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    Tim Berg and Rebekah Myers are American contemporary artists who have made several works with a very similar concept to Enjoy it… While it Lasts‚ most of which include desserts and other sweet treats as their subject. They have also made other works with different concepts. Their studio is in California‚ but they have exhibited all over the world. Their background is in ceramics and graphic design‚ and the influence of both of those fields is evident in their work. The meanings of the piece Enjoy

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    “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” by James Thurber demonstrates how excessive dreaming can have a harmful effect on one’s life and the lives of those around him‚ as shown in Walter Mitty’s unrestrained imagination. Walter Mitty slips into trances often during everyday activities‚ and they contrast extremely with his mundane life. While daydreaming about being a heroic doctor‚ Walter Mitty mindlessly tries to park‚ and a parking lot attendant yells to Mitty to get in the right lane so he does not

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    The Story takes part in an alternate‚ futuristic version of Great Britain which is ruled by a corrupt and abusive totalitarian government. The people living in London are repressed and barley have any rights. One young lady doesn’t care because she doesn’t like the system. So one night‚ when she is on her way to a good friend‚ she is walking around the streets of London and gets caught by the fingermen (the futuristic‚ corrupt policemen) who want to rape and kill her. At first Evey is trying to fight

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    The book’s focus is around a 12 year old girl named Melody. She is living with the disease Cerebral Palsy. She can’t walk‚ talk or feed herself. But the disease does not limit it her like everyone thinks it does. She has a photographic memory‚ and is a very intelligent individual. But she has no way to ever show any of this. Her disability stops her from communicating her emotions and thoughts‚ but it does not stop her from learning. Most of all this little girl is simply a girl. She worries what

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    The play starts on opening night for Max Bialystock’s latest play‚ and latest flop‚ Funny Boy. Max is devastated as he recounts his previous failures and vows to return as “The King of Broadway”. The next morning‚ his accountant‚ Leo Bloom‚ arrives at Max’s office to audit his books. Just as Leo’s dream of being a producer slips out‚ one of Max’s “Investors” arrives and Leo is forced into a bathroom. They play one of their sex games and Max persuades a check from her‚ before finally‚ she leaves.

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    Introduction1. The argument between Sly and the hostess demonstrates the position of power between them. The hostess is in a higher social standing than Sly‚ who is merely a drunken tinker. However‚ Sly refuses to accept this fact and he argues with the hostess because he feels that as a man‚ he should be in a position of power. The theme of female submission is apparent throughout the play. 2. The Lord ’s deception of Sly demonstrates the theme that a person ’s behavior is influenced by his or

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    have a lot of views or not. Walter White from breaking bad represents a man that takes care of his family and is a chemistry teacher. When he discovers that he has stage 3 cancer he wants to provide for his family so they wont struggle when he is not around. He begins to experiment with drugs and sells them to other dealers. The effort that he makes to take care of his family makes him a likable protagonist. For that reason I disagree with Havrilesky’s claim that Walter White is unlikeable. The redemptive

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    • Case – 2 Marks-20In 2004‚ the United Nations estimated that the previous year 5 million more people around the world hadcontracted the AIDS virus‚ 3 million had died‚ and a total of 40 million people were living with theinfection. Seventy percent‚ or about 28 million of these‚ lived in sub – Saharan Africa‚ where the epidemicwas at its worst. Sub – Saharan Africa consists of the 48 countries and 643 million people who residesouth of the Saharan desert. In 16 of these countries‚ 10 percent are

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    Walter Hartwell White (also known by his clandestine alias Heisenberg) is the main protagonist in AMC’s American television drama series Breaking Bad. The character‚ who possesses qualities of an anti-hero‚ antagonist‚ and tragic hero‚ was created by series creator Vince Gilligan and is portrayed by Bryan Cranston. A graduate of the California Institute of Technology‚ Walt was once a promising chemist who was one of the founders of the multi-billion dollar company Gray Matter Technologies. He abruptly

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    final. Book critics usually prefer novels which cleverly encompass all aspects of literature. This includes plot and style‚ but also an array of other aspects. However‚ if one were to prioritize‚ would style and language trump plot? It all depends on themes. For example‚ Emile Zola‚ while writing Therese Raquin which focuses on human behavior in a psychological novel‚ might put emphasis on plot to get his point across. But if his language is faulty‚ his style ambiguous; then will the reader truly understand

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