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    Kevin Miss York English 10 4/16/13 The Man That was Chiseled Out of Stone “I figure that by the time I’m really old‚ somebody at the Academy Awards will get the bright idea to give me some sort of plaque‚ I’ll be so old‚ they’ll have to carry me up there”. Clint Eastwood said this quote because he is still seen as a leader today‚ even though he is old; this shows that Clint Eastwood will never be forgotten. He may be awarded more plaques as he ages. He has shown power by the tremendous

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    Composers

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    Since then‚ the work has had over 140 performances by the most prestigious orchestras in America. His work with Peter Jackson on The Lord of the Rings trilogy stands as his best achievement‚ earning him three Academy Awards. He has also been honored with four Grammy and three Golden Globe awards. (http://www.howardshore.com/biography/) Howard Shore was born in Canada‚ October 18th‚ 1946. After studying music at Boston’s Berklee College of Music‚ Shore started a music group called Lighthouse. He toured

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    24 June 2009 Paper I: Marlee Matlin - Deaf Actress‚ Cultural Icon Marlee Beth Matlin was born on August 24‚ 1965 in Morton Grove‚ Illinois to Libby and Donald Matlin. She is the youngest and the only female of three children. She is an Academy Award winning actress and a world renowned spokesperson for various organizations. Marlee lives in the greater Los Angeles area with her husband‚ law enforcement officer Kevin Grandalski‚ and their four children‚ Sarah‚ Brandon‚ Tyler and Isabelle. These

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    Mike Nichols

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    Nichols is a German-born American director and writer for movies‚ television and theater and also a producer and comedian. He started his career in the 1950s along with Elaine May who is also a talented director screenwriter and actress. Nichols won Academy Award for his movie titled The Graduate in 1968. His other notable films are Who ’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf‚ Bird Cage‚ Carnal Knowledge‚ Working Girl‚ Closer and the most recent TV miniseries called Angels in America which airs on HBO. This paper

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    Katharine Hepburn

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    Katharine Hepburn Graceful‚ charming‚ hilarious‚ self-confident‚ hard-working‚ determined‚ outrageous…Katharine Hepburn has been gathering adjectives for years‚ adding them to her image with carelessness and calculation. In an era of changing roles for women‚ Katharine Hepburn was able to use her influence on the American film to stand out as an early role model of the modern American woman. She had the essence of the successful adventuress: no mater the challenge‚ she survived in tact with

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    Forrest Gump - Mise-En-Scene

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    landscapes and backboards for us‚ the ultimate image also known as the mise-en-scene. My favorite film of all time is Forrest Gump. Forrest Gump will go down in history as one of the greatest films ever made. This film was nominated for thirteen Academy Awards‚ and took home six of them. This is in part because of the phenomenal cast and crew members involved in the production of this film; individuals such as the director‚ cinematographer‚ and art director‚ to the actors‚ sound people‚ and most importantly

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    Film Prioritization

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    points. This case study will also need ‘want’ objectives. These are assigned a weighting for their relative importance‚ however they are not critical to the company’s mission. Those ‘want’ objectives are as follow: to be nominated for and win an academy award for best Picture of the year‚ create at least one new animated character each year‚ generate additional merchandise revenue such as dolls‚ action figures‚ interactive games‚ music CDs‚ raise public consciousness about environmental issues‚ general

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    Marlee Matlin

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    from doing the things she loves. “I have always resisted putting limitations on myself‚ both professionally and personally.” The first time Marlee was noticed was in the play “Children of Lesser a God.” Marlee got many awards‚ but she is the only deaf actress to win an Academy Award. She is on the show currently on the show switched at brith. She has also written three books about her life and how it was like growing up being the only one deaf in her family and around her friends. 10 interesting

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    Audrey Hepburn: More than a Female Actress Audrey Hepburn once said‚ "People‚ even more than things‚ have to be restored‚ renewed‚ revived‚ reclaimed‚ and redeemed; never throw out anyone” (qtd. in Connors). Audrey truly lived by this philosophy‚ she volunteered many years for UNICEF‚ and encourages all females to live beyond the labels. To truly understand how Audrey Hepburn was a revolutionary figure we have to look at her early life‚ acting career‚ and her work for UNICEF. Hepburn was a very

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    Dallas Brown ASL Biography Essay Professor Wooten November 14‚ 2015 Marlee Matlin Marlee Beth Matlin was born on August 24‚ 1965‚ in Morton Grove‚ Illinois. Her father operated a used-car dealership‚ her mother sold jewelry‚ and she was the youngest of three. Matlin was only 18 months old when an illness permanently destroyed all of her hearing in her right ear and 80% of the hearing in her left ear because of this she is legally deaf. Matlin parents chose to educate her in their community rather

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