Still, his return to Britain was punishable by death until 1834, although the last actual hanging for this offense took place in 1810. Transportation was abolished in 1857 (Wikipedia).Great Expectations Excerpt:Dickens hilarious account of the formerly illiterate Joe composing a letter:...
Out of all the movies that ended up in the dishonorable mention category, I had the highest expectations for The Reluctant Debutante. This is because I not only reviewed the film for The John Saxon Blogathon, there was some well-known talent involved with the project. Unfortunately, the 1958...
Great contentboth informs and entertains. It’s shareable and ranks well. Excitement, expectations, and the Kano Model The importance of interest and usefulness goes far beyond content. Ever heard of theKano Model? It’s a usability tool used to connect requirements to customer satisfaction. It’...
As an upper-class white woman living in East Egg during this time period, Daisy must adhere to societal expectations and gender norms such as actively fulfilling the roles of dutiful wife, nurturing mother, and charming socialite.[196] Many of Daisy's choices—ultimately culminating in the fatal...
“Expectations are the engines of our perceptions.” “Ideas in secret die. They need light and air or they starve to death.” “Go ahead, do something impossible. “ “You can’t shrink your way to greatness! “ “Don’t try to please everyone. There are countless people who don’t...
If all goes well, my scans will say that I’m still cancer free, that my drug regimen has worked beyond all expectations. For all this, I’m exceedingly grateful. I’m proud. But don’t tell me how to be happy about it. Of course I’m humbled and awed and frequently joyful for ...
John Boorman. There’s a good reason for this. Like Kubrick, Boorman has consistently challenged our expectations of what a mainstream genre film can and should be. Both books have sat prominently on my bookshelf since they were published, and I dip into them often. ...
In 1894, the world's 16 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia United States first commercial motion picture exhibition was given in New York City, using Thomas Edison's Kinetoscope. The next year saw the first commercial screening of a projec- ted film, also in New York, and the United ...
Conrad, who (like Finnegan himself) has risen from the dead, has favored us with a tour-de-farce post that begins with The Plain People of Ireland—I mean to say, Ben Watson—pontificating on how the Wake is not at all the mysterious text bourgeois scholars pretend it is so that they...
Tina:I think that people’s expectations can feel like chains. When we create something, we want to have total freedom, right? We don’t want to feel like our audience is putting pressure on us to do something. We want to prove that we’re still free and can make our own choices. ...