preceding Neil Armstrong’s walk on the Moon in 1969. The success of sending two men to walk across the land of another celestial body was more than a large scale science experiment for the United States- it was an affirmation of American ingenuity‚ it boosted national morale in an uneasy time‚ and ended the decade on an uplifted note. This work seeks to examine Neil Armstrong’s walk on the Moon‚ most specifically‚
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Being different isn’t a bad thing. It just means you’re fearless and not afraid to be yourself.~Unknown Source In the realistic fiction novel Walk Two Moons‚ by Sharon Creech‚ Salamanca is a 13 year old girl who used to live in Bybanks Kentucky. Salamanca Hiddle conveys several unique personality traits. First‚ Sal is Brave‚ Secondly‚ Sal is Observant‚ Finally‚ Sal is funny Sal is a really interesting character that is super fun to read about. One unique character trait that Sal possesses is Being
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Grant Godfrey Film Appreciation 11/27/09 Glory or Death A Film Analysis of “300” Most people have heard the story of King Leonidas and the bold three hundred; but for the people that have never heard of the three hundred Spartans until the movie came out‚ it definitely opened their eyes after viewing the film. Some do not understand why this story is one of the most amazing ones in Greek history‚ mostly the people who do not know much about it. It is an inspirational story that tells us many
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CHANGE Assessment Task TASK 1: TEXT RESPONSE: REMEMBER THE TITANS produced by Jerry Bruckheimer [film]-TEXT RESPONSE SHEET: SUMMARY OF MATERIAL Remember The Titans is a film text‚ centred by the issue of race and how it is triumphantly overcome. It is an uplifting story how an American town‚ Alexandria‚ conquered overwhelming resentment‚ friction and disharmony brought on by racial discrimination and mistrust. The town is further thrown into chaos‚ as protests rage over the killing of an African-American
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and hope.” (Page 117) -Salva Dut In Sudan the water is the hardest thing to get‚ imagine you going to walk 5 miles to get a 45lb water jug‚ then put on your head and walk another 5 mile all the way back home‚ but the water in the jug is full of insects and bacteria that can make you sick or even death after while the natural water will dry up so you and your family have to move with it and you walk again for miles they hope to find water and they won’t get killed by humans or animals. Salva is changing
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Alister Grierson’s film Kokoda (2006) is historically accurate to a limited extent. The film is based on the experiences of 39th Battalion fighting against Japanese forces in the 1942 Kokoda Campaign. The representation of the Australian Soldiers and the Japanese Soldiers were in favour of the Australians. Unbiased representation is important to understand both sides of the war. The problems with food and equipment supply do not quite show in the film‚ although the audience still gets a feel to
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is given the greenlight by 20th century Fox and the budget of 11 million dollars to film his creation. The film was released on Memorial Day weekend of that year‚ and we all know the rest is history. Now‚ flash forward to modern day. The United States is overseas battling foreign powers‚ the nation’s first African American is in the Whitehouse‚ and Justin Bieber is dominating our air
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Hollywood perspective as other countries make their own films even compete against the familiar style. Transnational films break through both ‘national’ and ‘international’ forms and can be taken on a global and local scale. Though‚ it does not limit media to one country‚ but works across many national cultures and economies. Films are not limited to just one country; they can be filmed across one or in many. Although‚ due to the original context of the film‚ not every country may be able to fully grasp all
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Hoosiers Film Analysis Why I selected Hoosiers Let me first begin by saying I am a huge sports fan. I played almost every sport growing up and have always loved watching sports‚ in particular college basketball and any type of football. I saw Hoosiers a few times growing up and enjoyed it every time. In my opinion it is one of the greatest sports movies of all time. The acting of Gene Hackman is definitely an Oscar winning performance. Even though this is not based on a true story it is
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Kyle Duffy PSY 341 Remember the Titans is a 2000 Walt Disney Film starring Denzel Washington. The film is based on the true story of a 1971 high school football team in Virginia during their first year of desegregation. Herman Boone‚ a black man‚ is picked to be the head coach of the team which causes uproar with members of the white community. When Boone named coach‚ the white players threaten to boycott the football program. Because of this‚ the previous coach Bill Yoast‚ a white man‚ decides
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