The film Vertigo begins with the main character‚ detective Scottie Ferguson‚ pursuing a criminal across the rooftops of San Francisco city. During the chase‚ Scottie missteps and grabs the gutter‚ leaving him hanging from a high-rise building. In an attempt to save Scottie‚ his partner falls off and dies‚ leaving Scottie with a look of terror on his face. The movie then cuts to a scene with Scottie and his ex-fiancée‚ Midge‚ deliberating what his future will be like with his newly developed fear
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Exposition: Dublin a Republican sniper‚ is hiding on a rooftop. It is the middle of the night and everything thing is silent for the most part. The sound of machine guns and rifles broke the silence every now and again. He knows he is being watched by the Free Staters. Right now the Republicans and Free Staters are waging civil war. Rising Action: Dublin is very cautious about not being seen by the Free Staters. He has a smoking problem and really wants a smoke. He knows it’s risky because the flash
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purely humanitarian and not political. One American later noted‚ it was like throwing “a burning branch into a bucket of kerosene.” (Iran Hostage Crisis) As soon as the plane carrying the Shah landed in New York on November fourth‚ the Embassy in Tehran was attacked. The hostages that were taken mainly consisted of world diplomats and embassy employees. More than sixty Americans were originally captured. After a short amount of time‚ thirteen hostages were released. These hostages mainly consisted
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named Azar Nafisi started teaching at the University of Tehran. However‚ in 1981‚ Nafisi was expelled from the University of Tehran for refusing to wear an Islamic veil. Seven years later‚ however‚ she did indeed resume teaching but soon resigned in protest over the increasingly cruel punishments of the Iranian government toward women. She dreamed of working with students that carried a great passion for learning. In Reading Lolita in Tehran‚ Azar Nafisi and her seven students join together every
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distorted to be understandable‚ because sometimes it can be too complex to be explained. Both Reading Lolita in Tehran‚ by Azar Nafisi‚ and How To Tell a True Story‚ by Tim O’Brien‚ attempt to discover the truth even if it was exemplified by fiction‚ however‚ the searches were for different environments‚ gender‚ circumstances‚ and purposes. In Azar Nasifi’s passage‚ Reading Lolita in Tehran‚ she uses fiction to escape the harsh reality she was experiencing‚ and to learn the hidden truth. Nasifi was
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lived in Saudi Arabia all of my life‚ I can definitely see the difference. Women in Saudi Arabia are way more sheltered‚ and they are deprived of lots of things that men aren’t‚ like driving‚ or getting superior jobs in companies. In this case‚ “The Rooftop Dwellers” allows us to explore this struggle in an Indian cultural context. Moyna‚ the main character in the story‚ faces challenges in life directly caused from being a woman. Moyna is a young lady trying to make it on her own. This seems like
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systematic risk Kheder Alaghi Armenian State Agrarian University‚ Armenia. E-mail: khederalaghi@gmail.com. Accepted 25 October‚ 2011 The aim of this paper is to study the effect of operating leverage in the systematic risk of listed companies in Tehran Stock Exchange. In this study‚ operating leverage (OL) as independent variable and systematic risk (β) as the dependent variable are considered. SIG ≤ 0.05 means H0 hypothesis is rejected; otherwise there is no adequate reason for rejecting H0. For
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15 years‚ 14 weeks‚ 5 days and 44 minutes later‚ heretofore known as Now‚ Young Sigrid became ‘The Pie-Maker’‚ opening her own bakery‚ complete with a pie-crust roof and aptly named ‘The Pie Hole’. It was her sanctuary‚ a place where her gift of mysterious origin and dangerous consequence could do some good. No fruit ever went to waste in the Pie-Maker’s hand‚ but would retain its ripe flavour forever more‚ so long as she did not touch it again. When asked what it was that gave the fruit pies their
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Introduction As a New Yorker‚ it is very difficult for one to avoid the reality that we are indeed surrounded by Chinese culture. From Chinese take-out restaurants serving delicious Chinese food to entire Chinese communities such as the one in Chinatown‚ Chinese culture is all over the place. Chinese art‚ cuisine‚ religion‚ festivals‚ and more can all be experienced in one place. This is why New York is considered to be the cultural center of the world. People from all walks of life come to New
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instance‚ in 2009 Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ordered the temporary closure of the Kahrizak detention centre because the centre could not preserve the rights of detainees. An outspoken‚ conservative lawmaker Ahmad Tavakoli‚ who represents Tehran‚ has criticized Iran’s judiciary for failing to address Beheshti’s death saying “I recommend that instead of dealing harshly with bloggers‚ you go after corrupt officials.” France and the United States last week called on Iran to investigate the circumstances
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