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Author : Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde was an Irish writer, poet, and playwright, known for his sharp wit, flamboyant style, and brilliant use of language. Born in 1854, Wilde became famous for his plays, such as The Importance of Being Earnest and An Ideal Husband, as well as his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray. Wilde's works often explored themes of aesthetics, morality, and the complexities of human nature. He was also known for his epigrams and aphorisms. Wilde's life was marked by scandal; in 1895, he was imprisoned for "gross indecency" due to his homosexual relationships. He died in 1900.

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03 juil. 2009
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Study of Gibberellins' Effect on Height and Biomass of Rosette and Wild Type Brassica rapa

Case study - 6 pages - Biology

Gibberellins (GA) are plant hormones involved with overall plant growth. Brassica Rapa, a flowering plant species, which possesses the wild type phenotype or the rosette, dwarfed, phenotype, was used to explore the effects of Gibberellins on the two varieties' overall height, which can have an...

27 oct. 2010
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Analyze the (critical) implications of how Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder, Universal, USA, 1944) uses the conventions associated with film noir.

Thesis - 4 pages - Arts and art history

Double Indemnity is widely regarded as a classic example of film noir by film critics and fans of the genre alike. In terms of genre Double Indemnity clearly belongs to the film noir category although it is due to the lighting and style that many believe, film noir should be classed as a style...

17 juin 2008
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Critics' response to three artists: Elizabeth Murray, Richard Tuttle and Oscar Bluemner

Essay - 6 pages - Arts and art history

Although an artist's work represents the culmination of an intensive effort to communicate a message, how the message is interpreted by others is often how the artist's work is remembered. Thus, even though a particular artist may believe that he or she has reached the apex of artistic...

22 oct. 2010
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Analyze the (critical) implications of how Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder, Universal, USA, 1944) uses the conventions associated with film noir. - publié le 22/10/2010

Thesis - 4 pages - Television

Double Indemnity is widely regarded as a classic example of film noir by film critics and fans of the genre alike. In terms of genre Double Indemnity clearly belongs to the film noir category although it is due to the lighting and style that many believe, film noir should be classed as a style...

04 mars 2010
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Liberation theology and the life of Archishop Oscar Romero

Thesis - 8 pages - Philosophy

As Archbishop of El Salvador, Oscar Romero was chosen in order to avoid interference from the church in the coming political unrest. Because Romero saw the plight of the poor and down-trodden and the brutality and disregard for human dignity and life by the government; he realized that the...

15 janv. 2009
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Commentary on an extract from O. Wilde, "The Picture of Dorian Gray" chapter 2 - published: 15/01/2009

Book review - 8 pages - Literature

This passage takes place in the middle of chapter II, in which Lord Henry has just been introduced for the first time to Dorian by his friend Basil. During this scene of first encounter Lord Henry made an impressive philosophic speech about one's self and soul, moral influence, virtues and sins,...

05 oct. 2024

Investigating mutation of human ?-globin gene by PCR

Case study - 6 pages - Medical studies

This comprehensive study investigates the molecular basis of sickle cell anaemia (SCA) by employing bioinformatics tools and PCR techniques to analyze mutations in the HBB gene. The research effectively differentiates between wild-type and mutant gene sequences by designing specific primers. The...

03 juil. 2009
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Wallace's wild world of women

Thesis - 3 pages - Journalism

I'm Wallace Kirkman. There's really nothing too wrong with me. Granted, I am scarred for life from my Mother committing suicide when I was six years old. But that only messed me up a little. I mean, coming home from school in the second grade to your mother half naked in a pool of blood is bad,...

03 déc. 2005
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Commentary on an extract from O. Wilde, "The Picture of Dorian Gray" chapter 2

Essay - 8 pages - Literature

This passage takes place in the middle of chapter II, in which Lord Henry has just been introduced for the first time to Dorian by his friend Basil. During this scene of first encounter Lord Henry made an impressive philosophic speech about one's self and soul, moral influence, virtues and sins,...

30 août 2013
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Salmon farming

Case study - 6 pages - Educational studies

Aquaculture involves the raising and harvesting of various species of fish and oysters. This practice is relatively new for salmons but it has been practiced by other civilizations over the past thousands of years with other species of fish. With the increasing demand of aquatic foods year...

09 juin 2009
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Pay a ticket, value life: Theories of drama in our town

Thesis - 4 pages - Literature

Thorton Wilder's Our Town remains a classic work of existential ideas and American theater because of its universality. While the play does take place specifically in Grover's Corners, New Hampshire, this specific small-town life is a metaphor not even for our own towns; rather, Thorton Wilder's...

03 févr. 2011
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Is Brasilia an urban Utopia?

Case study - 4 pages - Architecture

The region of Brasilia came into being on April 21, 1960. Today, it is the capital of Brazil. It was built at the request of President Juscelino Kubitschek and was designed by Oscar Niemeyer and Lucio Costa. In this paper we will try to answer the question of whether or not Brasilia fits...

19 févr. 2015
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Western Lowland gorillas in zoos

Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies

Throughout history, facilities that exhibit wild animals to the public have always existed. The term zoo was first coined by newspapers in 1847 to describe the Clifton zoo and has since been used to describe confinement facilities for displaying animals to the public. The United Kingdom has been...

23 sept. 2009
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Native American identities and adaptations: Identity vs. adaptation: Manoomin and the biotech industry

Thesis - 5 pages - Social, moral & civic education

In the migration story of the Anishinaabeg, prophets told the tribe to follow a shell in the sky from near the Pacific Ocean to a land “where the food grows on the water [LaDuke 2007].” There, the Anishinaabeg, named Ojibwe or Chippewa by whites, found manoomin, which the whites named...

