“The Dinner Party” by Mona Gardner 1 The country is India. A colonial official and his wife are giving a large dinner party. They are seated with their guests —army officers‚ and government attache´s with their wives‚ and a visiting American naturalist —in their spacious dining room. It has a bare marble floor‚ open rafters‚ and wide glass doors opening onto a veranda. 2 A spirited discussion springs up between a young girl who insists that women have outgrown the jumping-on-a-chair-at-the-sight-of-a-mouse
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Exploring Film and Literary Angles: A Cross-Genre Critique on Cirilo Bautista’s Political Parable and Lualhati Bautista’s Dekada ‘70 Lualhati Bautista adapts her own best-selling novel Dekada 70‚ a political drama. It is directed by Chito S. Roño with the prominent stars: Vilma Santos‚ Christopher De Leon‚ Piolo Pascual‚ Marvin Agustin‚ Carlos Agassi‚ Danilo Barrios‚ and John Wayne Sace. Set in the ‘70s in Urban Metro Manila. This is a story revolving around a rotation of drama
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where the upper class lives in. The two settings in this book‚ Minnesota and New York are completely different because New York is full of business people and everything happens so fast‚ and Minnesota is more slow and out in the country. In this movie Nick Carraway moves from Minnesota to New York in the summer of 1922 to learn more about the bond business. He decides to rent a house out in West Egg district of Long Island. Next door to Him lives Jay Gatsby‚ a mysterious man who lives in a gigantic
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It seems that nothing has more power to elevate a mood than the impact of a genuine smile. Surprisingly enough‚ the benefits of a smile extend not only to the recipient of the warm gesture but also to the smile’s originator. Yes‚ the old quotation may be true. “A smile is a little curve that sets a lot of things straight.” Here are some of the many benefits of a smile: Benefits of a smile: A healthier immune system Various studies conducted over the years have shown that smiling and laughter can
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What was the lesson that you learnt from Carl Frederickson? Why? • The movie “up” is such a meaningful story. This story talks about two main characters Carl Frederickson and Russell . In past‚ Carl was a 9years old boy who has idolize famous explorer- Charles Muntz. he admires him. one day‚ carl befriends a girl named Ellie‚ she is Muntz’s fan too .So they become good friends. They have a same dream that is going to the Paradise Falls . carl and Ellie finally get married and live together
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person smile.’ The above is the catch phrase of the World Smile Day. This is the day to forget all sorrow and be happy. No one is sad on this day. Certificates titled ‘You have been smiled’ are sent out all over the world. Last year I was given a project on the ‘Power of Smile’ in school. Making ppts is something I really love. So‚ I did thorough research on the project and got a lot of useful information and now I want to share this with you. All of us are familiar with the smile face‚ aren’t
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The movie that starred David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly focuses on a baby. The baby named Toby‚ was Sarah’s (played by Connelly) baby brother and she wishes for him to disappear. Her wish came true when the goblin king‚ played by David Bowie‚ kidnaps him. This was the start of Sarah’s adventure to rescue him. Now‚ in the 21st Century‚ the 1986 British-American fantasy adventure film‚ Labyrinth‚ is going to get a reboot. The movie which was directed by Jim Henson has struck a deal with Tri Star
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Mona Vale‚ NSW‚ Australia) Mona Vale Dental proudly announces the opening of a new state-of-the-art dental facility in Mona Vale. The mission of the dental practice is to provide the highest quality of evidence-based care to all members of the family in an environment that is friendly‚ supportive and professional. The staff members remain committed to providing every patient with comprehensive and modern treatment that is appropriate to their needs while helping to ensure their
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1. THESIS: The 1920’s was a decade which encapsulated the epitome of multifaceted social conflict. As modern social theory advanced‚ traditional Victorian values began to be questioned. Unavoidably‚ this clash of ideologies created a discourse which reshaped how America identified with various social tropes‚ including gender and race. 2. SUBTHESIS 1: Because of the clash in ideologies‚ many Americans began to question the validity of the “American Dream.” As a result‚ protests began to emerge
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Summary: The Social Network is framed by a typical boy-losses-girl-then-says-internally-I’ll-show-you!-then-becomes-important-though-never-forgets-the-girl kind of story. The boy is a Harvard undergrad‚ Mark Zuckerberg. He is the founder of Facebook. Most of the movie is set at Harvard. Harvard looks more excitingly foreboding than Hollywood here with all of its old-school and discreet power. The girl goes to a different university and we can’t quite remember her name. Because the movie is framed this
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