I am in line with my older sister and parents waiting for the Titanic ship to come so we can board. My sister towers above me, while her blond curls bounce in the wind. She wears a golden cross necklace shines in my eyes. She says it reminds her that she will be in heaven someday. The booming sound of a whistle comes ringing in my ear. I can see the four smokestacks on the RMS Titanic puffing away. I feel the cold, breezy, ocean air in my face biting my nose on this chilly morning of April 11th.…
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play we know that the light should be “pink and intimate until the arrival of the Inspector” This shows that something bad can or will happen to the Birling family when the Inspector will arrive. We also find that the light change suggests the start of a serious investigation which will make all the truth come out. The inspector’s arrival is very sudden to the family; the reason why the inspector came is because of “some trouble about a warrant”. Mr. Birling doesn’t see why the Inspector should come…
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yet interesting movie. The main question we are left is who is the mystery man and why did we go from Fred to Pete? According to Meriam Webster, “a person who writes screenplays” (Webster), Their relationship with the director are usually pretty close and the director tends to jump into the screenwrite point of view and helps him create the script. In other words, the Director and screenwriter work together to create a plot. The first act of the movie opens up…
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novels or cartoon in the library is a good way to relax my body and soul as well as release my pressure. 3) By the way, the coffee bar near the city library is quite good, especially its black coffee. I truly recommend that to you. That’s the reason why I like the city library. [pic] In fact, when I stay at home, one the most useful equipments in my house must be the panel computer. I got it from my father as a birthday present last summer 或者 I bought it as my birthday gift last summer. Now I almost…
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what makes America’s favorite movies entertaining. There are a lot of opinions into what constitutes a good motion picture, and a large amount of movies that fall into this category. Movies like “The Godfather”, “Titanic”, and “Avatar”, are known to be considered among the greatest; But why? Sure these films are vastly different with storylines unrelated, but with a close examination, the similarities become more obvious. Great drama, an interesting yet credible story, and a unified plot that is both…
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disorder. Following the story of Hannah, Udorie continued to explain how other teens struggle with their image. It went on the say that teens will spend hours in front of a mirror taking pictures of themselves then deleting them all because they couldn’t get a good picture of themselves. In rare occasions when they find a good picture of themselves they will use loads of filters and effects to enhance the photo. Once they have the so called “perfect” picture they will post it to their social media accounts…
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Sex Before Marriage We have all seen the slutty girls in music videos and on TV. We all know the girl who sleeps around. It is not a in the closest statement that this generation is sexually active. Statistics say, by age 15, only 13% of teens have ever had sex. However, by the time they reach age 19, seven in ten teens have engaged in sexual intercourse. Sex is seems to be inescapable fascination in the halls of our high schools. These days, with marijuana on the low shelf, sex also seems like…
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the play for the GCSE English Literature examination. Good Luck Introduction There are a number of references to external events within the play and these could provide the areas which could be developed further. Among these are: The Titanic The emergence of Russia as a world power The outbreak of World War One The importance of the Women’s Rights movement The rise of Socialism The writings of H G Wells Key Notes: very compact structure to the play, nothing is allowed to distract…
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it can then be conquered; this is how the wise person lives. Every day, we all encounter differing ideals and ways of approaching life. Two of the most starkly contrasted are Romanticism and Realism. Romantics are the dreamers, the wild souls, while Realists are the hard, reasoning statues. While Romanticism is usually more appealing than Realism to most people, both ideals can have good and bad repercussions, and it is up to the Christian to know how to live them both out under the paradox of our…
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The play, ‘An Inspector Calls’ was written in 1945, but is set in victorian era England, in1912. These dates are important because they frame Priestley’s story within a broader social context, setting it just before world war I and the sinking of Titanic and having performed it for the first time just after world war II. When the play was set, Edwardian era Britain was a very class based society, with strong and distinct hierarchical levels permeating the economic, social and cultural facets of society…
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