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    suicide. Although Gallimard’s infatuation with Song sometimes makes him cut a rather ridiculous figure, his dead seriousness at the end evokes a certain amount of pathos and even admiration as he dies for his ultimate ideal of perfect womanhood. On the other hand, there is Sam Mendes’ American Beauty. This story approaches the idea of happiness in a different way; it presents an entire family and their pursuit of sweet bliss. The quests of Carolyn, Jane, and Lester Burnham, as well as their next-door

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    Pollyanna

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    most popular book for children. The story mainly talks about Pollyanna, a little orphan girl lived with her grumpy aunt, Miss Polly Harrington. Although unfortunate accidents kept happening to the naive girl, she was still as bright as ever, always think positive and never stop dreaming. The story began when Miss Polly Harrington was in a hurry even though she was rarely rushed. She called her servant, Nancy and was quite angry and complained about Nancy’s unappropriate act. Nancy felt annoyed, but she

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    "Strangers Like Me"

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    The person identified as the speaker in the song is definitely Tarzan and he is talking about humans. He is curious about the lives of humans and wants to know how they interact with each other with emotions and body language. Tarzan comes from the outside world and is uncivilized because he has never seen another group of humans before and wants to know who they are and what they do. He has no political party that he comes from and his gender is male. He uses rhetoric influences such as repetition

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    also onto the streets. The song “Under Pressure” by Queen perfectly fits the theme that the pressure Holden created on himself forced him to the edge of sanity. In the song, one of the reoccurring lines is “puts people on the streets” (Queen) referring to pressure. This song perfectly relates to this theme. The best way to describe Holden is a basket case he over exaggerates almost everything and is somewhat paranoid when it comes to what happened to Stradlater and Jane. Those and the fact that he

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    society like suicide, depression, hate/racism, violence, and drug addiction. I am about to examine five different song lyrics of my generation to demonstrate the different tones and concerns they convey onto society and my generation. The first song I would like to analyze is "Jane Says" by Jane's Addiction. The main theme in "Jane Says" is escaping drug use and addiction. This song is basically set in a low class area. Jane is a girl who has had a heroine addiction. Her personal boundaries have been

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    Kit Kat Bar

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    One day, Jane walks into her local gas station after just pumping her gas. She is really craving some chocolate as she usually does. Jane walks over to the candy aisle and tries to make a decision. “Hmm, I really do love chocolate, but those skittles sound pretty appetizing,” Jane thinks to herself. Jane remembers back to this morning when she was watching T.V, and starts to sing the Kit Kat jingle in her head. “Gimme a break, gimme a break, gimme a break of that Kit Kat bar!” Just then, Jane grabs

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    Elizabeth believes that Mr. Bingley cares for Jane, but fears that his sisters, Caroline and Louisa, and Mr. Darcy changed Charles Bingley decision of marrying Jane. Elizabeth complains that Bingley can 't direct his own true feelings. The meaning of the song is about a relationship in which both lovers continue to appease their physical and mental desires." They do it because they really cannot stop thinking about each other just like Jane and Mr. Bingley. They still have some feelings for

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    Bronte’s Jane Eyre it is possible to see Jane’s adolescence as shaped by her childhood and impacting her adulthood. Jane’s difficult childhood leaves her with warped ideas of love and power. Jane’s adolescence is the first time she receives any love and learns how to love. Lastly, Jane’s adulthood decisions are influenced by her ideas on love and power that have been shaped by her childhood and adolescence. Bronte uses Jane’s childhood to characterize

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    Suddenly, the room became silent as the doors shut; the funeral service for my friend’s dad was about to begin. I regretfully remember that throughout the service I fought to contain my tears. For some unknown reason, I felt that it was unacceptable for me to cry for someone else’s dad. I thought that society would not acknowledge my grief since I was not part of his family. Similarly, the speaker in Elegy for Jane, My Student, Thrown by a Horse, by Theodore Roethke, ponders the same thing. This elegy exposes

