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  2. Dziady (poem) - Wikipedia

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    In the drama, Lithuanian peasants are summoning ghosts to ensure them the access to heaven. The first ghosts are two children who are unable to reach heaven, as they have never suffered. Then appears a phantom of a cruel heir who is persecuted by birds. They are obliged not to let him eat, because as a living person he did not act like a human ...

  3. Act Without Words I - Wikipedia

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    Act Without Words I is a short play by Samuel Beckett. It is a mime , Beckett's first (followed by Act Without Words II ). Like many of Beckett's works, the play was originally written in French ( Acte sans paroles I ), being translated into English by Beckett himself.

  4. William J. H. Boetcker - Wikipedia

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    You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot help little men by tearing down big men. You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer. You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot establish sound security on borrowed money. You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.

  5. Sydney Sweeney Is 'Not Pretty' and 'Cannot Act,' Movie ...

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    Hollywood producer Carol Baum doesn’t get the hype around Sydney Sweeney. “There’s an actress that everybody loves now — Sydney Sweeney,” Baum said during a screening of her 1988 film ...

  6. Act Without Words II - Wikipedia

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    Act Without Words II is a short mime play by Samuel Beckett, his second (after Act Without Words I). Like many of Beckett's works, the piece was originally composed in French ( Acte sans paroles II ), then translated into English by Beckett himself.

  7. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    You cannot get blood out of a stone; You cannot make a silk purse from a sow's ear; You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs; You cannot make bricks without straw; You cannot push a rope; You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds (You cannot) teach an old dog new tricks; You cannot unscramble eggs; You cannot win them all

  8. More Pricks Than Kicks - Wikipedia

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    First edition (publ. Chatto & Windus) More Pricks Than Kicks is a collection of short prose by Samuel Beckett, first published in 1934.It contains extracts from his earlier novel, Dream of Fair to Middling Women (for which he was unable to find a publisher), as well as other short stories.

  9. Terministic screen - Wikipedia

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    Words convey a particular meaning, conjuring images and ideas that induce support toward beliefs or opinions. Receivers interpret the intended message through a metaphorical screen of their own vocabulary and perspective to the world. [3] Certain terms may grab attention and lead to a particular conclusion. [4] "Language reflects, selects, and ...