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    “…it is on these mornings that I [Tris] feel guiltiest for wanting to leave them.” (Roth‚3). Have you ever read the book Divergent by Veronica Roth? Well if you have not you may not know the protagonist. Her name is Beatrice Prior (Tris for short)‚ and in the book she leaves her abnegation family to become dauntless. In the end she wonders why she left them in the first place if she truly loved them. Tris is much like Pip Pirrip from Great Expectations because after a few years they both leave their

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    William Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew uses several characters to show the meaning of disguise‚ and to conceal one’s true self. The production starts off with a drunken fool tricked into believing he is of nobility. Upon his sudden thrust into wealth and power‚ Christopher Sly also inherits a “wife”. The wife is actually a man disguised as a women‚ and it makes Sly come to terms of realization that he is in fact noble. Shakespeare uses Christopher Sly in order to provide the insight that Sly may

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    While You Were Sleeping

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    While You Were Sleeping While You Were Sleeping‚ composed by Randy Edelman and directed by Jon Turteltaub‚ includes good examples of a leitmotif. A leitmotif is a reoccurring piece of music associated with a specific character‚ event‚ theme‚ or mood. The two leitmotifs used in this movie are “Lucy’s Theme”‚ which is a slow‚ romantic‚ or even sad piece of music. The “Family Theme”‚ has a faster beat that goes back and forth and is quirky. The main characters in While You Were Sleeping are Lucy

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    There were many situations that Elie Wiesel has experienced which brought about a change in his character. In the memoir‚ Night‚ Elie Wiesel changes in response to his concentration camp experiences. The separation from his loved ones and the horrible conditions of these camps affected Elie greatly. The Holocaust affected Elie physically‚ emotionally and also spiritually. Elie changed physically by being a healthy human being into a walking skeleton. The Jews can be described as “skin and bones”

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    to whether or not the colonists were justified in declaring independence from Britain. Each side in the debate bring up valid points which can steer a person into believing that the colonists were or weren’t justified in declaring independence. People try to bring up the debt that the colonists put Britain in and the war that Britain had gone into. But after looking at the history and the events leading up to the war‚ it is clear that the colonists were justified in declaring independence from Britain

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    Literature To Kill a Mockingbird Epilogue Fifty Years Later Fifty Years have passed‚ and Maycomb‚ sadly‚ still had its usual disease. People still treated the blacks unfairly. It’s not as bad‚ but still not what Atticus hoped it would be. Maycomb is still a tired‚ old town with the same families. As for Jem‚ Dill‚ and myself‚ we were the change that Maycomb needed. I lived in Miss Maudie’s house. Sometimes I think the only reason she left me her house was because I told her I would take care of her

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    History Rough Draft I do believe that the founding fathers were justified to rebel against the British because of the unfair treatment the colonists were receiving. Metaphorically‚ the colonists were a bunch of dogs and the government was the leash. They were controlling and had a lot‚ if not all the power over colonists. Tyranny played a huge roll in how the colonists viewed the British. The British were very controlling and oppressive towards the colonists. The British government limited the

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    and every one is all smiles. People are making loads of money and spending it on automobiles and radios. Women have the right to vote and their creativity is flowing. The fashion is changing dramatically for the men and women. Everyone is in good spirits and enjoying life. That was the vibe of the 20’s. It’s end of World War I and every one is all smiles. During the 1920’s people were spending money left and right on new automobiles and radios. The ‘new free flowing‚ creative women’ was introduced

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    You Changed My Life

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    You Changed My Life is a 2009 Filipino movie starring Sarah Geronimo and John Lloyd Cruz. It is the sequel to the 2008 blockbuster movie A Very Special Love‚ starring Sarah Geronimo and John Lloyd Cruz. Filming has started in November 2008‚ just in time for its February 25‚ 2009 release as Star Cinema and VIVA Films’ post-Valentine offering to Filipino moviegoers and received again an “A” rating from the Cinema Evaluation Board. Cathy Garcia Molina reprises directorial duties for the franchise. It

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    Examine the reasons for changes in the divorce rate since 1969 (24 MARKS) An easy solution or a sweet escape‚ the trend continues to increase and has reached its peak point . It is proven 50 out of 100 people will retrieve this or go through this procedure ‚divorce . This the legal ending to a marriage and has become more popular than marriage it self since 1969 . There are a variety of reasons people continue to get divorced ‚ The most popular of these are the change in the law ‚ secularisation

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