Mad Hatters The term “mad hatters” comes from the nineteenth century‚ when hat designers made hats out of felt. The reason there was mercurious nitrate in the hats was because they had to use mercury to cure to felt. The mad hatters were mainly located in France. The hats the mad hatters made were 6 ½ to 8 inches in height. For example if your head was 22 inches in circumference your hat size would be 6 7/8 inches. On a lot of hats there was a symbol saying 10/6. Some people say
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Mad Men The television series Mad Men takes place in New York City in the early 1960’s. “The title‚ Mad Men‚ provides insight into the show’s psyche through a multilayered play on words. It is about the culture of the advertising industry that thrived on Madison Avenue. It tells us that the show is about “ad men” and we have to guess whether “men” here is used generically or whether it is intentionally exclusive to the women who also held significant positions in the business. The two most common
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if the villagers are oblivious so they speak nonsense. He has a major ego because of the fact he’s from London and the rest live in an isolated town called Crythin Gifford. When he notices The Woman In Black "and caught a glimpse of another mourner" this suggests he’s isolated and Mr Jerome says "a young woman?" Mr Jerome didn’t see anyone or anything‚ Arthurs the only one who saw her so he’s stuck in a situation his carefree mind doesn’t overlook. "Instead of replying to my question at all‚ he turned
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Mad Men is a historical drama that replicates the lifestyle of the high class businessmen of the sixties and exposes the grandiose lifestyle they experienced with all the liquor and cigarettes they could enjoy. In the pilot episode “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes”
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The Diary of a French Noble Lady March 20‚ 1608 - I think I have finally found the love I have always dreamt about. This man‚ he is perfect‚ the cream of the crop. There is one single dilemma‚ he is not a noble like I. He may be a man of the bourgeois class‚ but he has more man in his one finger than any “noble” man I have ever met. This man he is not noble through birth‚ office‚ or “letters” so it will be a difficult situation for us to work through. (Trueman) He is a poor poet attempting to travel
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even peers‚ my perspective of what it means to be a Black woman in search of a higher educations is more clear. Before college‚ I did not have a set understanding of what my goals were going to be; many of them were generic. I knew I wanted to be successful‚ but how was going to achieve such a cliché goal‚ and what it actually meant to be “successful”. Particularly‚ I was not sure of my major‚ how I was going to grow as a woman in an historically black college‚ or how I was going to balance life without
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Evaluation of a Theatrical Performance. Play: Women in Black. Style: Gran Guignal. Our drama assessment was to watch the play “Woman in Black” at the Fortune Theatre in London. The original 1950’s play starred Orlando Wells and Michael Mears as the two main and only characters and directed by Robin Hereford. Set. As the curtain raised and the performance began a minimalist set was revealed; stool‚ chair‚ basket and a coat-rack. Initially‚ the minimalist set predicted that the play would
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Interactions: I can’t ‘snap out’ of my depression 1) I can’t ‘snap out’ of my depression is a non-fictional personal account by Sarah McCaffrey. 2) This story is about a woman who has a depressive disorder and she’s explaining what it feels like to us. She first talks about how you can’t easily just ‘snap out’ of depression and explains how she’s tried to get rid of it with the help of medication and specialists. Next‚ she tries to give us a description on what depression
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who created Blue Woman in Black Chair and Untitled (Large Man) used many aspects to give life and meaning to their creations. Lines are used distinctly in both sculptures. The artists take advantage of space when creating their pieces along with a little naturalism. One sculptor uses color on his figure. Their technique‚ although different‚ brings individuality and texture to their works. The Blue Woman in Black Chair is a natural art piece created by George Segal. It is a woman who is sitting in
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Life for a black woman in the 1960’s was about as easy as finding a job once you’ve been called a thief. No one treated you right‚ everyone looked at you as if you had some sort of disease‚ you got bossed around and you had to take it. A symbol represented in the book is a white apron. A white apron represents the help since that is what they have to wear everyday of their lives while working for their white peoples. The idea a white apron represents is the injustice black people have to deal with
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