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    "The Sound of Music".

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    The Sound of Music The sound of music was by far the greatest musical success for the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein. I chose this musical because of the lyrical and musical talent of these two men. I have enjoyed watching this classic numerous time throughout the years due to my mother’s influence. She exposed my brother and I to many different types of music‚ teaching us to appreciate the style of each artist. The Sound of Music was directed and produced by Robert Wise‚ although he was not the

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    Louise Josephine Bourgeois was a French-American artist who was born on December 25th‚ 1911‚ in Paris‚ France. Bourgeois lived to the age of 98 and continued creating art up until till the very end‚ with her last pieces being finished one/two weeks before her death on May 31st‚ 2010.While being notoriously well known for her large-scale sculptures and installation pieces‚ Bourgeois was also a painter and printmaker. Bourgeois first started her education by studying philosophy and mathematics at Sorbonne

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    Mary Wollstonecraft and the Women ’s Movement 1. Introduction 2. Mary Wollstonecraft – her life‚ views and works 3. Position of woman in society in 18th century a) Women ’s movement b) Changes in society after 18th century 4. Mary Wollstonecraft – her impact on future writers 5. Conclusion 6. References 1. Introduction In this work I would like to present very important personality from the eighteenth century‚ feminist and writer who had huge impact on the growth of the importance

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    on their first meeting; he does not unveil who he is when Jane indicated that she has come from Thornfield Hall‚ instead he quizzes her about what she knows of him ands what her position is within the house‚ she openly tells him that she is the governess. He then spends two minutes analysing her while he is sat and Jane is stood before him. This is a trait of power‚ she allows him to scrutinise her and judge her without hesitation‚ two minutes is a long time to be dissected by a man she has never

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    Heritage Films

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    sends Jane off to a boarding school. Once again‚ she is put in a situation of abuse and neglect by the owner of the school and the headmistress who has no qualms with beating the girls with a stick when they misbehave. Jane eventually becomes a governess to a young orphaned girl who is living with a one Mr. Rochester. Throughout the story‚ Jane is subjected to abuse‚ both verbal and physical‚ and often treated as second rate not only because she is a woman but also because of her financial statues

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    The Perks of Being a Wallflower and its inclusion in a history of childhood in literature. First and foremost‚ The Perks of Being a Wallflower (1999) is a ‘coming of age’ novel focusing on a young high-school freshman‚ Charlie‚ and his friends. Published in 1999‚ Stephen Chbosky received critical acclaim for writing a novel dealing with the sensitive issues some teenagers face during their time at high school. Exploring homosexuality‚ sex‚ drugs‚ violence and love‚ our protagonist Charlie goes

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    Thornfield Jane Eyre

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    Secret of Thornfield Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre at first gives off as a romantic novel. But there are multiple parts in the book that shows that Jane Eyre is also in the gothic/mystery genre. In Jane Eyre‚ after Jane entered Thornfield‚ there were many current of events that led me to believe that Mr. Rochester has a secret hidden in Thornfield Hall. What is this mystery? And how does it connect with Edward Rochester? The first event that led me to believe Rochester had a secret was when his

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    Title of Work: The Importance of Being Earnest Author: Oscar Wilde Date of Publication: 1895 Genre: Social satire/Drama/comedy in mannerisms Writing Style: Epigrams‚ puns‚ repetition Point of View: third person omniscient Setting/Atmosphere: London‚ England‚ ends in country side‚ Hertfordshire Plot Development: Act I: Jack visits Algy in city‚ he’s in love with Gwendolen (Algy’s cousin)‚ Algy brings up cigarette case‚ jack reveals his true identity ‚ tells who Cecily is‚ Algy like cesily just from

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    Jane Eyre

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    and how she contributes to the novel. Jane Eyre’s bland looks‚ beliefs‚ and background define who she is. Jane thinks that she is Plain looking with hazel eyes and plain medium-length brown hair. She is portrayed as short‚ curvy‚ and a Quakerish governess. Jane makes her own philosophy because she does not agree with everyone else’s beliefs. She believes that to stand up for yourself you have to fight back. In her search for freedom‚ Jane also struggles with the question of what type of freedom she

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    in C.E. 150 by Apuleius‚ Psyche played the role of Beauty‚ who wins back Cupid’s love by overcoming many obstacles which was given by Venus and become immortal. Different versions of the story appeared since Apuleius’ time. The eighteenth century governess and author‚ Marie Leprince de Beaumont‚ rewrote a lengthy seventeenth century version of Beauty and the beast. In this story Bell played the role of beauty as who sacrifice herself to the beast for saving her father. For beauty the challenge is to

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