Everyone has their reasons.

The Rules of the Game

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Topic

Justifications and rationales

Speaker

Octave

Actor

Jean Renoir

Source

The Rules of the Game

Medium

Film

Genre

Drama (film) Satire (film) Drama Satire

Language

French

Time

1939 1930s 20th century

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Citation

La règle du jeu [The Rules of the Game.] Directed by Jean Renoir, Nouvelle Édition Française, 1939.

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Time
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Actor
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The Wizard of Oz
Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
1939 1930s 20th century
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Citation

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Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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The thirst after happiness is never extinguished in the heart of man.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Confessions (Rousseau)

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Topic
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Author

Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Source
Confessions (Rousseau)
Genre
Autobiography and memoir
Language
French
Time
1789 1780s 18th century
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Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. Les Confessions [The Confessions]. Aux Deux-Ponts: Chez Sanson Et Compagnie, 1789, bk. 9.

Current Citation

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. Confessions, translated by Angela Scholar. Oxford University Press, 2008, pt. 2, bk. 9.