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    “Bernarda’s house serves on a number of levels as the central image in the play. How does Lorca use the house to convey his ideas?” In order to arrive at the central idea in Federico Garcia’s last play‚ “House of Bernarda Alba”‚ the title is the first factor to be reflected on. Lorca has not presumably named the play “Bernarda Alba”‚ or “Day of Bernarda Alba”. He had named the play “House of Bernarda Alba” because it will let the reader draw attention both to Bernarda’s ‘house’ in the sense of

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    House to House by David Bellavia (Bell) is a personal memoir of his experiences during the Iraq war. The book follows Bell and his men on their mission to clear opposing forces out of buildings in Fallujah‚ which was the most dangerous city for armed forces in Iraq. While following through with the task they faced staggering opposition and at times overwhelming odds. In order to survive this suicide mission Bell and his men transition from average men to machines that are programmed to survive at

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    Theme and writing technics between a midsummer night’s dream and a doll’s house TOPIC:Compare passage A and passage B excerpts of any unit (exclude unit3)‚ and write a report under any topic you choose. (suggestion: content‚ theme‚ form and writing technics‚ etc.) 班级:卓会12-1 学号:201205001464 姓名:李晟 the word-count on the cover:918 abstract A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a comedy play by William Shakespeare.The play is one of Shakespeare’s most popular works for the stage

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    “Doctor in the House” (Richard Gordon) 1. The author of the story is Richard Gordon. It is the pen name used by Gordon Ostlere (born Gordon Stanley Ostlere on 15 September 1921)‚ an English surgeon and anesthetist. As Richard Gordon‚ Ostlere has written numerous novels‚ screenplays for film and television and accounts of popular history‚ mostly dealing with the practice of medicine. He is most famous for a long series of comic novels on a medical theme starting with Doctor in the House‚ and the subsequent

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    and hinted at feminism. Based on the story "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and the drama "A doll house" by Henrik Ibsen‚ there is a theme of burdened womanhood and toxic marriages. These two stories are not the same‚ but they share some similarities. The first big similarity is in the settings. In the "Doll House" all the action takes place in the Helmer family house‚ where Torvald Helmer lived with his wife Nora and their children. We do know that Nora goes out from time to

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    3/24/10 Block 2 Charles A Doll House In the book A Doll House by Henrik Ibsen‚ the title is expressed with great significance throughout the work. In this story‚ the main character Nora can easily be identified as a doll. There are certain aspects that become clear as to why she can be perceived this way. Ibsen demonstrates a unique point of view throughout the story and makes the reader explore an abnormal comparison for a human being. The title A Doll House demonstrates how Nora is nothing

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    The Birchbark House

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    Micro theme 3 In The Birchbark House‚ three characters had died. There was the visitor‚ a white man‚ Ten Snow‚ Omakayas’ friend‚ and Neewo‚ Omakayas’ youngest brother. In Waterlily‚ Gloku‚ Waterlily’s grandmother‚ dies as well as Sacred Horse‚ Waterlily’s husband. It all started in the beginning to middle of winter when the characters in The Birchbark House started dying off. One day‚ after the first snow and the lake had frozen over‚ a group of men dragged their sled of furs from the mainland

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    The Fall of Rome

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    The Fall of Rome The Roman Empire was one that pertains to modern politics‚ in that‚ by studying Rome ’s trials and struggles‚ a modern nation might be able to overcome its own problems‚ perils‚ and challenges‚ and use its own opportunities‚ wisely. Therefore‚ it only makes sense for people of today to want to ask the question of why Rome fell. Some say that since all states and empires in history have fallen‚ the real question that should be asked is why Rome lasted for so long. Although it

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    Have you ever been in a relationship where only you think everything is going right when your friends tell you that it is not? The more you go further into the relationship the deeper you fall and the harder it gets to break free? A Doll’s House explicitly portrays a role and status of women in the 1900s. Ibsen uses clear characters and morals to support his ideas. Throughout the whole novel Ibsen uses a female character Nora‚ to perfectly contrast the social status of female to male.  However I

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    “Halfway House” by Mohan Rakesh Is “Halfway House” primarily about a search for meaning and identity? Give a reasoned answer. “The crisis of identity and breakdown of communication in human relations and resultant tragic effect of boredom and despair constitute the theme of Rakesh’s play‚ Aadhe Adhure‚ which is by far is best play‚ devastatingly exposing the fragmented personalities and broken images in a disintegrated society.” — N.Choudhuri‚ (Hindi Drama‚ Contemporary Indian Literature) Mohan

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