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    In Panem‚ The capitol which is the richest dominate the districts which are very poor and the result is we can see the inequality between them. This is the view that we can see with our bare eyes that the capitol’s live is diffrent from the district’s live‚ this diffrence reveal in many ways throughout the novel. The rich control the poor so does in hunger games‚ the capitol control the districts by making a hunger games in the reaping day and help the one who win with some foods. The candidates

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    “…disobedient wretch! ...get thee to a church Thursday Or never look me in the face.” Using abrasive name-calling along with an ultimatum‚ he tries to force Juliet to marry Paris. Not bothering to understand how or why Juliet feels so strongly about not marrying Paris‚ Capulet creates a tension between Juliet and himself. The

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    How does Kazan create tension and suspense in On the Waterfront? On the Waterfront‚ directed by Elia Kazan in 1954‚ portrays Terry Malloy‚ the protagonist of the film‚ who goes on a journey to redeem himself for the murder of Joey Doyle. Terry‚ a former prize fighter‚ could have been a “contender” but now is a “bum” under the command of Johnny Friendly‚ a corrupt union boss. Throughout Terry’s journey‚ the director uses various methods to create tension and suspense in some of the scenes. Joey’s

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    write about how Priestley presents some of the contrasts in the play. Priestley presents the contrasts in the play ’An Inspector Calls’ in many ways. There are many of these‚ the main contrast is the difference in attitudes of the younger generation and the older generation‚ this continues to develop throughout the entire play‚ and we see how both generations act to their involvement with Eva Smiths death. Another contrast is the opposing views of the upper and lower class and also how they were treated

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    the way conflict between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth is portrayed throughout the course of the play‚ paying particular attention to the way Shakespeare shows the development of their characters and the changing nature of their relationship. During the play‚ Shakespeare presents the theme of conflict in various ways. From the conflict between the characters and their innermost desires to the disagreements between characters and their different opinions and furthermore the dispute between good and evil

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    create tension and sympathy in his novel. The writer had made a huge contrast - from a stadium of triumph and glory to people being shot. In the scene when introducing the Silver Lion‚

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    Macbeth and Lady Macbeth have a very strong relationship and this deteriorates later. Act 1 Scene 5 is a key scene which shows just how close Macbeth and Lady Macbeth were at the beginning of the play; it shows their original relationship. Macbeth has written a letter to Lady Macbeth telling her of everything and in this letter states algo that she helped

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    Steinbeck creates tension when he writes about a clash or an awkward moment. You get this feeling at the pit of your stomach‚ burning with curiosity‚ fear and excitement‚ all these emotions mixed together. As a writer‚ Steinbeck creates tension because he can use tension in the form of conflict or a disagreement‚ and to make his story a page-tuner. When you meet tension in a book‚ it makes your heart beat faster; it makes your palms sweat‚ and produce headaches. But you ignore all that pain and all

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    What could have possibly caused this overwhelming rise in racial tension? As it turns out‚ some of America’s greatest leaders have addressed what is behind this ethnic strain in cities all around the country. Some of these leaders include Governor Wallace of Alabama‚ Stokely Carmichael‚ and the late Malcolm X. George Wallace‚ the current governor of Alabama has a very clear idea as to what is the cause of the recent rise in tension. As an old time southerner‚ Governor Wallace is a firm believer

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    Summary of idealism From the book: Craver‚ S.M‚ Ozmon‚ H.A. (2008). Philosophical foundations of education (8th edition) Upper Saddle River‚ NJ: Merrill/Prentice Hall. Idealism‚ the theory that reality is based on absolute truths (or forms) and not materialism‚ is one of the oldest systematic philosophies in western culture. Chapter 1 discusses the philosophy of several outstanding philosophers associated with idealism. The chapter breaks the philosophers into three areas:

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