Toni Virenti and his twin Italian brother witness the death of their father. Family mafia elders decide that one day they will avenge their father's death. In Toni's quest for revenge, he meets and falls in love with the adopted daughter of the lawyer who killed his father. Her relationship with her father is at breaking point and, when she discovers a treacherous deed by him towards her, she makes a solemn promise that one day he will regret what he has done. Under cover of his business the lawyer administers deals for the underworld. He hires Virenti to undertake a mission with a wealthy Arab. Virenti engages in double dealing, leaving the Arab to believe the lawyer is responsible and seek revenge. Three people with one objective, one cause, choose to carry out their task on the day the lawyer hosts an elaborate garden party in the grounds of his home. WILL EITHER SUCCEED?
Scientific Essay from the year 2011 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 71, University of Warwick, language: English, abstract: This essay examines the role of the ‘exceptional worker’ in Davis’ realist novella Life in the Iron Mills, and what this figure implies regarding contemporary American perceptions of normalcy and class identity.
California may be the golden state but it is also a garden state. Innumerable gardens have been made since the Europeans first came, starting with the Franciscan missionaries.The gold rush was the defining period, leading to immense expenditures by newly rich miners. This book discusses many simple but beautiful gardens created by waves of immigrants. Gardens were necessary for food but also represented repose and leisure. The nature and style of domestic and private gardens shape the landscape of cities and towns just as much as large civic architectural achievements.
Essay from the year 2012 in the subject Psychology - Personality Psychology, grade: 65, University of Warwick, language: English, abstract: Freud’s conception of a ‘polymorphous perverse’ infantile sexuality in the Three Essays emerges from his radical deconstruction of the traditional view of sexuality as a biological ‘instinct’ to reproduce. What are some of the key characteristics and gains of the Freudian view of sexuality? What does the clinical study of `Little Hans’ have to add to this picture?
If you are seeking adventures like sailing the seven seas, crossing deserts, or hiking in The Himalayas, well you won't get that far with me. But if you would like to visit The Black Country, have a few laughs along the way with a Black Country man born and bred, then you are most welcome. So, come join me while I share a few anecdotes, an assortment of stories with a selection of poems thrown in. (Oh, and I have a time machine). Don't worry I'll bring you safely back home again Harry Taylor
Essay from the year 2012 in the subject Didactics for the subject English - Literature, Works, grade: 68, University of Warwick, language: English, abstract: A ~5,500 word critical examination into the role and employment of myth, magic and the supernatural within Marlowe's play 'Dr Faustus'. Includes academic referencing and bibliography of all works cited.
Essay from the year 2011 in the subject Didactics for the subject English - Literature, Works, grade: 74, University of Warwick, language: English, abstract: This essay aims to address the dichotomy faced by the ‘creator’ in the European novel – a collision between the fundamental desire to strive for immortality by projecting a shadow of oneself through time, or to adopt a hedonistic disregard for convention born from a failure (or unwillingness) to achieve the aforementioned compulsion.
Essay from the year 2010 in the subject Didactics for the subject English - Discussion and Essays, grade: 74, University of Warwick, language: English, abstract: This essay focuses on the nature of literature, and primarily its relationship with human identity and contemporary society. The focal element of the inquiry will be the consideration of literature functioning as a cynosural social conscience, and the extent to which it defines, affects and reflects collaborative social identity whilst remaining a non-cognisant ‘entity’ in its own right.
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