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Pulp Fiction. Directed by Quentin Tarantino, A Band Apart/Jersey Films, 1994.

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Easy Rider. Directed by Dennis Hopper. Pando Company Inc./Raybert Productions, 1969.

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Roy, Arundhati. The God of Small Things. Random House, 1997, ch. 11.

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Roosevelt, Franklin D. "Second Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1937, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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Roosevelt, Franklin D. "Second Inaugral Address: Washington, DC, January 20, 1937." Great Speeches, edited by John Grafton. Dover, 1999.

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Fitzgerald, F. Scott. This Side of Paradise. Scribner, 1920, bk. 2, ch. 2.

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Orwell, George. "Politics and the English Language." Horizon, Apr. 1946, vol. 13, issue 76, pp. 252-265.

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Orwell, George. "Politics and the English Language." The Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters of George Orwell, vol. 4: In Front of Your Nose 1945-1950, edited by Sonia Orwell and Ian Angus. David R. Godine, 1999, no. 38.

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Malcolm X. "The Ballot or the Bullet." 3 Apr. 1964, Cory Methodist Church, Cleveland, OH, USA.

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Malcolm X. "The Ballot or the Bullet." Malcolm X Speaks: Selected Speeches and Statements, edited by George Breitman. Grove Press, 1994.

I'm gonna wave my freak flag high.

Jimi Hendrix

If 6 Was 9

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Hendrix, Jimi. "If 6 Was 9." Performed by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Axis: Bold as Love. Track Records, 1967.

I can’t promise I’ll try, but I’ll try to try.

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The Simpsons

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"The Canine Mutiny." The Simpsons, written by Matt Groening and James L. Brooks and Sam Simon, directed by Dominic Polcino, season 8, episode 20, Gracie Films and 20th Century Fox Television, 1997.

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Forrest Gump. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, The Tisch Company, 1994.

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"The Pool Guy." Seinfeld, written by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld and David Mandel, directed by Andy Ackerman, season 7, episode 8, Shapiro/West Productions and Castle Rock Entertainment, 1995.

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"The Parking Garage." Seinfeld, written by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, directed by Tom Cherones, season 3, episode 6, Shapiro/West Productions and Castle Rock Entertainment, 1991.

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Tolkien, J. R. R. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. George Allen & Unwin, 1955, bk. 6, ch. 9.

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A Fistful of Dollars [Per un pugno di dollari]. Directed by Sergio Leone. Jolly Film/Constantin Film/Ocean Films, 1964.

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"The Shoes." Seinfeld, written by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld and Peter Mehlman, directed by Tom Cherones, season 4, episode 16, Shapiro/West Productions and Castle Rock Entertainment, 1993.

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Morrison, Toni. Beloved. Alfred A. Knopf, 1987.

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Hemingway, Ernest. The Sun Also Rises. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926, bk. 3, ch. 19.

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Twain, Mark, [published anonymously]. What is Man? De Vinne Press, 1906.

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Twain, Mark. "What is Man?" What Is Man? and Other Essays. Dover Publications, 2019.

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Bull Durham. Directed by Ron Shelton, The Mount Company, 1988.

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Sudden Impact. Directed by Clint Eastwood, Warner Bros., 1983.