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    The Pearl Why did it take the death of his son for him to realize what he had become? In novella “The Pearl” John Steinbeck shows us through Kino just how difficult it is to challenge the accepted customs of his society. Kino is living in a village his family has always lived in. His village was colonized and ruled by the Spanish. Kino needs money to pay the local doctor for his baby’s illness. He finds something that changes his life forever. Unfortunately‚ no one in power in Kino’s town

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    How A Chiropractor Can Help Your Tension Headaches If you struggle with frequent tension headaches‚ you should consider seeing a chiropractor. Tension headaches have many causes‚ but one of them is a misalignment of the vertebrae in your spine that sometimes results from poor posture. If you slump over a computer at work all day‚ you could be at higher risk of tension headaches. Here’s how a chiropractor might be able to help. What Causes Tension Headaches Tension headaches can be caused by stress

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    A View from the Bridge - Catherine and Eddie causing tension. The play ‘A view from the bridge’ is by Arthur Miller. It is set in 1930s America‚ in an Italian American neighborhood near the Brooklyn Bridge in New York. Miller creates dramatic tension via the use of the characters Eddie and Catherine and their relationship together. Eddie and Beatrice are Catherine’s Aunt and Uncle. Catherine is Beatrice’s sister’s daughter. Her parents have died so she now lives with them. Eddie and Catherine

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    culture is represented by the display of tension‚ paranoia‚ and the fear of mutual destruction. Because "Dr. Strangelove" features tension‚ paranoia‚ and the fear of mutual destruction‚ it is vital that the viewer has an understanding of Cold War culture. Tension is a key point in this movie. It has been described as “the same tension that gripped the nation during the days of the Cuban Missile

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    Tensions in Relationships: The Dialectical Perspective Name Fundamentals of Speech Professor Date The relational dialectics perspective is useful for understanding the ups and downs and sometimes illogical nature of interpersonal relationships. Developed by communication scholars Leslie Baxter‚ Barbara Montgomery and their colleagues‚ the dialectical perspective assumes that relationships keep changing. They are not maintained‚ but rather sustained through changing statuses. There are

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    “The Chosen” (1981) by director Jeremy Kagan explores the tension between ultra - orthodox Hasidic Judaism and its more cousin‚ Modern Orthodox Judaism. The film also provides us a glimpse into the process of cultural assimilation that Jews went through during the the early 19th century era in America. The film follows Reuven and Danny. Although hail from different backgrounds‚ the pair are linked in ways that are deeper than just friendship. Both the theme and the subject of the film are contained

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    which then leads to tension during the play between the characters and then leads to tension in the audience. The main characters that illustrate tension are John Proctor and Elizabeth Proctor (husband and wife) as they are both in an awkward position as John’s actions in the past had affected Elizabeth and still did in this moment of the play. Tension between these two confirms that their relationship is nothing but awkward‚ contrived and distant. In addition they add more tension to the play as the

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    The fifties and sixties of the twentieth century are two of the most influential decades of American history. With out the events of the fifties the vibrant and rebellious sixties would have never been possible. Political‚ racial‚ and social tensions are what pushed many of the events that happened in the sixties. From teenage conformity to loosing to the Russians and sputnik in the space race the events of the fifties were screaming for a drastic change in America. The political struggles of

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    Tension and Atmosphere in “The Hound of the Baskervilles” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born in 1859. His mother Mary Doyle regularly read to him which is where he began his own love of books. Some years after graduating from college in 1876 he began writing. His first Sherlock Holmes book was “A Study in Scarlet”‚ written in 1887. “The Hound of the Baskervilles” was written in 1902. The plot of this story focuses on a hound‚ supposedly trying to kill off the Baskerville family

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    What is any good story without suspense and tension that keeps readers intrigued and eager to turn the page? Although throughout the story the plot was small and not much happened; it still revealed many tones‚ suspense‚ tension‚ jealousy and in the end exposed symbolism. In the first sentence‚ “This blind man‚ an old friend of my wife’s‚ he was on his way to spend the night.” I sensed tension when the narrator identified his wife’s friend by his visual impairment and not by his first name. For

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