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    and smoke cigarettes in public. Zelda Fitzgerald described it perfectly‚ "I think a woman gets more happiness out of being gay‚ light hearted‚ unconventional‚ mistress of her own fate than out of a career that calls for hard work‚ intellectual pessimism and loneliness" (Collins 329). Not only did women want the right to vote like their men‚ they wanted to participate in the leisure of the times with

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    enjoyed public school and what it offered and taught me. My sophomore year is when id confirmed that I suffer from depression and clearly showed its symptoms. I had difficulty concentrating‚ remembering details‚ and feelings of hopelessness and pessimism. In my

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    The short essay‚ “Labour Day Is a Dreaded Bell in the Schoolyard of the Mind” by Harry Bruce is about his memories of Labour Day over many years of his life. He talked about how Labour Day was like foreshadowing the coming of school‚ which he hated. Harry described Labour Day as if it were the ‘last meal’ one would take before the inevitable electric chair. Not only was Labour Day bad for foreshadowing the coming of school‚ it comes with a good-bye to days on the beach‚ bonfires and all the good

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    George Ma Economos A.P. Language and Composition 12 September 2012 A beauty clarinet solo carves a sorrowful image in my head. Suddenly‚ the tempo quickens‚ the energy rises‚ and the solo evolves into a plethora of bold and soaring lyrics. As I listen to Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 Movement One‚ the boldness and beauty pours into my ears as the beautiful brass section combined with the strings. Music places me in an aurora where the most touching pieces of music are located. And it is this

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    281% Forecasting Growth Right now‚ the stock’s intrinsic value is P0= ฿247.27 while its market price is set at only at ฿209. This can be concluded that the stock is undervalued thus encouraging investors to buy the stocks. Pessimistic Under pessimism‚ investor forecast that the company will have a slow growth in the future. Because of this‚ the growth rate will be reduce to g= 5.276%‚ and stock’s intrinsic value will only be P0= ฿201.48. Obviously‚ the market price of ฿209 will now be greater

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    Sleeping Beauty II. Music in the Age of Modernism: The 20th Century III. Modern Ballets a. Debussy – Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun Late Romantic Ballet Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893) Russian “Late-Romantic” End-of-the-century pessimism Sexual identity *hard time w/ his sexual identity; really wasn’t accepted by public during this time to be homosexual; lover committed suicide; unhappily married a woman after* Carried on Romantic era traditions Successful Tchaikovsky and the

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    Tone‚ Style‚ and Diction in Hemingway’s “A Clean‚ Well-Lighted Place” Ernest Hemingway’s writing choices are famously in favor of clear and concise language‚ sharply contrasting those of William Faulkner‚ an author who is known to use many fluid descriptions‚ metaphors‚ and similes in order to emphasize certain ideas. Although both Faulkner and Hemingway choose to describe more than just what is plainly written‚ they differ immensely in presentation. Faulkner adheres strictly to his own tradition

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    Raleigh’s tone is much more tempered and perhaps more realistic‚ evident through the first line and even word‚ “If all the world and love were young” (1). This suggests that love is conditional and comes with strings attached. Skepticism and pessimism take over the tone of the poem‚ using similar imagery as Marlowe but in the opposite sense. There is a description of destruction and decay throughout the poem‚ most apparent in the line “Soon break‚ soon wither‚ soon forgotten” (15). This suggests

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    frightens you with the ideas of sin‚ evil and guilt. James says that all that Hawthorne’s work is dark and mysterious‚ and simply that‚ nothing more‚ which I think is incorrect. There are plenty of reasons why Melville understands the message and pessimism behind Hawthorne’s writing that James does not see. Hawthorne focuses more on the imperfections of a religion‚ where their belief is of a perfect society without any faults or sins. Hawthorne knows this is impossible‚ because everyone hides

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    It’s safe to say that torture may be one of the worst experiences that can happen to a human being. I know that if I were a situation where my options were being tortured to death or being put to death quickly‚ I would choose the quick death every time. The issue at hand is whether we should be allowed to torture terrorists for information or not. While most people have probably already formed their own opinion on the matter‚ it may not be as cut and dry as they first thought once they hear the

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