1. F Scott Fitzgerald Biography
I was born on July 24, 1900 in Montgomery Alabama. I grew up in a very privileged home. I was the youngest of six kids so I was the baby of the
family. I was very spoiled as a child and I thought that the entire world revolved around me. In 1909 I started to take ballet, an interest that I would
pursue my entire life (American National Biography).
In 1914 I entered Sidney Lanier High School. I was very rebellious in high school, my father forbade me to go out at night but I would climb out of
my bedroom window. My entire high school experience was just being rebellious. In 1918 a military camp called Camp Sheridan was placed outside
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On April 3, 1920 we married in New York City. My parents still didn't approve of the marriage so they did not attend the wedding.(Scott and Zelda).
F. Scott Fitzgerald became on of the most popular writers of the 1920's. He had become famous across seas. In order for him to continue to become
a famous writer we had to travel across seas. So we begun to travel back and forth between Europe and the United States. When i was only 21 i had
my first and only child on october 21, 1921.(American National Biography).
In 1930 while in Europe i suffered my first breakdown, I was put in mental hospitals. After a few short stays in two hospitals in Europe, Malmaison
outside Paris and Valmont in Switzerland, on June 5, 1930 I entered Prangins Hospital at Nyon, Switzerland, in September 1931, i was released from
Prangins. My family and I returned home with no major breakdowns until my father died in November 1931 and in February 1932 entered Phipps
Psychiatric Clinic in Baltimore Maryland. I wrote my version of the marriage in the Mental hospital, Save Me the Waltz, in six weeks. Scott, who was
working on Tender Is the Night with difficulty, didn't approve of my use of the same stories. (American National
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2. Dangerous Liaisons By Pierre Ambroise Laclos
It is true that in the old times women did not have equal rights as men. Men had more social and political freedom comparing to women, and the
system was organized on men. It took a really long time for women to gain at least some equality. In the book Dangerous Liaisons by Pierre
Ambroise Laclos there are many examples of women having much less rights comparing to men in the 18th century. Back then, women simply
couldn't do what men could simply because they were women and they weren't considered as powerful as men were. Women had to do more things
in order for them to do the same things as men. For example, if women wanted to have an affair it had to be kept secret and no one was supposed to
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So the author can also hide Cecile's true feeling because she doesn't want everyone to know that she was raped. This would make her life in the
future miserable, because none of the men would want to marry her, since back then men wanted to have pure wives. Another part of this
argument is that Valmont said that since he had the key to Cecile's room, people would believe him rather then her. Cecile states that in the letter
to Madame de Merteuil: "...he was careful to tell me that, if anyone came, he would know how to put all the blame on me; and, indeed, it was very
easy, because of the key." (letter 97, page 148). That could be true the people would believe Valmont rather than Cecile because of the key, but
Cecile could have also brought up that she gave him the key because she wanted him to bring the letters from Danceny, since Cecile's mother
already knew that Cecile was writing to Danceny before. This could have saved her from the "rape" from Valmont. But because she didn't not do
that, I do not believe that the scene with Valmont seduction of Cecile, could be considered as rape. This can also be showed how women had much
less rights because people were more likely believe Valmont rather than Cecile if something was to come up about that seduction. Cecile wasn't able
to share it with anyone except for Madame de Merteuil because she knew she basically had no rights and her life would be over. On the other hand
Valmont was happy to share that he had an affair with Cecile because it was an accomplishment for him, even though it was not as big as his usual
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3. Marquise De Merteuil
There is something about going to a live theater that just offers that something that you can't really experience when watching a movie. The
uncertainty and the live aspects of the performances makes you feel part of the story in a way instead of being the outsider that's just watching it.
