April Theses‚ Russian Aprelskiye Tezisy‚ in Russian history‚ program developed by Lenin during theRussian Revolution of 1917‚ calling for Soviet control of state power; the theses‚ published in April 1917‚ contributed to the July Days uprising and also to the Bolshevik coup d’etat in October 1917. During the February Revolution two disparate bodies had replaced the imperial government—theProvisional Government and the Petrograd Soviet of Workers’ and Soldiers’ Deputies. The Socialists who dominated
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Of Mice and Men was written by John Steinbeck in 1937 and was published also in 1937. The novella is set in 1940’s America a time when the rights of women were very different to what they are now. Of Mice and Men is a story about George Milton and Lennie Small‚ two itinerant farm labourers. They are travelling from a ranch in Weed to another ranch in Soledad. They had to leave the ranch in Weed because Lennie‚ who isn’t the sharpest knife in the draw‚ went to feel a women’s red dress and she went
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The Drover’s Wife‚ by Henry Lawson The Drover’s wife‚ by Hanry Lawson‚ expresses about a poor drover family‚ which the wife with four children lived apart from her husband. One night there was a snake in the partition of her house. To deal with this situation‚ she let her children sleep in the kitchen‚ but she stayed awake with Alligator‚ a dog‚ to look after her children from the snake. While she stayed awake‚ she thought of the unpleasant situations that she’d faced and how sorrow life she
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Curley’s wife presented in a complicated way.. She is ambiguous in some sense. Dangerous: ‘both men glanced up for the rectangle of sunshine in the doorway was cut off.’ ‘She had full rouged lips and wide-spaced eyes‚ heavily made up.’ Red‚ foreshadowing danger. Vulnerable: ‘heavily made up.’ Insecure. Hiding domestic violence. Mysterious. Outlet for feelings‚ only thing she has control over. Wants attention because she is neglected by Curley. ‘I don’t like Curley. He ain’t a nice fella.’ She
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How is Curley’s Wife presented in’ Of mice and men’? On the ranch there is only one woman who is referred to as Curley’s wife throughout the book and her lack of identity implies she is a possession of Curley’s and the fact she is never given a name suggests she’s seen more as a possession than a person. The first time she is seen the reader can instantly see she doesn’t fit in as she is wearing ‘red mules with ostrich feathers’ which is incongruous in the setting of the ranch. The colour red
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26 November 2013 The Blues Brothers The Blues Brothers is an American comedy directed by John Landis and was released in 1980. The film follows convict Jake and his brother Elwood Blues‚ who go on “a mission from God” to save the Catholic orphanage they grew up in from shutting down. By doing so‚ they reunite their band and organize a performance to earn $5‚000 to pay off the owed tax while being chased by a deranged ex‚ Illinoisan Nazis’‚ the Good Ole Boys’‚ a western/country band‚ and the police
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A Brother’s Murder Could you imagine losing your brother or a loved one to violence? In “A Brother’s Murder”‚ Brent Staples loses his brother due to the street life and hustler image that his brother portrayed upon himself. Staples grew up in Chester‚ Pennsylvania in a heavily black‚ poor‚ and violent industrial city. His brother Blake adapted to the street life and hustler image to prove how manly he was. As Staples grew older he didn’t like the life in a poor and violent neighborhood so he left
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Curley’s wife Curley’s wife Only woman in the plot. Wears too much makeup – red fingernails and red shoes with ostrich feathers. Symbolic of women everywhere who are repressed by male centred societies. Utterly alone on the ranch‚ her husband has seen to it that no one will talk to her without fearing a beating from him. Steinbeck’s initial portrayal of her is mean and seductive. Pretty. Young. Flirtatious. Seductive. Others perceive her to be promiscuous
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and men PART (A) Steinbeck uses a variety of methods to present Curley’s wife and the attitudes of others towards her. He does this by using a variety of language including his use of dialogue‚ and a range of punctuation. Also we see the characters thoughts by their actions. In this small passage where we first meet Curley’s wife‚ we already perceive that she is flirty and seeks men’s attention. As soon as Curley’s wife steps into the doorway Steinbeck describes her in detail. ‘She had full‚
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Curley’s Wife‚ throughout this essay I will be writing about him and his characteristics. Curley’s Wife is first presented to us through the dialogue of Candy when he describes her to George. She is perceived by Candy as a trouble maker‚ he says: ‘You got no call foolin’ aroun’ with other guys‚ causin’ trouble.’ He uses expressions such as ‘she got the eye’ and then describes her as looking at other men‚ before eventually calling her a ‘tart’. Through Candy‚ we get an idea of Curley’s Wife as flirtatious
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