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    Biological Citizens

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    * Biological Citizens: All those citizenship projects that have linked their conception of citizens to beliefs about the biological existence of human beings‚ as individuals‚ men and women‚ families‚ lineages‚ communities‚ populations‚ races and species. * We live in a society surrounded by Multiculturalism‚ where nations can no longer be seen as a cultural or religious unity‚ nor is citizenship based on trying to create a single national identity. * Biological beliefs‚ implicitly or

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    The pledge of Allegiance should not be said in schools; or at least not every day. The monotony of repetition dulls true impact of the pledge‚ and the words stop being anything besides a day-to-day annoyance. The Pledge is exactly that; a promise. In reciting it as a routine it loses its meaning. To “pledge” something is to make a solemn promise. Most students I know use the time set aside for the pledge to screw off. No promises there‚ let alone solemnness. They don’t care as they solemnly

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    The world does not progress-it merely changes Or The Golden Age Is Not Behind Us But Before Us There is no nation‚ race‚ creed or religion‚ where the idea of the Golden Age has not existed. The English people ascribe the characteristics of a golden age to the Age of Queen Elizabeth‚ the French to the Age of Loius XIV‚ Greeks to the Age of Pericles‚ Romans to the Age of Augustus‚ Israelites to the Age of King Solomon‚ Indians to the Age

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    Masters of Small Worlds by Stephanie McCurry The book Masters of Small Worlds by Stephanie McCurry concentrates on one very specific time and place in history. The time is pre-Civil War and the place is the Low Country in southern South Carolina. This area is particularly interesting because of the interaction between the planters and the yeomen in the area. The author explores the similarities and differences between these two distinct social classes. The author also brings gender relations

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    Small Stereotypes

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    person being small has many negative stereotypes. Farther more‚ men being small have more negative stereotypes than for a woman being small. Men that are small have to deal with the stereotypes as being less of a man‚ acting childish‚ and other negative judgments that small men are associated with that small woman are not. A male being small is considered odd and degrading compare to a woman being small. If a small woman walks many people would not even notice her height. However if a small man walks

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    OF A DOUBT 1.Story and Plot A narrative film is made up of a series of events of cause and effect relationships occurring in time and space. It begins with one situation and after a chain of events and obstacles a new situation arises to end the narrative. A narrative film’s plot is everything audibly and visibly presented onscreen‚ and what the viewer interprets‚ used to tell and to present information about a story. The main plot for Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Shadow of a Doubtcan be described

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    "How Being in Love can Change People" In the three marvelous works‚ Matchstick Men‚ Punch-Drunk Love‚ and "Mama Day"‚ people are all changed greatly‚ and for the better by romantic or father/child love. How everyone knows that there is no one on Earth who is perfect‚ yet when there is love‚ we come so close to it. Within these three works of art‚ one can analyze how there is actual change through people when there is love present. Cocoa states in Gloria Naylor’s "Mama Day"‚ "When I had

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    The God of Small Things

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    visiting Ayemenem from England. Rahel and Estha were seven years old at the time. Among those in attendance were Sophie’s parents‚ Margaret Kochamma and Chacko‚ Baby Kochamma‚ and Rahel’s and Estha’s blind grandmother‚ Mamachi. Ammu‚ Rahel‚ and Estha had to stand separately from the rest of the family‚ and no one acknowledged their presence. Rahel was unusually aware of the "small things" going on during the funeral; she believed that that Sophie Mol was awake during the funeral and showed Rahel two things

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    Citizen Kane

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    create meaning in the montages (see below) Music Source music Music occurs along with the singing For example‚ the orchestra accompanies Susan’s singing in the opera It is also used to create meaning (see montages) The characters can clearly hear this music and we can see their sources (voice‚ instruments‚ etc.) Underscoring Music that occurs during the ending credits‚ for example‚ is underscoring because the characters cannot hear it Sound Effect/Natural Sound Like other movies‚ sound effects

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    A thing said walks in immortality if it has been said well Being said with absolute accuracy‚ some words have a remarkable feature of going into the eternity. What is the reason for such viability? It seems to me‚ that the words fulfilled with the emotions and illustrating some valuable ideas can delve deeply into the recesses of human psyche. First and foremost‚ in some climax situations‚ namely during the heated quarrel‚ it is simple to cut a partner to the heart. To put it differently

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