Everything is bigger, louder, better in a live theater and even having rea stage actors staring at you instead of a camera, you get a sense of excitement
that makes the whole experience enjoyable. I certainly got that feeling when I got a chance to sit down and watch Les Liaisons Dangereuses at the
center stage. According to the Center Stage website, the plot summary reads "Two French aristocrats, Marquise de Merteuil and her ex–lover, the
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For me I don't have an inherent problem with characters that are just plain awful, I can appreciate them as such but in most cases the way these
types of characters are written doesn't always stand out to me and in worse cases the narrative tries to force me to sympathize with them instead of
letting me feel for myself. Looking at Merteuil character on paper, you'd almost want to describe her as brutal and maybe even unsympathetic yet
Douglas manages to give layers to this character that weren't just an "evil hard ass" but showed a human side to her that had pain and a soul that
was damaged while maintaining that fierce persona. One of my personal favorite moments from the play was when she explains to Valmont that
main source of power women of her time have the withholding of sex while Men "Can ruin us whenever the fancy takes you." She goes on to say
"All we can achieve by denouncing you is to enhance your prestige. We can't even get rid of you when we want to" Setting wise I thought the
design for the play was very beautiful. I've been to other plays set in a similar time period and sometimes the rococo fashion and scenery can easily
make everything look tacky and gaudy but thankfully this wasn't the case. One thing that stood out to me the most was the square pattern on the floor
that looked like a chessboard. It didn't click with me at first but after I had time to reflect after the play I thought about how that may have been a
clever symbol about how this is all just part of a game between Merteuil and
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4. Slaves Of Society : The Women Of Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Slaves of Society: The Women of Les Liaisons dangereuses With each letter in Les Liaisons dangereuses, Choderlos de Laclos advances a great many
games of chess being played simultaneously. In each, the pieces–women of the eighteenth–century Parisian aristocracy–are tossed about mercilessly but
with great precision on the part of the author. One is a pawn: a convent girl pulled out of a world of simplicity and offered as an entree to a public
impossible to sate; another is a queen: a calculating monument to debauchery with fissures from a struggle with true love. By examining their
similarities and differences, Laclos explores women's constitutions in a world that promises ruin for even the most formidable among them. Presenting
the reader glimpses of femininity from a young innocent's daunting debut to a faithful woman's conflicted quest for heavenly virtue to another's ruthless
pursuit of vengeance and earthly pleasures, he insinuates the harrowing journey undertaken by every girl as she is forced to make a name for herself as
a woman amongst the tumult of a community that machinates at every turn her downfall at the hands of the opposite sex. In his careful presentation of
the novel's female characters, Laclos condemns this unrelenting subjugation of women by making clear that every woman's fate in such a society is a
definitive and resounding checkmate. Laclos gives ammunition to his argument by steadily demonstrating the weakness instilled in women from
youth. In the
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6. Investigation Of A Traffic Accident
INVESTIGATION:
On 07/17/2016 at approximately 0618 hours, I was notified by Detective M. Carter #181968 of a traffic fatality involving two (2) Toyota Camrys
on Broadway Avenue, west of Pine Lawn Avenue. Upon arrival, I observed the involved vehicles at final rest on the outside edges of Broadway
Avenue. I observed heavy damage to the front of both vehicles. I made contact with Deputy R. Lariz #4826 and was informed the driver of the red
Toyota Camry was transported by Hillsborough County Fire Rescue to Tampa General prior to my arrival. I assumed the responsibilities as the lead
detective and Detective M. Carter took the responsibilities as the scene detective. Deputy J. Winters #246608 was assigned the DHSMV traffic crash
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The front of the vehicle had heavy damage concentrated at the front driver corner. I observed the driver to be a black female sitting in the driver
seat, leaning forward. She was pronounced deceased by Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Lieutenant Petrovich #1048 at 0603 hours. The red Toyota
Camry was at final rest on the south shoulder with the passenger side tires in the grass and the driver side tires on the pavement. The vehicle was
facing in a southeast direction. I observed the roof and the driver side B–pillar removed by Hillsborough County Fire Rescue in order to extricate the
driver from the vehicle. I observed the front of the vehicle to have heavy damage concentrated at the front driver corner. The driver of the red Toyota
Camry was transported to Tampa General Hospital with a laceration to his shin and possible internal injuries. He was not a trauma alert.
I spoke with Deputy S. Schneider #228130 on scene and was advised he positively identified the driver of the red Toyota Camry as Jacob Albarracin,
date of birth 08/06/1994, through his issued Rapid ID equipment. Deputy S. Schneider also advised that when he arrived on scene, the driver of the
red Toyota Camry was pinned in the driver seat of the vehicle. Hillsborough County Fire Rescue had to extricate him from the vehicle. He then
identified the driver of the silver Toyota Camry as Esther Jean through the vehicle registration and her photograph in the
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8. Dangerous Liaisons: Present and Past Essay
Dangerous Liaisons: Present and Past
Halfway through viewing Dangerous Liaisons, a remarkable contrast as well as a huge parallel came to mind. The film's principal characters'
treatment of their promiscuity was quite different from what we see today. They were quite covert about their sexual relations, and often concocted
cunning plans to assure the secrecy of their activities. Today we find quite the opposite taking place on our news programs and talk shows. It seems to
me that the cause of this whole difference in treatment of sexuality is due to the advent of mass media. That pre–Revolutionary French society was not
completely different from today, however. Like our treatment of the Clinton/Lewinsky scandal, ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
Why does the Marquise use this separate bedroom? Why not just use her own? She is so covert in her activities that she probably does not even
want the "aura" of sexual encounter to prevail in her regular bedroom. Someone may sense it. Perhaps a servant would accidentally barge in at an
"inappropriate" time. Better to use a secret room where she knows that no one will enter without her entering with him. She cannot risk exposure of
her promiscuous activities to the general public. She would surely fall from her pedestal within high society, because it simply was not respectable for
a "lady" of her standing to be involved in such activities. Even though the majority of her peers behaved in similar fashion, they did not publicly accept
such behavior.
