ blue eyes‚ and red lips‚ causes all of the boys to instantaneously be infatuated with her looks. She may be alluring and powerful on the outside‚ but inside‚ she is the opposite. While Katherine is trying to pursue Harold‚ another main character who

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    Father Bernard Lonergan. His method of transformation and its four steps have been used as the foundation for the four chapters in this paper. So before reading the paper‚ it is important to understand the process that Bernard Lonergan is trying to teach. The method of transformation is broken down into four simple steps: experiencing‚ understanding‚ judging‚ and choosing. These steps move us to a higher viewpoint‚ or perspective‚ that fundamentally shifts how we see the world. Bernard Lonergan

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    Pygmalion written by Bernard Shaw‚ was first performed on stage with Rex Harrison as Henry Higgins. The reception of the audience during the play was of utmost disappointment due to the non romantic ending of the play‚ even though that was Shaws initial intentions. My fair Lady on the other hand is a musical based on Pygmalion‚ and the movie was shot in 1964 by director George Cukor. Although there are numerous similarities between musical and play such as the character interactions or how both of

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    Bernard Malamud's Sorrow

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    The short stories‚ “the Magic Barrel” and “The German Refugee” displays Bernard Malamud’s sorrow over his mother’s death. “The Magic Barrel” is about a young Jewish man named Leo Finkle‚ who has been studying six years to be a rabbi at a Jewish university called Yeshiva University in Brooklyn‚ New York. The story is ultimately about this man’s quest to find a wife‚ because one of his colleagues told him when he was ordained as a rabbi‚ a wife would make it easier for Leo to win a congregation over

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    Humanities - Realism

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    discussing “Realism” as my subject. “Realism‚ in art‚ the movement of the mid-19th cent. formed in reaction against the severely academic production of the French school. Realist painters sought to portray what they saw without idealizing it‚ choosing their subjects from the commonplaces of everyday life. Major realists included Gustave Courbet‚ J. F. Millet‚ and Honoré Daumier. In a broader sense the term is applied to an unembellished rendering of natural forms. In recent years realism has come to

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    Elements of Realism

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    Elements of Realism Essay Due date: Topic: Identify how one of the selections from Collection 4 fits the characteristics of realism. (A Mystery of Heroism‚ The Story of an Hour‚ or A Pair of Silk Stockings) Length: 5 paragraphs Introduction: • Identify the selection you have chosen • Identify realism as a style of writing during the Civil War period • Summarize the characteristics of realism (4) • Thesis: last sentence that announces the topic of your essay; example: Harriet Jacobs

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    Andrew Bernard Monologue

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    - DAY Andy behind his desk‚ a landline phone pressed up against his ear. ANDY Hey Mom. Did you see it? (beat) Yeah. I did that all by myself. (beat) Thanks‚ only took me three hours. andy’s talking head: ANDY When people think of Andrew Bernard‚ people think goodlooking‚ multi-talented‚ super salesman. And now‚ people will think artist. Andy lifts up a copy of Ranger Rick magazine. The magazine is opened on a page with crude drawings on it. He points to a drawing of a man on the top right

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    Realism and Naturalism

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    Realism and Naturalism are both responses to Romanticism. Romanticism was mainly dealing with surreal themes‚ while realism obviously does not. Many writers began to switch to realism and naturalism from romanticism because of world events and to make a change. Realism most often refers to the trend towards depictions of contemporary life and society as they were. In the spirit of general Realism‚ Realist authors opted for depictions of everyday and bland activities and experiences‚ instead of

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    The Rise of Realism

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    intentionally seeks out and publishes the misdeeds of a public individual for profit or gain. Theodore Roosevelt is said to be linked to being the creator of the term. 2. Naturalism was a literary movement of the late 19th century that was an extension of Realism. What was the main focus of the Naturalistic writer? -The main focus of a Naturalistic writer was about the fringes of society‚ the criminal‚ the fallen‚ and the down-and-out. Naturalists argued that individuals have no choice because a person’s

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    Bernard Marx Quotes

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    Task 1: While some may argue the protagonist of Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is Bernard Marx‚ the true conflict in the novel surrounds the character John‚ often referred to as the Savage as he was born outside of “civilization” (121). With long‚ pale blonde hair in braids and pale blue eyes‚ the protagonist had striking looks. His skin was white‚ though bronzed by the sun‚ and his overall tall frame had an endearing‚ wild look that caught the eye of many women in this novel. Concerning his character

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