The Pianist Roman Polanski’s (The director)‚ "The Pianist" tells the story of a Polish Jew‚ a classical musician‚ who survived the Holocaust through stoicism and good luck. This is not a thriller‚ and avoids any temptation to crank up suspense or sentiment; it is the pianist’s witness to what he saw and what happened to him. The film is based on the autobiography of Wladyslaw Szpilman‚ who was playing Chopin on a Warsaw radio station when the first German bombs fell. Szpilman’s family was prosperous
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Country Paradise Can you imagine‚ at the crack of dawn being woken up to an orchestra of roosters crowing? Living in the countryside is magnificent because of all the enjoyable activities and events that take place. For example‚ it is almost impossible to not catch the sight of numerous animals. Also‚ foods like‚ fresh fruits‚ vegetable’s and milk can be made right from home with fresh products. Lastly‚ sufficient events like rodeos occur in the rural side of town. First
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Thesis and Body Paragraph Avrial Evans Aaron Clark English 1301 9/16/2015 Thesis and Body Paragraph In this assignment‚ I have analyzed two creative works. The first one is “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin while the second is “Watson and the Shark” painting by John Singleton Copley. In each‚ I have identified open and closed thesis statements and later creatively drafted a body paragraph for each. Art one: “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin http://www.vcu.edu/engweb/webtexts/hour/
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volume of traffic or modal split generates demand for space greater than the available road capacity‚ traffic congestion occurs. So‚ too many vehicles‚ too old or narrow roads‚ and any other immature road infrastructure will lead to traffic jam. For example‚ in Sao Paulo City‚ Brazil‚ almost 1000 new cars are bought every day‚ while the capacity of public transport is quite limited: subway has only 38 miles of lines‚ and many roads are old and in bad condition. As a result‚ citizens spend 3 to 4 hours
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My learning goal is to learn how to write an introduction paragraph to grab my readers’ attention. Learning how to write an introduction paragraph is crucial. It is the first thing that draws in readers. Learning about self-motivation and DAAPS helped me to focus on a learning goal and achieve it. To reach my goal I will have to self-motivate myself. The formula V X E = M is determined by value and expectation to reach motivation. Value is a person’s principles or morals of behavior; one’s judgment
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High interest rates create an unwillingness to spend money. Because consumers know that they will pay more over the course of the loan‚ they might choose to postpone buying high items such as cars and homes. Higher interest rates cause deflation‚ which means the purchasing power of the dollar is stronger. Debt deflation reduces personal wealth and aggravates an economic downturn. Many parties control interest rates‚ including banks and‚ the Federal Reserve. These institutions decide which interest
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Table of contents 1. Intro 2. Meetings of the Estates General 3. The Tennis Court Oath 4. The creation of the Declaration of the Rights of Men 5. The storming of the bastille 6. The march on versailles 7. The reign of terror 8. The execution of Louis XVI and his wife 9. The rise and fall of Napoleon 10. The congress of Vienna 11. The concert of Europe 12. Conclusion Meeting of the Estates General The meeting of the estates general happened just before the French Revolution
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“God save you Ebeneezer! And a merry Christmas to you!” bellowed a voice from the window. Through the foggy glass‚ Scrooge could make out the rather large outline of none other than Peggy Harker‚ a worker at the local orphanage. Scrooge crinkled his nose in disgust and shooed her away with a flick of his hand. Peggy Harker‚ persistent as the rain during a wet monsoon month‚ continued to say “My oh my‚ it is extremely cold… mind if I come in?” in which Scrooge acknowledged with a harsh grunt.
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After months of preparation and dedicating all of your free time to the sport‚ January 24 you finally get the one moment that all of your hours of practice have led up to. At the wrestling GAC there is one major difference between the wrestlers who train all year for this one moment and the ones who wait until the last minute; the feeling of the medal around your neck at the end of the day. 4:30 A.M.‚ the morning of January 24‚ you wake up on this day knowing that you either have a really good
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The achievement gap is the difference in academic performance between groups of students. Groups of students like socioeconomic status‚ race and ethnicity‚ and gender. You can see the achievement gap in grade levels‚ standardized-testing‚ and course selection. The achievement gap is used to show the different performance gaps between different groups with African-American and Hispanic students‚ being at the lower part of the scale‚ compared to non-Hispanic white peers. There is a similar academic
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