In striking contrast to the attitude maintained by the Marquise is an event I learned of on a radio news program. Two Los Angeles 18–year–olds,
calling themselves Diana and Mike to protect their true identities, planned to lose their virginity in front of a world audience via the Internet's World
Wide Web on August 4, 1998. They claimed to be inspired by the live human birth broadcast over the Internet. It is unclear whether this couple truly
exists, and I was unable to ascertain whether the event actually took place from my
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9. UFL Franchise Case Study
The three locations that I propose to be a site for a UFL franchise would be: Omaha, Nebraska; Portland, Oregon; and . Each of these locations offer
a unique experience for the sport fan, as well as, pave a way for success for the franchise. Each of the locations previously mentioned were chosen
based off the following criteria: NFL territorial regulation, demographic information, professional competition, corporate presence, and interim facility.
The first location that I recommend would be Omaha, Nebraska. This city is home to 434,353 people, where women out–number the men 50.8% to
49.2%. The median age for Omaha is 33.5 years and the median income is $40,006. This city is home to 47,054 families with children under the age
of 18. There
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10. The Environmental Protection Agency ( Epa )
We live in a world where synthetic chemicals are routinely used for the production of essential components of modern life. As more research emerges
correlations are made, chemicals are tested, and toxicants are identified, reengineered, and replaced with others equal in cause but unequal in effect.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is the national authority tasked with this dynamic approach. The EPA defines hazardous air pollutants
(HAPs) as "pollutants that are known or suspected to cause cancer or other serious health effects, such as... damage to the immune system, as well as
neurological, reproductive... developmental, respiratory and other health problems" (About Air Toxics, 2015). Potential sources range from volcanic
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Fugitive emissions include equipment leaks, evaporative losses from surface impoundments and spills, and releases from building ventilation
systems" (Release Reports, 2015). Point Source air emissions, also called stack air are emissions that "occur through confined air streams such as
stack, vent, ducts, or pipes" (Release Reports, 2015). This paper will hereafter discuss HAPs in Boulder, Colorado where I was born. Boulder
County is home to an estimated 313,333 people with a median age of 28.7. Furthermore, 5% of people are below age 5, 20.3% are below age 18,
and 12.2% of people are 65 or older. There are 405.6 people per square mile but that number jumps to 3987.4 in city limits. 90.8% of the population
is white. 2.42 people on average occupy any given home, the median household income is $67,956 and 14.2% of people are living below poverty.
Lastly, 11.23% of people are uninsured (State and County Quick Facts, 2015). Boulder is over 5300 feet above sea level with an arid, sunny climate.
The Rocky Mountains provide a backdrop that beckons residents to explore either by skiing, biking, hiking, kayaking, fishing, or more.Toluene is the
seventh largest fugitive air emission in the greater Denver area. In 2014 the EPA estimated that 22,906 pounds were released not through a confined air
stream, and an additional 65,805 pounds were released through a confined
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11. Comparing Plato's The Symposium And De Laclos Dangerous...
Desire is described as a strong want for any specific entity, and it is a theme commonly found throughout literature, albeit every time period and work
has their own particular interpretation. In particular, Plato's The Symposium and De Laclos' Dangerous Liaisons depict desire in a similar fashion,
involving intense passion and longing. However, they differ in their interpretation of morality and integrity of individuals when faced with great desire,
illustrating the evolving nature of the human condition, and how we come to make sense of our deepest emotions.
Written during the time of the Ancient Greeks, The Symposium approaches the justification for desire andlove from a mythical creation perspective,
which was a common method used to understand the natural world. According to myth, the original "human" being was a union of man and women
who were then split into two, and desire is expressed as the longing to be reunited with one's other half. It is believed that this desire to be whole again
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Vicomte de Valmont is the protagonist who is known to be a womanizer, yet it is not until he meets Madame de Tourvel that he truly desires
something and is willing to make sacrifices to obtain her, albeit not without fault. However, the desire that consumes Valmont is not as unadultered as
the desire seen in The Symposium: there is an evident pattern where Valmont desires that which he cannot have, and loses interest once he has
obtained his target. After having finally seduced Tourvel, Valmont speaks of her as an object he has "conquered" and being "[his], all [his],"
suggesting he did not think of her as a true lover as much as he did a conquest or prize to be won (De Laclos,
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12. Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman's Breakout Performance
Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman. Born February 21, 1946 in Hammersmith, London. Died January 14, 2016 in London, was an English actor. He was
the second of four children born to Margaret and Bernard Rickman. Alan said, "My parents certainly didn't have anything to do with the theatre. I'm
some kind of accident." Rickman was a former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company in both Classical and Modern theatre productions. He
believed that talent is an accident of genes – and a responsibility. Rickman's breakout performance was as the scheming French aristocrat La Vicomte
de Valmont in the 1985 play Les Liaisons Dangereuses. That may have been his breakout performance, but Alan's best known for hisfilm
performances. Alan didn't land his debut film
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14. A Moral Examination of Roger Kumble's "Cruel Intentions"...