19 févr. 2015
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Functional analysis of NQPT1 and NPQT2 promoters, and analysis using GUS activity the transcriptional control and strength of NQPT2 versus CaMV35S promoters

Case study - 20 pages - Biology

Quinolinate phosphoribosyltransferase (QPT) links the pyridine nucleotide cycle and aspartate pathway by maintaining the availability of nicotinic acid important for de novo synthesis of NAD and alkaloid. QPT is encoded by QPT gene. Gene duplication leads to two different forms of QPT gene which...

13 août 2023

Parasites of snakes

Course material - 4 pages - Veterinary

Reptiles and especially snakes have become a more and more common domestic pet. Several species of reptiles which are sold as pets are bred in captivity. However, most of them are taken from the wild or are the offspring of wild-caught parents. In the wild, reptiles are really rarely in contact...

27 août 2014
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Cape Breton Island Foods

Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies

Cape Breton, an island in the Nova Scotia province, is known for producing the winter foods from vegetables to fruits that line the farmers' tables. In the markets for cape Breton are filled with meat, cheese and honey during the winter seasons, as well as good ethnic choices such as samosas and...

22 avril 2008
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The Perfect Blend of Grit and Grace: An examination of cowgirls and their gender roles at the turn of the century

Thesis - 6 pages - Philosophy

Every little girl at one time or another played cowgirl. Being a cowgirl is always much more fun than being a little lady, which is what all parents want of their daughters. Little ladies that wear white gloves to church, say their “please” and “thank you's,” and make sure...

19 nov. 2007
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Subverting the Mainstream: The Postmodern World of David Lynch

Essay - 5 pages - Film studies

During the first half of the twentieth-century, a movement known as “classical Hollywood cinema” thrived; this was the dawn of truly “mainstream” films. The movies created during this time operated largely within metanarratives; all-embracing laws which governed human...

12 juil. 2014
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Press book : the latest most important news

Essay - 13 pages - Political life and election

A press book with articles, vocabulary, summary and personnal opinions about B. Obama's election, Sean Penn's Oscar, liberation of Ingrid Betancourt, H. Chavez'decision about US ambassador, and the financial crisis. Just minutes after the result of the election, on Tuesday...

13 févr. 2025

The trouble with Wilderness - Cronon (1996); The ambivalence of post-development: between reactionary populism and radical democracy - Ziai (2004) - Development and environmental geography

Tutorials/exercises - 3 pages - World geography

Cronon questions the wilderness, often seen as the only hope, an antidote - wrongly, in his view. Indeed, he believes that this nature is the work of the human hand. The term wilderness is a pure creation of civilization: what it refers to has evolved over time. This was reflected in various art...

08 oct. 2007
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El Nino with its large ecological consequences. The case of fires in Borneo

Essay - 29 pages - Ecology & environment

El Niño is a climatic phenomenon that arrives approximately during the period of Christmas in the east part of the Pacific Ocean near the west coast of South America. It involves elements from both, the Tropical Ocean and the Global Atmosphere. From a climatic point of view, El Niño is an...

11 mars 2015
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The Better Face of Unpreparedness

Case study - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education

Cheryl Strayed' memoir “Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail” reveals her extraordinary experience regarding her trek through the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) when she was twenty-six years old. All this was to rediscover herself from the self-destructive life that had...

23 avril 2013
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Provide a description of the various market entry strategies into a foreign country and critically discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each

Case study - 6 pages - Educational studies

Globalization has changed us into a company that searches the world, not just to sell or to source, but to find intellectual capital - the world's best talents and greatest ideas” (jack welch, 2009) Now all the countries are sharing their market together and that because of the...

18 juil. 2013
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Angles in 2-D Shapes: A progressive overview

Case study - 16 pages - Educational studies

Williams, 2007) and may present difficulties to pupils who have a right brain hemispheric dominance (and so possibly have a predilection to more logical algebra and number topics) who struggle to think in a more creative, left-brained manner (Sperry, 1945 as cited in Cherry, 2011). Although there...

29 juil. 2009
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The environmental impact of aquaculture operations

Thesis - 5 pages - Ecology & environment

Human cultivation has produced habitats specialized for artificially spawning and nurturing aquatic animals and plants in fresh and marine waters. By assisting to meet the market demand for seafood consumption, aqua cultural operations have yielded clear and significant financial advantages,...

11 avril 2008
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The Question of Morality Film Noir

Essay - 3 pages - Literature

Moral ambiguity is a central theme in John Huston's film The Maltese Falcon (1941) and in Billy Wilder's film Double Indemnity (1944) and James M. Cain's novel by the same title. The films and novel follow characters whose motives are questionable and morally problematic. This essay will discuss...

06 avril 2009
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What is meant by "globalization" and how has it affected international trade and direct foreign investment?

Thesis - 5 pages - Economy general

Globalisation can be defined as the trend toward greater interdependence among national institutions and economies (Wild, 2003). It can also be said that globalization is basically the cross-border exchange of economic, social and technological elements. Globalisation has had no shortage of its...

16 janv. 2015
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Should urban foxes be excluded - United Kingdom? - published: 14/01/2015

Case study - 6 pages - Educational studies

Foxes are wild animals that scavenge in the urban areas and have over the years adapted to the city environment. They have broad adaptability, are widely distributed and can live in diverse habitats. They usually move in a huge pack in search of food in places where resources are scattered. They...

24 avril 2012
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Four Fish by Paul Greenberg

Book review - 4 pages - Literature

The author begins by telling us his personal story: where he comes from, his social origins and his family members. In this passage, we learn how Greenberg came to discover fishing and why it became the passion of his life. As he shows us how he gradually went further in his discovery of the sea,...