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    helping the audience understand the main themes of the play. The main themes that the director were trying to show were that hypocrites are very easy to see through and that only fools would fall for their act. The actors did a very good job with the traits of their character. The actor’s accurate representation of the characters made it even easier for the audience to understand the themes of the work and gave the production a very comedic mood. During the play‚ the actors’ movements around the stage

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    as mental or emotional superiority. As with racism‚ sexism can take two major forms‚ individual sexism or institutional sexism. Both represent a social problem that women often face in todays society. Individual sexism refers to sexist actions by an individual or group of individuals towards women. Individual sexism can take the form of verbal‚ psychical‚ or psychological abuse (305). An example of individual sexism would be verbally insulting a woman

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    Nations. It was not the strength of the opposition forces in congress that led to the defeat of the treat‚ but rather the ineptitude and stubbornness of President Wilson. It was Wilson and his supporters who complied with the terms of the treaty. In 1918 Wilson constructed 14 points which were policies designed to end World War I and provide peace in Europe. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge‚ republican from Massachusetts‚ counterattacked these 14 points by creating his own 14 reservations. These reservations

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    Also referred to as the Opposition and the Commonwealthmen‚ the Country Party was an unorganized force of English writers and theorists who battled imperial centralized power and corruption through their writings and rhetoric. Some of these writers included Jonathan Swift‚ Samuel Johnson‚ and Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun. The Country Party was at its strongest in England for only sixty years‚ between 1680 and 1740. However‚ their principles kindled the American Revolution. Members of the Country

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    Drama play review – The Girl Who Forgot To Sing Badly On entering the Ark Theatre‚ having never been before‚ I noticed art structures that were directed specifically to children. The interior was decorated with colourful designs. I felt the building was very child friendly and noticed a group of children commenting on a structure in particular saying how it was “cool”. The children were immediately directed into their seats in the theatre upon arrival. I thought this was very good as the children

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    . The tragedies in Poe’s life are reflected in his poem‚ “The Raven‚” and can be predominately seen through the comparison between the loss of his wife‚ and the narrators loss of Lenore. The apparent tone in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” seemingly represents a very painful condition of mind‚ an intellect sensitive to madness and the abyss of melancholy brought upon by the death of a beloved lady. The parallelism of Poe’s own personal problems with those of the narrator in “The Raven‚” and the repetitive

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    Novel

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    A novel is a long prose narrative that describes fictional characters and events in the form of a sequential story‚ usually. The genre has historical roots in the fields of medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter‚ an Italian word used to describe short stories‚ supplied the present generic English term in the 18th century. Further definition of the genre is historically difficult. The construction of the narrative‚ the plot‚ the relation to reality‚ the

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    how Steinbeck uses language/settings to create insecurity‚ eg how language is used to show Lennie’s insecurity about George • End by evaluating how the different elements work together • In 45 minutes‚ three characters are enough to consider. Choose settings to look at in some detail‚ eg the pool in the valley where the novel begins and ends; the harness room (chapter 4) which is where Crooks lives; the Great Barn (chapter 5) where Lennie kills Curley’s wife. Comment on the language Steinbeck uses

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    Unlike many novelists‚ Isabel Allende did not train as a fiction writer by creating short stories before moving on to novels. Her first three works of fiction were novels‚ and she did not turn to the short story form until readers of Eva Luna asked to see the stories the title character refers to. ¡®¡®And of Clay Are We Created¡¯¡¯ was written specifically for the 1989 collection The Stories of Eva Luna. The story is about a young girl who is trapped in a mudslide‚ and a reporter‚ Rolf Carl¨¦

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    Siddhartha Theme Essay

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    Although there are many important themes in Siddhartha‚ one stands out from the rest. In the beginning‚ we see Siddhartha leave his fortunate lifestyle in search of meaning and enlightenment. This action not only set the story‚ but was a huge event when we consider the historical context of India at this time. From a fortunate‚ bright young man to a wise‚ enlightened one‚ the author allows our knowledge to piece together the significance of each decision he made along his journey. India has always

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