I can't remember ever seeing a film with more moral problems and issues than Roger Kumbles Cruel Intentions. Although the film is intended to be a
dark comedy and a teenage version of Dangerous Liaisons, Cruel Intentions is a mature and often shocking look at a potential realistic situation
played up as a fantasy tale that offers a sickening example of the moral decay present in our society. Morals seem to change from generation to
generation, and as time goes on it seems that at one time what was disgusting and immoral in our society is now second nature and pure entertainment
for today's generation. An example of this might be to take the idea of a show consisting of uncensored sexual intercourse, and having it actually
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The opening scene sets the immoral tone for the entire movie when Sebastian humiliates his therapist's daughter with nude pictures of her posted on the
Internet (his reasoning: she was charging too much). He then admits that he is tired of sleeping with these "insipid debutantes" and wants a challenge
worthy of his talents. At the same time Kathryn is upset that her ex–boyfriend dumped her for a ditzy klutz named Cecile (Selma Blair), and wants
Sebastian to "pop her cherry," so to speak, to humiliate the boyfriend. As it turns out, this is nothing new for Sebastian, who has a reputation as a
master of deflowering virgins. He agrees and of course succeeds but he has more challenging goals in mind. While turning through 17 Magazine one
day, Sebastian came across the young Annette Hargrove (Reese Witherspoon), who happens to be the first character the audience meets with morals.
Annette wrote an article titled "Why I plan to wait: A virgin's manifesto", where she goes into depth about all the reasons that she won't surrender her
virginity until she falls in love. While reading the article, Sebastian refers to her as "daddies little angel, the paradigm of chastity and virtue" and
proudly states that this young virgin would be his greatest conquest to date, and explains the wonders it would do for his reputation. The only reason
that this
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15. Dangerous Liaisons
Even today there is a very defined tension between men and women. This tension has been around for centuries and is evident in the novel "Dangerous
Liaisons" especially in the interactions between the main two characters, Valmont and Merteuil. In many ways, these two have opposing moral with the
rest of society. These are greed, conquest, and corruption. These oppose the society because the society values religion and decency, all throughout the
story Valmont and Merteuil go against those values with their actions. To begin, Valmont very much values conquest and corruption. This is evident in
just about everything he does. "Conquest is our destiny: we must follow it,"(Laclos11) As you can see from this quote he thinks it's his duty to conquer.
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Both view themselves as the alpha predator. It's almost like two roosters fighting in a pen to determine which one is the true alpha. As Merteuil
says she is better because she has accomplished everything Valmont has done and more, but she had to work for it more since she was a girl. This
is where the battle between genders manifests. Even to this day it is argued that women have a harder time accomplishing thing than men. This was
very true in the late 1700's since it was expected for women to get married off to a rich husband and just spend her days doing nothing. But Merteuil
didn't except this and bettered herself so she didn't have to face this fate. Valmont is just so vain that he refuses Merteuil's claims and believes he is
better this is the root of the
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16. English Literature- an Episode in the Life of an Author
DRAMA– Absurd Theater
An Episode in the life of an author by P.Baburaj, Senior Lecturer, Dept of English, Sherubtse College, Bhutan
Convention defined by contemporary critic Martin Esslin as "striving to express its sense of senselessness of the rational approach by the open
abandonment of the rational devices and discursive thoughts". Plays in the absurdist tradition attempts to show the irrational and illogical aspects of
life through absurd characters, dialogues and situations. The plays of N.F. Simson, Harold Printer, Edward Albee fall within this category, but the form
has been most popular in France because of its ties to existentialism and can be seen in the plays of Jean Genet, Eugene Ionesco and Samuel Bucket. In
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Demythologize–"The New Testament"
–Celebrated the strength of human mind. –Capable of confronting the ultimate meaninglessness of existence. Extentialism in literature.in utmost care of
class 12 by P. Baburaj Fydor Dostoyevsky Herman Melville Leo Tolstoy Fydor Dostoyevsky's "Notes from underground" is a passionate monologue by
an embittered angry, selfdestructive figure definably asserting his freedom in the society increasingly controlled by technology. Melville 'Bartleby the
scrivener'–recounts the faith of the men. Anti –Hero A protagonist, who possess none of the qualities of a traditional hero such as– bravery, honesty and
unselfishness... Examples include Manfred in 'Lord Burous 'Manfred'. Valmont in Christopher' Hamptons– Les Liaisons, Willy Lowmanin Author
miller's–Death of a salesman. Conventions
A complete agreement by the audience to accept an artistic reality for everyday reality.(like other art from, drama depend on it's effects on certain
conventions).the stage as per conventions generally a 3 sided set that represent both indoor and outdoor scenes. The audience accepts this partial
representation of reality, using its imagination to complete the illusion. Another use of agreement with the ways a horse is represented on the stage. In
Kabuki, it is a wooden frame with four legs. In this case the audience understands what is suggested and accepts it. Episode in the life of an Author
