Chuck’s best friend and Blair’s boyfriend for many years. However‚ their relationship had been rocky ever since Serena left for boarding school. Other characters of the turbulent Manhattan scene: Dan Humphrey (Penn Badgley)‚ Dan’s best friend Vanessa Abrams (Jessica Szohr)‚ and Dan’s sister‚ Jenny Humphrey (Taylor Momsen). The success of Gossip Girl led to adaptations outside the United States. The show has received numerous award nominations‚ winning 18 Teen Choice Awards. The CW officially renewed
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whether Paine would have objected to the modern state in which government "promotes our happiness…" The argument could also be made that‚ given the affection Paine expresses for society‚ he might be very fond of modern governments. After all‚ Paine lauds society because of what it accomplishes‚ and if a government could accomplish the same thing‚ Paine’s view of
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Oneida Community can be considered one of the most successful utopian societies that there has ever been. “The Oneida Community‚ in many ways the most radical social and sexual experiment in American history‚ was founded in central New York by John Humphrey Noyes and a small band of Christian perfectionists in March 1848” (Olin‚ 285). The community eventually came to an end around 1879 and although somewhat short-lived‚ this utopian community presented many ideas that had never been considered much
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decision will be glad that they did in the future. With the high number of students that are earning a liberal education degree‚ some researchers see it as a way for college graduates to use liberal education as "a luxury rather than a necessity" (Humphreys 6); but these college graduates will learn that spending thousands of dollars on a liberal education will really pay off in the end for their selves and for their country. It is a brilliant idea for these graduates to possess these exchangeable abilities
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Look at the significance of Chapter 5 to the novel as a whole. In the novel Frankenstein‚’ chapter 5 is seen as crucial; as it is here that the real story of revenge and consequence starts. Chapter 5 is seen as an imperative chapter‚ this is because it is in this part of the novel that the creation is brought to life‚ first described as "his yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries beneath;" his creator then flees from his laboratory and apartment onto the streets in fear
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History of the Document The Universal Declaration of Human Rights‚ which was adopted by the UN General Assembly on 10 December 1948‚ was the result of the experience of the Second World War. With the end of that war‚ and the creation of the United Nations‚ the international community vowed never again to allow atrocities like those of that conflict happen again. World leaders decided to complement the UN Charter with a road map to guarantee the rights of every individual everywhere. The document
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strongly feel that Gossip Girl reflects Mulvey’s psychoanalytical theory by using many aspects like scopophilia‚ male gaze‚ and voyeurism. Now‚ as we know that Dan Humphrey started the Gossip Girl blog due to his scopophilia desires for Serena Van Der Woodsen. According to Gossip Girl’s Gaze article‚ in the first episode‚ Dan Humphrey reveals his crush anonymously using a Gossip Girl blast due to his castration anxiety. In the entire series‚ the two main female protagonists‚ Serena and Blair were
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‘The Son’s Veto’ and ‘The Melancholy Hussar of the German Legion’ by Thomas Hardy Both Hardy’s short stories‚ ‘The Son’s Veto’ and ‘The Melancholy Hussar’ follow the tales of Sophy and Phyllis‚ two young women succumbing to the social conformities of their time and their seemingly predetermined fates. Throughout the 19th Century‚ a rigid class structure - defined by one’s possessions‚ upbringing‚ wealth‚ parentage and education - totally dominated society. With regard to Sophy and Phyllis in ‘The
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In his essay "The Lovely Stones‚" Christopher Hitchens elucidates the tumultuous history of the Parthenon‚ emphasizing its enduring significance amidst centuries of abuse and plunder. Hitchens quotes the esteemed classicist A. W. Lawrence‚ who lauds the Parthenon as "the one building in the world which may be assessed as absolutely right‚" highlighting its unparalleled architectural and aesthetic perfection. However‚ despite its intrinsic beauty‚ the Parthenon has suffered egregious acts of desecration
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often done out of respect for an ill person. (Humphrey‚ 2) In Christianity‚ on the other hand‚ suicide was denounced. Anyone who took his or her own life was denied a Christian burial. With a reaffirmation of Greek and Roman values‚ the concept of an easy death gradually came to be regarded once again. What distinguished the sixteenth century attitude toward suicide from that of the Middle Ages was a reawakened interest in individualism. (Humphrey‚ 8) During the eighteenth century‚
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