Elizabeth Short, victim in the Black Dahlia, was found dead January 15th in 1947. “At the age of 22, Short was brutally murdered in Los Angeles, her body cut in half and severely mutilated. Her body was found, nude and posed, by a local female resident…” (Biography.com). Elizabeth Short had been taken advantage of. Her face had been slashed from the corners of her mouth to her ears. Short was forced to smile a “Glasgow smile.” The lower half of her dismembered body was found approximately one foot
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Crispin and the Cross of Lead Theme Crispin and the Cross of Lead is a book about a young boy named Crispin who, after his mother's death, is declared a wolf's head, meaning anyone can kill him. Crispin runs away to save himself and also to figure out the mysteries his mother lived. Along the way he meets a juggler named Bear, and together they go to try and kill the man who declared him a wolf's head. Like all books, this one has a theme. The theme is: In the midst of death, there is life. This
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his love of writing because he had loved to write in his youth as an child.so in lees spear time he worked part time jobs as an writer for the news service and press releases for the National Tuberculosis Center and delivering sandwiches for the Jack May pharmacy and to the offices in Rockefeller Center in new York city. then He graduated from high school at aged 16 and a half in 1939 then joined the WPA Federal Theatre Project.then in his early career his uncle Robbie Solomon helped lee by getting
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As I was gathering information, I noticed that geographic determinism and lyrical pastoralism could go hand in hand. Reading the story made me feel like the land was beginning to represent the emotions of the two characters. After Ennis and Jack have an argument about what they want to do with their relationship, Annie Proulx writes, “Like vast clouds of steam from thermal springs in winter the years of things unsaid and now unsayable—admissions, declarations, shames, guilts, fears---rose around
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Patty Spivot had her own reason for joining the police force, just like many others did. Though she was sure theres where for better reasons. Most joined because they wanted to make a difference. She joined because she wanted to find the men who killed her father. She make them pay. It fueled every fiber in her being, it drove her to be stronger, it was the whole reason she got out of bed in the morning. It was the one thing she wanted to accomplish most in this world, get justice for her father's
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Before Christmas”, “This is Halloween” is a quote Jack says a lot.Some people think “Nightmare Before Christmas" is a Christmas movie and some think its a Halloween.I thinks its a Halloween movie bc they mostly talk about Halloween. First,I think “Nightmare Before Christmas” is a Halloween movie because, they are all scary creatures.They are all made from bugs or they are skeletons or made in a lab.Also Jack’s last name is Skellington, and when Jack saved Santa and Sally he ripped Oogie apart and
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II years, a cultural and literary movement began. A new generation of American writers, artists and thinkers reacted and expressed their ideas in obscene forms. They were called “The Beats” who were formed in the 1950’s by poets Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac. Howl by Allen Ginsberg illustrates America’s post-World War II culture and political issues through his journey and views. The use of metaphors, tone, and descriptive language draw parallels between the ideas of, conformity to institutions
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A lady portraying herself as Evelyn Mulwray hires private investigator J.J. Gittes to do reconnaissance on her husband Hollis Mulwray, who is the chief engineer for the Los Angeles Department of Water. Gittes follows him—hears him publicly oppose the building of a reservoir at a hearing—and takes pictures of him with another lady which are published on the front page of the newspaper. When he returns to his office, he is met by a lady who angrily tells him that she is the real Evelyn Mulwray and
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tortilla). Allow to cool a few minutes before serving. Mexican Sour Cream Rice 1 cup uncooked long grain white rice 1 (14 ounce) can chicken broth 1 cup reduced fat sour cream 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chile peppers 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese, divided 1 (8.75 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro salt and ground black pepper to taste In a large pot, bring the rice and chicken broth to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 20 minutes
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Jack and the Beanstalk summary Jack and the beanstalk is the story of a young boy living with his widowed mother in a tiny house. Their only means of small income is a cow. When this cow stops giving milk one morning, Jack is sent to the market to sell it. On the way to the market he meets an old man who offers to give him tiny, little magic beans in exchange for the big, healthy cow. Jack takes the beans but when he arrives home without money, his mother becomes furious and throws the beans out
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