–An Absurd playin utmost care of class 12 by P. Baburaj The
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17. Dangerous Liaisons Essay
Comparison and Differences of Dangerous Liaisons Novel and Film The film Dangerous Liaison, directed by Stephen Frears remains just about
faithful to the epistolary novel, Dangerous Liaisons, by Choderlos de Laclos. Stephen Frears does "betray" the novel towards the end of the film but, it
makes the ending that much more better and enticing. The film represents what the epistolary novel only hints at us readers. The novel is composed of
letters where we only get a sense of the characters thoughts and emotions. The film tries to put those words into action but only showing one version
of each scene. It is different in which the writer of the novel is using words while the film maker is using pictures to describe what's happening. ... Show
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The biggest betrayal the film makes to the novel is the ending. The film ends when Merteuil goes to the opera to find out she is hated by everyone
there, she goes back to her room and it ends with her removing her makeup, her destiny is left unknown. In the book, she gets a very painful case of
small pox and loses sight in one of her eyes after her letters to Valmont have been published. When Merteuil removes her makeup at the end of the
film, she is wiping away the surface that made her attractive, her desirability is being wiped away. Her power has been based on her appearance
and her destruction of her face symbolizes her destruction of herself. Merteuil no longer is the strong feminist she use to be, she is now a weak
woman just like Tourvel. I think the director made a good choice in changing the ending of the film. I was shocked and somewhat happy to see
Merteuil finally get what she deserved. The jaw dropper for me was when she fell while leaving the opera it symbolized her reputation falling too.
Everyone use to look up to Merteuil and she would control them like puppets and now the roles have been turned. For me the ending of the movie
was a lot more satisfying and jaw dropping. Merteuil tried everything in her power to win the game of revenge and it back fired on her. Vicomte de
Valmont's character in the novel and film are very faithful to each other. Valmont, who is a
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20. Kate Chopin Interracial Relation
Shouldn't we know our past and race before judging others? In "Desiree's Baby" a story written by Kate Chopin, we see how sometimes not
knowing where you came from can be confusing about your race, specially for those people who don't accept their heritage. In the story Chopin
writes about interracial relations and how it affected the lives of people, emotionally, during the time of slavery many years ago. The author
describes how two young lovers fall in love after eighteen years of knowing each other and have a baby together. The baby is an important character
to look at in the story. After the baby turned three months old Desiree's life changed completely, and for her everything was over. Desiree's husband
lost his temper when he saw the baby had dark skin, but it was just like him. It wasn't until then that Armand realized he was not what he thought
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Chopin doesn't give the reader exact details about Armand's heritage neither Desiree's. Although she kept giving details along the story of Desiree's
white image was revenant at the time she was asking Armand if she should go away from home. Kate describes her as "silent, white and motionless"
(Page 3), and she keeps mentioning Armand's darkness. When they fell in love at the beginning it seemed like it did not matter the skin color, or they
didn't pay that much attention ti it, but as time passed Desiree had the a baby ands skin was dark just as
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21. Desiree's Baby Literary Devices
Desiree's baby is a short story written by the author Kate Chopin. The theme of this story is about a time before the Civil War, a time slaves were
own and weren't considered humans.It is about a man named Armand who is cruel to the blacks and despises them. Just like in every story it has
a plot and in this selection the plot is that there is a baby left to a woman named Mandame Valmont and the babies name is Desiree. The man
named Armand Aubigny wants to and get married with Desiree when she gets older and they indeed do become married. Once they have a baby
they all notice the color of the skin is really dark, At first Mandame Valmont finds out and tries her best to keep it away from Armand. Sooner or
later Armand finds out, and he blames Desiree since nobody knows her past heritage. After Desiree left with the baby to never come back Armand
is later noticed with a letter from his mom confessing that she was black. Which means that he is black and means that he is the one that was
responsible because he is black like his heritage. In every single story we hear and see, we could always find some sort of literary device in it. Either
it being foreshadowing, some type of Irony, to just characteristics. There are many literary devices in this story but today we will talk about this 3 main
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It was ironic how Armand his whole life hated the blacks, and the twist of him being one turns it into a sharp perspective. They would work for the
whites and lived miserable. As the father Armad says and believes, "the child is not white; it means that you are not white."This must of been the
worst news he could of had since he truly hates the colored men. This comes from situational irony, this type of irony is found all the time in life. It is
just common literature stories revolve around irony just like this
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22. Comparing Dangerous Liaisons by Choderlos de Laclos and...
