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    Oscar Romero

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    Archbishop Oscar Romero of San Salvador was a great hero of the struggles for liberation in Latin America during that region’s "long dark night‚" a period lasting from the 1960s through the 1980s. He was an archbishop very briefly‚ a mere three years‚ 1977-1980‚ and he was an unlikely hero. The upper hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church in Latin America was firmly allied with the economic and political elite. But Archbishop Romero emerged as the "voice of the oppressed" in El Salvador after he

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    oscar wilde

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    marriage and respectability? Oscar Wilde’s masterpiece ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ opened in the West End of London in February 1894 during an era when many of the religious‚ social‚ political‚ and economic structures were experiencing change — The Victorian Age. Wilde’s genre of choice was the Victorian melodrama‚ or “sentimental comedy” which expresses an important message; lying underneath the satire‚ mockery and humour. In ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ Oscar Wilde reveals the portrayal

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    And the Oscar Goes to...

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    (1985) and Annie Hall (1977)‚ Allen was on top of the world with several Oscar nominations and a slew of awards under his belt. However‚ this did not last for long. Entering into the new millennium‚ Woody Allen has faded into oblivion with directors such as James Cameron‚ Steven Spielberg and Oliver Stone all continuing a streak once enjoyed by him. Will Midnight in Paris prove to be his saving grace and one way ticket to the Oscars‚ or has his reign of the film industry finally come to an end? Opening

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    Oscar Micheaux

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    influence by critics like Truffaut‚ the auteur theory and “auteurism” have become a very crucial and influential aspect of film criticism since 1954. African American Film Producer-Director Oscar Micheaux is an often overlooked auteur in contemporary film criticism. He created films depicting black life from 1908 to 1950‚ on what he felt were realistic terms‚ while also providing entertainment for the black movie going audience during that time. His films‚ unlike previous

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    Oscar Mayer

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    CASE ANALYSIS ON STRATEGIC MARKETING PLANNING: OSCAR MAYER FOODS Submitted By: Sahil Bhambri (12 DCP-097) Saksham Sharma (12 DCP-098) Sandeep Bedi (12 DCP-100) Sawan Gupta (12 DCP-104) Tanuj Arora (12 DCP-117) Abhishel Bansal (12 DCP-134)     1. IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEM Oscar Mayer was a well-known food company‚ which had been operating for more than a 100 years in the meat market and was indeed very successful. The major problem it was facing in the recent years was that

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    Oscar Braynon

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    Running head: SENATOR OSCAR BRAYNON II ​1 Senator Oscar Braynon II BACKGROUND Oscar Braynon II is the current vice-Mayor in the City of Miami Gardens (Keeland‚ 2011). Braynon always believed that he was supposed to dedicate his career to serve the people. He inherited his traits from his family members who dedicated themselves to serving the community. The family taught Braynon about the significance of returning to the community at a premature age. Because of the values taught to Braynon by

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    Oscar Wilde

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    Oscar Wilde INTRODUCTION: THE AESTHETICISM. The term " aestheticism" derives from Greek and means: "Perceiving through senses". It was also for the Romantic culture‚ in fact the movement has its roots in the Romanticism‚ but‚ at the same time‚ it signs a turn: now tartist‚ or better the aesthete‚ has to feel the sensations but also live them in his life. The message of the aestheticism is: "Living the beauty!" The figure of the aesthete presents some corrispondences with the French figure‚

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    Oscar Wilde

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    Born on October 16‚ 1854 in Dublin‚ Irish writer Oscar Wilde is best known for the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray and the play The Importance of Being Earnest‚ as well as for his infamous arrest and imprisonment for being gay. Beginning in 1888‚ while he was still serving as editor of Lady’s World‚ Wilde entered a seven-year period of furious creativity‚ during which he produced nearly all of his great literary works. Around the same time that he was enjoying his greatest literary success‚ Wilde

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    And the Oscar Goes to...

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    AND THE OSCAR GOES TO……Inception Thrilling and intense written and directed by the masterful Christopher Nolan‚ “Inception” is an extremely exciting science-fiction thriller that’s bound to win an Oscar at the next awards ceremony. Inception is definitely the best film that Nolan has ever made and he has made a lot of hits! It is a popular entertainment with a knockout punch so intense and unnerving it’ll have you worrying if it’s safe to close your eyes at night. Christopher Nolan’s incredible

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    Oscar Wilde

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    Semey state university named after Shakarim Students independent work Theme: “Oscar Wilde” Performed:Arykova Aigerim Checked: Shalbaeva A. Zh. Semey 2014 CONTENTS Introduction………………………………………………………………3 1. Early life……………………………………………………………….4 2. Education……………………………………………………………...4 3. Prose writing …………………………………………………………..6 4. The Picture Of Dorian Gray…………………………………………..8 5. The end of the 19th century…………………………………………...9 6. Death…………………………………………………………………..11 Referenses………………………………………………………………

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