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    The movie “Gone with the Wind” is about a rich southern girl named Scarlett O’Hara and her life hardships set during the time-period of the Civil War. In the story, Scarlett is forced to watch helplessly as her family’s wealth and lives fade as the confederacy loses the Civil War. Even though, the movie is mainly centered on the dilemmas of Scarlett’s love life, there are many historical accuracies that immerse the viewer in the southern mindset as well as the timeframe. The portrayal of class structures

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    book so much, it was chosen to make a film about it. The stars of this film are Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable as Scarlett and Rhett. Scarlett, a Southern beauty, defenselessly begins to look all starry eyed at a nearby, Ashley Wilkes and she is embarrassed when he weds another lady. As she flounders about the loss of her adoration, she meets a well off man named Rhett Butler. This is by a long shot an excellent, and would be cherished by the eras to come. Gone with the Wind got eight honors in the

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    declined the offer to be involved with the film in any way.(1) The estimated total cost for the production of the film was around $4.25 million.(12) After Selznick purchased movie rights the search was on for someone to bring Scarlett O’ Hara and Rhett Butler to life. 1,400 actresses interviewed for the role of Scarlett O’ Hara, but then the director narrowed it down to 400 women to do readings of the script.(3) It would have cost over $1.6 million in today’s money for the search for Scarlett.(13)

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    Two Gallants

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    Two Gallants It is a fact, with few exceptions, that a person’s manner of speaking identifies a lot about him or her including education and upbringing, and often his or her place in society. James Joyce’s “Two Gallants” takes the reader on a stroll around Dublin with Lenehan and Corley and we can eavesdrop on their conversation as they make plans for their “big evening.” Joyce’s use of slang helps the reader understand who Lenehan and Corley are. It helps reveal their age; education; feelings

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    than ever and are creating extreme damage. Some reasons for rainforest destruction include wood needed for fires or timber, pulp to make paper, road construction, agriculture, extraction of energy and minerals, or land for people, crops, and animals (Butler). This disturbance that humans are creating can have a great effect on the cycles of matter. One cycle that is affected is the carbon cycle. Rainforests are often called the “lungs” of Earth because they take in enormous amounts of carbon and also

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    The gust of wind is complete different than someone left alone in life. A novel that analyzes  both is Margaret Mitchell Gone With The Wind, I just finished the book three days ago, and the book is something everyone  should read in the South. I am not really a fan of books based  during the civil war, but the book has characters that people can actually connect  too and  with real facts from  the Civil War. Gone With The Wind  states the story of  a girl, Scarlett O’Hara, and her time growing up

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    wishes she and the baby would both die; while in the movie Scarlett is portrayed as being somewhat concerned for Melanie. Melanie and Scarlett both start their journey home with Rhett Butler, a blockade runner who has shown a strong interest in Scarlett. Because the South was rapidly losing men as well as the Civil War, Rhett makes a decision to join the Army to help the South. He has taken Scarlett halfway home at this point when he stops the carriage and gets out. She is terrified to

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    intelligent, social birds that often gather in flocks of 10 to 30 individuals. Their loud calls, squawks, and screams echo through the forest canopy.” “The role of humans in the deforestation of the world's forests is considerable and extensive.” Says Rhett Butler. Humans affect the rainforest many inadequate ways, such as deforestation, and wildfires. Deforestation

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    Abstract This paper explores the causes, effects and possible solutions of the deforestation of the Amazon Forest. It is important to understand why more than 580,000 square kilometers of Amazon forest has been destroyed in Brazil since 1980 (Rhett Butler 2012). The main topics of this paper, in order to fully explore the issue at hand, will include: 1. What is Deforestation? 2. What Are the Major Causes of Deforestation in the Amazon? 3. What are the Effects of Deforestation on the

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    of others before herself. Throughout the novel, a love triangle goes on with Scarlet, Ashley, and Rhett, a man that really fancies Ms. O’Hara. This love triangle creates Scarlet with a big conflict. The only reason she married her first husband was to make Ashley jealous. This however did not work for her. She still finds herself madly in love with Mr. Wilkes, as she thinks. At the barbeque Rhett Butler shows up in the novel after Scarlet had just finished fighting with Ashley. He makes it very obvious

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