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    Romantics and Realists

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    The Romantics and the Realists Romanticism and Realism are separate artistic periods that overlapped each other for almost a decade‚ and even though they are very different‚ there are similarities as well. Romanticism was an intellectual movement in the arts from 1790s until 1870s. It focused more on the individual‚ unfairness‚ irrational‚ creative‚ emotional‚ and the transcendental. Realism was also an intellectual movement. It began in about 1861 and lasted until 1914 when World War began. Realism

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    Without proper explanations and instructions‚ writing naturalistic observation essays might seem rather tricky. However‚ we are sure that even a brief guide like this article will help you sort out the main principles of making naturalistic observation essays. Below‚ we describe the main steps one should take to prepare a good naturalistic observation essay. Before that‚ let us explain the gist of your task. Writing a naturalistic observation essay boils down to observing some object or phenomenon

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    Americans Obsession with Appearance In today’s society‚ many Americans have become really obsessed with their appearance. We would see numerous of people spend thousand of dollars on products and specifics items just so they would look appealing. Based on the advertisements that we would see on television‚ magazines‚ ads and etc; Americans became victims to the pressures of being fashionable‚ thin‚ and beautiful. Fashion is one of the largest obsessions that Americans face when it comes

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    like that. I was taught to always think of the worst thing that can happen‚ to be safe and to prevent the worst from happening. I am scared of death because I do not know what will happen after that. American’s obsession with the dark side comes from the curiosity of death. This obsession came from the first death of a human being. That was when curiosity about death and the afterlife originated. People do not know what happens after death and we are interested to find out more. Americans today come

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    Violence is a reoccurring theme‚ specifically amongst American society‚ that by instinct is something to be feared. However‚ it is the main attraction to people when dealing with the headlines of the day or somebody witnessing a fatal car accident. In the 1996 film Crash violence has a different role within the underground community of scarred car crash victims who can only get sexually aroused by cars‚ the accidents that take place within them‚ and the story that is told by it all. This film is

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    ” (Fitzgerald 130). Blinding Lust In The Great Gatsby‚ Jay Gatsby is apparently in love with Daisy Buchanan; however‚ this seems to be a misconception. F. Scott Fitzgerald portrays the themes of love‚ lust and obsession‚ through the character Jay Gatsby‚ who confuses lust and obsession with love. Nick‚ Gatsby‚ Tom‚ Daisy‚ and Jordan have just gotten into the suite at the Plaza Hotel. As the group converses‚ Tom begins to interrogate Gatsby as to try to find some kind of flaw in his character‚

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    Obsession over Celebrities

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    Is today’s society obsessed with celebrities? Everywhere you turn there is a celebrity’s face somewhere. Celebrities have became a billion dollar industry for internet sites‚ television shows and magazines. People today are have such a great fascination with today’s celebrities‚ but can celebrities have a positive effect on today’s society? Celebrities have been called heroes for many years and there are various reasons why celebrities may be considered heroic‚ first because they provide inspiration

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    Everything In Moderation‚ Dear. In the play Macbeth by Shakespeare‚ on page 147‚ the important truth of the play leaks out through Macbeth’s lines. In this one lucid moment‚ Macbeth realizes that life isn’t worth living without his wife‚ and he realizes he has gone through a metamorphosis into a power-hungry monster‚ both caused by his lust for power. The speech illustrates that power will always lead a man astray. In his hunt for power‚ Macbeth has indefinitely ended the lives of at least

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    Celebrity Body Obsession

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    their clothes‚ beauty projects and lifestyles. This is often why Celebrities bring out their own clothing lines. By becoming a brand‚ the public feel they have a slice of their chosen celebrity’s lifestyle and buy into this ideology. This celebrity obsession is one of the reasons why gossip magazines such as Heat or Hello have become such huge publications; their pages are filled with celebrity news and gossip. The public use these magazines to watch them and comment on their lives‚ as a form of escapism

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    of the Romantic era for it references to the Medieval era by including the idea of death throughout. It is said that‚ “‘The word romantic has been lately introduced in Germany to designate that kind of poetry which is derived from the songs of the Troubadours; that which owes its birth to the union of chivalry and Christianity” (Fleming-Markarian 9). Again‚ this relates the Romantic era to the Medieval era in that Christianity is seen as a large contributor and witnessed throughout Romantic ballets

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