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    The location where they filmed was in Berlin and also in a studio. I found this fact remarkable - the opening scene shows a building that looks like the castle Sans Souci in Potsdam. There is also a lot of Bauhaus architecture and style present. Walter Gropius was one of the persons who tried to popularize the Bauhaus style. He was director of the art school from 1919 to 1928. He believed that the union of art and technology could induce new social conditions through creation of a new visual surrounding

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    “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” By Sir Walter Raleigh Summary: “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” is Sir Walter Raleigh’s response to a poem written by Christopher Marlowe‚ “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love.” In the Marlowe poem‚ the shepherd proposes to his beloved by portraying their ideal future together: a life filled with earthly pleasures in a world of eternal spring. Raleigh’s reply‚ however‚ debunks the shepherd’s fanciful vision. While Marlowe’s speaker promises nature’s beauty and

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    Progressive Era as the period between 1890-1920. The United States saw massive industrialization‚ paradigm changing inventions such as electricity‚ the telephone‚ and automobile‚ but also extensive activism in social change and political reform. Walter Lippmann wrote Public Opinion in the twilight of the Progressive Era. In chapters‚ eight and nine‚ Lippmann explores the idea of “progress” in terms of stereotypes and addresses the “blind spot” inherent of all stereotypes. He delves deep into the

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    Christopher Mallowe’s poem‚ "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love‚"� presents an overly optimistic view of love. He personifies the Shepherd’s love to both beauty and bounty. Sir Walter Relegh’s poem‚ "The Nymph’s Reply‚"� presents an overly pessimistic view of love. The nymph describes the Shepherd’s love as unstable and changing just as nature is; she believes that they both conclude in death and decay. John Donne’s poem‚ "The Baite‚"� presents an overly optimistic view of love. The lover in the

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    A GUIDE TO ALLUSIONS IN JANE EYRE Jane Eyre has an abundance of Biblical‚ literary‚ and historical allusions. To enrich their comprehension‚ students might be asked to track allusions as they study the novel. A sampling of allusions‚ along with an explanation for each‚ is provided here for reference. Bewick’s History of British Birds: A book that provides details about various species of birds‚ along with engraved illustrations. Jane enjoys the book as an escape from her life with her cruel aunt

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    received his formal education at the University of Wyoming and also attended school at University of Colorado and Yale University. It was in this period he developed an interest in using statistics to improve manufacturing processes. He was introduced to Walter Shewhart at Bell Telephone Laboratories and Shewhart influenced his ideas on how statistical methods could be applied to other area besides manufacturing (Tortorella M. 1995). During World War II‚ he taught statistics at Sanford University and

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    In the United States having fake or papers that are no longer valid is just as good as having no papers at all. Without the proper documentation‚ you do not have access to things such as obtaining driver licenses‚ access to public health systems‚ proper housing‚ education‚ banks‚ and employment. There are some immigrants who forge identity documentation to obtain access to most of these basic benefits. Unfortunately‚ this is extremely risky and many do not take this chance in fear of being deported

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    1. Enclosure-enclosure‚ also spelled Inclosure‚  the division or consolidation of communal fields‚ meadows‚ pastures‚ and other arable lands in western Europe into the carefully delineated and individually owned and managed farm plots of modern times. Before enclosure‚ much farmland existed in the form of numerous‚ dispersed strips under the control of individual cultivators only during the growing season and until harvesting was completed for a given year. Thereafter‚ and until the next growing

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    Biography[edit source | editbeta] Born on May 7‚ 1921‚ in Junction City‚ Kansas‚ Ehlers joined the Army from the city of Manhattan in October 1940.[1] He and his older brother Roland served in the same unit and participated in the fighting in North Africa and Sicily.[2] By D-Day on June 6‚ 1944‚ Ehlers was a staff sergeant and squad leader in the 18th Infantry Regiment‚ 1st Infantry Division. His squad‚ part of the invasion’s second wave‚ waited off shore in a Landing Craft‚ Infantry‚ while the

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    differences between the two. Sometimes there are elements that are present in the book that have a tendency to get lost in the production and directing of a movie. At other times‚ the movie adds elements that are not originally in the book. In Walter Mosley’s book‚ “Devil in a Blue Dress‚” and the movie of the same name share some similar literary elements. However‚ there are several vital situations and parts of the book’s story that are not present in the film. Hence‚ the movie downplays a

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