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    Drew Peterson's Trial

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    Drew Peterson is well-known around the Chicagoland area. His trial was well publicized across the country, but the people in and around Chicago are particularly vested in his fate. Peterson was a Bolingbrook police officer who was married four times. His third wife died under suspicious circumstances and his fourth, much younger wife simply vanished. Currently, Drew Peterson is serving a 38-year sentence for the murder of his third wife, Kathleen Savio. She was found in a bathtub in 2004 when her

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    Essay Jennifer Lawrence is a Hollywood actress who aims for her goals and achieves its. She is best known for her show stunning role of Katniss in the Hunger Games. Lawrence always has a positive outlook and will try her best in anything no matter how hard the challenge is. "I like when things are hard; I'm very competitive. If something seems difficult or impossible, it interests me" (Lawrence). She is an excellent representation of someone who is honest, admirable, and inspirational. Jennifer

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    France. It is shown across every media platform in France. In the article “Jill Scott Compared to a Dog on French Television,” France is has a complicated history with race and racism. On a recent episode of TMC’s Quotidian actress Reem Kherici and actress Alice Belaïdi and made some derogatory remarks about singer Jill Scott. Actress Alice Belaïdi stated that she named her dog Jill because she look like Jill Scott. The host Yann Barthès proceeded to put up a side by side photo of the singer and

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    ideology, observational humor, and juvenalian satire. This is especially prevalent in season two, episode one of the show, “The Dundies.” Throughout the series, the audience has rolled over in their seats because of the regional manager, Michael Scott. He portrays a socially awkward friend and co-worker. In the episode “The Dundies”, Michael creatively drafts up specific awards to appreciate his employees. The scene starts with Michael attempting to rap to a pre-recorded soundtrack, “The Dundies

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    The Uglies have similarities from both films Hunger Games and 13 Reasons Why. It creates the intention that people have to be pretty to have a good life. This can be related to Uglies as mentioned before, the two films tell us how the world can be opposite us. As Yvonne has mentioned, this novel is set in the future the but it can be much related to the present. As in some parts of the world now, people are still controlled by the government and everyone is judged by their looks in other parts of

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    Do you take a great deal of pride in your appearance? Do you work 24/7 for the perfect cheekbones, lips, eyes, and body? Would you do anything for that perfect appearance? Well, in Scott Westerfield’s dystopian story, “Uglies”, this world revolves around everything pretty. Tally, a teenage girl who is currently “ugly” gets caught up in a the dream of being all things pretty. But her dreams are stopped short when she finds a girl named Shay who instantly clicks with Tally, or so they thought. Shay

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    Though these works have directly addressed the implications of artistic expression and regulation, the 1982 film Blade Runner instead analyzes the emotional impact of a heavily technological society through the visual style. The movie is shot in the film noir style, utilising muted colors and heavy shadows. As a result, Deckard’s emotionally limited throughout the film, surrounded by the ever present greyness of the world. After Rachel is thought to die, Deckard’s partner states “it’s a shame she

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    Alexander Keyssar’s Reminders of Poverty, Soon Forgotten Amanda Collier ENG/215 September 3, 2012 Bruce Massis In this writing the classical principles of argumentation – Ethos, Pathos, and Logos will be observed as it is used in “Reminders of Poverty, Soon Forgotten by Alexander Keyssar.” These arguments are used to persuade the reader to think that the writer’s ideas are the best ideas. Before going into whether or not Keyssar used these principles in his writing

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    their singer, Bon Scott, from alcohol poisoning and hypothermia. This set the future of AC/DC for the rest of their careers. After the death of Bon Scott and within that same year, AC/DC acquired Brian Johnson and made their first album together Back in Black. They released the classic song “Back in Black”, but there are many misheard lyrics in that song. Musically, it makes you think you can conquer the world and nothing could stop you. As a tribute to their late singer, Bon Scott, the band dedicated

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    Tally In The Book Uglies

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    In the beginning of the book Uglies, the main character Tally a almost a sixteen year old girl is a ugly waiting for her next birthday so she can get the operation and turn pretty. Tally had a wide nose, thin lips, too-high of a forehead and a frizzy tangled hair. Tally couldn't wait to see her friend Peris who just became an pretty because they were best friends. She sneaked out to Pretty Town where the Pretties lived to go find Peris. “She was an infiltrator, a sneak, an ugly. And she had a mission

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