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The main character had a terrible relationship with his father. They didn’t see eye to eye at all. The father just took him to baseball games and left him there with an usher that he paid to watch him. The absence of a father figure was significant to his childhood. When he grew up he…

Al Gore has a mission. The documentary An Inconvenient Truth has been his catalyst to travel around the world in order to raise awareness among people that the change in climate of our planet has gone awry. Gore says, “I’ve been trying to tell this story for a long time and I feel as if…

“The Contested Plains: Indians, Goldseekers, and the Rush to Colorado” is a book written by Elliott West that delves into the varied events and transformations in the American West. This choice was made because the book examines the challenges faced by people seeking to improve their own lives and those of their families through migration…

Gatsby meets a woman and falls in love with her, despite his lack of wealth and prestige not meeting the standards of someone as elegant as Daisy. To satisfy Daisy’s desires, Gatsby devotes his entire life to acquiring the material possessions needed to make her happy. He fondly reminisces about a specific moment of immense…

Facts Sec. 332, I.R.C. 1954, applicable to avoid recognition of gain on liquidation of subsidiary. Taxpayer owned 80% of the stock of the subsidiary on the date of the adoption of the plan of liquidation within the meaning of sec. 332(b). The respondent argues that at the time of the adoption of the liquidation, the…

Attending the evening performance of The 39 Steps at the Criterion Theatre in Oxford Circus on August 14th, I witnessed a captivating story. Originally written by John Buchan before the First World War, The 39 Steps has had a remarkable journey from book to film adaptation directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The plot revolves around Richard…

 We are looking at Fat and Politics on the issue of suing companies which is actually a book review by Michael Stephen. It is very obvious that fast food outlets have done good for customers by providing foods for them at their convenience and also very fast. There don’t need to go home and face…

Crash: the film starts with a slow piece of music and what seems to be snow. We are then taken to a scene in which in seems to be a murder, but we do not see to corpse, at this point we meet Det. Graham Waters who’s a black officer in LAPD. Then as we…

Mystery, Thriller cast Guy Pearce as Leonard, Carrie-Ann Moss as Natalie, Joe Pantoliano as Teddy, Mark Boone as Burt, Stephen Tobolowsky as Junior Sammy Writer/Director – Christopher Nolan. Synopsis – Guy Pearce stars as a man who is trying to track down the man who raped and murdered his wife, but has difficulties along the…

Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” tells the tale of a small town where its residents must take part in an annual “lottery”. The unique aspect of this lottery is that it is not one they hope to win. While it is unclear who the protagonist of “The Lottery” is, Tessie Hutchinson emerges as the story’s dynamic…