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    HIS-112 | Gone With The Wind | Directed by Victor Fleming; 1939 | Starring:Vivian Leigh as Scarlet O’HaraClark Gable as Rhett Butler | Mattie Seidel | 3/30/2012 | Gone with the Wind On December 15‚ 1939 a movie was released in Atlanta‚ GA that would forever change how people saw the "Old South". This movie quickly became a smash hit and went on to become the #1 movie of all time and still holds the title‚ as we were reminded of at the Oscars last year. The movie was "Gone with the

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    busy making other plans.” ― John Lennon “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” ― Albert Einstein “It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.” ― André Gide‚ Autumn Leaves “I may not have gone where I intended to go‚ but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.” ― Douglas Adams‚ The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul “Good friends‚ good books‚ and a sleepy

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    ““Come‚ Darcy‚” said he‚ “I must have you dance. I hate to see you standing about by yourself in this stupid manner. You had much better dance.” “I certainly shall not. You know how I detest it‚ unless I am particularly acquainted with my partner. At such an assembly as this it would be insupportable. Your sisters are engaged‚ and there is not another woman in the room whom it would not be a punishment to me to stand up with.” “I would not be so fastidious as you are‚” cried Mr. Bingley‚ “for a kingdom

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    -No one in England knows what this is like. If they could see the way these men live they would not believe their eyes. This is not a war‚ this is an exploration of how far men can be degraded. -You see their faces and think they will take no more‚ that something in them will say‚ enough‚ no one can do this. -Where the telegrams would be delivered‚ the houses where the blinds would be drawn‚ where low mans would come in the afternoon behind closed doors…to pup up only granite slabs instead of living

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    Percy. In my opinion‚ this quote means that no matter what‚ goodness will be overshadowed and/or destroyed by a greater evil‚ for a lack of better words. I agree with this quote‚ because there are many real life situations that can prove it‚ along with the situations portrayed in most literary works. Two pieces of literature I can relate to this quote would be “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck‚ and “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller. Both these books relate to the quote for the fact that the main

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    Macbeth Quotes Act I 1. Scene 5 (Line 76) The speaker is Lady Macbeth and she is instructing her husband to put on a façade of kindness upon Duncan arrival but to be stealthy when committing the murder. This is an example of imagery because she uses a metaphor by telling her husband to become a flower and snake. The quote also develops Lady Macbeth manipulative character. 2. Scene 3 (Line 39) This quote is said by Macbeth after his victorious battle and right before he encounters the witches

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    Dialectical Journal Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Quote from Book Response “I have no friend‚ Margaret: when I am glowing with the enthusiasm of success‚ there will be none to participate my joy; if I am assailed by disappointment‚ no one will endeavour to sustain me in dejection.” (Page 5) -Robert Walton -Letter 2 It relates to the theme of isolation‚ he believes he is too good for anyone‚ nobody matched to his intelligence therefore he is alone. He is also ambitious; he wants to be known

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    The Long Essay Themes and Sources is examined via a Long essay of 3‚000 to 5‚000 words. This is a ‘take-home’ examination paper which first-year students receive in May‚ after they have completed the course. Students submit their Long Essay the following January‚ at the start of the Lent term in their second year. The aims of the Long Essay are to test students’ understanding of the main problems and approaches of the course they have followed with reference to a specific question. The paper

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    The Long Walk By Stephen King Early on in his career‚ between 1977 and 1984‚ Stephen King published five novels under the pseudonym of Richard Bachman. The second‚ The Long Walk‚ was released in 1979 as a follow-up to the success of “Bachman’s” first novel‚ Rage. King originally wrote The Long Walk in the fall of 1966 and the spring of 1967‚ while a freshman at the University of Maine. Submitting it to the Bennett Cerf/Random House first-novel competition in 1967 it was

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    The Celestina Quotes

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    A metaphor is a comparison of two dissimilar entities without using the word “like” or “as”. This quote connects to the theme of the text by referring to duality of appearance versus reality. It appears to Sempronio that Calisto is suffering deeply but in reality‚ he is feeling lustful for Melibea. This quote was made by Calisto at his house in the presence of Sempronio. Calisto was trying to explain to Sempronio of how great and real his love for Melibea

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