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    Medea Sacrifice

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    keep or claim. Though most productions have striven on sacrifices‚ these plays are what I believe to truly emphasize that. Once again‚ our stunning season includes Pride and Prejudice‚ a satirical romantic comedy during the Victorian era. It is the tale of five Bennet sisters whose family estate is soon to be owned by the closest male relative (their cousin) and their only salvation is to marry a wealthy man. It is a sacrifice of pride for love. Also‚ get ready for Mother Courage and Her Children

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    The Ultimate Sacrifice

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    The Ultimate Sacrifice In life we all make ultimate sacrifices. Some may be sacrifices but seem as they are because we feel as if we are losing something. In Charles Dickens’s‚ A Tale of Two Cities‚ Dickens shows the inherent goodness of his characters. By exemplifying various acts of sacrifice‚ he demonstrates the character’s gifts ultimately bring about great change‚ often change that facilitate the revival of their loved ones. The very first signs of sacrifice are noted in the opening pages

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    The Book Thief‚ love can be seen throughout the book. Love by definition is “ an intense feeling of deep affection". However‚ love isn’t necessarily an intense feeling of deep endearment. There are conflicting types of love such as friendship love or family love. In “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak‚ the Nazi’s are in power at the time and the citizens of Germany have to withstand the austerity’s that come alongside with their position in power. The characters have to learn to love in the face of great

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    Le Chateau

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    Overview Le Chateau is a leading Canadian specialty retailer that offers contemporary fashion apparel‚ accessories and footwear. Founded in 1959 by Hershel Segal‚ the retailer was originally named “Le Chateau Men’s Wear”. The name was changed in 1962 to “Le Chateau”‚ when the product offering grew to include women’s clothing as well. Hershel and Jane Segal own a majority stake in the company‚ where through voting they control 76.4% of the company (Company Fillings‚ 2011). At first‚ Le Chateau’s

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    The topic of “Perfect Storm” by Brad Paisley‚ is unconditional love. Unconditional love can be defined as‚ love that has no limitation. This constructs the theme‚ no matter what someone does‚ you will always love them. Brad Paisley expresses this theme by saying “I know how to make her laugh‚ or blush‚ or mad at me. But that’s OK‚ there ain’t no one more beautiful angry” (Paisley 21-24). Although the girl he is talking about is upset with him‚ he still thinks that she is gorgeous. Another way Brad

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    How is the theme of love developed in this section and how does this link to the development of the theme in the novel as a whole? The theme of love is indeed an enigma in this novel. As the novel flows on‚ love is developing‚ but not necessarily on the right path. Our belief of love becoming a fully grown blossomed flower in this novel‚ takes setbacks every time we see an aspect of love. Many modern day lovers see love as being attracted to the complete person. A person‚ who loves someone‚ either

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    Le Cid Extremists

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    ’The characters in Le Cid are extremists prepared‚ at whatever cost‚ to live up to their convictions.’ Do you agree with this comment on the play? “Pierre Corneille’s Le Cid focuses on a legendary hero of eleventh-century Spain and his feats of heroism‚ chivalry and honour. But a more pervading element of this play‚ one that is acted out by not only the protagonist but many other characters is that of sacrifice” . Having been set in the Seventeenth Century it was “adapted to the heroic ethic

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    Le Cabanon

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    Le Cabanon *ISOLATION In plan‚ Le Cabanon has a radial scheme in which the dynamics of the space are directed to isolate the core of the house. Similar to St. Gall‚ there is an inward focus to the essence of the architecture. Every piece of furniture is placed in relation to the central core. As Corbusier states‚ “volume and surface are determined by the plan”. Le Corbusier painted on the window panel‚ so that when closed his focus would be directed into the interior. The siting and purpose of

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    wrote this play to communicate love and empower the audience to see the world in all of its manifestations. Love is the most dominant theme explored throughout the entire play‚ various types of love have been constantly expressed‚ including romantic love‚ family love‚ shallow love and carer’s love. Romeo and Juliet’s rapidly occurring attraction shown in act 2 at the Capulet’s party was indeed love at first sight. But was physical attraction a component of romantic love? Illogical lovers Romeo and

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    The following terms listed below are used to identify the theme of the destructiveness of love in Romeo and Juliet. The first term is Narration‚ and the second term is Focalize. Narration refers to the way that a story is told‚ and so belongs to the level of discourse. www.cla.perdue.edu‚ (2002). Narration is a key aspect in this play. For example‚ the play is narrated by the main characters which allows the audience to observe a vicious‚ strong emotion that portrays individuals and sends them against

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