U64003 FILM HISTORY SHORTLIST OF TOPICS FOR IN-CLASS TEST 2 (scheduled in week 12) 1. Choose one Hollywood major studio and write a brief account of its history (e.g. typical products‚ strategies‚ organization‚ people‚ films‚ crises‚ etc.) from the “classical era” of the studio system to the advent of conglomeration. MGM: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - part of Loew’s enterprise. Loew’s owned a movie studio‚ a network of international distribution and a theatre chain (centred in NY). By 1924 he
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researches on the concept of Qualia: a gap in language. Qualia are the subjective experiences that cannot be described by words‚ such as describing color to a blind person‚ or the blind describing the lack thereof to a seeing person. In the novel "The Joy Luck Club‚" the mothers and the daughters have somewhat of a communication gap: one is centered on the Chinese language and the other American English. In communication between the mothers and daughters‚ there is a large amount of misunderstanding that
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"The Bothersome Beauty of Pigeons" In the essay‚ "The Bothersome Beauty of Pigeons‚" Bruce Ballenger initially compares the street vendors in one of Florence’s piazzas to the urban pigeons we are so familiar with. He elogently describes the vendors as marvelous spectacles who add culture and life to urban areas. While they are considered a neusance to a lot of people‚ they also hold a certain beauty. They are much like the pigeons‚ and there seems to be a war against both the illegal street
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I watched the movie‚ Joy Luck Club‚ featuring the American and Chinese cultures. The story started with a farewell party that was held for June as she was going to China to visit her two sisters. During the party‚ her 3 aunts shared their stories. The first story was about her June’s mother and her. The second story was about Auntie Lindo and Waverly. The third story was about auntie Ying-Ying and Lena St. Clair. The third story was about auntie An-Mei and Rose Hsu. I picked out the scene 42:25
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Like many people in Behind the Beautiful Forevers‚ the developing world Manju grew up in is a society in which only the the most powerful‚ influential and corrupt survive. As she became educated about the outside world what’s really going on in her own community‚ she saw just how much she didn’t know‚ and with this knowledge came an important transformation for Manju. To Manju‚ poverty is something only the educated can overcome‚ which is why she becomes and teacher and get a formal education for
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Beauty is Blossomed Not Made Beauty pageant children are judged based on individuality in looks‚ capability‚ poise‚ perfection and confidence. The judges call it‚ "the complete package.” Close up headshots‚ are given even for those as young as a few months‚ and they are made up to look like Primadonna’s posing for Vogue. Their eyes are accentuated with eyeliner and big eyelashes‚ fake teeth‚ as well as hair extensions‚ hair coloring‚ and make up caked on to a ridiculous extent. There is a lot
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Max Dayley Mr. McHenry English 12 9/29/06 Amy Tan The Author of the book The Joy Luck Club is written by American author Amy Tan. Born in China on February 19‚ 1952 in Oakland‚ California to her parents John and Daisy. She was a part of the first generation of Asian Americans. Along with The Joy Luck Club she also wrote‚ The Kitchen God’s Wife‚ The Hundred Secret Senses‚ and The Bonesetter’s Daughter. The latest book written by Amy Tan is Saving Fish From Drowning. She also has written two children
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Joy Kogawa: Characteristics of a Positive Lifestyle Finding one’s identity can be a strenuous task‚ seemingly impossible at times in a world where many people live dependently on others. Joy Kogawa‚ a proud Japanese Canadian and the author of the award winning novel Obasan and its bestselling sequel Emily Kato (formerly Itsuka)‚ is no stranger to the constant search for identity and individuality that so many people across the globe find themselves struggling to obtain. The reader witnesses her constant
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Sana Ali 2/24/10 P.2 Locked Away Forever? Teenagers are always committing petty crimes‚ and some are more sever then others. Most of the time when juveniles are charged for crimes‚ they are sent to Juvenile Hall. But what if the crime requires more punishment than that? Some teenagers are committing crimes so sever that they’re being tried as adults and serving life in prison without parole. The Supreme Court is now considering whether this sentence constitutes ‘cruel and unusual’
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Pink pouty lips‚ rosy‚ dewy skin‚ flowing silken hair; America has become obsessed with creating this near-impossible to achieve standard for beauty by which everyone should be judged‚ women‚ men‚ children‚ and now the dead not excluded. And what is not attainable in life‚ is made attainable‚ and almost mandatory‚ in death. Western obsession with beauty is reflected in how they prepare the body of the deceased. On the first page of the essay‚ it is said that that practice of embalming and primping
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