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    A Comparison of Two Versions of The Big Sleep The Production Code attempted to censor sex and violence in film of the 1930's and 40's. Instead of impairing, it encouraged directors to use artistic ideas and integrity to surpass the viewers' expectations -- actively involving them in the film despite Hollywood's censorship. Howard Hawks is one such director who used the restrictions of the Production Code to his advantage. His screen adaptation of the Raymond Chandler novel The Big Sleep

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    This time they decided to send me out of town to a program in Arizona. I arrived there on a Friday, however, the program wasn 't to commence until that Monday. There was no way I was going to check in and be on lockdown, knowing that I still had a weekend to play with. I checked into a hotel and prepared myself for, what I thought would turn out, a great time. I learned that things don 't always turn out as planned. I hit the town running at full speed seeking the first bar I could locate to

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    When The Power Goes Out

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    daughter, Lauren. She did not mope as Mr. Reed did because she had knew she still had a kind of connection with her mother. I had met her before briefly and she seemed very sweet, but it wasn’t really my business knowing about her life my parents had said, so I left it alone. “Life is passion, life is family, life is food.” My mother said that when we all stood above the mounding smells from the fresh foods. The twins came in with no call but by the pure lure of the aroma. Mr. Boss and Lauren were welcomed

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    to do anything to them. In this society the police do not help because you have to pay them to come to the scene of a crime. Most people cannot afford to pay their fees so they handle whatever they can on their own. The protagonist of this story, Lauren, decides to leave this society for something better an forms a spiritual group called “Earthseed.” The word “earthseed” is actually a metaphor. The dominant metaphor of the

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    BOOM! Now that I have your attention, take a moment and think of all the advertisements you have seen. There are few that you actually remember in relation to the thousands you have viewed in your lifetime. The advertisements that stick with a person have a certain “wow” factor, that captivates the viewerr and remains in the back of their head. The Learn for Life Foundation produced a commercial for their Set Yourself Free campaign. This ineffective ad was used to scare the teens of Australia away

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    2 Competitors As mentioned earlier, Burberry positioned itself as functionality luxury by being a top global brand worldwide. Burberry not only have rivals which contend directly such as Louis Vuitton and Chanel but also indirectly such as Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein which both having the same collections in lifestyles (Appendix 4). Louis Vuitton is one of the Burberry’s biggest yet strongest competitors in the field of fashion. It formes up its strategy by focusing on the customer trends, concentrates

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    home throughout the novel in the dialogue between these two characters.   In the movie, however, there is a distinct attraction between the characters, purposely created to capitalize on the real-life affair between Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Director Howard Hawks was charged with creating a movie vehicle for these stars as a result of their incredible chemistry from the earlier movie To Have and Have Not. Bogart and Bacall were phenomenally well-matched on-screen and off, and

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    Both brands offer versatility in merchandise as well as in locations. Ralph Lauren obtains various licenses and carries similar lifestyle image as Burberry. House of Fraser House of Fraser founded Baugur Group in 1849. The private department store offers home décor, apparel for all ages, accessories and electronics. The brand

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    Miss America Miss America is a yearly pageant that goes on for any girl between the age of 17 to 24. There is a lot of people that enter this every year. Six beautiful and wonderful women have won from Oklahoma. Their life was so amazing when they found out they have won, some of them didn’t even know what to do. There is so much stuff they have to go through to get to enter in the pageant. After they do enter they are very busy with everything trying get to get ready for the big day. Miss America

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    only have one friend. She is named after the great Lawrence Taylor. Lets just say her dad was hoping for a boy. Everyone just mostly calls her Lauren. Lauren and I have been pretty much inseparable since Billy Adams was talking bad about my mom in the cafeteria one day in the fifth grade. And well let’s just say he took a great chocolate milk bath and lauren is really good at breaking peoples’ noses. Ever since that day I haven’t really minded going to school. Fifth hour art with Mrs. Hilsmier

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