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    Major Actors: James Stewart (L.B. Jefferies), Grace Kelly (Lisa Fremont), Wendell Corey (Thomas Doyle), Thelma Ritter (Stella), Raymond Burr (Lars Thorwald), Judith Evelyn (Miss Lonelyhearts), Ross Bagdasarian (Songwriter), Georgine Darcy (Miss Torso), Sara Berner (Woman on Fire Escape), Frank Cady (Man on Fire Escape), Jesslyn Fax (Miss Hearing Aid), Rand Harper (Newlywed), Irene Winston (Mrs. Emma Thorwald), Havis Davenport (Newlywed) Director of Photography: Robert Burks Produced by: Alfred Hitchcock

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    says, “In Alias Grace, the spirit of Mary also supports Grace. We should not see the ghostly presence inside Grace in exclusively negative terms: as a demon to be exorcised, a disorder to be cured. We should also see it as a survival strategy. The person talking through Grace’s mouth during the hypnosis scene quite literally defends and protects Grace when she tells the audience that Grace is not guilty of the murders because she knew nothing about them. This person also enables Grace to insulate her

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    Racial Barriers in Grace Paley's Short Story Samuel It is hard to distinguish the difference between which race is more important. One might ask themselves if white is superior over colored skin. There have been numerous struggles and much success in the fight towards equality between the races. Although many large steps have been made, there are still existing racial barriers. One particular struggle is whether or not people of different races should interact with each other. Should Caucasian

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    L.B. Jefferies is a photographer who is currently wheelchair-bound due to an injury that took place at his last photography job. He is restless and ready to go back to work. It is this restlessness that leads to the curiosity of wondering what his neighbors are doing in their daily lives. Jefferies analyzes every detail of a situation in his own life and in the lives of others. Jefferies is confronted with relationship issues and his moral issues. He shares his curiosities and theories with those

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    Along with discovering the exact movements throughout the films from camera angles, settings, non- diegetic and diegetic sounds, along with cinematography. While watched films from so many different views to help relate with real life situations in a social and technical way, we have been able to pinpoint aspect of film studies that the average individual wouldn 't have a clue about. Each film that

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    Tony Wendice (Ray Milland), a callous playboy who has married well, begins to worry when his wealthy wife, Margot (Grace Kelly), begins an affair with an American writer (Robert Cummings). Sensing a threat to his financial security, Tony plots to murder Margot for her inheritance and proceeds to blackmail a former acquaintance into doing the dirty deed. Of course, things don 't work out as Tony planned and therein lies the fun of Dial M For Murder (1954), Alfred Hitchcock 's masterful film version

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    Amazing Grace is one of the most popular hymnals in history. This song was written over one hundred years ago by John Newton. It was created because of John discovering the beauty of God’s grace and why it is important. It was John’s testimony in form of a song however, many of us may be unaware of how John came up with the words to describe such God’s gift. John Newton was once a captain of a slave ship “One night while aboard a ship called “The Greyhound” he became face to face with a vicious

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    and Grace Kelly.Grace Kelly is portrayed as one the most successful actresses, but she is also known as Princess of Monaco Grace Patricia Kelly was born on November 12, 1929 in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania to John and Margaret Kelly. Her father, John Kelly a three time olympic gold medalist and was a thriving business man . While her mother, Margaret was the first coach of women’s athletic teams at the University of Pennsylvania provided Grace with a pleasant childhood. Growing up Grace was

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    name Euphrosynean was chosen. The term Euphrosynean comes from the name Euphrosyne. Euphrosyne was of one of the Three Graces, or Charities in Greek mythology. According to the poet Pindar, the Three Graces were created by Zeus to fill the world with pleasant moments and good will. Euphrosyne in particular was the Goddess of Joy and Mirth as well as the incarnation of grace and

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    Lily Dialectical Journal

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    The fog was like tracing paper over her eyes. From what she could see above, the blue sky was turning navy. Lily was standing at a bus stop wishing she was wearing gloves and a hat. She pulled her coat ever tighter around herself. Her lips were numb, her jaw fighting to chatter. The bus was late and she was meant to be meeting her friend Daisy on it. Daisy, when approached with the idea of travelling via public transport to the unpronounceable French café she desperately wanted to go to, seemed disgusted

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