Comparing Dangerous Liaisons by Choderlos de Laclos and Cruel Intentions the Movie
It is my intention to compare the book, Dangerous Liaisons by Choderlos de Laclos, to its modern movie version, Cruel Intentions starring Sarah
Michelle Gellar. I intend to examine how the original French text was modified in reference to plot, character, morals/values, and themes. I also plan to
discuss how these transformations change the meaning of the story and reflect different cultural/historical contexts. There are some major differences
between these two works, if only because of when they were written. First, the plots of both works need to be discussed and explained how they are
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Cecile directly gets revenge on Catherine. In Dangerous Liaisons, she does not. This also relates to cultural context. It shows how more independent
women are in the modern world. In Dangerous Liaisons, Tourvel dies of misery and Cecile goes into the convent. This shows that women were much
weaker and less independent in society in the late 1700s. The last scene in the movie shows Annette driving off in Sebastian's expensive car. This is a
typical ending to a modern story. In the book, her character dies, but in the movie, she is the vengeful, independent woman. It is apparent that the
morals and values of both works change because of their cultural and historical context. Dangerous Liaisons was basically written to teach young
women in society what not to do. This kind of literature was looked down upon at the time it was written.
"In 1824 a decree of the cour royale de Paris condemned it to be destroyed as 'dangerous'. This verdict remained the official one throughout the later
nineteenth century. The book was spoken of only to be deplored: 'a picture of the most odious immortality, that should never have been revealed even
supposing it had been true', 'a work of revolting immorality', 'a book to be admired and execrated'."(Laclos, p. 7)
It was considered to be an immoral book. The movie was made mainly for entertainment purposes. Since we basically live in an immoral society, it was
well accepted as a good movie. Although the schemes that Catherine
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23. The Novel ' The Expedition Of Humphry Clinker ' By Tobias...
The epistolary novel, a novel that is written entirely in the form of letters, first gained traction in the early 18th century. Two epistolary novels that
encapsulated this style very well were Dangerous Liaisons and Evelina. The similarities are also not solely in terms of writing style. Both of these
authors use the letters that their characters write as a method of deception to obtain what they truly desire, even if it does not appear as such. Despite
the divide that separates them in genre, both Burney and Laclos exhibited this style very well as the authors used these letters to convey their
characters goals, intentions, and desires to the reader in their works.
We will first examine the novel by Pierre Ambrose Laclos, Dangerous Liaisons. There are a few reasons why Laclos' letters provided a sense of
importance stylistically. Dangerous Liaisons was not a typical work, as it was the first French epistolary novel to use more than one perspective
(Brittanica). As we know The Expedition of Humphry Clinker by Tobias Smollett was published in 1771, had multiple perspectives displayed through
letters, but Smollett was a Scot, and his work was set in both England and Scotland. His work was never able to gain much popularity in France.
French literature in general did not implore this style; they usually followed a more traditionalist model when it came to the novel. He was also the
first French author to employ letters that were not designed solely for reporting events.
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24. Analysis Of Consent, Sex, And Moral Behavior
Sufficiently Less Than Enough: Consent, Sex, and Moral Behaviour
Consent is uniquely argued position within philosophical analysis of moral and immoral behaviours, especially in regards to positions refuting
consents ability to be sufficient enough to legitimize moral behaviour. We must remain critical in our analysis of consent, and ways that it may, or may
not legitimize moral behaviours. At first glance, one might assume that; the consent of two people is enough to constitute moral behaviour. Upon
further investigation, we become aware of another's ability to consciously consent and engage in acts that will degrade and cause some form of harm to
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To assume that consent procures this universal narrative, would be a gross underestimation of the subjective nature of human desires and ways that
desires illicit immoral behaviours at the expense of others. In this paper I will argue that consent is certainly a necessary component of legitimate moral
behaviour, however, consent alone is not sufficient because it fails to embody the complex and sometimes dark nature of human desires that may
subject individuals to dehumanizing desires benign to their happiness or well–being. However, the counter argument fails to imply Seiriol Morgan's
Dark Desires produces an excellent account for arguing consent as necessary, but not sufficient in validating sexualmorality. Morgan draws on
arguments previously presented by German philosopher, Immanuel Kant. Morgan describes the concept self conceit as a self–deceptive attitude
responsible for driving human competition and envy of others, often leading to the use of others as instruments to our ends, supporting notions of
superiority over others. He concludes that self–conceit is an unsociable motive that can be used to empower and individual through the domination of
another through consensual sex (Morgan, 2001). Consensual sex can often be just that, consensual in which both parties have agreed to participate for
some kind of
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25. Literary Analysis Of Desiree's Baby
Single Element– Desiree's Baby Kate Chopin's "Desiree's Baby" is the story of an abandoned child by the name of Desiree; adopted and brought up
by Madame Valmont in the countryside of Louisiana. She later grows up, conceives a child, and marries her childhood sweetheart Armand, with the
intention of giving her the perfect family she failed to receive. The two are profoundly in love, and continue to flourish in happiness until one day
