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    Los Angeles Dodgers Bankruptcy: Frank McCourt v. Major League Baseball Frank McCourt was very well one of the most hated people in Los Angeles in 2011. Fans of the popular baseball team the Los Angeles Dodgers were in utter shock and dismay when the Major League Baseball team owner filed for bankruptcy just days before payroll was due. Since 2010‚ when McCourt and his wife Jamie McCourt filed for divorce‚ the MLB and commissioner Bud Selig have been keeping very close watch on the handling

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    The Man of the House by Frank O’Connor SUMMARY This short story is about a little boy called Sullivan who has a sick mother. Sullivan is initially unconcerned about his mother’s illness‚ and mildly pleased‚ because he got to stay home and play at being the ‘man of the house’. However‚ his initial delight changes to concern on the second day due to his fear that his mother has pneumonia. The second night and the third day are even more frightening because he had to fetch the doctor and travel to

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    Fathers’ Selfishness Malachy McCourt is not the most pleasant character in the novel‚ also not the best father because he is selfish. Throughout most of the novel the reader sees the real side of him and lets everybody know that he is not a good father‚ throughout the novel he is drinking or drunk. Throughout the entire novel Malachy shows love to his family a few times. Sometimes the kids love when their father is drunk because that is one of the few times he shows his love. Malachy is very selfish

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    Language and Writing Writing Time: 3 HoursEnglish Paper I Total Marks : 80READ THE FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY: 1. Do not write for the first fifteen minutes. This time is to be spent reading the questions. After having read the questions‚ you will be given three hours to answer all questions. 2. Instead of your

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    Meaning Frank Frazetta is an american fantasy artist that heavily influenced what we know as fantasy today. Frazetta was born on February 9th‚ 1928 in Brooklyn New York. Frazetta was encouraged to draw from an very early age. This trend continued at age eight when Frazetta’s school teacher noticed his talent. That same year he enrolled in the Brooklyn Academy of Arts.The artists at the academy were completely shocked from the moment they saw his work‚ Frazetta describes this in an interview‚ “I still

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    involves the ingredient of curiosity‚ to reveal the unknown‚ and to alter our perceptions on what we already know. “Frank Hurley: The Man Who Made History”‚ directed by Simon Nasht in 2004‚ allows the audience to develop their own opinion of this man ‘who made history’ by exposing both positive and negative views on the works and background of the determined and passionate photographer Frank Hurely. Nasht demonstrates two contrasting views labelling Hurley as an ‘artist’ and a ‘fake’‚ which challenges

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    place emphasis on the characters it also helps build the tone and theme of the novel. Throughout the novel Frankenstein it is very obvious that Victor Frankenstein has changed dramatically. In the beginning Victor Frankenstein was a sane‚ ambitious man who focused on his studies but as time goes on and he creates a creature he begins to lose his sanity. Victor states “all my speculations and hopes are as nothing; and‚ like the archangel who aspired to omnipotence‚ I am chained in an eternal hell”

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    The novel “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley is about a scientist called Victor Frankenstein. Dr. Frankenstein’s character portrays himself as a curious man that is driven by ambition and scientific curiosity to create a perfect human being. Dr. Frankenstein has many traits similar to humans; he is very dedicated‚ determined‚ passionate‚ selfish‚ and irresponsible. Dr. Frankenstein makes poor choices because he brings his human creation to life‚ and then he rejects it because it turns out to be something

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    literary techniques employed within Simon Nasht’s ‘Frank Hurley: The Man Who Made History’‚ a biographical documentary which aims to convey the controversial discoveries made by an afflicted photographer. ‘Time’‚ a short film directed by Liam Connor similarly utilises film techniques to represent the effect of discovery upon the lives of the characters. The four components of discoveries; catalysts‚ discoveries‚ responses

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    Frankenstein; or “The Modern Prometheus”‚ is a Gothic novel written by Mary Shelley who was a famous British novelist‚ short story writer‚ dramatist‚ essayist and biographer. Shelley wrote Frankenstein when she was 18 years old‚ and portrays a story of a scientist‚ Victor Frankenstein‚ who learns to create a life with decomposed body parts and ultimately ends up creating a monster. Frankenstein was one of the most prominent science fiction and gothic horror novels that initiated a diverse variety

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