Shortly after arriving in Vegas‚ Alex Whitman meets Isabel Fuentes who is played by Salma Hayek. While waiting in line for the restroom in a small‚ bustling Mexican restaurant‚ Isabel‚ an aspiring photographer‚ turned on her considerable charm on the boyish Alex to let her go in ahead of him. They instantly hit it off and partake in a one night stand. Subsequently‚ Alex and his partner pal get their club project underway‚ and Isabel‚ who left Alex without so much as her last name or phone
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Whitman‚ and during one of his early sojourns into a Mexican restaurant he meets Isabel. They find themselves in a casual night of passion. Three months later Isabel went to Alex’s home to tell him that she is pregnant because of their one-night-stand. Alex chases Isabel to say he really didn’t know how to react in the circumstance but he would like to do what is right. Isabel convinced him to
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The Razor’s Edge W. Somerset Maugham Online Information For the online version of BookRags’ The Razor’s Edge Premium Study Guide‚ including complete copyright information‚ please visit: http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide−razors−edge/ Copyright Information ©2000−2007 BookRags‚ Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The following sections of this BookRags Premium Study Guide is offprint from Gale’s For Students Series: Presenting Analysis‚ Context‚ and Criticism on Commonly Studied Works: Introduction‚
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First written in the 1880s and extensively revised in 1908‚ The Portrait of a Lady is often considered to be James’s greatest achievement. In it‚ he explored many of his most characteristic themes‚ including the conflict between American individualism and European social custom and the situation of Americans in Europe. James proclaimed that “The only reason for the existence of a novel is that it does attempt to represent reality.” Plot was for him but the extension of character. The novel must
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the true nature of the world behind it. Isabelle Allende makes the rite of passage clear through the turns in Nicolas’ personality. A key way in which Allende cements her point is through the narrative structure of the passage. Nicolas‚ who has never been taught the virtue of hard work‚ has always considered the world his oyster. However‚ his careless attitude towards his freedom is contradicted through the shocking news of his girlfriend’s
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CHARACTERS Isabel/Madam Ching‚ about 70 years old Dolores‚ about 40 years old Man in first sex scene/Ernesto‚ about 50‚ later 75‚ years old The men and women of Paradise Inferno A Christ-like figure Chorus members SETTING A dimly lit space found at the center of the performance venue. Audience members are seated around this area. TIME Now and then THE PLAY Everything is dark and silent. A soft hum then fills the air. Moments pass and the hum fades out. A Hiligaynon chant traditionally
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a straight-laced WASP-ish type who‚ while enjoying a night on the town‚ meets Isabel Fuentes (Salma_Hayek)‚ a free-spirited Mexican-American photographer. Alex and Isabel are overtaken by lust at first sight and end up spending the night together; however‚ their immediate attraction doesn’t last in the cold light of day‚ and they don’t see each other for another three months. When they do meet again‚ it’s because Isabel has some interesting news for Alex: she’s
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however they still keep fighting. Isabel‚ the main character in Chains is quite amazing‚ and Malak‚ the main character from A Stone in My Hand is also quite extraordinary. They both are not only great examples of the humankind and what amazing people there are in the world‚ but they are both also astonishing people. Isabel and Malak are both victimized yet they both share the trait of being courageous which they used to overcome their hardships. Isabel is a slave who should have received her
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Slavery is a cruel thing. In the book Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson she describes how Isabel went through being a slave. Isabel is a girl who was very happy living in Rhode Island before she and her sister were sold to be a slave for Mr and Mrs Lockton and went to New York. Isabel wants to try to free herself and her sister from the Lockton couple and tries to get help from her friend curzon. This novel teaches us about slavery‚ including how slaves got treated like animals ‚can not have their
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The relationship between Psychology and Movies Movies are most of the time related to a human being’s life. Movies apply psychology to their plots. For example‚ movies like the StepMom directed by Chris Columbus‚ and Good Will Hunting directed by Gus Van Sant show us that psychology is part of our lives in a day to day base. It could go from a divorce to a person who is scared to take a step in life. The textbook‚ Psychology: Core Concept‚ by Philip G. Zimbarbo‚ Ann L. Weber‚ and Robert L. Johnson
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