something changes. With suspicion and curiosity towards the race of the baby and Desiree, Armand suddenly becomes distant from the two;
portraying an unpleasant attitude towards her and his slaves. Unwanted, Desiree disappears with the child, and is never seen again. One day while
burning old memories of his former spouse, Armand will be conflicted with a shocking discovery that leaves the reader in awe. This amazing story
reveals how the power of judgement, and uncertainty can ironically come back to haunt you in the end. There are many examples of language given
from the author that helps the reader achieve a certain understanding on the specific parts in the story. The narrator reads from the third person
omniscient point of view, and greatly describes the events leading up to the tragedy of what once was filled with pure joy. With the ability to unfold
the thoughts of the omniscient view, the reader is able to analyze true emotions from the central and supporting characters that later can be identified as
a specific type of language. For
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26. Pierre Ambroise Francois Choderlos Laclos
Pierre Ambroise Francois Choderlos Laclos wrote what was one of the most scandalous writings of his time. He was born October 18th 1741 and
died September 5th, 1803 at the age of 61. He was considered a beginners writer and to have a morbid look on human relations which is what he
choose to write about in Dangerous Liaisons. Although he was a military official with little literary training his book Les Liaisons Dangereuses came to
be literally acclaimed in the 18th century. Laclos was born into a Bourgeois family in 1760 he was sent to Ecole royale d 'artillerie de La Fere . In
1771 he was promoted to Captain and became bored with normal military life and began writing small poems at first and later a opera. He also started
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Dangerous Liaisons is a thrilling and enthralling account of the sordid, scandalous aspiring and often secretive lives of the noble class in the 18th
century right before the French Revolution. Dangerous liaisons brings to life a tale of betrayal and revenge through aristocratic women and a rather
promiscuous noble young man. As these aristocratic women are eager to climb the social ladder and find loves that are befitting them and their social
class they are unaware they are apart of an elaborate scheme for a mere women 's amusement and experimentation. The book is written as though they
are letters between everyone involved from main characters Madame de Tourvel, Vicomte deValmont, Cecile, Madame de Volanges, Marquise De
Merteuil, and Madame de Rosemunde. There are many themes coming into play that are most prominent during the 18th century in daily noble
lives. First being that of war a minor fight in Corsica, is in the background of Dangerous Liaisons. War is also discussed in saying that "battle" is
the metaphor Merteuil and Valmont use to describe their sexual exploits. "Either you have a rival or you don 't. If you have one, you must set out to
please, so as to be preferred to him. If you don 't have one, you must still please so as to obliviate the possibility of having
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27. The Dangerous Enlightenment
The Dangerous Enlightenment When the Enlightenment was in full swing it was influencing the way a whole society thought. The Enlightenment
was changing very quickly. The way of thinking was intended to be for the greater good, but had also came with some criticism. During the Middle
Ages the concept of the City of God defined an entire society. Everything was based on faith, and that was the only way believed to find out the truth in
everything. The Enlightenment went against that idea by applying science and facts as proof, rather than solely with faith. Reason was now being used
to find truth in something rather than faith. It seemed that the societies' views would have to change from one extreme to a new. The... Show more
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The Enlightenment helped to make this concept more distinct. Where women stood in society was made clearer than ever before. They were to be
viewed as the weaker sex, and whose looks would help them to get what they wanted. The Enlightenment would express these views in the previous
stories wrote about women. In Diderot's writing, the women were either attractive and stupid or smart and average never a combination of both (Schue
Lecture. By limiting women they were also limiting what they had the potential to be. Putting them in a box that would be hard for them to escape.
The Enlightenment made it hard for women to express who they truly were as well as their hidden
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28. Walt Disney Concert Hall Critical Essay-When Art and...
"Why can't we have those curves and arches that express feeling in design? What is wrong with them? Why has everything got to be vertical, straight,
unbending, only at right angles – and functional?" ВѕCharles, Prince of Wales. (Quotes) Three years ago I was studying high school in Los Angeles,
and during vacation I travelled around and explored the city. I still remember out of all the locations that I have toured, Walt Disney Concert Hall
probably is the one that stands out most in my memory. Although I didn't visit the interior of the Concert Hall, the exterior appearance left a profound
impact on me influencing my view regarding the society and art. I feel astounded by how Gehry's work can beautifully allow art and architecture to...
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It emerges as a symbol to reflect the diverse culture, unique characteristic and hot climate of downtown Los Angeles (Dal Co 442). The hospitable
nature of Walt Disney Concert Hall also initiated from Gehry's desire to create a "synergy" via intimacy and inclusion within and outside (Leigh).
He hopes the musicians and performers will be able to feel comfortable and easy on stage and "the orchestra and the audience would have an
intimate connection with each other" (Leigh). Under this goal, Gehry makes use of modeled Douglas fir and cedar to surround the auditorium and
concave wood panels to generate the audience seat. As a lot of timber materials are placed inside, it results in a perception of vibrating sound,
enlivening the musical performance. Thus, any small sound from the audience will be amplified and intermingled with the actual orchestra.
