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    Richard Avedon

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    This Photograph taken by Richard Avedon quite simply explains the raw talent that Avedon had and how his ideas developed into photographs and techniques that would be carried on down for decades‚ also influencing many of the great and aspiring photographers around the world. (where was this from) Form: The image is composed‚ the angle of the camera is slightly lower than the eye level of the model creating a more impressive view of the delicate model and monstrous animals. Avedon used a (type

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    Richard Stockton

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    Richard Stockton Richard Stockton was born in Princeton‚ New Jersey on October 1‚ 1730 and died on February 28‚ 1781 at the age of 50 in Princeton‚ New Jersey. Stockton‚ a continental congressman‚ was an American lawyer‚ jurist‚ legislator‚ and a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. Richard Stockton represented the New Jersey colony that was split evenly in the sense of sides during the revolutionary war. One-third supported the rebels and were patriots‚ one-third supported

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    Richard Nixon

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    to mind: Was Nixon trying to hide anything? Where there any evidence that Nixon had committed a crime? What proof did the detectives have? Did Nixon’s plan end up failing? Richard Milhous Nixon was born in 1913 in Yorba Linda‚ California‚ the second of five sons of Francis Anthony Nixon and Hannah Milhous Nixon (Nixon). Richard Nixon went to a public school in Whittier‚ California. After graduating he went to Whittier College‚ a Quaker institution‚ where he majored in history (Bowmen). Whittier was

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    The Knife of Never Letting Go Patrick Ness "But a knife ain’t just a thing‚ is it? It’s a choice‚ it’s something you do. A knife says yes or no‚ cut or not‚ die or don’t. A knife takes a decision out of your hand and puts it in the world and it never goes back again." “The Knife of Never Letting Go” by Patrick Ness‚ is truly‚ an extraordinary piece of literature. The story is about a boy named Todd‚ who is about to be a man‚ in one month’s time. Todd lives in the New Word‚ a world where

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    The short story “Knife”‚ is about Curtis’ previous life. In the beginning‚ the main character has a flashback during school. It was his eleventh birthday and his father gave a pocket knife to Curtis as a birthday gift. His pocket knife displays the Curtis’ bonds and character’s temper throughout the whole story. His relationship with others are positive and may be negative sometimes. For example‚ his relationship with the seal that he found in the lake. His parents can represent the pessimistic side

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    Richard Frethorne

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    Indentured Servitude Richard Frethorne‚ an indentured servant‚ wrote a letter to his parents dated March 20-April 3‚ 1623 in which he describes his experience as an indentured servant. Richard Frethorne was a young Englishman who like many other poor 17th century Englishmen were struggling to make ends meet back in England. Frethorne embarked on his journey to the America’s as an indentured servant in order to find a better life. Merchants in England took advantage of these poor people and recruited

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    Richard Ramirez Profile

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    Criminal Profile  Name: Ricardo Leyva Muñoz Ramírez  Nickname: The Night Stalker‚ Richard‚ Rich  Born: February 28th 1960  Died: June 7th 2013  Place of Birth: El Paso‚ Texas  Charged for:   ● Sexual Assault   ● Successful Murder   ● Attempted Murder  ● Burglary    Backstory of Ricardo    Ricardo was born in El Paso‚ Texas. He was raised by an abusive father and a loving  mother. His family consisted of his father‚ mother‚ four other siblings and himself. They all  believed in the morals and beliefs of the Catholic faith

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    Shakespeare’s ‘Richard III’ and Pacino’s ‘Looking for Richard’ ground the evil of Richard differently in their respective texts. Shakespeare’s Richard is not merely an ambitious villain‚ but the personification of a metaphysical evil – a Machiavellian prince whose vice-like character is derived from the medieval morality play. Broad contextual shifts have resulted in Pacino recreating a villain for our times‚ emphasising mainly the political characteristics of a tyrant-king rendered recognisable

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    Richard Rodriguez

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    Growing up‚ people realize that around the time of reaching a mature state‚ education has affected their personal family life in one way or the other. With that being said‚ in his essay‚ “The Achievement of Desire”‚ Richard Rodriguez headed towards a path where he was unconsciously distancing himself from his family and becoming much more independent than he had expected. Rodriguez gives the reader a sentimental idea of the two contrary lives he had growing up‚ the life he had as a child‚ and the

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    comparative study of texts and context‚ I have explored various connections shared between William Shakespeare’s ‘Richard the 3rd’ and Al Pacino’s ‘Looking for Richard’. As both of these items are based on the same character‚ King Richard the 3rd‚ they share a lot in common. The connection that I have chosen to concentrate on though is the idea of power‚ and how both texts explore this theme. William Shakespeare is an extremely famous English poet and playwright and widely regarded as the greatest

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