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Whitney Houston: A Voice Borrowed from Heaven

Sometime during the mid-1980's I experienced Whitney Houston's voice for the first time. I don't even recall what song it was but the impact was remarkable. As Ms. Houston's lyrics exited my car's speakers and entered my ears it was as though they...

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The Tragic Demise of Whitney Houston Shakes the Pillars of the Music Industry

Millions of mourning fans have flooded the cyber world of the World Wide Web with the shocking claims and unexpected death of the New Jersey born Diva and sadly now the late Whitney Houston aged only 48 years. The trembling news of Whitney’s demise sent shock waves around the World Wide Web when the official time of her death was pronounced at 3:55 pm on the 11th of February 2012.

8 comments    actress songs singer
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The Descendents - a great George Clooney movie

I just saw the film, The Descendents, starring George Clooney. When the film began, I didn't see where the title had anything to do with the story, but after watching it for a while, I began to understand and I like the title for this movie. It is...

10 comments    film george clooney oscar worthy
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Famous love stories in history: Tristan and Isolde.

An ancient love story with a tragic twist. This is the story of a love so powerful, so magical that it has stood the test of time to some down to us today. And it is still possible to feel the pain of all concerned over 1500 years later.

26 comments    forbidden love isolde the fair
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Famous love stories in history: Abelard and Heloise

The shocking true story of the love affair of the brilliant teacher, Peter Abelard and promising scholar,Heloise. A love story in which pride came before an outrageous fall; a fall that robbed him of his most fundamental identity.

12 comments    educated woman empress josephine
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Aristotle's characteristics of a Tragic Hero - Hamlet and Macbeth

Surabhi Kaura Teacher: Ms. Ramlogan Course code: ENG 4U January 11, 2011 Aristotle quotes, "A man cannot become a hero until he can see the root of his own downfall." According to Aristotle’s characteristics of a tragic hero, the tragic...

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Creon; A Tragic Hero

  A tragic hero is defined in most cases as a literary character of great stature whose moral defect leads to tragedy but some self-awareness brings the character to make the right decision (World...

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Tragedy in death of a salesman

To come to a true conclusion as to whether Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman can be considered a tragedy in the truest sense of the word, it must first be understood what this sense is. In ‘The...

2 comments    books death tragedy
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The Princess And The Peasant - A Poem About True Love

A Princess. A peasant. A poem about true love and the tragedy of forbidden love.

4 comments    love life poetry
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Our Final Goodbye

Goodbye I said goodbye to you today although it was not my choice. Rather, it is what life demands. My heart is badly broken and yearns to have you here…but I know that it could no longer be. The devastating fact is, our lives together have come...

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