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    12 Angry Men

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    Lahiri’s stories? 5. In an interview Lahiri has commented that at the heart of her short stories is “...the dilemma‚ the difficulty and often the impossibility of communicating emotional pain of affliction to others as well as to ourselves.” How is this true of Lahir’s short story collection? 6. ‘Secrecy is a recurrent theme in Interpreter of Maladies.’ With reference to at least three stories‚ what are the causes and effects of this trait on the lives of the protagonists?

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    12 angry men analysis

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    12 Angry men : movie analysis by VINOD VIJAY Foreman The Foreman is responsible for keeping the jury organized‚ which is his main focus in the play. He is an assistant football coach outside of the jury room. 2nd Juror A shy bank clerk who takes time to feel comfortable enough to participate in the discussion. 3rd Juror 3rd Juror is a small business owner. He proudly says that he started his business from scratch and now employs thirty-four workers. We learn early on that he has a bad

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    Father and Son In the play‚ Twelve Angry Men‚ juror #3 is an excitable‚ stubborn‚ and prejudiced man. He seems to be of middle class background because he can afford to look down on people from slum areas. From the way he refuses to listen to any other person’s opinions‚ if it contradicts his own‚ juror #3 marks himself as an ignorant and obstinate individual. He is quick to judge and eagerly jumps at any opportunity to engage himself in an argument‚ such as the dispute he starts with juror #5

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    his pieces Metamorphosis l-lll and Day and Night both symbolize change and how society is made. Both of Escher’s pieces showed conformity and individuality in them. The art pieces Day and Night and Metamorphosis l-lll both are alike and different in many ways involving technique and the main concept of the pieces. Day and Night and Metamorphosis l-lll both show examples of conformity and individuality. Day and Night shows conformity with the birds coming together and flying. However the birds are

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    Egeus is betrayed by Hermia‚ Demetrius‚ and Theseus throughout the play. Hermia in the very beginning defies his commands for how she should live her life. Demetrius and Theseus betray him towards the play’s ending. He is betrayed again and again by almost everyone he interacts with in the play. These betrayals result in the two main couples’ happiness.This shows the play’s theme of love conquers all. Egeus seeing Hermia as his property; in his mind it is his right to control any aspect of her

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    Jude the Obscure

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    Features in JUDE THE OBSCURE by Thomas Hardy In the recent novel of Hardy‚ Jude the Obscure‚ the characters are in an everlasting illusion about truth and their language is not only a transparent means of communication but a kind of obstacle to perceive each other’s meaning. On the other hand‚ by generating a new sense of religious faith he demolishes the traditional idea of faith and Christianity and let the characters and especially women breathe under the given liberty which is achieved

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    red paint going across his lips. He wears this makeup to resemble clowns. He was once married to Jeannie and had a son named Lonnie Machin. The Joker has Antisocial Personality Disorder with psychopathic features because he shows no regard for right and wrong and often shows no remorse for his behavior. Description of Individual

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    spirit that enables a person to face danger‚ pain‚ etc.‚ without fear. Geoffrey Trease was a British writer who published 113 books and Cue for Treason was one of them. This book mainly talks about the history of Shakespeare and the Elizabethan era and how stereotypical it was. Kit demonstrates courage in the novel by pretending to be a boy‚ not being afraid of danger or risks‚ and by not conforming to the stereotypical image of an Elizabethan young woman. Pretending to be a boy is not an easy or a common

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    This set of ideals is defined as the ‘American Dream’. Rose has used the jurors of the play to demonstrate how the notion of the American Dream can influence the underpinning ideals that society operates upon. For instance‚ the 8th juror provides an advocate for the principle of equality – the notion that ‘all men are created equal’ regardless of ethnicity or class. This is demonstrated by his sympathy towards the defendant in regards to his difficult upbringing

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    leader of the House of Commons. Disraeli’s goal was to make conservatism relevant again and create ideas of reform for the working class. He was a European statesman who was prime minister twice and provided for Tory democracy and imperialism. Both men wanted credit for the Reform Act of 1867 and became rivals as Gladstone’s ideas were liberal and Disraeli’s goals were conservatism.

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