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    novels‚ films‚ and short stories dealing with the theme of love and all the ways it is shown.   All the different kinds of love are relevant in the three works The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom‚ Night by Elie Wiesel‚ and Slumdog Millionaire directed by Danny Boyle and Loveleen Tandan.  Through the characters actions‚ feelings‚ and experiences the theme of love shines evidently.              “Eddies father beat him. Then he met a girl. He went to war‚ killed civilians‚ hurt his leg

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    Origins of the Southern Labor System‚ written by Oscar and Mary F. Handlin‚ tries to explain how racial slavery was started in the American colonies. Oscar and Mary Handlin believe that the negro slavery system in the south came about because of adjustment by the American colonies‚ writing “slavery was not there from the start‚ that it was not simply imitated from elsewhere‚ and that it was not a response to any unique qualities in the Negro himself” (Handlin 199). The origin of slavery and

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    Clearly “The Importance of Being Earnest” by Oscar Wilde is a superb piece of satire. In the act‚ Wilde manages to humorize the daily lives of those in the victorian era‚ as well as the format in which they made vital decisions and how they were decided. Wilde most likely decided to focus on this topic to make people realize how ridiculous the system was‚ and why they should change it to realistic beliefs. Such as those of following love and how money and titles do not really make people any different

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    Christian Studies Slumdog Millionaire Film Review ‘Slumdog Millionaire’‚ directed by Danny Boyle‚ is the uplifting story of a young street boy who exceeds expectations and wins big on the TV game show ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.’ Two key themes that the film highlights are Money and Justice‚ an example of these themes being used is that Mumbai is portrayed as a place of terrifying poverty and unforgettable brutality where both money and justice are a thing of scarcity‚ Justice in particular

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    In “Mrs. Perez” a short story written by Oscar Casares‚ a woman comes home to find out that she is missing a prized possession. Throughout the story we read about how she interacts and handles this incident in various ways. There are flashbacks throughout the story to further and deepen the plot. In this short story‚ Mrs. Perez is a very good bowler. Bowling is her passion and she loves the sport indefinitely. One day she comes home to find out that her home has been broken into and robbed. Out

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    In both ‘Slumdog millionaire’ and ‘Millions’‚ the director Danny Boyle explores the subject of brotherhood. Furthermore‚ in both films‚ Boyle makes the same suggestion that the strength of brotherhood bonds is tested when circumstances change to increase pressure in the relationship. In both films‚ this theme is explored through the development of the characters in the opening scenes‚ the rising action and the climax. In the film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ we are taken to the city of modern Mumbai and

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    Through the reading of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao‚ we see many references to sexual behavior and indiscretions. It seems to be equally potent in both male and female figures portrayed in the book. The males we see tend to have a more passive approach to romance‚ or just completely ignore that feature altogether. This is definitely a male dominated culture. We see this with the continuous threats‚ references‚ and actions of rape. Sexuality seems to be the tool of dominance for the males

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    Introduction About Oscar Lewis Oscar Lewis‚ born on December 25‚ 1914‚ was an American Anthropoligt. He is best known for his vivid depictions of the lives of slum dwellers and his argument on a cross-generational culture of poverty among poor people transcends national boundaries. Lewis contended that the cultural similarities occurred because they were "common adaptations to common problems" and that the culture of poverty is both an adaptation and a reaction of the poor to their marginal position

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    Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ is a satire of the stifling conventions of Victorian England‚ a time when a serpentine code of behaviour governed everything from communication to sexuality‚ and when class was the sole dictator of relationships. With a witty‚ humorous delivery‚ the play explores the central themes of materialism‚ gender roles‚ marriage and the ignorance of the upper class. Passage one opens with a series of hyperbolic questions posed with Jack‚ building in rhythm

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    Toulmin Analysis of "It ’s the ABC Oscars: anything but Crash" The article "It ’s the ABC Oscars: anything but Crash" can be found on the MSN News website. It is written by Erik Lundegaard‚ a movie critic whose opinion can be found regularly on MSNBC‚ in the Minneapolis Star Tribune‚ and in the Seattle Times ("Erik"). The article includes the basic elements of the Toulmin Model and can be analyzed according to the model. In the article‚ Lundegaard claims that the motion picture Crash

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