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    ‘Although Josefina is central to the plot‚ she is never presented as a convincing character’. Do you agree? Rolf de Heer’s ‘The Old Man Who Read Love Stories’ portrays the profound emotion through romantic literature‚ and the appreciation of life’s simple pleasures. Each and every character within the film differs from one another. Through the beliefs and values of the Shuar‚ to the way things get done with the European. Josefina‚ the films only female character‚ is a beautiful resident of the

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    When Jade is saying how optimistic Aunt Bernie is even in the terrible situation they are living in she says‚ “Man what an optometrist.” The conversations between Min‚ the narrators sister‚ and Jade‚ their cousin‚ shows how uneducated they are and they poverty they live it. This funny exchange also serves to show the readers their lack of intelligence. When Saunders described Sea Oaks‚ the apartments where they live‚ it was very easy to picture and realize exactly how unsafe it was. Without

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    Pride and Prejudice is known to hold one of the most perfect love stories in English literature. The struggle for love between Darcy and Elizabeth‚ as in any good love story is one where the two must get away from and overcome a number of situations before they can‚ beginning with the tensions caused by their own personal qualities. Joe Wright (the producer of the film) makes us see the hardship their love endures throughout the movie with camera angles changing and music setting the type of mood

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    Sea Otters

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    Sea otters may look cute and furry from the outside but they have many attributes that help them to survive in their natural habitat. Along with being one of the smartest mammals‚ they also have finely tuned senses that help protect them and help them hunt. Their cute and furry appearance is not deception‚ despite living in the wild‚ they are very social and often swim along side boats and scuba divers. This became very dangerous when poachers realized the value of their pelts‚ and sea otters were

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    Many people may argue whether or not pride has a positive or negative impact on their peers. Although pride can be positive in some ways it can also be negative. It can turn us into something we’re not and can allow us to become too prideful. Once people get a taste of too much pride it keeps getting stronger and stronger until it eventually takes over them. I believe at one point we are all equally positive and negative with our pride‚ but as time passes we tend to lean towards one or another. Although

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    o’er the wrinkled blue­ Lo! the sea is fair‚ Smooth as the flow of a maiden’s hair; And the welkin’s light shines through Into mid-sea caverns of beryl hue‚ And the little waves laugh and the mermaids sing‚ And the sea is a beautiful‚ sinuous thing! I scowl in sullen guise­ The sea grows dark and dun‚ The swift clouds hide the sun But not the bale-light in my eyes‚ And the frightened wind as it flies Ruffles the billows with stormy wing‚ And the sea is a terrible‚ treacherous thing

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    SEA-FEVER BY JOHN MASEFIELD The poem Sea-Fever by John Masefield‚ depicts a sense of urgency to return to the sea. The persona hears the call of the sea and it is a must to answer the call; it is an irresistible invitation to adventure‚ exploration and freedom. The persona is longing to go back to the sea and he wishes for the simplicity of life on the sea and a sense of freedom. His extremely simple desires suggest that he wants to renounce all the usual entrapments of everyday life and

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    In the Heart of the Sea What caused an 85 ton Sperm whale to crash into the side of the Essex‚ causing one of the most disastrous and tragic accidents in maritime history? Was this a calculated attack? Did it see the whaling ship as an unwanted rival in its territory? Did the crew of the Essex have anything to do with the whales’ sporadic behavior? Or was this simply an unexplainable act of nature’s unpredictability? On November 20‚ 1820 the crew of the Essex spotted an unusual sight‚ an extremely

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    Territorial Sea is established up to 12 miles from the baseline of the coast. This is an extension of the land and the coastal state exerts full sovereignty over the area. It is an area of national jurisdiction. Also establishes a contiguous zone where the coastal State may exercise the control necessary to (1) prevent infringement of its customs‚ fiscal‚ immigration or sanitary laws and regulations (2) punish infringement of the above laws and regulations committed within its territory or territorial

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    auras‚ their miracles and bringing of hope. Gabriel Marquez dispels this image in “An old man with wings”. Through unexpected turns in his story‚ Marquez displays that expectations hinder people’s ability to be open to new possibilities. Marquez takes a well-known figure‚ an angel‚ and completely reverses the character in his story. In the first paragraph‚ Marquez describes the angel as “an old man‚ a very old man‚ lying face down in the mud”. This description is almost the complete opposite of how

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