Citizen Kane is a 1941 American drama film by Orson Welles‚ its producer‚ co-author‚ director and star. The picture was Welles’s first feature film. Nominated for Academy Awards in nine categories‚ it won an Academy Award for Best Writing by Herman J. Mankiewicz and Welles. Considered by many critics‚ filmmakers‚ and fans to be the greatest film ever made‚ Citizen Kane was voted the greatest film of all time in five consecutive Sight & Sound polls of critics‚ until it was displaced by Vertigo in
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Alan Darley‚ in his article‚ Predication or Participation? What is the Nature of Aquinas’ Doctrine of Analogy‚ argues that the correct interpretation of analogy is a middle road between McInerny’s and Cajetans interpretation. He begins this discussion on whether the Thomistic doctrine of analogy is merely logical or also metaphysical. He seeks to do this using the two most predominant proponents for either of the views: Cajetan being the champion for metaphysical participation‚ and McInerny being
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Julie and Her Garlic Bread Michelle‚ brown eyed‚ 48 year old lady who walked with a slight hunch. She always wore bright red lipstick specifically designed to cover her dry‚ chapped lips. Her hair felt like hay and her wrinkles covered her face like art. She wore thrift clothes everyday‚ and she wore them proudly. Michelle was unemployed‚ and lived with her two dogs Lucy and Lola. She has had her dogs by her side since I can remember. They were inseparable. Michelle had a heart of gold and a sympathetic
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In the beginning of the film‚ Charles Foster Kane is seen on his deathbed whispering the word “rosebud‚” symbolizing his longing for his childhood. As he passes away‚ the snow globe he holds in his hands falls and smashes onto the floor. In many ways‚ Kane lived a life trapped in this snow globe‚ forever in search of a lost time when he was truly happy. Kane’s loneliness in life fuels his lack of self-understanding and his sudden forced separation from his family keeps him from maturing out of the
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children listen to “gangster rap” or any other form of harmful and vulgar music will turn them into a psychopathic cop killer. With the this being true in some cases‚ it can be a cause for concern. The problem that most parents actually have with these types of harmful music is that it changes the way their children act and speak towards
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The author‚ Alan Bloch‚ in his short story‚ “Men Are Different”‚ describes a futuristic world where mankind is extinct. He writes about a curious robot who is looking to expand his knowledge of mankind. When he finally meets a human he ends up killing him because he assumed that the man could be fixed like a robot. In his story he reveals that the assumptions are not always accurate. Bloch’s purpose for writing this is to show society that assumptions can lead you along the wrong path. I went into
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The History Boys Notes Alan Bennett was born May 9th 1934 in Leeds. He attended Leeds Modern School. In 1957 he graduated from Exeter College‚ Oxford University with a first class degree in medieval history. Like his favourite poet‚ Philip Larkin‚ Bennett is interested in and what lies beneath the surface appears in the lives of ordinary people- the play is about private lives‚ race‚ sexual orientation etc. In his introduction to ‘Talking Heads’ Bennett talks about his personal faith when he
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teenagers to stop listening to it will not work. It is the music producers’ jobs to understand the type of influence they have over the youth and make the change themselves. For example‚ some rappers in sub-Saharan Africa promote abstinence in their rap songs and the youth are positively affected by this message. So if singer changed their messages and talked more about safe sex or abstinence‚ committed relationships‚ respecting women‚ not drinking‚ smoking‚ using drugs‚ or violence as a way to solve
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VIOLENT AND VULGAR RAP LYRICS What happened to censorship? “Then shall we allow our children to listen to any story anyone happens to make up‚ and so receive into their minds ideas that often the very opposite of those we shall thing they ought to have when they are grown up?” Plato‚ The Republic While Plato may not have had rap music to contend with‚ he posed a question that could be a leading concept for a society concerned with the impact of today’s music on its kids. In
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COM/220 Bias‚ Rhetorical Devices and Argumentation August 4‚ 2010 Mike Smith The” Citizen Kane” speech given by Charles Foster Kane in 1941‚ who was campaigning for Governor starts off his speech by addressing his audience‚ attacking his opponent by using various fallacies of illogical argument.. First he starts off with blaming “boss Jim W. Getty and his political machine” the techniques that are used here are for the propose of making himself appear stronger‚ in his views and political agendas
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