There coach Howard Jones, who often found summer jobs in the movie industry for his players, got John work for the summer of 1926 as an assistant prop man on the set of a movie directed by John Ford. ... To those back home and others around the world he became a symbol of the determined American fighting man. ... When John found out about this, he went before the public and demonstrated how a man can fight this awful disease. ... You do the other and you may be walking around but in reality you"re dead. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

When we picture royalty, we see the best living conditions and environment known to man. ... The actor that played Gloucester played the role of a blind man extremely well. His actions while walking along make the whole incident more effective. ... One minute he is talking to his daughter and the next he is dead. ... Once Lear is dead, Albany makes references stating that Kent and Edgar are to be the new kings of England. ...

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In some cases it was a fear of strange sounds that are caused in the dead of the night, or exaggerated visions of disgusting bugs creatures already found here on Earth. ... But is seems that much of the mad science work that is brought to life in novels and on the movie screen has to do with mans inability to cope with women's ability to create life. ... Trish climbs to the second floor; the third floor; and finally she negotiates the narrow, cobwebby steps leading to the attic room where a young boy has been murdered in particularly nasty fashion some eighty years before The audience s...

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• Grade Level: High School