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    comedy‚ the Western‚ mystery‚ horror‚ romance‚ melodrama‚ and the war story. More and more large cinemas were built‚ and the major producers expanded their distributing systems and bought entire chains of theaters. Major studios attempted to produce a picture a week. A typical film show consisted of a feature starring big-name players‚ a short comedy‚ and a newsreel. The 1922 film Nanook of the North‚ directed by the American Robert Flaherty‚ is often credited as the first great achievement of documentary

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    my favourite picture

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    The title of the painting is “The Black Sea”. It tells me‚ that on the picture I’ll see the Black sea‚ but actually it’s not only the Black‚ but black by its color: there is a storm. That’s why we may say that the artist used such a title not only to paint the Black sea‚ or it can not be the Black sea at all‚ but to show us the darkness of the heavy sea. The painting makes an emotional influence on me. The overall mood of the painting is mysteriousness‚ it seems like something will appear from the

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    It is through the prologue and epilogue‚ that we understand the deeper meanings of Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man. The prologue is essential‚ laying down a foundation that allows us to understand the meaning and reason behind the symbolism and relevance of events the that follow. The prologue allows us to understand the extent and level of intensity the novel is trying to achieve. Acting in the same way‚ the epilogue further illustrates the importance of different parts of the novel allowing us

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    No story in The Canterbury Tales is more alike as the Franklin’s tale and the Wife of Bath’s tale‚ but on a person level they are extremely different. Yet they are both personally alike in some ways‚ and their stories do have some diversity. The Franklin’s tale and the Wife of Bath’s tale are considered folk tales but it can be said that they are courtly romances‚ yet it is a stretch. Each tale has some sort of magician‚ or a supernatural person if you must‚ who will solve the protagonists conflict

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    The Elizabethan World Picture In the Elizabethan era it was believed that the Earth was the center of the universe and the Earth was surrounded by 9 or 11 spheres. In the 11th sphere was called coelum empyraeum which means the imperial heaven. It was here it was believed that God existed with his angles. The 9th sphere was called primum mobile. This sphere controlled the universes movements. In the sphere closest to Earth was the moon. From 2nd sphere and upward entailed eternity and stability and

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    Animal Farm and A Tale of Two Cities‚ respectively‚ to express their disillusionment with society and human nature. Animal Farm‚ written in 1944‚ is a book that tells the animal fable of a farm in which the farm animals revolt against their human masters. It is an example of social criticism in literature in which Orwell satirized the events in Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution. He anthropomorphises the animals‚ and alludes each one to a counterpart in Russian history. A Tale of Two Cities also

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    Business controlled assessment To investigate the marketing strategies adopted by a number of locally owned businesses and those of a large limited company. Im going to be investigating the various different marketing strategies used by two local businesses and a large limited company. To do this I will be using secondary research which is information that has already been found‚ and I will be using primary research‚ which is information that I have found myself. Background research Berkshire

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    to be more than just a woman. Through Anne Bradstreet’s poem The Prologue and the letters of Abigail Adams‚ readers perceive the roles the women played in their times. In ‘‘Rights of Woman’’ and the Problem of Power‚ written by Andrew Cayton‚ he speaks on the political problem side of women’s rights and tries to encourage people to think of the value all people obtain. Andrew Cayton’s article relates to Anne Bradstreet’s The Prologue and Abigail Adams’ letters to John Adams because it refers to the

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    this Google Site titled "Making Connections".     4. Complete the "Making Connections" questions in your word document and submit work to Turnitin.com     Now that your have read the directions it is time to EXPLORE! 1. Who is the author of The Canterbury Tales? List five facts about this author’s early life (biographical information).   The author is Geoffrey Chaucer. * He worked for Elizabeth the countess of Ulster in 1357 * He went to the war in France * He

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    differences within Beowulf and The Canterbury Tales are quite evident after reading both texts. Both authors‚ Beowulf‚ by Anonymous and The Canterbury Tales‚ by Geoffrey Chaucer use literary devices to convey their message in each poem. There are similarities and differences within characters‚ tone‚ images and symbols. Beowulf and The Canterbury Tales are two similar poems but are written with different styles and literary devices. Beowulf and The Miller’s Tale are great examples of two poems that

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