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    crossed paths again they knew it would be fate. This is the story of Jonathan and Sara, told in the movie ‘Serendipity’. The movie shows the ups and downs of relationships and two lovers on the search to meet again. Although the movie is titled ‘Serendipity’, they often talk about fate. So, what’s the difference between the two? Every once in a while, one may have the feeling of serendipity, but may not exactly know how to name that particular feeling.

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    In 2004, the word serendipity was voted to be included in the top ten hardest words to translate. Throughout the week, I've been collecting people's' varying definitions in my mind. Mostly misused and even misunderstood, but to me, the word serendipity is perfectly clear. I've come to realize that some words can't be thoroughly understood unless experienced, much like the word love, even more like the word depressed. At times, you recreate a word to apply it to yourself; you create your own version

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    “How to Cultivate the Art of Serendipity” is an article by Pagan Kennedy of the New York Times based around the topic of the capability of someone to “master” serendipity. She begins the article with the question if “some people have a special talent for serendipity” with the example of someone who made a normal or random action which made him make something more of it. Becoming inspired or making something bigger out of an incident unexpectedly and seeing “new possibilities” is the serendipitousness

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    In the novel, The Scarlet Letter, the author, Nathaniel Hawthorne, uses the character, Pearl, to symbolize both sin and hope. This ultimately illustrates serendipity, the good that occurs because of the bad. Pearl’s first appearance in the novel would be the love child of Hester Prynne, the main character, who had committed adultery. As a result of the affair, Hester gets pregnant, and this is the reason she gets caught having an affair. Sins must be punished, therefore, the people believed God had

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    Themes Of Seendipity

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    Serendipity. It is the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. "Serendipity" is the new song by BTS, that is the introduction to their new mini album Love Yourself: Her. BTS is a K-pop boy band that has grown tremendously worldwide in the four years that they have been active. To explain the importance of "Serendipity", the theme of their third mini album, The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 1, must first be explained. The theme of this mini album revolved

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    “There’ll always be serendipity involved in discovery”, serendipity is an aptitude for making desirable discoveries unintentionally. Major discoveries in an individual’s life predominantly involve this notion. The director, Ang Lee explores this idea in his film adaptation, “Life of Pi”, as the film conveys the lack of control the protagonist, Pi Patel, has over the events occurring within his unfamiliar environment. The bildungsroman genre is prevalent in the film, the unsolicited occurrences act

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    that dates back to early times is, Fatalism. Still seen today in popular movies, books, T.V. shows and other works of art, fatalism is the belief that, “all things and events are inevitable.” Movies like: The Breakfast Club, Dirty Dancing, and Serendipity all show examples of how fatalism is still real. In the movie, The Breakfast Club, which is based on five different high school students, all meeting each other in detention. It is significant that they all different stereotypes because it later

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    Rom Com or Not? Serendipity, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Pretty Woman, Overboard, and Bridesmaids. What do all these movies have in common? For one, they are all obviously romantic comedies. But, what makes them romantic comedies? Probably the most obvious trait they share is that each of these movies creates a lighthearted, whimsical, and amused feeling for their viewers.. There are no times during the movies that the audience feels uneasy or confused. The filmmakers for these movies also creates

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    our life nothing more than “meaningless accidents” or “coincidences” that decides our consequences and accomplishments”? The movie Serendipity thoroughly explores that concept through a series of events that occur between two characters that proves that there are certain events in our life that are inevitable because they are supposed to happen. In the movie Serendipity, Johnathan and Sara coincidentlly met each other while buying the same cashmere gloves for their boyfriend and girlfriend as a Christmas

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    Courting Calla Themes

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    Five of today's Best-selling Christian Authors weave five unique yet connected stories together in this collection where misdirected floral deliveries lead to lives changed. Courting Calla, by Hallee Bridgeman. Ian knows Calla is the woman God has chosen for him, but Calla is hiding something big. Can Calla trust Ian with her secret, or will she let it destroy any possible hope they may have for a future? Seoul in Love, by Alana Terry. Love was lost a long time ago. A chance meeting in Seoul

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