Ellen DeGeneres was born January 26‚ 1958 in New Orleans‚ Louisiana. Growing up Ellen had always dreamed of being a veterinarian‚ but she was not book smart‚ so instead she sold vacuums‚ waited tables‚ painted‚ and worked as a legal secretary. “Once‚ during a public speaking event‚ DeGeneres found herself frightened by the crowd and used humor to get through the experience. She was a hit‚ and received offers to do stand-up comedy. She began performing in 1981‚ bolstered by her mother’s moral and
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An award is something given to a person or a group of people to recognise excellence in a certain field‚ a certificate of excellence. Awards are often signified by trophies‚ titles‚ certificates‚ commemorative plaques‚ medals‚ badges‚ pins‚ or ribbons. Each person on this earth yearns for appreciation‚ recognition and affirmation. Some hanker for the recognition from their loved ones‚ some want to be recognised by their boss‚ organisation want to be recognised by consumers‚ some aim at appreciation
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Japan—until it was eclipsed by another 1997 film‚ Titanic—and the first animated film to win Picture of the Year at the Japanese Academy Awards. Miyazaki returned to animation with Spirited Away. The film topped Titanic’s sales at the Japanese box office‚ also won Picture of the Year at the Japanese Academy Awards and was the first anime film to win an American Academy Award. Miyazaki’s films often contain recurrent themes like humanity’s relationship with nature and technology‚ and the difficulty
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The film‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Robert Mulligan‚ released on December 25‚ 1962. The movie was about a black man‚ Tom Robinson‚ who gets convicted of false rape. Atticus Finch is called upon to be the lawyer of the case. This movie was popular when it came out‚ and years after‚ because it helped start a new equality movement between whites and blacks in America. The movie‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ has two main characters‚ Scout and Jem. They live in Alabama with their father‚ Atticus Finch. The
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In 2006 the movie "Crash" won the Academy Award for Best picture and received outstanding reviews from critics across the country. Director Paul Haggis was stunned that his picture won such acclaimed awards. Haggis surely thought Ang lee’s "Brokeback Mountain" would have taken the award for best picture. This shows that the American people and the academy thought Haggis’s movie had pointed out real issues that are relevant in today’s society. An analysis of the movie "Crash" reveals three main reasons
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Barkha Dutt is the face of new liberated Indian woman. This unbelievably brave woman can do anything‚ go the war front or Taliban infested Afghanistan. There is absolutely nothing in her ’can’t do’ list. Where did the making of this famous Indian woman begin? Growing Up With A Role Model. Barkha Dutt is the daughter of an Air India officer and Prabha Dutt‚ a popular journalist in the 60s and 70s. So she had all the inspiration she needed right at home. She had an exceptionally good education wherein
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Mahesh Dattani Born 7 August 1958 (age 54) Bangalore‚ India Awards Sahitya Akademi award Website http://www.maheshdattani.com/ Mahesh Dattani (7 August 1958) is an Indian director‚ actor and writer. He wrote such plays as Final Solutions‚[1] Dance Like a Man‚ Bravely Fought the Queen‚ On a Muggy Night in Mumbai‚ Tara and 30 days in September[2][3] He is the first playwright in English to be awarded the Sahitya Akademi award[4] His plays have been directed by eminent directors like Arvind
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When asked to choose a film based on its great editing techniques‚ I had to choose academy award winning‚ The Departed (Scorsese‚ 2006). This film starring Hollywood power houses‚ Matt Damon‚ Leonardo DiCaprio‚ Mark Wahlberg‚ and Jack Nicholson‚ won the 2006 academy for best editing and I believe that it was deservingly so. The editing in this film is very interesting in a sense that it is pretty different from the editing of most films that I have viewed. The editing is done by Thelma Schoonmaker
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State Department improving relations with South America (featuring a specially made movie entitled Saludos Amigos)‚ and later aided NASA by developing documentaries about the space program. Other important legacy was the creation of three Oscars awards created specifically for him; one for creating Mickey Mouse‚ another recognizing his contribution of music in the field of animation‚ and a specially made prize honoring Snow White and the Seven Dwarves that
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Every year a must-see film comes out starring some of the most popular members of black Hollywood. Selling out box offices‚ these black films gradually generate Oscar buzz and become subject matter for a handful of online thinkpieces that are shared within seconds throughout the Twitterverse. Although the presence of more black films is praised by many as a sign of progress‚ recent hits such as The Help‚ Django and 12 Years a Slave all share a striking similarity — they are what Roxanne Gay coined
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