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    In the popular musical Into the Woods, composed by Stephen Sondheim and written by James Lapine, a twist is placed on long-loved fairy tales, such as those of Cinderella and Rapunzel. The fairy tales all start out normal- Little Red Riding Hood is going into the woods to bring goodies to her grandmother, Jack to sell his cow for money. Cinderella wants to go to the ball; Rapunzel wants to escape the tower and be with her prince. Everybody wants something, as humans generally do. Where the twist comes

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    Two Views of Violence

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    always been a part of our lives. Beginning with the first murder in the Bible by Cain, an early example of violence in literature, physical violence has often been a part of what one reads. In comparing the novel Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane, and the novel Deadwood Dick’s Doom by Edward Wheeler, one can see that both novels portray many types of physical violence, that there is not necessarily a relationship between the physical violence and

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    Mr. Butt

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    Stephen Butler Leacock (1869-1944) is a Canadian author. He will long be remembered for his best-selling book Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town (1912) as well as the numerous awards and honours he received during his illustrious lifetime as author, professor, lecturer and humourist. Leacock published Literary Lapses in 1910, with the financial assistance of his brother George. It is a best-of compilation of his previously published writings. It sold out quickly and propelled Leacock into being

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    The Daily Show pronounces itself as a fake news program, and it pulls its comedy and satire from current news reports, politicians, media companies, and often, features of the show itself. The show usually begins with an extended monologue from host, Jon Stewart, communicating new headlines and regularly includes discussions with several correspondents, who assume ridiculous or amusingly overstated takes on recent events against Stewart's straightforward character. The concluding segment contains

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    A modern book that holds a great deal of sentiment within it is Stephen Chbosky’s novel, The Perks of being a Wallflower. The novel is about a young boy, Charlie, who has some anxiety about beginning high school especially after recently losing his friend, Michael, and he beings to write letters to an anonymous person. Charlie eventually becomes best friends with Sam and Patrick and goes through a lot of challenging situations that year. He deals with bullies, relationship problems, secrets, parties

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    Stephen Decatur was an integral part of the United States Navy in its developmental days. He was a part of the battles that determined the United States’ naval strategy in decades to come. He was always on the front lines of innovation and any naval battle taking place nearby. Stephen Decatur was an inspiration to the newly minted United States Navy, his bold and daring exploits inspired the Navy to achieve more and created a culture of pride and achievement in the Navy. Stephen Decatur had to

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    on international trade under the guidelines of the TPP in foreign policy. The election of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of the Liberal Party of Canada on October 14th, 2015 defined a political shift in the power of the Conservative Party under Stephen Harper in foreign affairs. In contrast to the Harper Administration, PM Trudeau seeks to implement a more efficient plan for military intervention on a

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    rituals and reflect a persons experience and closeness with the divine as they partake in the sacred rituals of their religion. Methods of research (primary/secondary sources): On the 27th March 2014, St Augustine’s visited St Stephens Cathedral and the Brisbane City Synagogue. Primary evidence was collected from both these sacred sites through the tour guides that gave the students knowledge and understanding about

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    were revealed to the world. There are many books, short stories, and poems that were written in the naturalism movement. One book that comes to mind through this movement is Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane. From there a short story of that time is “A Dark Brown Dog” by Stephen Crane. Then there is always a poem. One that is named “The Way of War” by Jack London. All these stories capture the idea of someone’s experience in life. Showing that hard times can make or break a person. They

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    the idea of fate, the idea that no matter how much a person tries to survive, nature ultimately chooses the person’s path of life. The short story, “The Open Boat” by Stephen Crane illustrates the relationship between nature and man and how nature’s indifference towards man’s effort for survival. In this account, the narrator, Stephen Crane explains to the readers that no matter how hard one tries to fight nature in order to survive, at the end nature will ultimately take its course and kill off the

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