hear the people sing? Sing the song of angry men..." Perhaps many people are familiar with the song above‚ and this is from the movie called Les Misérables. The plot of the movie is based on the novel written by a French poet and playwright Victor Hugo. The beginning of the movie is set in the early 19th century France‚ in a prison. This movie is mainly about the main character‚ Jean Valjean‚ was sentenced to the jail for 19 years only because of having stolen a loaf of bread for his starving relatives
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charged with a capitol offence had the right to a counsel rather than all persons. From his cell‚ Mr. Gideon wrote to the United States Supreme Court and appealed his suit against the Florida Department of Corrections. In March of 1963‚ Justice Hugo Black delivered the opinion and concluded that Mr. Gideon was wrongly treated under the 6th amendment. As a result of this over 2000 convicts were freed although Mr. Gideon himself was not freed‚ rather given a retrial. In his retrial Mr. Gideon was
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Matthew Cross Professor Molly Sides ENG 103 22 June 2013 Isaac Asimov: Envisioning the Future of our Own Humanity "If it brings me humanity‚ that will be worth it. If it doesn ’t‚ it will bring an end to striving and that will be worth it‚ too." (The Bicentennial Man 22). Isaac Asimov‚ a dreamer who with humble beginnings pushed science fiction into the beginnings of reality. There is no one quite like Asimov. He has written more on more subjects‚ and better on more subjects‚ and more unexpectedly
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"Asylum to Snowden"; Hello‚ people. Good evening. (Sorry‚ María... me again). Here I send you two links regarding the Snowden Asylum breaking news. The task for this Saturday is to bring‚ already done‚ a "pros and cons" essay where you explain (two pros and one con or two cons and one pro) about this matter. In the links you will be able to find examples related to some Larin American countries which have offered Snowden the asylum option. Venezuela is one of them‚ and since we are all Venezuelan
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Movie Report for Les Miserables Les Miserables is a master work of Victor Hugo‚ one of the most prestigious novelists in the field of French literature. Under the background of nineteenth century‚ the novel has clearly appeared the plot by describing the tragic life of the impoverished people in England. The hero‚ Ran A Rang‚ a poor worker who had been sentenced to prison‚ once successfully crawled towards the higher class of society in his endeavors through disguising himself and doing good
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Love is a flame‚ easily snuffed out but just as easily rekindled. Flames are capable of eternally living‚ similar to love. The power of love is sometimes underestimated. In his novel Les Misérables‚ Victor Hugo demonstrates what love can really do for a person. Love is explored throughout the novel in several different ways. Hugo’s theme is that love should be shown to all‚ even if the receiver does not seem worthy‚ as shown through his character’s lives. Love has the power to redeem anyone. When
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Javert: A Man with a Mission Many times in life‚ people start to wholeheartedly follow a goal. They focus solely on the goal‚ abandoning all reason and logic. Javert was one of these people. In Victor Hugo’s novel Les Misérables‚ Javert was a police inspector who believed in absolutes. Consequently‚ for him‚ nothing could be both right and wrong; things were either completely good or completely bad. This attitude helped form his goal of life: to follow the law obediently and punish all criminals
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the distribution of wealth as a result of the Industrial Revolution‚ this dispersal also created several critical moments in society. One of these issues is seen in Document 7 through a political cartoon by Thomas Nast‚ a man also associated by with Boss Tweed. Through his cartoon‚ Nast confronts the serious troubles of the lower classes especially the Chinese immigrants. His image not only serves as a reminder of America’s values of ensuring basic rights but also points out the diminished character
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note. The note bore a request for a signature from the singer to affirm his attendance at the late night concert‚ which was likely to result in late reporting to school‚ the next day. The story goes something like this. Xabi is a die-hard fan of “The Boss”‚ a legacy passed on by his father‚ who has been signing Bruce songs to Xabi right from the time he was born. No wonder‚ the kid was besotted and became a fan boy. And when the father and son got a chance to
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Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. The country is just over the size of two California’s and has a population of approximately twenty-six million people. Venezuela gained its independence from Spain in 1830. Its government is democratically elected with Hugo Chavez as the current president. Chavez is currently pushing his political idea of “21st Century Socialism” and is nationalizing many of the infrastructural industries. The economy of Venezuela is facing twenty percent inflation rates and a national
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