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    was a disaster in the year 1918 because many people began to get the cold or as the Spanish call it “La Grippe”. The Spanish influenza was caused by people having the H5N1 virus. The virus in the year 1918 killed about five-hundred million people and only about fifty-million were victims of the Spanish influenza. The Spanish Influenza came spreading from China and it came a huge disaster because nobody knew how it all began. The Spanish Influenza began in the year 1918 through 1919 and killed more

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    Dramatic Comedy Essay 1

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    This theme is linked with confusion amongst the play’s characters‚ a common theme in Shakespeare’s comedies‚ as well as other dramatic comedies. Shakespeare dealt with cross-dressing in other comedies including As You Like It and The Merchant of Venice. In addition‚ as many critics have noted‚ Shakespeare has explored other comic features of Twelfth Night in other comedies‚ such as twins (as in A Comedy of Errors)‚ separation and re-unification (as in The Tempest) and struggles of young lovers (as

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    pay for success in a patriarchal society" (J.T Burk). To what extent can Top Girls be classified as a feminist comedy? Caryl Churchill’s play‚ Top Girls‚ has many social‚ political and cultural observations about modern women throughout the centuries. It was written in 1982 and in this‚ Churchill presents women from both modern and historical periods who seem to have been successful in one way or another. During the eighties‚ feminism has an extremely negative effect on society in that the strong

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    Throughout the period of 1750-1918 new ideas started to emerge because of imperialism. The more land and houses means more population then that results in more supply and demand. Capitalism in the period of 1850-1918 had a great impact on capitalism today‚ it changed the way people live. My hypothesis is correct because the events that occurred‚ for example the industrial and French revolution‚ made capitalism become popular. The website libguides.matymede.vic.edu.au says 1750-1918 was a period of industrialism

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    starring Doris Day and Rock Hudson‚ and Annie Hall (1977)‚ starring Woody Allen and Diane Keaton‚ are two very different films that both belong to the genre of romantic comedy. Both films received five Oscar nominations. Pillow Talk was nominated for best actress‚ best supporting actress‚ musical score‚ art direction‚ and the one which it won‚ best story and screenplay written directly for the screen (Kimmel‚ 2008‚ p. 124). Annie Hall was nominated for best picture‚ best director‚ best original

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    British Depth Study 1890-1918 Liberal Reforms What were the living and social conditions like in the 1890s? Living conditions: * Towns became overcrowded. * People lived in slums‚ often whole families lived in one room. * No internal water supplies. * Shared outside toilets. * Limited electricity‚ wealthy families were starting to get it. * Larger families but higher infant mortality. * Very limited birth control‚ moral distaste. * Church taught contraception

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    Comedy and its Subgenres in Step Brothers Comedy is defined as “a work that is designed in some way to provoke laughter or humour on the part of the viewer” (Geoff King‚ Film Comedy‚ p.3). Adam McKay’s 2008 film‚ Step Brothers‚ starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly definitely fits these criteria‚ and therefore is a comedy itself. Another criteria of comedy is that the worlds in which they take place are much less serious than is the real realm of existence. In Step Brothers‚ this non-seriousness

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    paradiso divine comedy

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    Who Where Why Punishment The Opportunists the vestibule of Hell In life‚ they never chose sides‚ and instead always switched from one side to the the other as it benefitted them. These are forced to eternally chase a banner through the vestibule of Hell. Their souls have dimmed so that they are unrecognizable. While they chase the banner‚ wasps and hornets pursue them and sting them‚ causing pus and other nasty fluids to flow out of their bodies. Maggots and other creepy crawlies are underfoot

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    American education‚ and that they used that education to return to their home countries and stir up anti-American sentiment." (Pohl & Sinnarajah‚ 1) Hee Soep Choi’s quietness and timid concession makes him the introvert in the team. Due to the language and cultural difficulty‚ he doesn’t talk much during the learning team meetings. As a result‚ the other team members cannot get to know him better. There is only one person in the team who understands Hee Soep’s frustration‚ and that is Joseph

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    The goldmine of comedy‚ created by Greg Daniel and Michael Schur‚ Parks and Recreation‚ is a seven season long mockumentary. This show stars comedians such as Amy Poehler‚ Aziz Ansari‚ Rashida Jones‚ and Chris Pratt. Amy Poehler plays Leslie Knope‚ the Deputy Director of Parks and Recreation in Pawnee‚ Indiana. Her assistant‚ Tom‚ is played by Aziz Ansari. Together‚ they solve many of Pawnee’s problems‚ gathering more members for their team along the way. Through seven seasons‚ many heartbreaks‚

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