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    Les Miserables

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    The novel Les Misérables was written in 1862 by Victor Hugo. Behind the plot of Les Misérables lie inklings about the meaning of life and about human nature. Components of Romanticism and Realism are used by Hugo in order to successfully project his feelings about the plight of mankind. Various components of Romanticism and Realism can be found in Les Misérables‚ especially in the characters of Jean Valjean and Inspector Javert. Romanticism was an artistic and intellectual movement in the history

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    le Analysis of Les Miserable’s By Victor Hugo PLOT The story beautifully begins with the miserable life of Jean Valjean. He was imprisoned for nineteen years for the reason of‚ he stole loaf of bread in wanting to feed his sister’s starving children. After receiving the parole‚ Valjean searched for a job. The society doesn’t accept him for he was a convicted. Fortunately‚ Valjean met Bishop Myriel. This Bishop let him stay in his house and gave him something to eat. Behind of

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    Le Corbusier

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    He was one of the icons of modernism and one of the pioneers in modern high design. Le Corbusier is a designer‚ an urbanist and a writer. He was one talented man in so many ways. One of his works that got my attention most is Villa Savoye‚ pronounced as villa savua. This house is located in Poissy‚ a small commune outside of Paris. Le Corbusier established “The Five Points” of architecture. They are as follows‚ pilotis (slender columns)‚ flat roof terrace‚ open plan‚ ribbon windows and free façade

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    Les Lederman

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    and ask some of these questions. Some of them just very simple and others more complex to really get an understanding of their reasonings. The photographer I had interviewed for this essay is named Les Lederman. Him and his wife Danielle both come together to achieve their success in this business. Les was born on November 1‚ 1984 and was born in Castro Valley‚ California. These two happily met at a Lake Christian Camp in 2010 and automatically fell in love especially sharing the same interest in

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    Le Corbusier

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    In Le Corbusier works in other cities‚ the pattern he was working on is obvious. Probably he would use the same pattern in Beirut. Downtown Beirut already exists as the center of the whole city named as (solider). It consists of both residential buildings and commercial buildings with many restaurants and cafes serving mostly for wealthy people. Le Corbusier would have rearranged this center to serve mostly for commercial needs especially as high skyscrapers for offices and some residential flats

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    Commencement for Women’s Rights On May 22‚ 1983‚ Ursula K. Le Guin delivered a commencement speech to the graduating class of Mills College in Oakland‚ California‚ the first women’s college west of the Rocky Mountains (Graveline). Le Guin took an unusual approach to this commencement speech‚ focusing her words on the controversial topic of gender equality. This speech not only empowered the women of her graduating class‚ but also highlighted the extreme differences in the qualities of women compared

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    Reaction Paper – Les Miserables Les Misérables translated variously from French as The Miserable Ones‚ The Wretched‚ The Poor Ones‚ The Wretched Poor‚ The Victims) (1862) is a novel by French author Victor Hugo and is widely considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. It follows the lives and interactions of several French characters over a twenty-year period in the early 19th century‚ starting in 1815‚ the year of Napoleon’s final defeat at Waterloo. The novel focuses on the

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    Les Miserables When we hear the word “Romanticism”‚ there are words flashing in our minds. We used to relate it to romantic imaginations‚ freedom‚ anti-civilization‚ idealism and other positive aspects of our lives. Romanticism was an artistic‚ literary movement that originated from Europe. It expresses strong emotion as an authentic source of aesthetic experience. Based on my research‚ Victor Hugo‚ a French writer known for his novel Les Miserables‚ is also related to romanticism. He associated

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    LES MISERABLES --Victor Hugo‚ published 1862 --the Miserable‚ the wretched‚ the miserable ones‚ the poor ones‚ the victims -- French Revolution About: Novels follows the lives and interactions of several characters‚ focusing on the struggles of ex-convict JEAN VALJEAN and his experience of redemption. Hugo explains the work’s overarching structure: * A progress from evil to good * From justice to injustice * From falsehood to truth * From night to day * From corruption to life from

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    Le Cid

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    Pierre Corneille’s Le Cid focuses on a legendary hero of the twelfth century Spain‚ and his feats of heroism‚ rivalry‚ and honour. It is Corneille’s opinion that dramatic poetry is a portrayal of the actions of men‚ that is to say‚ his writing was intended to depict‚ or imitate the actions of men. But a more pervading definition that is evident in the play‚ is that man’s actions are the result of fate‚ not of man’s own will or action. It seems that Corneille’s primary function is to demonstrate

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