... the beginning of time, a myth that said when humans die, they are turned into stars to illuminate the dark night sky. You told me that you wanted to be a shooting star, for others to wish upon, to make wishes come true. And I told you that shooting stars fall, and I knew that deep inside, you are afraid of falling. You ... looked at me with those haunting eyes of yours and say "I don't mind falling if I bring light to someone else's life, as I fall, I help others rise." That was then that I knew, if you ... are going to be a star, you are going to be the brightest one among us all. You ...

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... then in a little while, retro. It stops. Then, Crrrgshh! Crrrgshh! Moving pictures in the big screen are like having a race with a shooting star, impetuously changing scenes as if played in fast forward. Small dots of white, grey, and black begin to cover the screen, and in a moment, everything ... upon spellbound. Her shiny straight hair resembling the ebony she somersaults, bewitching all helpless creatures she encounters. Every glance of those beautiful grey eyes she has, deep with empowering attraction casting each individual. Cheeks innate with permanent glow of tinted flush. Comple...

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... the public and the world's media were desperate to find out more information on their Hollywood screen icon: "What innocence? Whose guilt? What eyes? Whose Breast?". These short, and exciting questions also represent the main themes of responsibility and innocence; which are explored throughout the poem. The ... the child-like innocence of Monroe, and yet, portraying the idea that she is damaged in someway, i.e. the pressure and stress of the film-star lifestyle. This made me realise that fame and attention can seriously damage a person's life. This idea of innocence is continued in the...

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... the mournful voices of dirges strongly rising. Joining, the poet chants an elegy for the "sane and sacred death". He looks up and sees the western fallen star. "O the black murk that hides the star!" he thus laments. When he looks around, he spots the lilac bush blossoming in the dooryard and feels its physical appeal strongly. Then he becomes conscious of ... visions: "To the tally of my soul,/ Loud and strong kept up the gray-brown bird/ While my sight that was bound in my eyes unclosed,/As to long panoramas of visions." In this way, "Lilac and star and bird twined with the ehant of m...

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... of Hollywood. Think of her as a type of feminist, not the kind who fights for a woman's right to vote, or to have equal opportunities but the kind who opened the eyes of the world around her to a new way of thinking and believing. Sex was the unspoken action and being sexy was rarely heard of in the mid 1900's. Then, out ... . Most importantly, she showed women that the experiences in life are far more valuable than they realized. Marilyn Monroe was more than just a movie star or a glamour queen. A global sensation in her lifetime, her popularity has extended beyond star status to icon. ...

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... on the way the individual sees themselves and the world. Collectively the texts serve to prove that these types of discoveries are only possible when we open our eyes to the world to the world around us. "The real voyage of discovery consists not of seeking new landscapes, but in having new ... eyes" Marcel Proust. Michael Gow's 'Away' shows three families going on holidays to free themselves from the restrictions of their usual environment to create an atmosphere rich ... him a new perception on himself and the world. This is also seen visually as the visuals not only attract at...

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... and the center of the galaxy, our nine planets, and a drawing of the male and female bodies. This probe has traveled the furthest distance at seven billion miles away towards a star called Aldebarn; it still travels to this day. (How) Searching for these different creatures has brought about many organizations. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have contributed greatly to ... , students in a primary school witnessed more than one alien spacecraft. About 45 students and advisors saw this occurrence. One student described the aliens as having "red rays emitting from ...

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... and truly loves his family. He puts aside his plans for college and has two jobs to support his brothers so they can remain together as a family. Darry was a football star in high school and got offered a scholarship, but turned it down because he didn't want to break apart his family. He kept his brothers safe, instead of abandoning them and ... . His emotional outburst makes the readers think of him before he was hardened and reflects on how he came to be that way. A true friend sees the pain in your eyes while others believe your fake smile, related to the relationship with Dally and ...

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... big role in one drama my church did. My life as an actress had started without me even knowing. To start off, I could lie and say that immediately I was the star of every single production put on at my church, but in all honesty, my career started off more embarrassing then that. At my school, when I lived with my grandma, they ... seeing things from different perspectives. It is like being born over and over again but in a totally unique way. Moreover, acting taught me to see things not just with my eyes, but to see them through my actions. The definition of acting is the art or occupa...

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... . First, Siddhartha was troubled by the sight of a decrepit, old man. Channa revealed to the prince that aging was a part of life and all must endure it. Siddhartha then laid eyes upon a diseased man, covered in boils which he found out through his charioteer is yet another facet of existence. The third sight that the prince beheld was a corpse surrounded by ... prevailed in his journey for enlightenment. The Bodhi tree that Siddhartha had rested under erupted into blossoms of crimson flowers which filled the sky and when it cleared the eastern star shone upon Buddha, or the "Enlightened...

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... with himself. He compares himself with Phineas and sees that while he has to deal with his own negativity and adversity, Phineas apparently had none to fuss about. In Gene's eyes, Phineas did not believe in such a thing as the "enemy", because for him it did not exist. The war that existed out of the country, Phineas only found ... world. This is your life. I'm sorry if it sucks. But you're not going to be the first man on Mars, and you're not going to be an NBA star, and you're not going to hunt Nazis" (Green 225). As he began to fall deeper into his discontent, his inner self became f...

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... ) Fitzgerald was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota in 1886. His own name reflected a nostalgic view of American aristocracy for he was after the famous Francis Scott Key, who wrote the Star Spangled Banner, and whom the Fitzgerald family had a distant relation to. His parents wee poor and longed for any connect to greatness. His father drank away his sorrows and his ... the fountain at the Plaza or who partied in Paris."(Lanahan, 1996) With this side of Paradise Fitzgerald became the most promising writer in the world and as such, the eyes of the world were upon him. This Side of Paradise wa...

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... and sophisticated plays in the English literature. The play reflected upon the doubts one's life was built upon, and the dilemmas one must face and resolve. Prince Hamlet, the tragic star suffered from being too philosophical and indecisive, causing his revenge to be almost impossible, until the very last scene of the play. The protagonist was constantly making excuses to the ... his father's funeral was shocked as the news unveiled before him. He painfully grieved, "Ere yet the salt of most unrighteous tears/ Had left the flushing in her [Gertrude] galled eyes,/ She married O most wick...

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