Letting you witness the unraveling of the truth from a real fake is what's at hand in the compelling and riveting drama (not to mention true story), Shattered Glass. ... From here we meet Stephen Glass, a young, hotshot writer who can win anyone over with his charm and innocent sensibilities. ... Also at hand is The New Republic's just hired editor, Chuck Lane, Glass's former rival, played very effectively by Peter Sarsgaard. ... Shattered Glass is not a cliched movie that relies on twists and action, but rather a film that showcases how a person can change, and the ethics ...

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Minority Women and The Glass Ceiling Two Wall Street Journal reporters first used the concept "Glass Ceiling- in 1986. ... In this research the discussion will cover that given advances in the last ten years, have minority women shattered the glass ceiling? ... What profession shows the best results in eliminating the glass ceiling? ... The glass ceiling is a barrier not only to individuals but also to society as a whole. ... In 1992, Secretary of Labor Lynn Martin established the Glass Ceiling Commission, charged with investigating this phenomenon in corporations and making recommen...

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When Tom turns to pick-up the glass, he is unable to express his remorse for having shattered something so precious to his sister. ... When the glass shatters, it represents the shattered feelings of Laura as her family is in turmoil. ... Laura goes on to show him her glass menagerie. ... She does not want either to be shatter with his touch. ... The unicorn is a souvenir of the shattering of Laura's broken illusion that her disability is a permanent barrier between her and the outside world. ...

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In scene three, the glass ornaments represent Laura's shattered emotion. ... Laura screams "My glass! ... The shattered glass represents Laura's shattered feeling as her family is in turmoil. She turns away from broken glass because she wants to turn away from reality. ... Laura is stiff like glass and has a hard time loosening up. ...

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Edie Fraser went on to say that women are shattering through stereotypes and breaking through misconceptions. ... Eleanor Clift and Tom Brazartis, authors of Madam President, Shattering the Last Glass Ceiling, interviewed Hillary Clinton.(p.17, Madam President Shattering the Last Glasss Ceiling) Mrs. ... The day a woman is elected President of the United States will truly be the day when the last glass ceiling is shattered. ... The glass ceiling still exists at this time, but with the constant hard work and the drive for success women have, the glass ceiling will be shattered....

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"The Glass Menagerie,"" by Tennessee Williams is a play that portrays a battle of appearance vs. reality. ... The glass unicorn in Laura's glass collection "ironically, her favorite one "represents her peculiarity. ... However, soon the illusionary image of the glass unicorn is altered again. ... However, all of her plesant feelings are shattered when she realizes that they are only momentary. ... Evidently, as the unicorn, Laura cannot become normal without somehow shattering. ...

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""She prefers the comfort of her home and of her glass animals... ""- (Daire, 3) The conversation turns to Laura''s glass collection, when she remarks ""glass is something you have to take good care of... He has left her with shattered hopes and dreams. ... ""- (Kohn, 2) In addition, at the end when Tom looks at the ""pieces of colored glass, like bits of a shattered rainbow,""- he remembers Laura and hopes that ""he can blow her candles out... ""- He sees the rainbow-colored glass and remembers how his sister would protect her glass animals. ...

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The Glass Ceiling As we approach the millenium the workforce is flourishing. ... (The research evidence about the glass ceiling-Internet). ... Shattering the glass ceiling is a process in which women and minorities are attempting to break through the invisible barrier by which they have been held down by. ... (The research evidence about the glass ceiling-Internet). ... Being informed is the key to shattering the glass ceiling. ...

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The Glass Menagerie is a play written by Tennesse Williams. Although, he wrote other successful plays, "The Glass Menagerie" was his first hit. It is a story of mother, her son and daughter, who are living a confusing life and who keeps on clinging "to a dream world that can so easily be shattered into jagged pieces, as illusion is destroyed by reality". ... She never did anything in her life except play with her Glass Menagerie and plays those worn-out records. ...

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Unfair employment practices strengthen the glass ceiling and hinder the advancement of women in the workplace. ... One enlightened company, Du Pont, has made efforts to help women managers overcome the glass ceiling. ... The glass ceiling has not shattered" (Himelstein 64). ... Eliminating the glass ceiling requires zealous planning efforts by corporations that are committed to diversity. ... The glass ceiling that prevents women from advancing to top positions will only be shattered by the combined efforts of political activists and the private sector. ...

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The two different symbols that can be found in the Glass Menagerie are escape, which provides hope and diversion from the outside world and the glass menagerie, which is a metaphor for Laura's fragility and uniqueness. ... The symbol of the glass menagerie represents a safe place to hide from reality. ... The shattered glass represents Laura's understanding of Tom. By far, the most symbolic piece of glass is the unicorn. ... The unicorn is different from the other pieces of glass because of the horn. ...

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Laura 's two symbols are Blue Roses and her glass menagerie, Unicorn. ... She spends all of her time in a world of glass ornaments and stays home. ... Laura is just as easily broken as a glass unicorn and just as unique. ... When Jim kisses Laura and then shatters her hopes by telling her he is engaged, she becomes broken-hearted and less unique. ... She gives Jim a little bit of herself to take with him and he leaves behind a little bit of himself with her shattered horses. ...

