"Remember‚ remember‚ the Fifth of November‚ the gunpowder treason and plot. I know of no reason why the gunpowder treason should ever be forgot." V for Vendetta‚ directed by James McTeigue‚ opens with this quote‚ briefly describing the history of Guy Fawkes and his plan to overthrow a tyrannical government‚ a plan which the protagonist seems to follow in London some 400 years later. This film‚ while of course is meant to entertain as most films do‚ is also given the role of sending a message.
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Bread Givers is written by AnziaYezierska. This book demonstrates how a girl prevent to follow her sisters’ steps and choose her own way of living. The narrator of this book is Sara Smolinsky. She is a ten year’s old little girl who always worried for the house as a mother. She is such a sweet and strong minded girl. Sara’s family is extremely poor and if Sara’s sisters don’t find a job‚ the whole family will be kicked out of the house for not paying rent. Sara has three sisters; Bessie is the
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In the story Odyssey by Homer Odysseus action against the wooers and the people that were involved were justified. The wooers technically exiled there king. Then the wooers wanted to get rid of everything and everyone who were loyal to Odysseus and they wanted to cover up that Odysseus was actually gone. First in the beginning it said that Odysseus was thrown out of the ship that just tells you that something is going on there is something that someone wanted to do because if they wanted
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alone because they enjoyed the freedom that solitude brought for them. Even if love will hurt us occasionally for a variety of reasons‚ but there are still so many people regarding love as the most important thing in life. In Les Misérables‚ Victor Hugo writes‚” The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved” (98). It cannot be denied that we will be very happy if somebody cares us every day. When we have trouble‚ we can get comfort and help from them; when we have accomplishment
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“India is not a nation‚ nor a country. It is a subcontinent of nationalities.” ― Muhammad Ali Jinnah “A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks‚ he becomes." ― Mahatma Gandhi “What is done cannot be undone‚ Knowing that‚ face it but do not run.” ― Rupansh Gupta “Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.” ― Jawaharlal Nehru At the stroke of the midnight hour‚ when the world sleeps‚ India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes‚ which comes but rarely in history
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Never apologise for showing feeling. When you do so‚ you apologise for the truth.” ― Edmund Burke Metternich-The men who make history have not time to write it Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people‚ it is true that most stupid people are conservative. John Stuart Mill Jeremy bentham-“Every law is an infraction of liberty.” ― Jeremy Bentham Johann van herder-“Without inspiration the best powers of the mind remain dormant. There is a fuel in us which needs to
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behavior at the point of The Odyssey when some of Odysseus ’s crew is sent up to Kirke ’s hall. When the men lay eyes on her she is weaving on her loom. Kirke ’s weaving is a domesticated action to the crew of Odysseus ’ men who witness it. Before the men see her the carnivorous mammals at her entryway that seem to be under her spell intimidate them. Kirke ’s weaving alone is not what enticed the men to her‚ yet it was her singing which was described as beguiling‚ that made the men believe she was
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Black market Yue Liu (15931951) Miguel Paolo Trinidad (17237338) Venezuela imposes capital controls Capital controls are usually dependent on both external and internal factors that affect a country’s economy. In this case‚ Hugo Chavez implemented capital controls which he sought as a means of controlling his country. It is debatable what comes first as the history of the political turmoil in Venezuela wasn’t mentioned in the case and will largely irrelevant to the discussion
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Jean Valjean spent nineteen years in prison‚ and for that whole time he fostered a hate for all the world. Hugo tells us that this prolonged hatred made him capable of two types of evil. Firstly‚ he could commit instinctual unpremeditated actions of evil. Secondly‚ he was also capable of deliberate‚ grave‚ premeditated evil (366). While Jean Valjean’s coping mechanism was not very healthy‚ it did offer Valjean stability‚ but all ballasts were thrown overboard when Valjean encountered the Bishop
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American cities. That year Brioni opened new shops on both sides of the Atlantic. MAIN COMPETITORS: Men’s wear: • Ferragamo • Ermenegildo Zegna • Hugo Boss • Giorgio Armani • Gianni Versace According to the results of the 2011 Luxury Brand Status Index (LBSI) Brioni is the top men’s luxury fashion brand of the year. Women’s wear: • Hugo boss • Polo Ralph Lauren • Zegna (Agnona) • Hermes • Prada • Louis Vuitton KEY DATES: 1945 - Brioni opens a tailor shop in Rome 1961 - Brioni
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