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    movie stars Juliet Binoche‚ Judi Dench‚ Alfred Molina‚ Lena Olin and Johnny Depp. One day‚ Vianne and her daughter‚ Annouk arrive in a conservative French village to open a chocolate shop. First‚ the people are hostile not only because of she is a stranger‚ but because of the season of Lent. Vianne has to face many difficulties because of the influential mayor. Eventually‚ she manages the make friends and change the attitude of the whole town with the help of her amiable personality and her delicious

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    The man who wiped out the front line was wearing a golden armor. His blonde hair was so bright it blinded the enemy before him. The glare of his sapphire-like eyes sent chills down the commander’s soldiers. “Surrender while you still can‚” The Stranger shouted.

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    previous owners “third was for death” (52) The White family is careless to not take heed of the sergeant’s warning as most reasonable people would. The White family’s carelessness resulted in the death of their son‚ Herbert White. The next afternoon a stranger from Herbert’s company appeared that the White household. He told Mr. and Mrs. White that their son “was caught in the machinery” (55) Although Herbert was lost to death‚ Mr. and Mrs. White is rewarded two-hundred pounds for condolences; their wish

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    "The Rockpile" by Jessica Ruelle "The Rockpile" was written by James Baldwin‚ a black American writer of the 20th century. This short story takes place in a street of Harlem around the 1930’s. James Baldwin shows us‚ through the life of a black family‚ the conflicts that can appear in human relationships‚ but also the presence of temptation and sin. This essay will analyse the themes that are mentioned above‚ but also how‚ by some particular literary style effect‚ the writer plunges his readers

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    His mission is to find the lock that fits a mysterious key belonging to his father‚ who died in the World Trade Center on 9/11. He befriends a 103-year-old war reporter‚ a tour guide who never leaves the Empire State Building‚ and lovers enraptured or scorned. Ultimately‚ Oskar ends his journey where it began‚ at his father’s grave. But now he is accompanied by the silent stranger who has been renting the spare room of his grandmother’s apartment. Oskar reminisces about his father and the games

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    Lust for Power Any good story starts with an observation: an observation of the silent neighbor‚ the infamously loud aunt at the family reunion or the mysterious stranger‚ smiling at nothing. William Shakespeare always wrote of these observations. His characters in each of his plays represent some part of society or desire lying within society. "The Tempest"‚ Shakespeare’s farewell to playwriting‚ contrasts the idea of civilization and raw nature pertaining to the desire for power‚ and the

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    and what they represent. Form/Structure The New Year‚ by Edward Thomas‚ is a tightly structured poem which is written in a regular rhyme scheme. There is a sense of rhythm to it as tension is built up during the writers encounter with this mysterious man. There is almost a sense of something sinister being

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    The Algae Island It’s an island made entirely of seaweed‚ full of meerkats and freshwater ponds. It gets even stranger when dead fish rise to the surface of the ponds at night and disappear by morning. At first Pi thinks the island is a delusion‚ “I was getting used to my delusion. To make it last I refrained from putting a strain on it; when the lifeboat nudged the island‚ I did not move‚ only continued to dream.” But Martel spends too long with the island for it to just be a delusion. Pi describes

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    Cause and Effect Essay THE MONKEYS PAW The story‚ “The Monkey’s Paw‚” is about a small family‚ a husband‚ Mr. White‚ his wife‚ Mrs. White‚ and their adult son‚ Herbert. The family is relaxing and enjoying each others company‚ while father and son play chess. They are expecting a visitor over later that evening; an old friend of Mr. Whites. When Sergeant-Major Morris arrived‚ and as the three men sat around drinking‚ reminiscing and exchanging stories‚ Morris told the family a tale of a

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    who have a chance encounter one magical night above New York’s Washington Square‚ but are soon torn apart‚ leaving in their wake an infant‚ August Rush‚ orphaned by circumstance. Now performing on the streets of New York and cared for by a mysterious stranger‚ August uses his remarkable musical talent to seek the parents from whom he was separated at birth. Overall‚ I thoroughly enjoyed the movie. I liked how the scenes have an appealing fantasy element‚ while at the same time; the plot manages

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