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    The Lives of Others The movie begins with a scene of the ongoing process of an interrogation that turned out to be a lecture given by Captain Gerd Wiesler. This scene introduced the background of the era that was portrayed in the movie. The movie took place in East Germany during the 1980s, where Stasi government was in control. In this Stasi government, there was minimal or no personal liberty. The suspect was not allowed to sleep throughout the integration, which lasted around 40 hours because

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    Many elements of drama were evident throughout the play to maintain the audience’s attention and effectively convey the morals surrounding the social issues addressed. One of the particular elements that was crucial to ‘The Forwards’ success was the use of roles: seen in character change and development. The near impeccable character change was utilized regularly in the play as the actors manipulated their movement, voice, stance and facial expressions to portray clear character changes with the

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    Based on Act 3 Scene 1, Shylock’s portrayal as a villain is soon changed to be one of a pitiful victim. Shylock is portrayed as a villain because of his sinister intentions to harm others, especially Antonio. His malicious desire to catch hold of Antonio’s weaknesses and use it against him - makes him an avenging and resentful villain. However, Shylock is a victim due to the discrimination and oppression that he had to face because of the hatred from the Christians. Some examples of his mistreatment

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    humorous scenes of the siblings being flustered over how much Amy knew and was not disrupted by, whereas the siblings could not manage their emotions (see figure). When the siblings find out about her stay at Willborow, they ignorantly invite Amy to live with one of them as if they are doing her a favor to take her away from the life she has built from her self. They do not realize how insulting and humiliating it must be to have estranged family members attempt to "fix" a life that is not broken. As

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    Hamlet's Insanity

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    is distracted and his mind is blank as he races towards an end where nothing matters as long as Claudius lives an eternal hell. His mind more complex than the family, friends, and readers know, an Einstein of his time, a true and composed genius. Broken, shattered, and soulless or vengeful, obedient, and truly cruel. Insane or intelligent that is for you to decide, but in this paper I will state my argument on why Hamlet is truly genius and a complete mastermind that drives the plot of the story

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    part of A Streetcar Named Desire. The early reunion in the opening scene is joyful, and Williams’ stage directions convey genuine affection, however the palpable hostility between Stanley and Blanche forces Stella to choose between her sister and her husband. Exploring contrasting themes of betrayal and love, Williams uses the sisterly conflict to highlight the wider themes of class divides and social inequality. The extract from Scene Four follows the traumatic events of ‘The Poker Night’, where Stanley

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    According to the Lifestyle exposure theory, lifestyle is attributed to different levels of exposure to risk for different people such that some persons are exposed to higher risks than others. For instance, an individual who is constantly going to bars and drinking alcohol is exposed to a higher life peril than another person who opts to stay indoors. As such, identity theft involves the illegal gain of access to such personal details (demographic information) on the internet as names, birthdays

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    of the play, because they understand the play the same way as the director. One of the most significant act and scene in the whole play is Act I Scene V. The film work of Hamlet orchestrated by the director really focuses on being exactly as the written play by William Shakespeare. The written work of Hamlet and the movie directed by Franco Zeffirelli have many similar scenes. Act I Scene V is one of the most important

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    Some traits and of ambulance assistant include the following: • Communication and People Skills – Good communication is essential as it an ambulance assistant, you will get accurate information and assessment on what happened at the scene. For instance, how many people were involved in the incident, how many causalities and the extent of their injuries. Being able to talk to the victims in a proper way. Being able to talk to the family and calming them down would help retrieve important information

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    revolutionary and military who were constantly corrupt who dominated the political scene since the 1950 decades. “Guatemala experienced a violent civil war in which over 200,000 civilians were killed, 440 villages destroyed, and more than 1 million Guatemalans displaced internally (Puac-Polanco)”. The government politics left fingerprints. These policies left a indelible which resulted in devastated towns, broken families, social organization implacable repression, disappearances torture, exile, extrajudicial

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