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    shocking‚ unexpected twist. “The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street” is an episode that informs society about the fear of prejudice and hysteria. In this episode‚ a loud shadow in the sky passes through Maple Street. The shadow is actually a meteor. Unexpected and strange things start to happen like the electricity and cars turning off. The people who live on Maple become very curious on what the meteor has done to the neighbors living on the street. A young boy named Tommy tells the adults that everything

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    stolen and begins to think about what or who is important in this world. When he gets off the subway he lets his subconscious carry him into the dark city streets. *** I didn’t know exactly where I was going‚ but I was walking and breathing and living‚ that’s all that mattered anyways. The streets were dark and dirty like

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    Oliver Stone’s “Wall Street” is a critique on the hyper-materialistic society of America during the 1980’s. “Wall Street” not only explores American society during the 80’s but also criticizes the culture of excess and indulgence that marked the era. Broadly speaking‚ an entire generation of young Americans who came of age during Ronald Regan’s presidency would come to value the American ideals of prosperity‚ consumerism‚ and success. “Wall Street” is a representation of America during a period

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    “10 Mary Street” by Peter Skrzynecki and “Neighbours” by Tim Winton both contain elements that contribute to a sense of belonging. In “10 Mary Street”‚ their connection to their house is established through the nurturing of their garden. A simile is used “tended roses and camellias like adopted children” to emphasise this strong connection to their garden and their immense care towards it. Peter gains joy and fulfilment from his garden and this enables his attachment to his home to grow. The personification

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    I felt that the author used high heels in the book as a metaphor of Esperanza’s tremendous growth and maturity through the book of "house on mango street". Esperanza starts as an extremely immature insecure‚ with a childish personality of a young girl‚ but later on matures greatly throughout the book. IN the beginning of the novel‚ Esperanza really shows that she despises boys‚ not liking they and essentially does not want anything to do with them. But as the book progress‚ she begins to dream about

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    Goodman Ethel Goodman‚ Les’s wife Man Two Figure One Figure Two 136 Maple Street ACT ONE (Fade in on a shot of the night sky. The various heavenly bodies stand out in sharp‚ sparkling relief. The camera moves slowly across the heavens until it passes the horizon and stops on a sign that reads “Maple Street.” It is daytime. Then we see the street below. It is a quiet‚ tree-lined‚ small-town Ameri can street. The houses have front porches on which people sit and swing on gliders‚ talking

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    In The House on Mango Street‚ Sandra Cisneros the author‚ selected a unique structure and writing style for the text. The book is constructed from a variety of small stories also known as vignettes narrated by the main character Esperanza. This is definitely a different style from what we are accustomed to‚ yet it reminds me of poetry. It is easily readable and the simplicity of the text allows readers to focus on imagery. At the start of the novel‚ we meet a family living in the city of Chicago

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    Are we really progressing ? India unfortunately is lacking leaders. There was a time when we had real heroes those who fought selflessly for our freedom and sacrificed their lives. Now a days ’leaders’ are replaced by diplomats and politicians ‚ who are hardly concerned with the development or progress of our country । They are not at all bothered by the grievances of common man. 40 percent population is living below poverty line but the rich are getting richer. The difference is growing between

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    “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street” Is it real or is it fake?”The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street” is a teleplay about how all power on Maple Street seemingly stops for unknown reasons after something flies over the street that looks like a meteor. After the power goes out it doesn’t take long for everything to go horribly wrong and all of it just because a child says that it’s a monster and everybody believes him. Everyone thinks the other is a monster that has shut of the power and because

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    Hope Gerald Mr. Kelly 12 IB HL English II: Period 2 April 10‚ 2014 Study Guide: A Streetcar Named Desire Background: Streetcar hit theaters in 1946. The play cemented William’s reputation as one of the greatest American playwrights‚ winning him a New York’s Critics Circle Award and a Pulitzer Prize. Among the play’s greatest achievements is the depiction of the psychology of working class characters. In the plays of the period‚ depictions of working-class life tended to be didactic‚ with

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