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    This week I had a very hard time coming up with a forum since the question was about comparing Lanval’s tale to a similar but modern story or film. I don’t watch much TV besides the news and I only read the newspapers at home so I do not see many stories that are about heroes that end up with the girl of their dreams in those sources. However‚ I can only compare Vandal the Hero to other modern characters. In the tale of Vandal‚ Vandal is described as a foreigner in a foreign land even though he is

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    3. Poem Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem ‘Dejection: An Ode (Part VI)’ was published in 1803‚ and can be found on the internet at http://www.online-literature.com/coleridge/634/. Dejection: An Ode Part VI is written by the composer passing a judgement of his life’s course. The poem is set in rhyme schemes alternating between couplets (CC) and bracketed rhythms (ABAB). He recounts the periods of his life in which hope was able to conquer over many misfortunes that he had encountered. However‚ the

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    of the hero’s fears‚ different aspects of their lives were affected with their efforts. Individually‚ Pi was rewarded. Pi quoted‚ “Can there be any happiness greater than the happiness of salvation?” This can be related to the Warden from “Shawshank Redemption” saying‚ “Salvation lies within”. For Pi this meant he had the power in saving himself from any terrible circumstances. Being considered an anti-hero‚ John did not necessarily individually benefit from his fight against his fear from the world

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    Basketball has always been a huge part of my life. I remember going to Los Angeles Lakers games as a child with my dad. Some of my favorite memories from college include decking out in blue and gold and going to UCLA basketball games with my friends. I started playing and watching the sport from a young age. Up until high school‚ I played organized basketball in local leagues. During college‚ I played point guard for my intramural team for three years. I love playing basketball because it brings

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    recognized as being one of the best horror movies made. King writes at fast pace speeds writing and producing numerous novels a year. Many of his books that became films went on to receive Oscar nominations and awards such as; “Misery”‚ “The Shawshank Redemption”‚ “The Stand”‚ and “The Green

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    References: N/A (2015). IMDb History. Retrieved from: http://www.imdb.com/help/show_leaf?history The Shawshank Redemption‚ (1994). Retrieved from: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111161/?ref_=chttp_tt_1 Baranes‚ A. (2010‚ Jan 2). Lecture 6: Entities and Attributes in an Online Database‚ Internet Movie Database. Retrieved from https://sites.google.com/site/princ

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    Jamie Pasborg CJ101: Introduction to Criminal Justice Unit 9 Final Project January 01‚ 2013 The US Correctional System When it comes to the phrase “being behind bars‚” most people get the visualization and thought of prison‚ our correctional facilities. When thinking of these prisons there is one big thought about it and that is time. Offenders that get sentenced to prison usually have a very long sentence over there head. The real questions for these correctional systems is how are offenders

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    Stephen King’s first novel would never have been published if not for his wife Tabitha - she removed it from the garbage where he had thrown it. Three months later when he submitted it to Doubleday publishing‚ he received a $2500 advance on the book that went on to sell a modest 13‚000 hardcover copies. The book was Carrie. Reviews were mixed‚ but when United Artists and Brian De Palma released the film version in 1976‚ it was a critical and commercial success. New American Library purchased the

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    unsympathetic image of the guard is a staple of both popular fiction and many firsthand accounts of prison life. It can be found in the writings of Jack Abbot‚ Brendan Behan‚ and Eldridge Cleaver‚ and in films like "Cool Hand Luke"‚ "Brubaker"‚ and "Shawshank Redemption." There are‚ of course‚ exceptions. One of these is Ted Conover’s new book‚ Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing. It is one of a very few recent books to get beyond the stereotype of the brutal guard to explore the complex nature of correctional work

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    Stephen King: The Highs and Lows of being a Great American Author. Conradt‚ Stacy. “10 Facts About Stephen King.” Mentalfloss.com September 21‚ 2009. -This particular source gives interesting facts about King’s early life‚ including one of the tragic events in his life that lead to his unique writing elements. -This source is going to help me setup the introduction and beginning of my research paper leading into the body of my

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