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    Victorian and Edwardian Britian was a place rich of strict christianity alongside widespread poverty which resulted with a dangerous and damaging working structure, high rates of child mortality and a rigid and damaging class structure that was highly focused around child labour. The employment of children deprives them of childhood and a chance at education, interfering with their ability to attend school and educational institutions, while mentally, physically and emotionalling draining them.

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    Ellen DeGeneres is an Emmy Award winning talk show host and an incomparable comedian. Numerous may distinguish her as the voice of Dory on Finding Nemo, or even as a judge on American Idol. Her idiosyncratic spirit is so infectious she drives the audience to laugh as a matter of fact, cry at her will, regardless of whether the joke is humorous or not, the manner in which she delivers the joke lures such a positive criticism from Ellen’s viewers. Ellen is not fearful of being unique. She dialogs about

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    In the novel, The Botany of Desire, Michael Pollan tells the intriguing story of how plants are domesticated from the perspective of the plant with regards to four specific plants.. The four plants he chose for discussion are the apple, the tulip, marijuana, and the potato. As he discusses the domestication of these plants, his overall focus is the desire that each of these plants have to us as humans. Pollan has written books and magazine articles among other pieces of literature that discuss the

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    In Tim Burton’s movie, “Edward Scissorhands,” he claims that when one seems different from the other, then people do not accept them for who they are because they are not like them and they are not willing to accept a new change that has come to their life. He illustrates this by making Edward stand out,so he has him only wearing black and white whereas all the other people are wearing colourful clothes; he says that Jim is mad at Edward because Edward stole his girlfriend from, then he makes fun

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    Top Money-Making Apps Ever since I was introduced to technology, I was always slightly obsessed with learning new ways to make money from it. I have spent the last 5 years of my life sifting through apps and websites to find the best ways to get extra cash. If you are reading this, you are probably looking for some extra ways to get cash. So allow me to direct you to the best apps to make money with. Follow this list and you will save yourself soooo much time. You need these apps in your life! ShopKick

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    Tim Burton, arguably one of the most iconic directors in the world, is responsible for many popular films including Frankenweenie, Alice in Wonderland, and Beetlejuice. His movies are easily distinguishable due to his unique style of directing, which involve the brilliant use of cinematic techniques. Two cinematic techniques incorporated in his films are color and sound, which are used to establish the tone and mood of the scenes. If the tone and mood are not accurately shown, underlying messages

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    Society often creates an unspoken set of standards on what defines “normal”. Then, we imprint these ideals into the brains of children and they live their lives conforming and never thriving. Tim Burton, an advocate for individuality, uses his films to break these standards. Burton incorporates Misfit protagonists and Motherly/Fatherly figures in Alice in Wonderland and Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children to display that young people truly find themselves when they deviate from the path society

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    Introduction During the Prohibition Era, Al Capone was an extremely powerful gangster that ran Chicago’s underground. At his pinnacle, he led uncountable brothels and speakeasies in which he and his syndicate could manage their various criminal acts, of which included illicit gambling, prostitution, and the sale of alcohol, which of course was illegal at this time and thus how he made the majority of his money. While exact numbers are not available, it is estimated that while at the peak of his power

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    Tim Burton’s movies have created a new genre of film-making. His use of cinematic styles makes his movies stand out from the crowd. OR “I get so tired of people saying, 'Oh, you only make fantasy films and this and that', and I'm like, 'Well no, fantasy is reality', that's what Lewis Carroll showed in his work.” Famous filmmaker Tim Burton quoted. Tim Burton has been able to create a name for himself through his new manipulative ways of showing children’s stories. Burton, from an early age, had

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    When a person watches a movie, and a scene with dim lighting shows up on the screen, that usually makes them feel tense and scared about what is going to happen next. Directors use cinematic techniques to convey feelings or connect with the viewer. In the movies Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Alice in Wonderland, and Edward Scissorhands, Tim Burton uses flashbacks, diegetic and non-diegetic sounds, and high key and low key lighting to show a characters’ thoughts or past, create the mood of a

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