Victor Hugo Many critics would go as far as to say that Victor Hugo was and remains the Charles Dickens of France. Hugo is most well known for the writing of the famous Broadway show and book Les Misérables as well as what became the Disney Hit Hunchback of Notre Dame. A brilliant author‚ artist‚ and poet‚ Hugo is most recognized for his writing of government and revolution. But these themes that are common for many authors to write of have actually deemed Hugo quite unique‚ so much so that critics
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The lake’s liquid is bright yellow and somehow glittering. The scent is seducing; mildly bittersweet with a hint of barley‚ malt and hops. Carlo is tranced as he walks slowly towards the lake. The water’s level is at his waist; he slowly lowers his head ‚ sipping a bit. Carlo likes it. Carlo likes it a lot! The sweet earthy herbal taste gradually elicits ecstacy. The brew is thick‚ rich‚ with floral and grapefruit notes. He can sense a slight sourness and mysterious enchanting undertone
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has brought about some of the most revolutionary‚ world-altering inventions the world has ever seen. On the other hand‚ it has also been the downfall of great leaders and societies who reached too high. In Mary Shelley’s classic novel Frankenstein‚ Victor Frankenstein is a man who finds that ambition has taken him and those that he cares about down a deadly path‚ yet still refuses to admit defeat. His ultimate end is brought on by unchecked ambition designed to benefit only his own ego. Even
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In addition‚ one of the most transcendental writers of Romantic period was Victor Hugo. He born in France in 1802‚ He studies laws but he decided to quit his job and became a writer. (Editors)Among of his works we can find “ Les Misérables” where he describes the society behavior after the French Revolution‚ also he wrote about
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5. Victor Jara constantly sung about united people. He sung about a lot of struggles Chileans face living in Chile. For Example in one of his songs “ I Remember Amanda” he sings about a girl name Amanda and losing her loved one to the mountains. Many people did not return to the factory. In Eduardo Galeano and Isabel Allende they discuss Latin America as a region that is placed for others to constantly use to their benefit. In the song El Aparecido‚ it talks about having been crucified. I believe
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“Frankenstein is a story about what happens when a man tries to have a baby without a woman.”—Anne K. Mellor Who is the monster? In my opinion the monster is Victor Frankenstein who neglected his parental duties and neglected his child. Frankenstein’s egotistical desire to create life was only to prove his supreme power over life and death itself. He created life without considering the ramifications of doing so. He had no loving pre-conception feelings for the child he was bringing into this
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Victor Frankl was‚ and is still today‚ an extremely well known therapist from Vienna and is widely respected by other doctors in his field including such names as Freud and Nietzsche. One of the reasons that he is so respected in his field is because he is basing his theories off of his personal experiences in the holocaust where he had been held in an extermination camp where he experienced the most extreme of human conditions and came out of it with his teaching of therapy known as logotherapy
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Love is a flame‚ easily snuffed out but just as easily rekindled. Flames are capable of eternally living‚ similar to love. The power of love is sometimes underestimated. In his novel Les Misérables‚ Victor Hugo demonstrates what love can really do for a person. Love is explored throughout the novel in several different ways. Hugo’s theme is that love should be shown to all‚ even if the receiver does not seem worthy‚ as shown through his character’s lives. Love has the power to redeem anyone. When
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Victor Burnette spent eight years in a Virginia prison for a rape he didn’t commit and nearly 30 years trying to clear his name. Burnette was convicted in 1979 for breaking into a Richmond woman’s apartment and raping her. Being labeled as a rapist is an embarrassing and horrible thing. Even though he didn`t do it‚ it still going to make him feel embarrassed about it. Technology available at the time could not eliminate Burnette as a suspect. Despite maintaining his innocence‚ Burnette was convicted
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Anne Frank and her family were one of many to go into hiding during the holocaust. One of the people who helped them was Victor Kugler. However he was called Mr. Kraler in the book. Victor Kugler was born in the Czech Republic on June 5‚ 1900. In the book he had an ulcer and was in the hospital‚ but he lived to be 81 years old. After the war he went to Canada to start a new life and lived there for 26 years‚ but died on December 16‚ 1981. Another person who helped the Franks was Miep Gies‚ she worked
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