John Misto's play 'The Shoe-Horn Sonata' (1996) and Jason Van Genderen's short film 'Mankind Is No Island' (2008) explores distinct visuals of survival, injustice, triumph of spirit and significance of history. ... The stage direction, 'SHEILA takes the shoe-horn out of the drawer and throws it on the bed' indicates Bridie's anagnorisis about Shelia self-sacrifice during the Japanese invasion. ... At this moment, Misto uses the shoe-horn as their will to live. ... The purpose of 'Shoe horn Sonata' is to recognise the history of the w...

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Often times, individuals are forced to play a role that is foreign to their nature and attempt to live their lives in the shadow of a character in which they are encouraged by others to play. ... For so long I played this role, lived her story, did what I was told and even prayed not to let anyone down. ... I know that if I continued to live my life focused on walking in my sister's shoes, I would not have found myself; I would not have found Simone. ...

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Jan Matzeliger invented a shoe lasting machine which changed the world by giving people somthing to protect their feet with, making mass production of shoes possible, and making it possible for ordinary citizens to purchase shoes. ... Although Jan Ernest Matzeliger lived for 37 years he did alot in his life time. ... To support himself he got a job in a shoe factory. ... Not only where they able to attatch the top part of the shoe to the sole but now they where able to make mass amounts of shoes in just days. ... Shoes where expensive because all shoes were hand made and hand lasters...

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It gave me the chance to dress up and be whatever I wanted to be, kind of live out my deepest dreams. ... Happily Ever After Once upon a time, there lived a young girl named Cinderella, who loved her father very much. ... Luckily, Cinderella had left her shoe on her way out. It was the most beautiful shoe he had ever seen. ... And apart, they lived happily ever after. ...

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If I were to choose specific people, they would have to be most of the men and all of the boys that she encountered in the time she lived on Mango Street. ... Esperanza didn't like the house she was living in and these feelings began when a nun acted stunned and shocked when Esperanza pointed to the house that she lived in. ... Esperanza and the friends realized that all the shoes they were given fit all of them. ... Her shoes were bulky and brown; they were shoes her mom always bought her in the beginning of the school year. ... Esperanza saw Sire tie Lois' shoes and that's...

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In that way, Nike is comparing its produced shoes to the leopard because, as it is apparent in the ad, Nike shoes allow its user to run faster. ... Nike is trying to tell its audience that in order to achieve a high speed, Nike shoes are needed besides all the usual training. ... Nike produces shoes for both males and females, and the shoes are available in most of the sizes for kids and adults. ... In the ad it says Ask the master which shows that Nike is calling itself the master producer of all sport brands for shoes. ... Everyone should just live freely the way everyone wants to. ...

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These events have traumatized Miss Havisham so much she only wears one shoe, after the news of her runaway fiancé she had no need to finish dressing. To this day Miss Havisham only wears one shoe. ... The Satis estate is where Miss Havisham and Estella Live. ... Miss Havisham is determined to live a live of unhappiness, and will not be satisfied until she has ruined the life of every man on the earth. ...

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But somehow you find yourself gravitating towards the shoe department, your weakness. ... You can't afford the shoes, this would cut into your budget for your necessities and let's be honest, do you really need shoes? ... Desolately you place the shoes back on the shelf; the consequences have outweighed the desire for the shoes. ... Acting has always enchanted you; to become another person, undertake new characteristics and live in an alternate reality. ... From choosing a career path, to buying shoes, to killing yourself, consequences should be considered before making a binding dec...

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Before Kino found the pearl he lead a peaceful life and lived in harmony with his family and by his culture. ... This is clearly shown in this passage: "In the pearl he saw how they were dressed- Juana in a shawl stiff with newness and a new skirt and from under the long skirt Kino could see that she wore shoes. ... He himself was dressed in new white clothes, and he carried a new hat-not of straw but in fine black felt- and he too wore shoes- not sandals but shoes that laced. ... Once this happened, Kino and Juana went back to their culture and tried to live life the way it was before the...

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He is dressed in a drab, dingy white t-shirt that is a bit too long for him, black basketball shorts, and white tennis shoes. ... The ad also shows that you don't have to live in a certain area, or be a specific type of person. ... The next time you are daydreaming about being an Olympic ice skater or the next PGA champion, lace up your shoes and take one step at a time. If those shoes just happen to be a pair of Nike tennis shoes, well, then this ad has done its job....

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Preface Marriage and families founded through marriage constitute the basic cells of the society. It involves a multi-layer relationship between neighbors and other elements in the community, and it is so regarded by the Chinese as the top issue of the morality of human kind. Wedding ceremony is the ritual conducted when the couple decides to establish a marital relationship and through which they can win over the approval, recognition and protection of the community. The procedure of the wedding ceremony actually reflects the various social and cultural notions. The wedding customs in anci...

