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  2. The Lower Depths - Wikipedia

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    The play depicts a group of impoverished Russians living in a shelter near the Volga. When it first appeared, The Lower Depths was criticized for its pessimism and ambiguous ethical message. The presentation of the lower classes was viewed as overly dark and unredemptive, and Gorky was clearly more interested in creating memorable characters ...

  3. List of Italian musical terms used in English - Wikipedia

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    Many musical terms are in Italian because, in Europe, the vast majority of the most important early composers from the Renaissance to the Baroque period were Italian. [citation needed] That period is when numerous musical indications were used extensively for the first time.

  4. The Autumn Wind - Wikipedia

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    Swaggering boisterously. His face is weather beaten. He wears a hooded sash, With a silver hat about his head, And a bristling black mustache. He growls as he storms the country, A villain big and bold. And the trees all shake and quiver and quake, As he robs them of their gold. The Autumn Wind is a Raider, Pillaging just for fun.

  5. The Fool and the Flying Ship - Wikipedia

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    The Fool and the Flying Ship received many positive reviews from various sources. According to an article in Entertainment Weekly, the story received an A− and as stated by Ken Tucker, "Drescher's drawing is as blunt and cartoonish as Williams' narration, and together they make The Fool and the Flying Ship a lot of silly fun."

  6. The Garden of Earthly Delights - Wikipedia

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    Many of the numerous human figures revel in an innocent, self-absorbed joy as they engage in a wide range of activities; some appear to enjoy sensory pleasures, others play unselfconsciously in the water, and yet others cavort in meadows with a variety of animals, seemingly at one with nature. In the middle of the background, a large blue globe ...

  7. Tommy (1975 film) - Wikipedia

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    Tommy is a 1975 British psychedelic musical fantasy drama film written and directed by Ken Russell.It was based on the Who's 1969 album of the same name, a rock opera about a "psychosomatically deaf, mute, and blind" boy who becomes a pinball champion and religious leader. [5]

  8. Caveat emptor - Wikipedia

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    The modern trend in the U.S. is that the implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose applies in the real-estate context to only the sale of new residential housing by a builder-seller and that the caveat emptor rule applies to all other real-estate sale situations (e.g. homeowner to buyer). [3]

  9. Non sequitur (literary device) - Wikipedia

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    A non sequitur can denote an abrupt, illogical, or unexpected turn in plot or dialogue by including a relatively inappropriate change in manner. A non sequitur joke sincerely has no explanation, but it reflects the idiosyncrasies, mental frames and alternative world of the particular comic persona.