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    Christie JacksonHIS101FA12-1 History v. Hollywood: Gone With the Wind Gone With the Wind is a classic movie that has been loved by many Americans over many generations. In 1939‚ the film won eight Academy Awards. It is a great love story set in the American Civil War and the period of Reconstruction afterwards. Told from the viewpoint of the South‚ the Confederacy‚ it is more of a dramatic love story than a war movie. David O. Selznick produced the film and he hired two southerners as advisors

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    I attended the EIU Wind Symphony concert on December 4‚ 2015. It started seven in the evening and was in Dvorak hall in the Doudna Fine Arts center on Eastern’s campus. Alicia Neal was the conductor of the symphony. It was a symphony composed of some of Eastern’s best music majors and it showed their skill throughout the entire performance. The symphony was composed of woodwinds‚ brass‚ and percussion. On the woodwinds‚ they had piccolos‚ flutes‚ oboes‚ bassoons‚ clarinet‚ bass clarinet‚ alto saxophone

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    The Divine Wind – Q1 The Construction of Derby Boxer In the years preceding the First World War‚ Australia was rife with racism‚ sexism‚ suspicion‚ and class prejudice. However‚ Broome in Australia’s north-west‚ was a place of notable exception. Its inhabitants of Japanese‚ Aboriginal and European lived in a semi-balance of equality. This relationship was needed because; only as a symbiotic society could the community develop and grow in such an isolated and remorseless environment. Gary Disher’s

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    I attended The Wind Ensemble on March 9‚ 2016 that took place in San Jose State University Concert Hall. The program was part of San Jose State University School of Music and Dances performances Spring ’16. There were two conductors for this performance‚ Dr. Edward Harris was the director as well as the main conductor of this performance‚ and the graduate conducting associate Paul Herrea. In this ensemble‚ there were two percussion soloists by Professor Galen Lemmon and Anne Hsu‚ an alumni from SJSU

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    victimizes individuals who have a value system or a personal sense of morality that does not conform with its own. William Shakespeare‚ Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee expertly articulate this concept within The Merchant of Venice and Inherit the Wind. Bertram Cates and Shylock experience multiple forms of persecution in each of their towns. The fact that both characters undergo a tangible penalty highlights the similarities as well as the differences between the two plays. Analyzing the various

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    Should KFUPM only provide engineering courses for renewable sources of energy? Should KSA stop using non-renewable sources for energy and only use renewable sources for energy? Which field is a better career choice: renewable energy or non-renewable energy?Should KFUPM only provide engineering courses for renewable sources of energy? Should KSA stop using non-renewable sources for energy and only use renewable sources for energy? Which field is a better career choice: renewable energy

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    Quote Significance “Looking at it now‚ it appeared exactly as it was-something out of a dream.” Pg. 1 This quote explains William’s feelings and pride at the end of the book‚ even though the quote is at the beginning of the book. William is proud of his windmill that he has built. “Before I discovered the miracles of science‚ magic ruled the world.” Pg. 3 This describes William’s young mind‚ as

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    was a debated topic about the theory that denied the story of creationism as said in the bible. Reporters‚ spectators‚ and crowds all came to this trial to watch this misdemeanor of the high school teacher‚ John Thomas Scopes. The play Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee‚ was based off of the Scopes Monkey Trial set in Hillsboro “a small town‚ not to long ago during the summer.” They value that no one should be accused for having the freedom of thought. Bertram Cates‚ a high school

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    Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’. These concerns may have accumulated during his time working in a mental institution. It is in the orientation of the novel that these concerns are introduced. It could be argued that his main concerns were that of reality versus imagination‚ society robbing people of their individuality and the power of laughter. These values were very controversial at the time of the novel’s publishing and essentially what caused ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ success. Kesey introduces

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    and many common themes occur throughout different dystopian novels and some not so typical dystopian novels. Dystopia is defined as an imaginary place where the conditions of life are extremely bad and unpleasant. Although One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest is not a typical dystopian novel‚ it shares similar themes as the dystopian novel 1984 such as‚ lack of privacy‚ total control‚ and instilling fear and torture into its “members”. One of the most well known dystopian novels is 1984 by George

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