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    most of us‚ this is something that we only experience through the eye of a camera or on the silver screen. But with the 1997 film “The Game‚” it supplies a blood pumping plot that not only displays these craved experiences but dramatises the need for excitement in society’s everyday lives. The general plot of “The Game” is that a wealthy businessman named Nicholas Van Orton played by Michael Douglas gets a voucher from his younger brother that makes his life fun and “a game.” Van Orton then indulges

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    The Rip Tide Essay

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    long to see that Beirut is insanely innovative and inspired. Of all the albums I have reviewed so far‚ The Rip Tide takes the most risks. This risky nature can be seen in the vocals alone. The lead vocalist‚ Zach Condon‚ often sounds strained and slightly out of tune‚ yet he chugs along‚ singing with poised gusto as he thrusts his voice into a series of

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    (At my home‚ at about nine o’ clock in the evening‚ tired and fit to sleep‚ I was excited for a ghost movie next morning) “Ryland”‚ called my extremely irked mom‚ because I guess I had not done the night-brush it seems. “What’s the matter mom? “‚ I responded quickly. “You haven’t called Ricky yet. I guess you are really too busy‚ huh?” mom mocked at me sarcastically. I just secured the newly purchased mobile (of my dad!) into my hands in a flash and dialled his number. He got to his phone real fast

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    If they only knew my life story they’d realize why I describe myself as fearless. It takes a person who can just sit back and watch their life crumble down on them and build it back up on their own and even bigger and better to have the type of heart that I have. At a young age I learned that either its life or death just like if you were playing Russian roulette. After my dad passed I felt that life would never get any better for me. My life would always be stuck in in the same moment kind of like

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    A Funny Incident

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    Hostel life is not without its disadvantages. The rich students get sufficient money from their parents and therefore spend lavishly. The poor boarders also urge their parents to increase their monthly allowance and spend their hard earned money on luxuries. The company of the rich also makes them pick up their bad habits. They start smoking. Some of them take to intoxicants and thereby ruin themselves. Another great defect in hostel life is the mismanagement on the part of the warden. The food

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    for “Funny In Farsi” were set very high. I predicted that it would be a deep‚ profound book that was enlightening and revealed a lot about persian culture. I was surprised to find a witty‚ light hearted book instead‚ that focused a lot more on the transition into the american culture‚ rather than the Iranian culture itself. However‚ I’m still really liking the book;it’s delicately written‚ with great hints of sarcasm and humor‚ to the point where it had me actually laughing out loud. The only aspect

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    him‚ saying it was for stealing‚ so that I could give him a little talk. They got him‚ so my plan was headed in the right direction. When Jasmine came back to the palace‚ she was mad at me for arresting this fool who she recalls is named “Aladdin”. What an ugly name! Mrs. Jafar tops Mrs. Aladdin by a long shot. I did not understand why she got upset about it‚ I was trying to make sure she was getting the best for her‚ (and I am the best). That night I went down to the cellar to talk to this “Aladdin”

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    Funny In Farsi Analysis

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    Funny in Farsi is a non-fiction story about a young girl named Firoozeh Dumas who moved from Iran to America when she was seven. Her parents‚ Kazem and Nazireh‚ and her brothers and she all moved to Whittier‚ California in search of a better life. Her dad‚ an engineeer with the National Iranian Oil Company is assigned to work for an American firm. Her dad thinks that the United States is the promised land. Dumas explains her life as an Iranian immigrant in the United States. Her stories of adapting

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    Vans

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    Date: 9/2/2012 Description: Vans was launched in 1966 by Paul Van Doren with his brother James and two partners. Van Doren was aiming to make almost durable and affordable casual deck shoe in the market which eventually turned out to be the most liked shoes by youngsters‚ athletes and others. From its own retail store in Anaheim‚ California Van Doren was able to open few more stores in other places. But‚ the main concern was to promote those stores. Van Doren was involved in producing shoes

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    from Ancient tragedies‚ not every tragic hero have to be a noble person. The short story “Mermaids”‚ written by Richard Van Camp is a modern tragedy‚ because Torchy is a regular person and the story contains tragic elements. Torchy’s hamartia‚ greed‚ prevents him from knowing the consequences of his actions; Torchy’s peripeteia‚ forget to wash his hand is resulted from his hamartia; Torchy’s anagnorisis in the story is demonstrated when he attempts to wash his hands with water. Torchy’s hamartia

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