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    Everything everywhere is constantly changing. People change, weather changes, plans change, everything changes; you can’t escape change. Two movies that really illustrate the concept of change are Pleasantville and Back to the Future. In both of these movies, the main characters – Marty, David, and Jennifer – are sent back into the times of the 1950s and are faced with a world completely different from their own. In Pleasantville, David and Jennifer get stuck in David’s favourite television show

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    Romeo and Juliet Act 2 Scene 2 Comparison There are millions of different well-known plays around the world, some of these plays have been performed many times over and over again. Even though these plays are repeatedly performed, every time there is a difference, every time something has changed. Directors have this power and ability, to be able to change how a character looks, or the point of view, or even just the facial expressions of the character. All of these little differences affect the

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    City Primeval Comparison

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    both City Primeval and Swag, Elmore Leonard does a fantastic job of allowing readers to see into the mind of a Criminal. Told in a first person point of view, the reader walks through the mind of someone on the wrong side of the law, while also being able to get a peek into the viewpoint of the good guys. Allowing the reader to compare and contrast the two, gives the audience a better understanding of each character, and the environment they exist in. Elmore Leonard uses vulnerability, and a character

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    United States to its core. Millions of Americans felt the pain, the loss, and the anger that came with the attack on their nation. It was a day of mourning, and when it comes to days of mourning it is difficult putting one’s pain into words. However, Leonard Pitts Jr. was able to move past the emotion. He put into his words, not only his own feelings, but the feelings of an entire nation. Pitts conveys the emotion felt after the terror attacks in his essay “Sept. 12, 2001: We’ll go forward from this moment”

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    A. P. J. Abdul Kalam the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007 once said: “In a democracy, the well-being, individuality, and happiness of every citizen are important for the overall prosperity, peace, and happiness of the nation.” This quote perfectly explains the two of the most different pieces of literature. “Anthem” by Ayn Rand and the movie “Rope” by Alfred Hitchcock. "Anthem" is in a dystopia where the word “I” was not used nor was “Ego”. They live in almost the dark ages with no electricity

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    Bibliography Guiguet, Jean. Virginia Woolf and Her Works. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1976. Thoroughly examining a handful of Woolf’s critics and works, Guiguet offers extensive character and whole novel analysis proposing her view of the works. Guiguet harmonizes her analysis with her predecessors by building off their work and recognizing their skill and limitations in reviewing Woolf’s work boosting her credibility and strengthening her viewpoint. This presents a unique perspective and allows

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    The Estée Lauder Companies The company I researched was the Estee Lauder Companies (ELC), whose motto is “Bringing the best to everything we touch” ( http://www.missionstatements.com/fortune_500_mission_statements.html). First of all, I was impressed with the lay-out of the sitehttp://www.elcompanies.com/Pages/Homepage.aspx. It was very sleek and professional –looking. The writing-style, font-size, and uniform background color were easy on the eye. I was drawn to learn more. At the top I clicked

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    The Adverse Effects of Obsession: Solid Object by Virginia Woolf The Solid Objects by Virginia Woolf similarly encapsulates the prevailing modernist conception of the impulse to collect, and the author conveys her strong disapproval of the protagonist, John’s collection by describing the negative effects. Implies by Woolf, John raises the lump of glass to the light and holds it “so that its irregular mass blotted out the body and extended right arm of his friend” (11), prefiguring the way in which

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    “Describe why you want to be a part of the California College Tour? (Include what you hope to gain from it, your future goals, and how you will represent your center.)” I imagine that for some kids, the answer to this question is simple, “I want to go somewhere different, I hope to learn something, and I will behave.” Where, for me, the answer to your question is so painfully unique it might take me more than a single spaced 1 page typed paper to explain. My dad went straight to work after high

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    Equality 7-2521 is introduced to us as the main character and narrator of Ayn Rand’s beautify written novel, Anthem. He is a twenty-one year old street sweeper for the council of vocations, who displays an extraordinary amount of intellect and pride. His ambition in life is to join the council of scholars as a scientist, but the scholars fear he has evil seeping through his bones. To break his spirit they assign him to work as a street sweeper and discourage his mental intellect. He has always

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