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    Avenue & 30th Street‚ New York City. This piece depicts the intersection of these two streets in early 20th century New York. In the foreground stands a drunken woman holding her pale of beer. To the right‚ two prostitutes stare at her and further to the right‚ a group of gentlemen stare at them. This kind of scene was common among the seedier streets of New York at the time though many did not understand how common it was. Sloan‚ as part of the Ashcan School made it his goal to realistically depict

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    is further accentuated by the descriptions if the crowd: the visitors to the zoo are described as ‘run[ning] past’ the cages containing the animals described earlier on in the poem in order to observe the jaguar. We are told that ‘the crowd stands‚ stares‚ mesmerized’ by the majestic animal‚ which is a strong contrast to their indifference to the other animals. The other cages seem ‘empty’ to the onlookers while they are able to

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    crustacean old man’‚ ‘a lean dark mackerel’ and ‘gallants in shoals’‚ to highlight the similarities between the actions of the men and the predictable behaviors of the fish in an exaggerated manner. The men’s distasteful actions‚ ‘teeth parted in a stare’‚ ‘sucks on a straw…laxly’‚ ‘idling..stays to watch’‚ are compared with the behavior of fish‚ ‘pause so to nibble or tug’. However‚ the woman is compared to an inanimate object‚ ‘white stone’‚ having negative connotations of heartlessness‚ coldness

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    that he stopped doing it.” This quote gives a sense of tension‚ since tiny things like rippling cards can drew everyone’s attention. This makes it seem like a very quiet atmosphere. While everyone’s attention is drawn to the small sounds‚ Candy just stares at the ceiling and eventually rolls over. This makes the reader feel that all Candy can think about is his dog being shot‚ and this also brings a tense feel. Tension is also created by Steinbeck using the word ‘silence’ to describe the atmosphere

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    The both ladies stares at the sceneries. Mrs. Mallard stares through her window and the girl stares at the mountains. Both stories has an essence of freedom. For Mrs. Mallard‚ the death of her husband means she can finally have the freedom to live for herself. But the freedom she got was all of a sudden and

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    case should come to the Supreme Court‚ 4 judges have to vote to send it up. This is the rule of four. d. Explain how each of the following influences decisions made by individual justices deciding cases heard by the Court a. Stare Decisis. Stare Decisis can influence judge’s decisions because they will defer to prior Supreme Court decisions and apply the precedent to their current cases and rule based on the past decisions. b. Judicial Activism. Judicial Activism influences the

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    With light footsteps and a quick mind‚ the bystander removed the armor to relieve pressure off his chest. Still breathing he moans in pain but comes to an awakening. He stares at the figure above him who stares back with big hazel eyes. As he lays there he comes into more awareness of what’s going on and the realization that he has lost and failed his father and now must go back to face the disappointment. The knight slowly gets up but stumbles

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    sooner than later‚ to the young girl’s objections‚ the hair is stifled by the peaceful puddle’s saturation. And just as her lips utter yet another far-matured sigh‚ a reflection subsequently appears and the girl‚ in a melancholy‚ self-induced habit stares at the

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    CHARACTERS Isabel/Madam Ching‚ about 70 years old Dolores‚ about 40 years old Man in first sex scene/Ernesto‚ about 50‚ later 75‚ years old The men and women of Paradise Inferno A Christ-like figure Chorus members SETTING A dimly lit space found at the center of the performance venue. Audience members are seated around this area. TIME Now and then THE PLAY Everything is dark and silent. A soft hum then fills the air. Moments pass and the hum fades out. A Hiligaynon chant traditionally

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    may be that the patients state of health and the patients age. Well as you may know there are many different types of seizures. Type Duration Seizure Symptoms Postictal (post-seizure) Symptoms Absence (petit mal seizure) 2 to 30 seconds Stare Eyes fluttering Automatisms (such as lip smacking‚ picking at clothes‚ fumbling) if prolonged Amnesia for seizure events No confusion Promptly resumes activity Generalized Tonic-Clonic (grand mal) 1 to 2 minutes A cry Fall Tonicity (rigidity)

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