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    A Dominant Community’s Attitudes towards the Teaching of Amazigh (Berber) in Morocco di Mina Afkir Abstract Two linguistically and culturally different communities have been living in Morocco since the Arab-Islamic conquests in the seventh century AD‚ namely the Amazigh-speaking and the Arabic-speaking communities. The language policies that were implemented by the Moroccan government from independence in 1956 till 2001 greatly promoted the Arabic language‚ which

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    Cinematography Classical Style ‘Hollywood style” Dominant visual language for storytelling with film History Esward Mynbridge-first ‘moving picture of a galloping horse 1880-first usage of term 1895-1907 Primitive period of cinema (developing of cinematic language) 1907-narrative display dominants over narrative absorption After 1907: Classical Hollywood style Position the viewer in a fictional space of the narrative Camera allows engagement with a character and story Development

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    Shinji Kubo lives with his mother‚ a pearl diver‚ and his younger brother‚ Hiroshi. He and his mother support the family because Shinji’s father had died in World War II after the fishing boat he was on was strafed by an American bomber. However‚ the family lives a somewhat peaceful life and Shinji is content to be a fisherman along with his master‚ Jukichi Oyama‚ and another apprentice‚ Ryuji. Things change when Terukichi Miyata‚ after the death of his son‚ decides to bring back the daughter he

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    J. Howard Miller produced the “We Can Do It” poster in 1943‚ during World War II‚ as propaganda for woman in America. For century’s woman were perceived as weaker than men‚ this poster started to press into ideas of feminism as it introduced the concept that men and woman could do the same things. The image evokes connotations of patriotism‚ masculinity‚ and strength. The poster is clearly targeted to the housewife demographic of America and collects its persuasion from empathy towards their husbands

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    Term | Definition | Visual Representation | Cover | Fist impression- sets the stage for the theme and info held within. | | Endsheets | The heavy paper between the cover and the first and last pages. Often compliment the cover and/or contain the table of contents. | | Title Page | Reiterates the theme and provides critical reference info: school name‚ address‚ and student population. | | Opening Section | Introduces the story of the year and explains the book/theme concept. | | Dividers

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    Gabrielle Duenas AP LIT- Period 4 Allusion Assignment #1 December 16‚ 2012 Allusion: Stealing Someone’s Thunder. Category: Language&Idioms Definition: To take credit for an idea that is not yours. Reason: I selected this allusion because it is something I can relate to and use daily. I have never heard someone say "You’re stealing someones thunder." This allusion attracted me because I can really relate to it and I can also use it in and outside of my academics

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    Overview To all the residents in the village of Boomsdale‚ recently Dr. Bigbrain with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) has detected small earthquakes coming from Mt. Thunder. For those of you that do not yet know‚ Mt. Thunder is an active stratovolcano and these earthquakes could be related to an impending volcanic eruption. There are three types of volcanos which include: shield volcanos‚ scoria cone volcanos‚ and stratovolcanoes. Unfortunately‚ stratovolcanoes are the most dangerous‚

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    The Thunder Tree Many people who live in urban environments are fascinated about the wilderness through television‚ but never take a step outside to interact with the nature surrounding them. People who alienate themselves from nature‚ are unaware that the loss of direct contact is one of the greatest causes of ecological crisis. One lesson that Robert Pyle has mentioned in his book The Thunder Tree is that our culture lacks the intimacy with the living world. If we do not have direct contact with

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    United States developed its war plan‚ it was clear that it would have to take Baghdad to have a decisive victory”.5 COL Perkin’s knew this and provided his unit with clear and concise purpose as well as the desired end state when conducting both Thunder Runs. The intent was to collect intelligence‚ push through city and remain downtown if specific conditions were met. The end state was to collapse the Saddam Government and Iraqi regime. Perkins acted on the guidance from LTG Wallace and MG Blount

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    Perhaps the most striking part of Blood and Thunder is the famed and fabled Kit Carson himself. He begins the book as a duty-driven youth who is able to kill anyone or anything without a sense of remorse‚ likely because of his experiences with the harshness of life as a child. However‚ once he begins to have a family—a real family‚ one he raises and takes care of and looks after—he begins to shift. Carson begins to balk at some killings‚ even going so far as to decry the killing of indian warriors

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