Title When a novel by Victor Hugo is titled Les Misérables‚ flags must go up in the reader’s mind that this is not going to be a happy and fluffy story‚ it is called The Misérables/Wretched/ Victims after all. This is not just a story about the human condition and its relation to misery‚ but also provides models on how to deal with said situation‚ both good and bad. Hugo expresses misery not simply by saying “Life is hard‚” but by showing misery through the experiences of men‚ women‚ and children
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Maite Blanco Professor Lago Essay 3 Rumor Final draft Death Rumor The president of Venezuela Hugo Cesar Chavez is supposedly dead. On February 25th‚ 2013 my husband was watching the news when we heard clearly that the president of Venezuela had died 3 days ago. This was not the first time that we heard that news so it was not of a big impact to anyone. Untruth rumors can lead people to disbelieve the truth of what is being said. Many times we hear stories that are true but we do not believe
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Bruce Pauley’s first hallmark: “Extraordinary powers of the Leader”. The leader in question being Hugo Chavez‚ the previous President of Venezuela‚ who passed on his methods to his Bolivarian revolution comrade‚ Nicolas Maduro. Nicolas Maduro came to power in 2013 as the interim President of Venezuela after Hugo Chavez passed away from Cancer. He then succeeded him officially after the 2013 elections. Hugo Chavez began as a military enthusiast in the Venezuelan Army. Chavez dissatisfied with the Venezuelan
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Leadership of Oedipus‚ Hugo Chavez‚ and Lord Voldemort Every leader has his/her own way to make people believe and do what he/she wants them to. Leaders are intelligent people who know how to convince others that they are right‚ and people have to follow them and their ideas. King Oedipus‚ the president of Venezuela‚ Hugo Chavez‚ and the villain of Harry Potter‚ Lord Voldemort‚ are three leaders that hide a fear behind their power. Oedipus lives with the fear that he is going to kill his father
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Characters: Georges Méliès The Station Inspector Hugo’s Father Mama Jeanne Etienne Rene Tabard Hugo is the kind of “smart” kid that adults are constantly chasing after. He is a twelve-year-old boy who lives in a train station. Hugo is an orphan‚ and his uncle‚ who’s supposed to be taking care of him‚ is a drunk who just so happens to have disappeared. Therefore‚ Hugo runs the clocks in the station‚ and spends his days avoiding the Station Inspector‚ who is not the nicest of people
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“The devil himself is in the house. The devil came here yesterday and it smells of sulfur still today." Hugo Chávez said on September 10th‚ 2006; defying President Bush in the United Nations (U.N.) assembly. Chávez as president of Venezuela since 1999‚ he defied the world by insulting Bush and other high rank political leaders. He has influenced governments of other countries by the power gained by oil such as Bolivia‚ Peru and Iran that has also defied the U.S. by selling military supplies to Iraqis
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The truth bound to society couldn’t have been more well said by French Novelist Victor Hugo. “Society is a republic‚” he declares‚ “when an individual tries to lift themselves above others‚ they are dragged down by the mass‚ either by ridicule or slander”(Victor Hugo Quotes”). Hugo’s words relate immensely to William Golding’s Lord of the Flies where in the midst of WWII a small group of young boys are suddenly stranded on an island without the help of grownups or an establishment. While trying to
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Victor Hugo: France Romantic Movement‚ and Its Key Players France Romantic Movement and Its Key Players Theatre has been present and effecting societies‚ and politics‚ all the way back to the Greeks‚ and in other forms‚ even before the Greeks. There is little question to Theatre being instrumental in the development of history at times. Shakespeare said it best through his character Hamlet‚ in his play Hamlet‚ “Good my lord‚ will
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In The Invention of Hugo Cabret vs. Hugo‚ the element of character relationships in the book and the movie are developed very differently. One example of this would be the addition of completely new characters in the movie that were not in the book at all. The director‚ Martin Scorsese‚ creates new characters‚ which add and build upon the relationships and add side stories to the plot line. Instead of cutting some of the plot as adaptations usually do‚ the film actually added additional story
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Cosette‚ Jean Valjean‚ Javert‚ Marius‚ and Thenardiers and how they have developed. Further analyze the social injustices portrayed by Hugo‚ through their stories. In Victor Hugo’s novel‚ Les Miserables‚ there are many social injustices that are made evident through his writing. These social injustices are made clear through the stories of the main characters. Hugo presents these issues from a wide spectrum of perspectives. The fortunes of Jean Valjean and Cosette are similar in that they both
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