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    the stories of Genesis. The novel was written by John Steinbeck and turned into a film by Elia Kazan in 1955. Kazan’s purpose was to show how the Bible could influence media and culture. The film was released on April 10th, 1955 and featured James Dean as Cal, Richard Davalos as Aron, Julie Harris as Abra, Raymond Massey as Adam, and Jo Van Fleet as Kate. East of Eden is set in the time before and after America joined World War I. The Trask family, who lives in Salinas Valley, is trying to make

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    the eleventh season for Supernatural. Supernatural is based off of a book series written by Carver Edlund. Supernatural has grown to have roughly twenty million avid viewers, readers, and online followers. The show’s main characters, brothers Sam and Dean, embark on a journey to avenge their mother’s and father’s death’s. Along the way they come to the realization that saving the world and battling evil has been their life-long destiny. Supernatural, as implied by the title, incorporates many symbols

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    [The Death Of Jerry Lewis] Jerry Lewis was an american actor, comedian, singer, producer, director, screenwriter, and humanitarian. He was born on March 16, 1992 in Newark, NJ and died on August 20, 2017 in Las Vegas, NV. Lewis started performing at age five and would often perform alongside his parents in the Catskill Mountains in New York. By 15, he had developed his "Record Act" in which he exaggeratedly mimed the lyrics to songs on a phonograph. He used the professional name Joey Lewis

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    The story surrounding the book, East of Eden, is deeply satisfying and genuine allowing for an outstanding experience found reading it. It is utterly fascinating and fully awe-inspiring, in both depth and scope. The author, Steinbeck, has been known for his divine gift of finding the beauty within simplicity; contested by his capability to make the complex state of humanity’s emotions clearly felt by his audience. After finishing East of Eden, it would be completely normal for the reader to withdraw

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    East of Eden is a novel with many real life influences. One of the biggest influences in East of Eden is religion, it parallels stories from the bible and it is the inspiration for some of the characters. It also works to help illustrate an important life lesson that is the ultimate goal of the novel. FFFFFFFFFFFF To truly understand the religious themes and influences in the book, it is best to see how religion played into the author John Steinbeck’s life. John Steinbeck was born in the Salinas

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    Kathy Reichs Biography

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    Estlin Mathews Kathleen Joan Reichs, or Kathy Reichs for short, is an American author and forensic anthropologist(“Kathy Reichs | Biography.”). She is the author of many books, her main independent series being BONES and a collaborative series VIRALS with her son(“About Kathy”). Kathy Reichs is also very well known for the successful TV adaptation of her BONES books,following the life of a forensic anthropologist much like herself who uses her skills to solve murders. Kathy Reichs is an interesting

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    very appropriate for little children or school. My dad doesn't even like watching it. My mom and I watch it almost every night. The show is about these two brothers Dean and Sam Winchester. Dean is the oldest. He had to take care of Sammy when they were younger. That is what Dean calls Sam. Their mother died when they were young, but Dean still remembers her. Sam doesn't remember much just little bits and parts. There was a demon in Sam's nursery, and she walked in because he was crying. The demon pushed

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    East Of Eden Analysis

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    The novel East of Eden was written by John Steinbeck back in 1952. The plot of the story is based on the biblical story of Cain and Abel. In order to suit the current setting, John set his novel in the current setting. The novel is primarily set in California’s Salinas Valley. He aims to portray te good and evil that took place in the garden of Eden and how the occupants came to the realization of both deeds. The novel was written between the periods of World War one and the American Civil War. The

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    Throughout East of Eden, Steinbeck illustrates the complexity of morality through many characters’ struggles with the idea that they can choose their own destiny. This is most obvious with Cal, but Lee demonstrates the maturity to think clearly about his place in the world and his former mistaken viewpoints. Through Lee, Steinbeck argues that individuals have the power and obligation to choose their own destiny, no matter how difficult and harrowing their past was. Steinbeck argues that individuals

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    Sal On The Road

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    In Part Four of On the Road, as Sal says good-bye to Dean in preparation for his trip to Mexico, they reminisce about old friends, with Dean showing Sal a photograph of Camille and his new baby. Sal questions what their children will think in the future, looking at pictures of their parents that paint an image of a normal, ordinary life. In contrast, he considers that their lives are actually rife with chaos and ultimately empty, suggesting that Sal is growing as a person and drifting away from his

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