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In The Glass Menagerie, the fire escape symbolizes the way for Amanda Wingfield to bring a man into the house to save her and her daughter. ... Rainbows in The Glass Menagerie symbolize hope and are associated with hopeful situations (Susquehanna. ... At the end of the play when Tom looks at the "pieces of colored glass, like bits of a shattered rainbow (Williams 137)", he remembers that he has left his sister behind and prays that he will be able to move on without her. ... Amanda Wingfield from The Glass Menagerie holds strong resemblance to Tennessee's mother Edwina Williams. ... Laura...

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The play The Glass Menagerie, Williams uses many symbols, which represent many different things. ... The fourth symbol is Laura's glass menagerie. Her collection of glass represents her own private world. ... The events that happen to Laura's glass affect Laura's emotional state greatly. ... The shattered glass represents Laura's understanding of Tom's responsibilities to her. ...

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The Glass Menagerie In The Glass Menagerie, by Tennessee Williams, Tom and Laura Wingfield share a special sibling bond. ... In Tennessee William's play, The Glass Menagerie, the characters of Tom, Amanda, and Laura are all like the "Glass Menagerie" in one way or another. ... In the end, Laura's confidence is shattered when she learns that Jim is engaged to be married. ... The character of Laura is like a fragile piece of glass. ... Each character resembles the glass in the glass menagerie. ...

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Symbolism: The Glass Menagerie Tennessee Williams uses symbolism throughout his classic play The Glass Menagerie. ... Williams uses symbols to effectively express the theme of The Glass Menagerie. ... Another recurring symbol in the story is that of the "glass menagerie." ... The conversation turns to Laura's glass collection and Laura remarks "Glass is something you have to take good care of" (VII, p. 1821), again showing her fragility and the symbolism of the "glass menagerie." ... At the end of the play, Tom passes by a "window of a shop where perfumes [are] sold" (VII, p. ...

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- (The Glass Menagerie, page 59). ... (The Glass Menagerie, page 82). ... The glass menagerie is a reflection of Laura's world; it is precious, delicate, fragile, and could shatter at any moment. ... (The Glass Menagerie, page 86) Laura lives in her glass menagerie, which becomes her escape from reality. ... (The Glass Menagerie, page 45). ...

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- (The Glass Menagerie, page 59). ... (The Glass Menagerie, page 82). ... The glass menagerie is a reflection of Laura's world; it is precious, delicate, fragile, and could shatter at any moment. ... (The Glass Menagerie, page 86) Laura lives in her glass menagerie, which becomes her escape from reality. ... (The Glass Menagerie, page 45). ...

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This article intrigued an interesting comparison of Mexico's strive for women to move up in the work force and The United States current glass ceiling. The glass ceiling is the invisible barrier that women have to move up the corporate latter. The glass ceiling theory first drew serious attention in 1991, when the glass ceiling commission was established as part of the Civil Rights Act of 1991. A study released that year by then Secretary of Labor Lynn Martin found that a glass ceiling does indeed exist, limiting the opportunities for women to progress beyond a certain level within a c...

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The Glass Menagerie Tennessee Williams" "memory play" originates after World War II in a dark, dreary alley in St. ... Tom had becomes tired of seeing his sister sitting around playing with glass dolls that represent a real world to her. ... Eventually Tom gets so fet up with his situation he says he's going to the movies, and rages out and down the all to familiar fire escape after shattering a glass. ... She has become enveloped into her own small world of glass animals, hence The Glass Menagerie. ... The theme that I get out of the play is the idea that Laura is looking for an...

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Lying in Shatters This is one moment that sticks in my memory, one that stands out more than others. ... I suddenly noticed a plate lying in shatters on the ground. ... I remember watching them through the glass sliding door, watching my father make rude gestures to them, my mother lying on the floor once again, quietly sobbing. ...

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Shattered glass, jagged nails, torn clothing and chunks of wood covered the carpet. ... As I walked through the broken glass, wood, and nails, I could feel them scraping into my feet and entering my skin. ... I could not believe what had happened to my room, a room that was utterly shattered into pieces. ...

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Another recurring symbol in the story is that of the glass menagerie itself. ... The conversation turns to Laura's glass collection, when she remarks "glass is something you have to take good care of," again showing her fragility. ... Similarly, when Jim kisses Laura and then shatters her hopes by telling her that he's engaged, she becomes broken-hearted. ... Just as she gives Jim a little bit of herself to take with him, he leaves behind a little bit of himself with her shattered hopes. ... And at the end, when Tom looks at "pieces of colored glass, like bits of a shattered rai...

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"I brought a heart into the room, but from the room I carried out none with me at one first blow did shiver it as glass (Donne, lines 19,20 and 24)." ... "At one first blow did shiver it as glass" refers to his heart being broken into a thousand pieces as when glass shatters even after one hit. ... This is seen when the speaker says, "Those pieces still, though they do not unite; and now as broken glass show a hundred lesser faces, so my rags of heart can like, wish, and adore, but after one such love, can love no more (Donne, lines 28 through 32)." ... This way their expectations are not sh...

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Donne does not only think being "attacked" by love is harmful, but once love has chosen its victim it will destroy its heart like glass. "At one first blow did shiver it as glass." ... By using imagery to show the heart a shattered glass shows that Donne has an ice-like heart and has a cold outlook towards love. The lasting affect love has had on Donne has made him a lesser person, symbolized by the images of the shards of glass all showing a smaller reflection of himself. ...

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