about a young slave girl named Isabel living at the time of the American Revolution. She and her younger sister‚ Ruth are living a happy life in Rhode Island with their kind master‚ Miss Mary Finch‚ until she dies and they are turned over to her mean nephew. They are promised their freedom in Miss Mary Finch’s will‚ but do not receive it because nobody respects them enough to check. When they are sold to a Loyalist couple called the Locktons who live in New York City‚ Isabel still dreams that one day
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Identifying Data The patient in this case is a two and half year old girl‚ named Isabel. Isabel lives with her parents and her thirteen month old sister‚ in the rural area of town. Her family is Spanish American. Their culture and the family’s financial situation does not encourage daycare settings. Her father is a migrant worker and her mother is a stay at home mom. Isabel babbles constantly but her speech is not understandable. Presenting Problem Isabel’s problem is presented by her mother that
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Human consciousness in Isabel Archer Isabel Archer‚ the heroine of the novel ‘The Portrait of a lady’‚ is a young American woman who must choose between her independent spirit and the demands of mid-nineteenth century European social conventions. She unexpectedly inherits a fortune‚ which in the beginning of the novel‚ seems to have freed her from the need to marry. After propagating her quest for independence‚ she rejects two suitors‚ Casper Goodwood and Lord Warburton
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Shortly after arriving in Vegas‚ Alex Whitman meets Isabel Fuentes who is played by Salma Hayek. While waiting in line for the restroom in a small‚ bustling Mexican restaurant‚ Isabel‚ an aspiring photographer‚ turned on her considerable charm on the boyish Alex to let her go in ahead of him. They instantly hit it off and partake in a one night stand. Subsequently‚ Alex and his partner pal get their club project underway‚ and Isabel‚ who left Alex without so much as her last name or phone
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Whitman‚ and during one of his early sojourns into a Mexican restaurant he meets Isabel. They find themselves in a casual night of passion. Three months later Isabel went to Alex’s home to tell him that she is pregnant because of their one-night-stand. Alex chases Isabel to say he really didn’t know how to react in the circumstance but he would like to do what is right. Isabel convinced him to
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The Razor’s Edge W. Somerset Maugham Online Information For the online version of BookRags’ The Razor’s Edge Premium Study Guide‚ including complete copyright information‚ please visit: http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide−razors−edge/ Copyright Information ©2000−2007 BookRags‚ Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The following sections of this BookRags Premium Study Guide is offprint from Gale’s For Students Series: Presenting Analysis‚ Context‚ and Criticism on Commonly Studied Works: Introduction‚
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First written in the 1880s and extensively revised in 1908‚ The Portrait of a Lady is often considered to be James’s greatest achievement. In it‚ he explored many of his most characteristic themes‚ including the conflict between American individualism and European social custom and the situation of Americans in Europe. James proclaimed that “The only reason for the existence of a novel is that it does attempt to represent reality.” Plot was for him but the extension of character. The novel must
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the true nature of the world behind it. Isabelle Allende makes the rite of passage clear through the turns in Nicolas’ personality. A key way in which Allende cements her point is through the narrative structure of the passage. Nicolas‚ who has never been taught the virtue of hard work‚ has always considered the world his oyster. However‚ his careless attitude towards his freedom is contradicted through the shocking news of his girlfriend’s
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CHARACTERS Isabel/Madam Ching‚ about 70 years old Dolores‚ about 40 years old Man in first sex scene/Ernesto‚ about 50‚ later 75‚ years old The men and women of Paradise Inferno A Christ-like figure Chorus members SETTING A dimly lit space found at the center of the performance venue. Audience members are seated around this area. TIME Now and then THE PLAY Everything is dark and silent. A soft hum then fills the air. Moments pass and the hum fades out. A Hiligaynon chant traditionally
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a straight-laced WASP-ish type who‚ while enjoying a night on the town‚ meets Isabel Fuentes (Salma_Hayek)‚ a free-spirited Mexican-American photographer. Alex and Isabel are overtaken by lust at first sight and end up spending the night together; however‚ their immediate attraction doesn’t last in the cold light of day‚ and they don’t see each other for another three months. When they do meet again‚ it’s because Isabel has some interesting news for Alex: she’s
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