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    Boys Will Be Boys

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    boys will be boys Barbara Kantrowitz and Claudia Kalb’s‚ “Boys will be Boys” article‚ explains how after years of research on girls‚ boys must also be put under the microscope‚ in efforts to reach a further understanding of the adolescent male. The two authors start their article by pointing out‚ that boys and girls come from two completely different “planets”. They have two different “crisis points”‚ which are stages of emotional and social development‚ where things can go seriously wrong. Kantrowitz

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    Romance Conventions

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    Conventions in movies Romance movies are often combined with other genres in order to invite a larger set of audience. The most common combination is romantic comedies‚ which are also known as chick flicks. Romance films are usually aimed at the female audience‚ however combining this genre with comedy allows some male interest‚ meaning a larger amount of viewing and a higher profit for the producers. Setting is the most important convention in romantic comedies. It can be the way of conveying

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    Conventions of Drama

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    Through the centuries‚ the conventions of drama have been altered in many different ways. These conventions are the setting‚ plot‚ characters and staging. The main factor which has been a dominant force during the changes of conventions has been the society. The society present during the time in which a play was written had a direct influence on the plot and characters. This is because drama is defined as a representation of life. Four plays which have been selected from Greek‚ Elizabethan‚

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    Social Conventions

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    Social Conventions As we embark on the twenty-first century‚ the obligation to abide by traditional gender roles and social conventions has become somewhat of an ancient practice. Presently‚ some may feel as though they are trapped by certain social conventions. However‚ for the protagonists of Kate Chopin ’s late nineteenth century "The Storm" and Zora Neale Hurston ’s early twentieth century "Sweat"‚ the Social Conventions of the time are clearly identifiable. In Chopin ’s "The Storm"‚ a

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    The Godfather Conventions

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    This can be considered unfair given The Godfather is in the category of the few films that showcases amazing performances‚ powerful direction‚ a rather tight script and characters that are multilayered. If The Godfather goes against the generic conventions of gangster genres and focuses on family and less violence‚ Once Upon Time in America (1983) is the epitome of gangster films (Browne 26). Sergio Leone made an increasingly dramatic and rather beautiful film that presented an episodic tale of the

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    Boys Will Be Boys

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    the phrase‚ “boys will be boys” has had‚ in the American school system. From the truth about why girls seem to thrive more in a structured classroom setting than boys‚ to the effects of bullying and how‚ until the 90’s‚ either a blind eye was turned to it or‚ in the case of many coaches‚ it was practically encouraged for the (supposed) betterment and cohesion of the team or group. I found it very interesting that girls tend to be more successful in school than boys because‚ unlike boys who often

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    1951 Convention

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    THE 1951 CONVENTION AND ITS 1967 PROTOCOL A  PersonAl  APPeAl  from  the  United  nAtions  high  Commissioner  for  refUgees Refugees are among the most vulnerable people in the world. The 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol help protect them. They clarify the rights of refugees and the obligations of the 148 States that are party to one or both of these instruments. Universal accession to the Refugee Convention is a valid and achievable goal. In this anniversary year of the Convention

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    Codes and Conventions

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    What are the codes and conventions of Cowboys and Aliens The film cowboys and aliens is an adaptation of a comic book of the same name made in the 1990s in the UK. The film is a throwback to the classic cowboys and westerns and general sci-fi films of a classic area. The film is a mixture of two of the most popular genres ever seen in the film industry and includes all of the features you would expect to find in a classic sci-fi or western. In the film Indians also get a brief outing towards the

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    Coding Conventions

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    Coding Conventions   Table of contents 1. Coding Style  1.1. Global Styles  1.2. PHP and Javascript Styles  1.3. CSS Styles    Coding Style   We stick to Zend coding style conventions:  http://framework.zend.com/manual/1.12/en/coding­standard.coding­style.html    Here are some important aspects of coding style that are worth mentioning for clearness  sake:  Global Styles ● Indentation  ○ The unit of indentation is four spaces.   ○ Use of tabs should be avoided because there still is not a standard for the 

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    Striped Pajamas Ignorance

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    The movie The Boy in the Striped Pajamas tells the tale of the friendship between a boy in a concentration camp‚ Shmuel‚ and the son of a Nazi‚ Bruno. Neither is quite aware of who each other are; this childhood ignorance is a large part of what makes this movie so tragic and upsetting for many people: the boys understand hardly any of what is happening in their world. In the end‚ both are killed at the hands of Nazi cruelty‚ with the story’s moral being that all people are fundamentally similar

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