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    off when I realized that Sean Combs or P. Diddy played the part of Walter Lee Younger. The fact that I’ve seen him in much more of a comedic role such as the one he played in the movie Get Him To The Greek made me question whether he was the right actor to play a serious role in this film. When I watched more of the movie I noticed that he played the part perfectly and even though it was weird watching him play a serious role he did a very good job doing it. When I was reading the play I pictured

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    Looking for Richard Review

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    A freezing winter morning it was‚ the breeze beating against my chest makes me wonder… Wait‚ how did I get here? I thought I was reading Pacino’s Looking for Richard Review? That’s exactly what you’re doing‚ and this pleasant surprise is about all the insight I can give you about the fantasy sto… I mean ‘docudrama type thing’. Yes ‘Docudrama type thing’ as described personally by the narrator Al Pacino. The opening scene with the cold winter background‚ leave less grounds and the grey skies that

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    Richard the Third

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    Module A When considered together the texts in module a provide us with rich insights into human condition. IN what ways is the complexity of human experience explored in comparing the two texts you have studied in this modules. Human condition is defined as the positive and negative aspects of existence as a human being. In Shakespeare’s ‘King Richard III’‚ human condition is shown throughout the play through the words of the characters‚ but most noticeable is through antagonist Richard and

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    Throughout Al Pacino’s Looking for Richard and Shakespeare’s King Richard III‚ there are many similarities between both texts. This can be seen through values such as the importance of integrity as well as trust. However‚ it is only to a certain extent that both texts portray these similar values. Throughout Al Pacino’s modern remake of Looking for Richard‚ many modern cinematic techniques such as the specific use of colours‚ rearrangement of the original text as well as comparisons made in commentary

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    Tim Burton is an amazing author‚ producer‚ artist‚ and animator. Although he has many things on his plate‚ he’s also an extraordinary director. Many of his films were nominated to get awards‚ and many of them got awards. So as you can see‚ he is a very successful man. It wasn’t easy though. Part of why Burton created amazing films was because of the cinematic techniques he used in them. A cinematic technique Burton uses is sound/music. The purpose of sound and music is to express characters feelings

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    Connection between texts shapes your understanding of context and values Examinations of Shakespeare’s play ’King Richard III’ and Pacino’s docu-drama ’Looking for Richard’ reveals relationships between the texts and their respective audience. The fifteenth century and twentieth century contexts demonstrates the values of each text and enables understanding of how the film enriches the ideas presented in the play. ’King Richard III’ portrays a hateful‚ corrupted Richard exploring divine justice

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    Ethics in Criminal Justice

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    Ethical Paper 1 Code of conduct is a set of rules outlining the responsibilities and expectations of a particular person who is a member of a group or even a community. When I analyze the definition of code of conduct I think of the word laws and how both definitions are different and similar to one another. The definition of laws is a system of rules‚ regulations‚ principles‚ and guidelines that are established and enforced by an institution

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    Practical Intelligence Practical intelligence is intelligence that is related to the overall success of living and is learned through observation of another’s behavior. It is intelligence in terms of non-academic‚ career‚ and personal success. Individuals who have a high practical intelligence have the ability to learn general norms and apply them appropriately. Testing of practical intelligence measures the ability to employ principles in solving everyday problems. Practical intelligence

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    How has the study of the connection between your set texts shaped your understanding of context and values? The exploration of William Shakespeare’s play ‘King Richard III’ and Al Pacino’s 1996 doco-drama film ‘Looking for Richard’ reveals the explicit relationships between each text and their respective audience. The Elizabethan and twentieth century contexts in each of these texts are important as it demonstrates the value of each text and enables the understanding of how the film enriches the

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    Film Report: Casablanca (1942) Ques.1- Rick and Lazlo can be said to represent two different types of heroism. How would you categorize each one as a hero? What qualities‚ of any‚ do they share? How do they most differ from each other? Ans: Rick was a hero of friendship. He had been in a long mourn situation because of Ilsa. He loved Ilsa a lot but she did not accompany her from Paris to Casablanca‚ which became the reason of mourn for Rick. After some time in the movie‚ Rick came to know the

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