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    There is nothing more discouraging than being patronized by the classroom favorites: advanced-placement students. Those are the only ones who will go on and do outstanding things, right? For the most part, yes having a 5.0 GPA will steer you in a successful direction; then you turn twenty-five and no one in the professional community will turn their heads at your grade point average when you were sixteen. In the real world there are real people. Author Kevin Ashton firmly believes that show-stopping

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    Loud, boisterous chanting raged all around Simon. Jack and the others surrounded Simon and started biting, spitting, brutally murdering Simon. Suddenly, the boys stopped and resumed eating the sow, leaving Simon to lay on the beach, dead, surrounded by his own blood. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, a group of British schoolboys are trapped on an uninhabited island after flying on a plane that later crashed. In the beginning, the boys held civilization, the hope of rescue, and democracy to

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    The hero does not use his magnificent weapons to fight his fight. In fact, the true hero uses his heart instead. Clearly, this proverb talks about how a hero does not fight with all of the powerful weapons he may be provided with, but with his heart and sense of justice. Similarly, Beowulf shows that he uses his heart to fight and also many other characteristics. For example, he shows the characteristics that an anglo-saxon hero shows. Furthermore, In his battles with the sea monsters, Grendel’s

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    The Nature of Humanity in Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, is renowned by many as an essential reading for many Philosophers in the study of Human nature. The text is rich in allegorical significances, posing intricate questions as to why we desire conflict, how we reach the state of savagery, and whether or not civilization is truly any better than the practices of boys when left to their own devices. However, William Golding’s deep touch into the nature of humanity

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    Devil Wears Prada Essay

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    Devil Wears Prada is a 2006 comedy-drama film based on Lauren Weisberger’s 2003 novel of the same name. It is a tale that revolves around Andrea Sachs who is an aspiring journalist fresh out of Northwestern University but yet lands a job that “a million girl would die for” as in the second assistant to an editor in chief of Runway Magazine, Miranda Priestly. Andrea (Andy) decides that she would put up with Miranda’s bizzare and humiliating treatment for a year in hopes of getting a job as a reporter

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    Mahogany Film Analysis

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    The film I chose was Mahogany. The drama film was about a struggling fashion design student name Tracy from Chicago who found success through modeling in Rome with the help of a fashion photographer. As she became more successful it tarnished her relationship with a social activist name Brian and in the fashion industry. In the film the actress shows that Tracy represents women who come from rough environments that are willing to see bigger dreams for themselves. Tracy is relatable to women then

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    Andy Social Issues

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    Andrea (Anne Hathaway) or “Andy” is trying to become a journalist which is something she has always wanted to do. As she is trying to find a job she applies for one at Runway Magazine. Little does she know that her soon to be boss, Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) isn’t particularly easy to deal with. Although she puts up with her tough boss as she was told that if she puts up with her boss for a year she would be able to apply for various other jobs At first Andrea doesn’t fit in at all, her fellow

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    Andy's Dancer Synopsis

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    Character synopsis: Andrea ‘Andy’ Sachs (Anne Hathaway): She graduated from North Western University to become Journalist , Andy was only able to get a job as an junior personal assistant to Miranda Priestly who was the Editor in Chief of Runway magazine to gain work experience. Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep): Miranda is the Editor in Chief at Runway Magazine, a top magazine influencing the fashion industry, she is highly strung and treats her employees with little respect, and has no concept of

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    Andrea was eventually released from the hospital and was directed to receive out-patient care and was also prescribed Haldol. Her doctor warned Andrea and Rusty that another pregnancy and bearing another child may contribute to future episodes of psychotic behavior. Shortly after her release from the hospital, at the suggestion of her husband, Rusty, Andrea became pregnant once again and decided to quit taking the Haldol prescribed

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    Giovanni Bellini

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    his father’s workshop. Though his artwork was influenced by many of his friends and relatives, Giovanni possessed certain qualities in his compositions which set him apart from the others. He blended the styles of both his father and brother-in-law, Andrea Mantegna, with his own subtle appreciation of color and light, the high regard he held for the detail of natural landscape, along with the very direct human empathy he placed in his painting. These components of Bellini’s personal style became foundational

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