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    Vivienne Westwood

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    Vivienne Westwood has been an iconic figure in the fashion world since she got her start in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Best known for her collaborations with Malcom McLaren, she was instrumental in creating what people know today as the iconic British punk look. Read on to find out more about Vivienne Westwood, and keep an eye out for part two of our list, coming soon. Number Fifteen: In 1995, She Had to Make Two Lines. At this point, her “hourglass figure” shapes were becoming so full that her

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    Mark Haddon’s novel ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time’ discusses how Christopher Boone, an autistic teenage boy who finds himself looking to reveal the truth about the murder of Mrs Shear’s dog Wellington. Throughout the novel, Christopher thinks and behaves in a different way than the world around him. Haddon gives the reader an idea of what it would be like to be an outsider, to be different, and to see the world in the eyes of someone who lives with Autism Spectrum Disorder,

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    Christopher John Francis Boone is a teen who lives in Swindon, England. He lives with his father who owns a broiler company. He had lost his mother two years prior to the events of the book. He was told that she died of a heart attack. “You are clearly a logical person, so I am surprised that you should think like this because it is not very logical.” This was said by Mr. Jeavons to Christopher. Mr. Jeavons is Christopher’s psychologist at the latter’s school. Christopher is an extremely rational

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    Bishop decided to stay in Brazil for a couple months. While living there, Bishop met an architect named Lota de Macedo. The two became very close and had an affair that lasted years. Unfortunately, Lota de Macedo committed suicide in 1967. As a result, Bishop wrote her most famous poem, “One Art.” In the poem, Bishop discusses how easy it is to lose things. She starts with small, insignificant objects, such

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    William Faulkner’s short stories “Young Goodman Brown” and “A Rose for Emily” use a moral to endorse particular ideals or values. Through their characters examination and evaluation of one another, the author’s lesson is brought forth. The authors’ style of preaching morals is reminiscent of the fables of Aesop and the religious parables of the Old and New Testament. The reader is faced with a life lesson after reading Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown:” you cannot judge other people. A similar moral

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    interrupted when Oakley returns. He then condemns his sister, Oakley, to Hell for having an affair with Honey Breedwell. This demonstrates that Garnie is a dynamic character because he has changed from the sweet little boy he was when he and Ivy were children and is now a hellfire and brimstone preacher. He calls both of his sisters whores because Ivy had a child as an unwed mother and Oakley for having an affair. Any connection Ivy had with him beforehand is now meaningless because he now despises her

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    have all learnt something new about them today. Thankyou for you're time." English bulldogs were once used to guard, control and bait bulls. They are known for their strength, intelligence and stubborn nature. English bulldogs are strong, stubborn dogs that should be given obedience training and socialization from the time that they are small puppies to ensure that the puppy grows up into a mature, calm individual that can be trusted to behave. English bulldogs have a number of health issues that

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    sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem,” (page 90) it is needless to say that the acknowledgment of existing psychological issues as well as understanding them are absolutely necessary when comprehending our world. In The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mark Haddon extends the scope of such psychological disorders through a diary narrative, as Christopher unravels the murder of Mrs. Shears’ black poodle and the layers of internal thoughts as to why he despises the color yellow or

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    Like many others Meno believes he knows what the virtues are.  However, Socrates is not pleased by Meno's response to the question.  Meno states that, "it is easy to say that a man's virtue consists of being able to manage public affairs and in so doing to benefit his friends and harm his enemies and to be careful that no harm comes to himself." [Meno 71e]  This is not pleasing to Socrates because Meno also finds that women have different virtues than a man.  This

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    engage their sticks to function, or use horses and dogs to disperse crowds. However, there are worst case scenarios, where for very uncalled for reasons like racial discrimination or resolving personal differences, some policemen decide to use live bullets against very defenseless people. Such was the case on August 9th, (2014) in Ferguson, where a young life was lost at the age of 18, in the hands of a Ferguson police officer. Michael Brown, the deceased, is said to have been moving along the

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