Saffarzadeh‚ a well-known Iranian writer and poet. Saffarzadeh described herself as a true fundamentalist‚ a loyal advocate of Grand Ayatollah Khomeini and fervent follower of his philosophy and idealism. Neshat’s use of both Saffarzadeh and Farrokhzad’s poetry in this body of work marries the intellectual and emotional
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“‘My new game‚ as you so appropriately call it‚ is a circus’” (Morgenstern 76). ~This marks the beginning of The Night Circus or Le Cirque des Réves. “The card inside is not a note of sympathy nor a condolence for her loss. It contains no greeting. No signature. The handwritten words across the paper read: Your move” (Morgenstern 80). ~The card was in response to the “death” of Celia’s father; this is the beginning of the “challenge” that will act as the antagonist throughout the book. “‘I suggest
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“My wood” – E.M. Forster (1926) In modern society‚ most people who obtain a product – whether it is of great value or not – would call that object their rightful property. It is the most natural way of thinking; what’s yours is ultimately yours. In the non-fiction essay “My Wood” by E.M. Forster‚ the author encourages those who come across the essay to contemplate the nature of materialism and the power of possessions. The essay wittingly depicts Forster’s reaction to the ownership
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the novel Queen of the Night by J. A. Jance presents a fascinately mystery story. It starts with the Queen of the Night flower blossoming in the Arizona every summer. It’s a sacred event commemorated throughout the Tohono O’odham Nation. However this summer the couple Jack and Abby Tennant had a shocking surprise that interrupted their special viewing of the Queen of the Night flower. The surprise had been Abbey’s son‚ which would have been a welcoming accounts if the night hadn’t ended with the Tennant’s
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Into the Woods What happens once “happily ever after” is over and done with? No one knows if the fairy tale dream continues or if it is over and the reality of the world begins to set in. In the play “Into the Woods”‚ we see a plethora of literature’s favorite fairy tales woven together to teach a lesson on responsibility and getting what you wish for. This production has two separate acts to it‚ both distinctly different. The first act serves as a continuation of the fairy tale world that we have
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“A Night Divided” is a historical nonfiction story. It is set in 1961‚ when East and West Berlin were separated by the Berlin Wall. Because of the Cold War and the East’s poverty‚ everyone was shifting over to West Berlin. East Berlin GDR (German Democratic Republic) didn’t like losing their population‚ so they built a wall to keep people in. Many people tried to escape from the East Side‚ but few made it. This book is the story of a separated family that had the courage‚ and bravery to find each
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secrets of nature which science is trying currently to decipher is the main cause of a parallel system filled with miracles and sufferings. Literature joined forces with science to highlight the reality and what is believed as in Nissim Ezekiel’s poem‚ Night of the Scorpion. One of the notable incidents to expose the clash of science and philosophy was the number 13. Unlucky for those who believe in history and means nothing actually in the light of science. And when people are given the freedom‚ everything
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Acting Critiques of What of the Night? In the play “What of the Night?”‚ I found the character Rainbow and Ray most compelling. The character Rainbow was played by Mo Rodvanich. Rainbow grew up poor somewhere in the Southwest‚ and finally made it to an Eastern city when she grew older in 1958. In scene two‚ she met her lover who was sick and required medicine to get better. Being poor that she was‚ Rainbow had to steal to afford the price of the medicine. Rainbow risked being caught and proceeded
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In the novel In the Lake of the Woods‚ O’Brien channels between his life in the present at the lake with his wife‚ and his life in the past‚ recalling memories from the war in Vietnam. The novel begins with a preview into the love life and marriage of John and Kathy Wade. While the novel progresses‚ their relationship begins to deteriorate and as the narrator jumps from his past to his present‚ the impact of his time in Vietnam becomes more apparent as a primary factor in the failure of their marriage
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people are not familiar with the book Tender is the Night‚ most of them do know and have read the book the Great Gatsby. Just like the Great Gatsby‚ Tender is the Night was also written by Fitzgerald in way to reflect the society during the Roaring Twenties. For people who read both books‚ they tend to do a lot of comparison when reading through. Familiar with Fitzgerald’s way of writing a tragic story‚ much of people expect the novel Tender is the Night to contain the same dark and depressing component
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