Moreover, the stage is designed a bit higher than the orchestra seats in order to provide a better view for the audience. It seeks to provide a cozy and
intimate acoustic experience (Leigh). The usual concert halls normally provide private boxes appealing to the promising and affordable audience, but
Gehry eliminates this design as he believes every seat in the Hall provides a different sensational experience (Leigh). Once
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29. Summary Of The French Language In Dangerous Liaisons
Dangerous Liaisons is an epistolary novel written in the 1700s detailing the events of a set of high–class people and their conquests for love and
revenge. One of the many characteristics of this novel that make it unique is the French language used in the novel and the way the novel is written.
The language and word choices are features that are important to a deeper understanding of the novel. The language used is specific to French
culture and society and therefore the language creates a different understanding of the text. The language and untranslatable words in Dangerous
Liaisons help to understand the culture and society of the characters in the text for an overall better understanding of the text. This novel depicts
ideas of how love was seen back in the 1700s in France. Love and marriage were not necessarily connected to each other and to truly love someone it
was believed that there had to be a lot of pain and suffering involved. In this novel the main character Vicomte de Valmont and his lady counterpart the
Marquise de Merteuil are seeking love and also revenge against a multitude of different characters. There are multiple love triangle type situations that
happen and a lot of betrayal and hurt as well. All of the characters are high–class peoples and are revered and respected socially. The novel was
originally written in French in the 1700s and then later translated to English. There are English translations adapted by many different translators and
each
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32. Death In Venice Character Analysis Essay
In the whole part, nobody like Madame de Merteuil she plays with everybody's feelings despises other women and kind of describe herself as
self–made women, but she is a very smart woman who knows how to play the game she been playing. To her love is exists but women and men
must enslave each other when someone in love to her seems to have no interest when the opportunity presents itself. The important way Madame de
Merteuil want to satisfy is to have the latter back. Merteuil encourages the girl to marry Gercourt and keep him as her lover which is unexpected.
Valmont is a drama film with characters who may be associated with the concept. Valmont is more interested in pursuing Madame de Tourvel, that
women let Valmont know that she would never be unfaithful to her husband, but the larger meaning of the concept is to get the letter back from
Valmont if he succeeds he can sleep in bed with Madame de Merteuil. Valmont is unsuccessful, but she refuses to sleep in bed with him, that makes
them choose war and cause him to death, letting Valmont and Merteuil exposed. I guess she is a woman who wants reputation and plays with
everybody's feelings. To her love is exists but women and men must enslave each other when someone in love to her seems to have no interest when
the opportunity presents itself. Death in Venice is a 19th–century novel that shields away from a heavy religious influence. It took an opposite approach
and for the time it touched on subjects like
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33. Les Liaisons Dangereuses: Rejection Of Enlightenment...
To what extent does Les Liaisons Dangereuses constitute a rejection of Enlightenment philosophy? The Enlightenment, a period of great intellectual
and literary change thought to have spanned the years 1715 to 1798, is suggested to have been a significant influence on Choderlos de Laclos' French
epistolary novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses, which was written in 1782. However, the extent to which Laclos' intention was to support or reject
Enlightenment philosophy remains an intriguing consideration, even many centuries after its publication. Enlightenment philosophy presented the
emergence of western democracy and gender equality, rejecting sentimentality in exchange for a more scientific, rational approach to society. This
philosophy was additionally supported by the theory of libertinage, whereby objective scientific theory was applied to society and the overt struggle for
volition became particularly apparent. This period of Enlightenment, which... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
This challenging of the democracy is discernible in Les Liaisons Dangereuses, perhaps most palpably in terms of this exposure of the aristocratic
corruption detailed through letter correspondence between characters. The epistolary form may be said to add a degree of verisimilitude to the text,
since there is likely to be semblance of the narrative and reality, and the practice of voyeurism is evident since the reader is party to the private and
intimate endeavours of each of the characters in the novel. These techniques represent an acceptance of Enlightenment philosophy, because they
support the discovery of truth and insight into the reality of French eighteenth century society. However, some might conversely argue that reality is
effectively filtered through the consciousness of the letters' correspondents; such a personal form is inevitably
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34. Black Jacobins Book Review
Jessica Valmont
LALS 102
Professor Nieves
March 11,2016 Book Review: Black Jacobins by C.L.R. James The Black Jacobins is a rich historical narrative of the Haitian Revolution, known as
the "the only successful slave revolt in history" and its leader Toussaint l'Ouverture. James uses the narrative as a critique of western imperialism and
colonists' and slaves' interpretations of the revolution. Other European scholars with aristocratic, imperial mindsets believe that the main reason the
San Domingo revolution was successful because of the result of yellow fever, guerilla fighting, and black revolutions are known to be natural
warriors; could only be defeated by white officers. They also ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
Yellow fever and guerilla fighting against the black slaves crumbled the French army to its knees. Bonaparte agreed to recognize Haitian independence
if Haiti paid France 150 million francs and L'Overture retired from his title. The French invited L'Overture to join in a negotiating meeting to speak on
these terms. The negotiating meeting was actually a trap: L'Ouverture was betrayed by the French, arrested, and was sent to
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