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    1.Tennyson uses repetiton and metaphorical language to show his admiration for the soldiers who died in the battle of balaclava.he repeats “rode the six hundred” and “into the jaws of death” to describe the bravery and boldness of the soldiers. The repetition emphasises that 600 hundred soldiers sacrificed their lives and that we should acknowledge their sacrifice and honour them. The metaphor/pesonification “into the jaws of death” implies that the soldiers knew that they were doomed but they still

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    On Feminism and Jane Eyre

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    equality with, men in a society dominated by men. These seekers are called feminists and many feminists see Charlotte Bronte’s titular character Jane Eyre as a proto-feminist icon of the Victorian era. Not only does Jane Eyre show the struggle of one woman under one man it represents the struggle of women in a male-dominated society. Reading Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre through a feminist perspective reveals Jane’s fight for independence, individuality, and equality in a society controlled and dominated

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    The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, a novel about the period of growth from childhood to adulthood, portrays the disappearance of childhood immaculateness. The main character of the novel is Holden Caulfield, a sixteen-year-old boy who suffers from PTSD because of the death of his younger brother, Allie. The story begins with Holden talking to, what is assumed to be, a therapist about crazy things that had happened in his life. The novel is a flashback in Holden’s perspective that takes

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    How Single Events Propel a Child from Innocence into Adulthood To show how single events or experiences propel a child form innocence into adulthood, I shall use the following texts, "Jane Eyre" a novel by Charlotte Bront, "The Flowers" a short story by Alice Walker, "The Stolen Party" a short story by Liliana Heker, "The Lesson" a poem by Edward Lucie-Smith and finally "Diana, Her True Story-In Her own words" an autobiography by Andrew Morton. Childhood is a muddled time where children

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    Keeper N Me Analysis

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    people. Same as the song you sing with it. Old man taught me some of The messages of keeper n’ me The United Nations (UN) celebrates International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on March 21 each year. The topic is covered by Richard Wagamese in his novel Keeper n’ me. The three

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    another person.” Jane Bennet and Mr. Bingley had had a “passionate affection” for each other ever since their first encounter at the Meryton Ball. It is known that the love between two people should be the first deciding factor in a real, successful marriage. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, was written in England during the 19th century, where social rank and money were what really mattered in a “successful” marriage. Jane and Bingley’s complex relationship is very similar to the song Love Story by

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    ways. Lora wants to be famous and ruins her relationship with her daughter. Sarah Jane struggle with being black. Overall the purpose of Imitation of Life is to inform the differences between being black and white in America. When I think of motherhood the first thing that comes to my

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    continuously pursues to achieve. But how does one know if they possess true happiness? Is it just a feeling? And if someone does not feel happy, how can they go about achieving that feeling? These questions can be answered through analysis of two writings: the essay The Four Secrets to Making Our Own Happiness by Jane McGonigal and the song Better Than by The John Butler Trio. These literary pieces approach a common idea as how to achieve perpetual contentment with one’s life. With intentions to allow

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    novel from the 1800s compare with a cheery musical about a singing Austrian family. Jane Eyre, one of the worlds most famous books, was published in 1847, and although it is a romance novel, it is serious and somewhat slow-paced. The Sound of Music is possibly the happiest musical of all time. Written in the fifties and becoming one of the worlds most famous movies in 1965, the songs are about goat-herds falling in love and whiskers on kittens. Jane Eyre and the Sound of Music have several differences

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    both fantasize about the girls they like but didn't have the courage to act on their feelings; throughout the storylines, they both try to protect the innocents. However, they differed in their attitude toward

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    Jane Eyre: The New Victorian Woman

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    In Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte,Jane Eyre, a young and ordinary girl, with a past of full of loneliness, and self loathing comes into a welcoming home with her uncle who cares for her dearly. As if Jane’s life is not supposed to be able to enjoy happiness, her dear Uncle dies. This event leaves Jane to live alone with the wife of her Uncle as they are his dying wishes towards his wife. Mrs.Reed hates Jane because her husband loves Jane more than their own children. Despite Jane’s conditions Jane

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