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There have been many inventions in the past century that help us live our everyday life. ... The house sweeps the floors, does the laundry, cooks the food, sets the table, brushes teeth and hair, ties shoes, and bathes its occupants. ... es because they have a machine that has always tied shoes for them. ... Would I have to tie my own shoes instead of letting the shoe tier do it? ... Some children use the television as an example on how to act or how to live. ...

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The life that Carl Perkins lived is one filled with many important people, events, and songs. ... He grew up in a farming community so he lived the stressful life of a farmer early on in his life. ... Later that year Perkins recorded the song that he will always be remembered for, "Don't Step on My Blue Suede Shoes". ... First of all his most famous song of all "Don't Step on My Blue Suede Shoes. ... He lived life a rock and roll artist but he died a rock and roll legend. ...

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He said the shoes were dangerous. ... These shoes were truly dangerous. ... She wanted to live free. ... She lived her life with her goal being to never become what her grandmother. ... It is sweet juice to remind her of the sweet life she used to live. ...

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Once upon a time in a kingdom far, far away, lived a wealthy, powerful King and his beautiful wife, the Queen. ... The gentle, handsome shoemaker showed her many shoes, most of which she took. ... As the shoemaker was fitting her for a custom-made shoe, she slipped and scrapped her leg on his hammer that lay nearby. ... The Queen was so relieved that she forgot her anger and her shoes. ... She even made more frequent trips to the town, often stopping by the handsome shoemaker's shop and getting more shoes. ...

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His shoes are not Nike or Reebok, maybe a Wal-Mart brand. ... His shoes show that he is cheap and thrifty and it really doesn't matter what he wears because he is a nerd, the guy that jocks go to for tutoring or to do their homework. ... They live in big houses in places such as subdivisions or exclusive villages where the status quo is high. ...

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The novel begins when Stanley Yelnats was accused of stealing shoes of Clyde Livingston a very famous ballplayer. ... He then would not have to live in trouble for the few days on top of mountain. It could have been avoided if Zero was the one who was caught stealing the shoes instead of Stanley. ... That way is that if Stanley never picked up the shoes of Clyde Livingston. ...

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We lived next door to each other, in an old western town in West Texas. ... I ran as fast as I could into the woods, loosing my shoe as I ran. ... Thisbe sat there, crying over Pyramus" lifeless body, thinking that Pyramus had thought she was dead because of her lost shoe and the bloody knife the robber had dropped. She realized that Pyramus could not live without her and she could not live without Pyramus. ...

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A kid should learn to be independent .Growing up as a kid in Jamaica you learn what's wrong from what's right because you learn from you siblings mistakes while being a parent you should rule the household with an iron fist, you should show love and let them fare you also ( If you give he/she an inch they will take a mile that were fears come in meaning that the kid would not go overboard because they know the consequences) A parent should promote a positive lifestyle in the household a positive lifestyle is good for a child because a parent is considered as a role module because kid...

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In the first stanza, Sylvia Plath refer to herself as a foot when and her father a shoe "you do not anymore, black shoe in which I have lived like a foot." Usually one would think that, a shoe is comfortable and it protects your foot, nevertheless Plath's poem illustrates her poetic strategy of vivid metaphor, imagery, rhyme, tone, and simile. ... And while he was alive, he was lacking in affection for her and that caused her to live the rest of her life in depression. ...

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These words represented importance to my grandfather, Marcus Balll, because this was the way he lived his life. ... Even after his family members had passed away, he valued preserving and rebuilding the old homes and farms where he had once lived. ... As he often said to my father "Would you rather be in his shoes, or your shoes?" ...

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Esperanza's poverty affects her self-esteem when she doesn't have new shoes to wear. ... She is forced to wear shoes that embarrass her and it makes her feel bad about her self. ... Reality hit Esperanza when she lived on Loomis and a nun asked her if she lived in the house she pointed up to. ... Two girls all raggedy live across the street. ... Esperanza's ugly environment is not one that anyone would want to live in, yet her family has no alternative choice. ...

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You know we ain't got but one pair and them my school shoes.... As you can see being a single mother and having a large family she had one good pair of shoes that could wear. ... She was not bratty about having only one pair of shoes. ... Anne's family barely met ends met and their was no steady income where her family could live comfortably. ... Now this old lady had eight cats that also lived on the back porch. ...

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They can live in an area where everyone speaks the same language, they can find restaurants and grocery stores with the foods they"re used to. ... They appear to live harmoniously as it's hard to differentiate where one Asian neighborhood leaves off and another one starts. ... These communities live harmoniously and within close proximity of each other. ... Shoes also played an important role in fashion for the Chinese, for it separated them from barbarians whom went barefooted. Like the set of clothing, the shoes were made from different materials according to your class. ...

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She had only one pair of worn shoes, no money, no connections for stardom, but had a lot of confidence in herself. ... She had no money to buy shoes so in the wintertime she would basically walk in the snow with holes in her shoes. ... The Live performances paid off. ... Mariah did perform with Starr in a number of live shows. ... But the experience of performing live was something that money could not buy. ...

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