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    In the opening scenes of the movie‚ Dustin Hoffman plays the starring role as “The Graduate” Benjamin Braddock Benjamin is on an airplane landing in Los Angles as he arrives background music plays “The Sound of Silence”‚ and begins with the line‚ “Hello darkness‚ my old friend” plays. The main motifs of this movie seem to play on rebellion against authority; alienation and isolation; sexually dominance‚ and the loss of one’s innocence. Often a young man‚ although educated‚ possibly will perhaps

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    between the strong‚ masculine‚ and courageous traits we associate with the pilot and biplane‚ with the stylish‚ vintage watches. Furthermore‚ these images have been cropped and juxtaposed in this way to show the link between these watches and the 1920’s theme of military aviation. By linking these images together in such a way the audience is pulled into the fantasy of this war-time era. Men as the target audience create a desire to buy these watches‚ because they are linked to being more masculine and

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    In Faulkner’s The Sound and The Fury Jason Compson was unintentionally cheated out of a prosperous future by his immediate self-absorbed family. Jason was born to two self envying parents‚ who cared more about themselves than their family. Mr. Compson‚ an alcoholic‚ drank himself to death. His wife force fed Jason hatred towards the family by singling him out as a Bascomb and not a Compson‚ therefore installing the mentality that he is different from his siblings and they are beneath him. Quentin

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    would slowly pay their debt off the land they lived on by growing crops‚ their income would so solely go towards their mortgage of their land that they were forced to pay to their land owner. In the historical novel‚ Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry‚ Mildred D. Taylor‚ explores the theme of maltreatment through‚ segregation‚ humiliation‚ protest‚ and loyalty. Great Faith Elementary and Secondary School and Jefferson Davis County School were divided arbitrarily from each other‚ which blatantly defined segregation

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    see"~Rothko In other words this quote means in hard times you began to see circumstances more clearly.I agree as it is time in life as in literature because this quote relates to this book.The novels Outsiders written by S.E Hinton and Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry written by Mildred D. Taylor. The book Outsiders written by S.E Hinton‚ goes with this quote because in the began of the book Outsiders they where all trouble makers towards the ending of the book they all started to realize what

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    Themes in Macbeth

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    Themes in ‘Macbeth’. Order/Disorder. * Disorder introduced with the arrival of the witches in horrible weather. * ‘In thunder‚ lightning‚ or in rain?’ * The Thane of Cawdor threatens established order‚ ironic as the new Thane of Cawdor also betrays the King. * ‘Assisted by that most disloyal traitor‚/ The Thane of Cawdor‚ began a dismal conflict’ * The witches prophecies tempt Macbeth into disrupting natural order. * ‘If good‚ why do I yield to that suggestion‚/ Whose horrid

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    because it shows Romeo and Juliet’s love and how strong their love is for each other. Williams Shakespeare’s language in act 2 scene 2 in Romeo and Juliet reveals Romeo and Juliet as being lovers and constructs the theme of love being powerful to controls people’s actions.In The Sound of Waves‚ chapter1and 2 Shinji sees a girl and wonders who she is and when he goes fishing he learns that she is‚Hatsue‚ the daughter of the richest man on the island.This is an important scene

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    Hughes’ "Blues" Jazz music is often associated with long‚ lazy melodies and ornate rhythmical patterns. The Blues‚ a type of jazz‚ also follows this similar style. Langston Hughes’ poem‚ "The Weary Blues‚" is no exception. The sound qualities that make up Hughes’ work are intricate‚ yet quite apparent. Hughes’ use of consonance‚ assonance‚ onomatopoeia‚ and rhyme in "The Weary Blues" gives the poem a deep feeling of sorrow while‚ at the same time‚ allows the reader to feel as if he or she

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    The Lottery Themes

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    Theme 1: In the story when old men talked about the other town ending the lottery. He did not want to change like the other town. Theme 2: believing it will increase the growth of the season‚ Tessie was the one who got sacrificed. Theme 3: I believe they count as a serial killer; killing a person every year is a crime. Theme 4: Every year it happens‚ people unable to study their life so they can’t realize mistakes. Theme 5: Tessie realized lottery was wrong when she had the black dot. A List of

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    Always have courage no matter what people say Roll of Thunder‚ Hear my Cry by Mildred D. Taylor‚ I chose Cassie Logan as courageous and brave. When she stood up for T.J despite what he did‚ then having to face Lillian Jean in Strawberry‚ then being embarrassed in front of everyone in front of Mr.Barrett’s store in Strawberry. Would you have courage through it all? Cassie helps T.J when he gets beat up on (pg. 247)” beating him with savage blows until he could not stand‚ then flung him into the

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