The documentary film‚ the 11th Hour was written and directed by Leila Conners Petersen and Nadia Conners. The film was produced by Chuck Castleberry‚ Brian Gerber‚ Conners Petersen and Leonardo DiCaprio. It was narrated by DiCaprio. The film uses the metaphor‚ the 11th hour as an indication that time is almost up for the sustainability of human life on the earth if we do make some drastic changes and make them quickly. The film explains how global warming and the attack on our ecosystems began
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Kate Chopin was a novelist and American short story writer. In 1894‚ Chopin wrote a particularly intriguing short story‚ The Story of an Hour‚ about a woman who was trying to escape society’s judgemental image of women. In Chopin’s story‚ Louise Mallard‚ the protagonist‚ feels distressed and restricted because of the expectations society holds for women as subordinate to men. When the protagonist’s
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the late 19th century‚ much of society held on to the belief that women were inferior to men and should remain dependent upon them. In The Story of an Hour‚ Mrs. Mallard represents repressed women of the time period who desired freedom from their lives due to their unhappiness within their marriages as a result of the restrictions placed upon them. The story starts with Louise receiving news that her husband has been killed in a horrendous railroad disaster. Due to her heart condition‚ Louise’s
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A. Background The Children’s Hour is written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in 1860 and is a kind of love letter to his three daughters‚ Alice‚ Edith‚ and Anne. It describes how the children get the “victory” of the hour‚ and although they were supposed to be going to bed‚ “win” the affection of their father. Longfellow‚ while writing from the point of view of a loving father‚ creates a persona that he is in a castle or fortress and about to be attacked by his children. He puts up a fight‚ but
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In trickster tales‚ another common element of these stories is the usage of “brain over brawn.” The purpose of brain over brawn is where the character may lack some physical strength‚ but makes up for it by outsmarting whomever it is going up against. In “How Stories Came to Earth‚” Anansi was not the most immense character‚ but he was able to capture Osebo the leopard by convincing him to put his paws on the sticks he planted on the outside of the hole. He was then able to wrap a string of webs
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In the movie The Cider House Rules‚ several of the major characters face moral challenges. For each of the following characters‚ describe what ethical dilemmas they face‚ how they deal with them‚ and what the consequences of their decisions are. Make sure to include some of the issues of morals and ethics from our class discussions and your reading. This assignment should be typed; I will not accept handwritten work. Dr. Larch was constantly confronted with the misery of countless women and orphans
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You could have heard a pin drop in the silence of the delivery room. None of the nurses dared to make a sound as Megan cradled her lifeless baby in her limp arms. A stream of tears flowed from Megan’s large hazel eyes as she stared at her child. She thought about all the endless things she would have done with her daughter. She could have spoiled her by buying her pink‚ poufy outfits to dress her. The air felt thick and full of sadness. Ryan stood next to his despaired wife‚ looking over her slumped
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October 8‚ 2012 The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin and “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” by James Thurber both captured my interest from the very beginning. These short stories represents gender roles and marriage. They both are about married couples with controlling mates. “The Story of an Hour” is about a young married woman and how she reacts to the news of her husband dying in a tragic train accident. The story takes place in
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It was “the Finest Hours “by Melissa Wlostoski When I first saw the preview for this movie it was before another movie I wanted to see at that time. I found myself to be inrterested in seeing movie. When I went to see the movie The 33 at movie theater at the hampshire mall‚ after that I saw a movie poster that had tagline on it which said “32 survivors ‚Room for 12.” That made me even more interested in seeing it. I wonder if it was as incredible as the story that the 33 movie was based on.
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Owl Creek Bridge" and "The Story of an Hour‚" the authors use similar techniques to create different tones‚ which in turn wrongful very distinct reactions from the reader. Both use a third person narrator with a limited omniscient point of view to tell of a brief‚ yet significant period of time. In "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge‚" Bierce uses this method to create an analytical tone to tell the story of Farquhar’s experience just before death. In "The Story of an Hour‚" Chopin uses this method
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