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Showing 1 to 20 of 93 for “"Charlie"”.
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Six Months, Three Days - překlad a srovnávací analýza novely Charlie Andersové
… novelu Six Months, Three Days od spisovatelky Charlie Jane Anders. Práce je rozdělena na část praktickou a část teoretickou. První, praktická část je tvořena překladem celé novely Six Months, Three Days. Druhá, teoretická část, tvoří analýza mého překladu, která je zaměřena na problémy, se …
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A Question of Listening: Nancean Resonance and Listening in the Work of Charlie Chaplin
… I use a close reading of the silent films of Charlie Chaplin to <br/> examine a question of listening posed by Jean-Luc Nancy, “Is listening <br/> something of which philosophy is capable” (Nancy 2007:1)? Drawing on the <br/> work of Nancy, Jacques Derrida and Gayatri Spivak, I consider a …
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Piano and popular culture: how Snow White and Charlie Brown made it to the concert hall
The relationship of popular culture to the piano can be cited in any number of works from Mozart’s Rondo Alla Turca to Liszt’s paraphrase of Rigoletto, not to mention the myriad themes and variations from various composers drawing on popular melodies from folk songs to operas. Composers’ …
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Charlie Wilson's First War: Challenging Carter's Human Rights Policy through his Support for Anastasio Somoza Debayle, 1977-79.
<p>The purpose of this thesis is to examine the support of Congressman Charles Wilson, D-TX, for the Nicaraguan government of Anastasio Somoza Debayle from March 1977 to July 1979. A narrative of Wilson's actions and motivations it relies heavily on his congressional papers for primary sources. …
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Promise Me
… is a neorealistic fiction film that centers on Charlie Thomas (15), who is facing the reality that her mother Yolanda Thomas (40) is dying from the complications of living with HIV and can no longer parent as she has before. Loyal, Charlie insists on being her mother's caregiver until the very …
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How to Hitchhike West with a Promise
… follows the journey of the main character, Charlie, who is hitchhiking from the Chicago suburbs to California in order to spread his mother’s ashes. It takes inspiration from the traditional American road trip novels, while following a contemporary narrative that dives into the main …
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Virgin State of Mind
… young adult thriller about a 17-year-old named Charlie who struggles to maintain normalcy in his life in the months following a devastating sexual assault, and how an unexpected reunion with his assaulter one snowy December night sets Charlie on a path toward destruction he may never be able to …
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A Pragmatic Legacy: Charles Wilson’s Politics and the Battle for His Archival Heritage
<p>Congressman Charlie Wilson served Texas and the United States with distinction throughout his political career, leaving a profound impact on East Texas and the global stage. Known for his progressive policies in the Texas Legislature and his influential role in U.S. foreign policy during his …
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Doctoral thesis recital (percussion)
… -- Red arc/Blue veil / John Luther Adams (with Charlie Magnone, piano) -- Romantico : from "Cinco piezas" / Astor Piazzolla -- Carpe Diem / Susan Powell (Adam Davis, percussion).
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Jinxed
… of Petrarch's Laura in the Little Redhead Girl, Charlie Brown's first love. My Laura, however, is a feisty secular Irish woman who simultaneously frustrates and attracts a religious narrator. To explore the multifaceted nature of their love, I employ a variety of poetic techniques, such as the …
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Three Furies: The Mythic and the Mundane
… range from Norse mythology to Homer to the Charlie Daniels Band. </p>
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Realizing the Mentally Challenged Character of Oscar in My Friend, Oscar
… Reyo-San Pictures whose members are Brian Kaz, Charlie Farve Hayes and me. The film was shot from early November of 2008 until April of 2009. After post-production, the film is projected to be ready for screening in September of 2009.
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Evolution of a Smart Girl
… Things Can't Be Unbroken" centers on Maggie and Charlie Copper's marriage after Maggie is diagnosed with ovarian cancer at the age of twenty-five; and "Of Apples and Broken Scabs" presents four stories about four very different women who experience heartbreak in love, friendship, and lust. This …
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A Narrative in One Scene
… influential movies and directors including Charlie Chaplin’s <em>Modern Times</em> (1936), Juan Antonio Bayona’s <em>The Impossible</em> (2012), and Akira Kurosawa’s <em>The Seven Samurai</em> (1954). I chose one technique from each of the the films, synthesized them into an original scene, …
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The Postmodern Condition and the Commodification of Cuisine
… and simulacra found in the lives of three chefs (Charlie Trotter, Wolfgang Puck and Alice Waters), within restaurants and through menus.</p> <p>The study is based on the combination (fusion) of independent theories established by Pierre Bourdieu regarding cultural capital and habitus, Jean …
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Wise the Wizard: A Feature Documentary about the Late Harry Wise of Sanford, Florida
… include the following: author and TV Producer Charlie Carlson, who wrote a biography about Harry Wise entitled A Wizard's Tux and Tales (Luthers Press, New Smyrna Beach: 2004); Brendan and Anna McWilliams, who accompanied Harry on countless adventures throughout Sanford and the surrounding …
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Place Matters: An Evolutionary Approach to Annie Proulx's "The Half-Skinned Steer"and "Wamsutter Wolf"
In Annie Proulx's interview with Charlie Rose, she states that her stories come "from place." Ecocriticism has been the predominant lens with which to understand Proulx's work; however, ecocriticism's nebulous tenets and theoretical deficiencies perpetuate sentimental pastoralism of geographical …
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Putting Makeup on Dead People
… stories also attend to Donna's relationship with Charlie, the man who finally becomes her husband. Through these stories of one woman's life, this collection explores themes of loss, healing, and personal growth. Ultimately, this work encapsulates one person's discovery of her core identity, …
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Graduate Recital, Trumpet
… years. The jazz pieces, "Confirmation" by Charlie Parker and "This I Dig of You" by Hank Mobley, will represent the years that I have spent studying jazz at Duquesne University. The original piece "Latin Burgh" represents some of the experiences I have encountered with the Latin bands while …
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