Anastasia Semenovskaya 3264/1 Presentation of the book “Jennie Gerhardt” by Theodore Dreiser. 1. My choice. 2. About the author. 3. The novel. 4. Plot. 5. Personal observations of characters. 6. My opinion. 1. The book I have chosen to describe is “Jennie Gerhardt” by Theodore Dreiser. I didn’t even think for a moment‚ when I got a task to make a presentation of a book‚ because it is my favourite masterpiece. First I read it 3 years ago. I started when I was in the plane and
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Jared Potts Katherine Reeves Film 17 August 2012 Book vs. Film – Shutter Island WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS Almost every movie ever made was originally a book. Just looking at how many movies that were originally books would surprise you. Although both the movie and the book contain the same storyline‚ there are always differences between the two. Some book and movie versions have more differences than other book and movie versions do. Some movies may even change scenes around‚ create new
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and everyone tried their best to do great things for Canada. The 20th century was filled by Canada’s participation in one of the their successful battles named Vimy Ridge in World War One‚ Canada’s role in women’s right‚ and the 14th Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson helped Canada distinctive it is own flag. First‚ Canada played a huge role in one of their World War One battles named Vimy Ridge. By early 1917‚ French and British forces tried to take over the German stronghold on Vimy Ridge‚ but they
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Prime example of this are Lester and Oriel‚ the stereotypical man of the house‚ usually expected to go out‚ and work hard for money to support his family‚ and come home to his wife and kids‚ instead in Cloudstreet‚ he plays the complete opposite role. Lester is portrayed as a sensitive man who cooks and cleans regularly‚ whereas Oriel‚ his wife‚ has most of the control over the household and the one who wears the pants between both of them. Oriel is the compliment of Lester‚ as she has all the qualities
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Equiano‚ Olaudah. The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano or Gustavus Vassa‚ the African. Written by Himself. London: Printed For‚ and Sold by the Author; & G.G.J. & J. Robinson; and by Charles Stalker‚ 1793. Print. Horton‚ James O.‚ and Lois E. Horton. "The African Roots of Colonial America." Slavery and the Making of America. N.p.: Oxford UP‚ 2005. N. pag. SIRS Researcher. Web. 22 Oct. 2012. . Olaudah Equiano (c.1745-1797): The Former Slave‚ Seaman & Writer: The Abolition of Slavery
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body language‚ use of language‚ and any inanimate object. Three major contributors to the theory of Symbolic Interactionism include Charles Horton Cooley‚ Jane Addams and George Herbert Mead. Charles Horton Cooley’s single idea of the development of one’s sense of self alone provided the foundation for symbolic interactionism.
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inner workings of the human mind. Throughout the film‚ the audience witnesses the roles that ethics play in the lives of five different men: Judah Rosenthal‚ a successful ophthalmologist; Clifford Stern‚ a struggling documentary filmographer; Lester‚ a famous producer; Ben‚ a rabbi whose sense of sight is beginning to fail; and Louis Levy‚ a philosophical theorist. By the end of the film‚ each character demonstrates‚ through his words and actions‚ how his own system of philosophy affects
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narration reveals that she wants her father dead. The image portrayed around her is constructed as an evil‚ unaffectionate youth. The next scene is of a high angle shot‚ with a voice-over narration. The voice-over goes to explain that this is Lester Burnham ’s speaking and he is already dead and the following is a construction of the relevant events. This scene holds relevance for two reasons. First it constructs an image that the young teenager in the previous scene is the killer. And as
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After participation in World War Two‚ Canada once again progressed in independence and earned the right to be a founding member in both NATO and the UN. Along with wars‚ Canada has made many contributions to peacekeeping. Canadian Prime Minister‚ Lester B. Pearson‚ is considered a founder of modern peacekeeping after his efforts in the Suez Canal Crisis during the Cold War Era. With Canada’s legal status as a self-governing colony of Great Britain‚ Canada was automatically brought to war after
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is very curious and inquisitive and as high hope of achievements.Then there is Minnie who is a about 8-9 years old but she has the wildest dream of becoming a master criminal. Many others characters come in who are very amusing. They are Nice Tom‚ Lester‚ Marie‚ Dad‚ Mam and Max and the best. Its a story of a sleepy little town is Wales called Manod where nothing seems to happen. The family runs the Manod gas station and there are shops everywhere in the town. There is the most beautiful sight the
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