1782‚ french writer Choderlos de Laclos writes ’Les Liaisons Dangereuses’ (Dangerous Liaisons)‚ which will become his most famous work‚ though it was a first considered as an attack against the nobles. In this epistolary novel‚ considered as the best of its genre‚ the story goes that way: Cecile‚ who has just left the convent‚ is betrothed to the Comte de Gercourt‚ former lover of the Marquise de Merteuil. Being angry with the Comte de Gercourt who abandoned her‚ to avenge herself‚ the Marquise de
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Les Antiquités de Rome: no 29 Aisling Fawaz Joachim Du Bellay 30/10/08 Poem number twenty-nine of Les Antiquités de Rome was written by Joachim Du Bellay to celebrate the ancient city of Rome. In it‚ Du Bellay writes of Africa‚ Asia and Greece‚ suggesting that everything great they produced could have easily been found in ancient Rome. The poem explores how Du Bellay feels about Rome‚ referring specifically to its design‚ its “ornamentation”‚ and compares it to impressive
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"And then‚ do you know‚ Monsieur Marius‚ I believe I was a little in love with you." (Hugo‚ et al. 244). Victor Hugo’s‚ Les Miserables‚ is not just another story to tell and catch the reader’s attention‚ it is so much more. It portrays many people’s lives during the 1800’s and the attempt to change their lives for the better. One of them is a young woman named Eponine and her family. In pursue to find love and purpose‚ Eponine showed to be the most sacrificial and resilient woman in this novel
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Andy Murray Any one who aspires to become a Tennis Champions like Andy Murray could just copy his 1. Training diet 2. Winning strokes However to really understand what makes him ‘Outstanding’ and beat Roger Federer to claim the Shanghai Masters title on the 17 October 2010 will require a deep understanding of what goes on inside his head (the Real Inner Game). As you will know‚ more than 70% of our optimum performance is MENTAL! So what was it that allowed Andy Murray to sustain
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Character Analysis In the novel‚ Les Miserables‚ by Victor Hugo‚ the protagonist‚ Jean Valjean changes throughout the course of the novel from a contemptible‚ conniving ex-convict to an noble‚ compassionate‚ and heroic man. During his time in jail‚ Jean Valjean’s heart becomes corrupted; he realizes the world detests him for who he is. However‚ a bishop named Myriel shows him great kindness and compassion for him‚ which transforms him forever. In a small town‚ Montreuil-sur-mer‚ Valjean restores
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Les Misérables “Whether true or false‚ what is said about men often has as much influence on their lives‚ and particularly on their destinies‚ as what they do.” Les Misérables is a 2012 British musical drama film produced by Working Title Films and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film is based on the musical of the same name by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg which
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Movie Review I. Introduction Les Miserables‚ as a theatrical enterprise‚ was always about sweeping sentimentality and the grandiose 1862 Victor Hugo novel‚ which translates to‚ “The Victims‚” was never short on ennui either. This film version is a particular tearjerker because of the much-discussed live action singing and some excellent casting. II. Characters Jean Valjean - Cosette’s adopted father. Valjean is an ex-convict who leaves behind a life of hatred and deceit and makes his fortune
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Paper of the movie Les Miserables (1998) The movie is a potent social document of poverty‚ ignorance‚ and brutality of man by Victor Hugo. Les Miserables is also a rousing adventure of the hapless victim of French society - Jean Valjean‚ and his valiant struggle to redeem his past. The movie had been so well done. The actors and actresses had played their part and portrayed the characters in a way that the audience could really relate to. It was shorter than the adaptation of 2012 Les Miserables but
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deep into ourselves‚ we don’t tend to know the most common of facts that occupy the region in general knowledge and the games which gave us sheer pleasure in our childhood have kind of vanished and leave us with a wish for the past days to return. Les Quizarables is one such application which caters to both of the objectives mentioned above but with a digital twist. The application mainly contains four games which provide knowledge with an element of recreation. The four games included are namely:
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Les Paul‚ known to friends as Lester William Polsfuss was born on June the 9th 1915. He is on the most important figure heads in the creation of a solid-bodied electric guitar and overdubbing recording techniques‚ not to mention various effects also. Paul’s interest in music began when he took up the harmonica at age eight In 1947‚ Paul released a song through Capitol Records that had originally begun as an experiment in his garage‚ titled "Lover (When You’re Near Me)" which featured Paul
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