Funny Girl Funny Girl the Broadway musical opened on March 26‚ 1964 and is set in and around New York City just prior to and following World War I. The musical is a semi-biographical plot based on the life and career of Broadway‚ film star and comedian Fanny Brice and her stormy relationship with Nick Arnstein. The musical was produced by Ray Stark‚ Brice’s son-in-law‚ who was married to her daughter Frances. Barbra Streisand was the star of the musical and the production was nominated for eight
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What is irony and how is it used in the story? Irony is a stylistic device‚ used by the author to keep the drama in the story going‚ for the reader’s enjoyment. It is the twist or unexpected event which blends the elements of the story together. In the instance of O. Henry he combines exaggeration [or hyperbole] and irony to add humor in the story. O. Henry is a master of irony and exaggeration‚ so that his stories have flavor and depth. In "The Ransom of Red Chief‚" O. Henry uses the three devices;
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Theres Something About Sachin The Tendulkar saga is about genius‚dedication and an unquenchable love of the game Ayaz Memon When Miranda sees Fernando for the first time in Shakespeares Tempest‚she is drawn to say: I might call him a thing divine;for nothing natural i ever saw so noble.At a fanciful stretch‚the cricket lover might say that about Sachin Tendulkar. The milestone of 100 international centuries does not add substantially to the game or indeed Tendulkars greatness as a batsman
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Ingredients Cream Filling 2 large eggs 1 1/2 cups milk 1/3 cup granulated sugar 2 tablespoons cornstarch 1/8 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons vanilla Cake Baking spray with flour to grease pan 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour or 1 1/2 cups cake flour 1 cup granulated sugar 1/3 cup butter or margarine‚ room temperature 3/4 cup milk 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 large egg Chocolate Icing 3 tablespoons butter or margarine 3 oz unsweetened
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Florida — the creators and distributing company‚ respectfully— of the Funny Face aftershave lotion‚ brought before the court in the state of New York. Plaintiff Margolin states that following a single use of Funny Face aftershave lotion‚ his face turned a permanent shade of blue. It has been brought before the court’s attention that this is due to the use of the chemical emulsifier PYR— which is not FDA approved— within the Funny Face formula. He is seeking damages for his face as well as his business
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Only The Heart is a novel written by Brian Caswell and David Chiem that tells a story familiar to many Australians. A Vietnamese family is threatened‚ pulled apart by the war in that country. Some of its members disappear; hard-earned wealth is lost. The novel leads the reader to a new understanding of refugees with the demonstrated views of pain‚ determination‚ survival and freedom‚ which are brought to life throughout the novel. The fall of Saigon in 1975 provides the momentum for Mai and her daughters
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Animal Farm by George Orwell is an allegory that represent the Russian Revolution. The key point in Animal Farm‚ language is a powerful tool that can be used in a positive or negative way‚ and can work to one’s advantage or result in serious consequences. The pigs make others work extremely hard‚ while they sit back and rest. For example‚ “Now comrades...to the hayfield! Let us make it a point of honour to get in the harvest more quickly than Jones and his men could do.” (Orwell‚ 24) Later in the
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Read the "Find Somebody Else" Case‚ then answer the following questions below: 4.1. What principles of supportive communication and supportive listening are violated in this case? At the time the conversation took place between Ron who is a somewhat new general manager of the machine tooling group at Parker Manufacturing‚ and Mike who is a plant manager who reported and communicated to Ron‚ Ron had indeed violated some principles of supportive communication and supportive listening in this case
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D-Day Ever heard of the battle of D-Day? Well it was a major turning point of World War Two. The battle of D-Day was under General Eisenhower who ordered the attack. The Nazis didn’t know they were going to attack because of harsh winds. D-Day was an important battle during World War Two. People should know about this battle that changed the tide of the War. Before the battle of D-Day General Eisenhower forces had to take over Omaha Beach and if they win the battle the Americans get supply routes
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What makes the story of Gilgamesh an epic? Gilgamesh‚ the hero of this epic‚ achieves many feats of skill‚ which makes him famous‚ but that is not the reason it is an epic. The epic of Gilgamesh fulfills the requirements of an epic by being consistently relevant to a human society and has specific themes of immortality‚ friendship‚ grief‚ ect. Looking at literature throughout history‚ one can come to the conclusion that these theme are constantly passed on from one generation to another of humans
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