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    thematically and ideates the “music as an emotional bridge where words fail.” (2013‚ p. 27-28) As with Bergman’s other aural elements in Through a Glass Darkly‚ the music is used sparingly (following Bergman’s signature style of reducing his soundscapes) and serves a thematic purpose (following Bergman’s thematic signature of human communication). However‚ Pua’s analysis does not integrate the sarabande’s meaning as part of an entire other body of work — that is‚ Bach’s — into the film’s constructed

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    Character Sketch: The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams Tom Wingfield Tom Wingfield is a lot like his absent father. He dreams of adventure and leaves his responsibilities in order to find it as his father did. Being stuck at the warehouse‚ Tom is disappointed in his life. He’d come home late most days because he was at the movies. In one scene‚ Tom even speaks of his jealousy towards the actors and how they keep all the adventure to themselves. He wants to be doing everything he has seen

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    varying degrees with two main objectives • Protect the depositor’s money • Prevent bank failures In 1933‚ Congress fundamentally reformed banking with the Glass-Steagall Act. It symbolised a regulatory regime‚ so much so that in a debate after the 2008 crisis the suggestion of partially going back to glass Steagall act was propagated. Glass Steagall act had the following 5 features 1) established a system of deposit insurance for consumers with the creation of the Federal Deposit

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    Kristallnacht (night of broken glass) Slide 1: Kristallnacht better known as (The Night of the Broken Glass) took place on November 9‚ 1938‚ on this day nearly 8‚000 Jewish owned shops were destroyed and looted‚ 267 synagogues were burnt‚ along with 30‚000 Jews captured and moved to concentration camps. But what did this Jewish community do to deserve this?. Slide 2: A short history about Adolf Hitler was that he was born on the 20 of April in 1889 till 30th of April in 1945 when he suicided along

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    characters in a story influences the decisions they make later in life. It further develops the plot‚ leads to the climax‚ and‚ finally‚ the denouement. Many characters in The Glass Menagerie have to deal with certain circumstances‚ including the abandonment of different influential figures in their lives. In Tennessee Williams’ Glass Menagerie‚ he utilizes the abandonment of Tom Wingfield‚ his father‚ and Jim O’Connor to illustrate the different types of negative emotinal influences it has on the characters

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    In the memoir The Glass Castle‚ by Jeannette Walls uninvolved parenting style most exemplifies Rex and Rosemary Walls. In the article‚ “The Four Styles of Parenting” by Kendra Cherry‚ she says “an uninvolved parenting style is characterized by little communication.” Rex and Rosemary Walls display little communication to their children. In the novel Jeannette says “I thought of discussing the fight with Dad‚ but I didn’t want to sound like a whiner. I did try to talk to Mom. I couldn’t bring myself

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    Throughout The Glass Castle‚ one can see the generational curses of sins of the father. Jeannette’s parents were part of a cycle of alcoholism‚ anger and depression. Throughout the book one can see all the parts of the generational curses thorough Rex Walls‚ Rose Mary‚ Jeannette and her siblings. Rex Walls is the father of the writer of The Glass Castle. Throughout the book‚ one can see that he gets extremely drunk and he never holds down a job to provide for his family. Rex is usually gone drinking

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    consequences along the way. Some dreams may be so beyond the bounds that the consequences may seem morally wrong. Although one’s intentions may seem purely good‚ it is the required action that can make one’s behavior appear purely evil. In the play The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams‚ the narrator‚ Tom Wingfield feels confined at his job and in his own home‚ through which he feels the need to find a better life. Although Tom has good intentions to improve his life‚ he also has to decide whether he

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    the questioning of a moral code become criticisms towards the playwright. It is his perspective that is dominant and affecting meanings into the play. In return‚ the audience sees the play through this narrow perspective. On the other hand‚ The glass menagerie finds deeper approaches to sociology through meticulously characterizing its characters. The use of "surrealism" here‚ a successor of the realism approach‚ can be spotted in a series of occurrences and psychological deformities (not necessarily

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    Yared Golla Mrs.Gutierrez Multicultural Literature 3 April 2017 Bright Tunnel Vision No matter what situation you’re in to be successful you need to have a thrive to succeed. In the novel The Glass Castle‚ by Jeannette walls‚ Jeannette is a motivated student in school who has a motive to succeed despite the difficult family situations she goes through. In the ted talk “Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance.” by Angela Lee‚ Angela talks about how she discovered that having grit which is having

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