The Graduate‚ directed by Mike Nichol’s in 1967‚ is about Benjamin Braddock‚ a recent college graduate‚ who is stuck in the middle of his past and his future. Throughout the film‚ you learn that Benjamin is a lonely young man who is confused about what to do since he has graduated. During a graduation party that his parents had thrown for him‚ with none of Benjamin’s friends because he has none‚ Mrs. Robinson had asked him to drive her home since her husband took the car. Mrs. Robinson is the wife
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The Ford Pinto Fires Case The Pinto fires case is about a series of accidents involving the Ford Pinto’s fuel tank bursting into flames if struck from the rear. A 1978 suit against Ford Motor Co. for the murder of 3 teenagers brought the incidents to the public attention as it was the first time a major corporation was charged in a criminal case beyond negligence (Trevino‚ 2011). Background The Ford Pinto was rushed to production by Lee Iacocca to directly compete in the small car market with countries
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Fire prevention is a term being heard more and more today in America. It is starting to become a standard in today’s fire departments. Fire has the ability to keep us warm and also has the ability to make us homeless. As we grow as community and the technology changes‚ Fire Prevention needs to be made more of a necessity in our homes today. More homes are being built out of lighter material along with being built closer and closer together. Each can lead to extreme destruction‚ homes being lost
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The 5th Wave‚ was full of motifs. First it was the Teddy Bear‚ then it was her Cell Phone that doesn’t work anymore‚ and finally it was the word Survive. I know the two first word s make total sense but the last one the word Survive‚ it seems as if doesn’t belong. But in reality the motifs in the story they mean so much more than living and a distant memory. The teddy bear that Cassie is always carrying is not even hers. So how does this even connect to the story? Well it was her little brothers
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FIRE INSURANCE WHAT IS FIRE INSURANCE? Fire insurance is a contract under which the insurer in return for a consideration (premium) agrees to indemnify the insured for the financial loss which the latter may suffer due to destruction of or damage to property or goods‚ caused by fire‚ during a specified period. The contract specifies the maximum amount‚ agreed to by the parties at the time of the contract‚ which the insured can claim in case of loss. This amount is not‚ however‚ the measure
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play‚ Cupid is a motif. A motif symbolizes something‚ and Cupid is supposed to symbolize the erratic love that the teens feel in this drama‚but some of the characters take it the wrong way and think of it a bit differently. Romeo thinks Cupid uses a bow that love is something that you can conquer‚ but it is something that is mutually felt between two people. So in the play‚ Cupid actually makes love seem violent and like something that you can take from other people. Cupid is a motif in the play‚ but
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Manuel Puig uses many recurring themes and motifs to convey his views and opinions on many highly political‚ and also controversial‚ matters‚ from his attitude towards Marxism‚ and his belief that people should be free to express themselves as well as being tolerant of others’ views‚ to his homosexuality being reflected in one of the two main characters. Themes: • Tolerating each other’s and other people’s views: Molina and Valentin obviously have contrasting views on sexuality and politics
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In A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ William Shakespeare brilliantly uses the night as a motif which plays a valuable role in the play. He combines this motif with the related symbols of the play to demonstrate the power of night and its correlation with love and vision. He uses symbolism and imagery to develop the motif and makes extensive use of the night forest which‚ in part‚ helps the situation of the four young lovers‚ one of the main plots of the play. It might seem strange that Shakespeare would
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decades and he was a pioneer for shooting on-location and the extreme long shot. Of the many John Ford movies‚ there is an ongoing presence and repetition of several motifs. These themes are usually significant to the plot or character development in the film and often represent similar themes from film to film. Some of these motifs Ford uses in his films are dances‚ fights‚ doctors‚ women‚ and arrivals and departures. First of all‚ the dance is present in many of Ford’s films. Dances are used
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In Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ Shakespeare uses the motif sleep and dreams Is used to convey contrasting moods. In Macbeth the motif sleep and dreams is used to convey a mood of suspicion. “And yet I would not sleep. Merciful powers. /Restrain in me the cursed thoughts that nature/ gives a response” (2.1.8-11). In this scene Banquo laments to himself that something feels wrong‚ Suspicion has encompassed Banquo. While he can keep these negative feelings at bay in the day‚ at night he struggles
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