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    director of the film is Paul Mcguigan‚ who decided to take some creative liberty on the story. This new spin on the classic tale‚ is shown through the eyes of Igor Victor’s hunchback assistant played by Daniel Radcliffe. Which is highly interesting because

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    In the article “Fat and Happy: In Defense of Fat Acceptance” written by Mary Ray Worley‚ she points out that obesity is considered negative‚ because society has determined that it is. She supports this idea‚ by reflecting back to her personal experiences of attending the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA) convention in San Diego‚ which is a convention to support and love yourself. Worley claimed it was like “another planet‚” because of the “diversity” of sizes. According to Worley

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    An Adopted Champion of the Youth Movement The Graduate‚ directed by Mike Nichols and starring Dustin Hoffman is not only critically hailed as a one of the greatest films of all time‚ it is also one of the most financially successful films of all time.1 Although initially looked over by the established Hollywood elite‚ the film found a home with an underrepresented and frustrated youth culture that was taking root in the 1960s. Its success lay in its effective portrayal and communication of the

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    Campus Wedding

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    The Campus Wedding On March 31‚ Mary Jackson announced that she and Larry Adams were going to be married at April 22. There were many things to do considering they have only 21 Days. First is the reserve of the church‚ it takes a day to reserve the church and reception hall‚ and they need 17 days notice‚ and after that to decorate the church will take 3 days. An extra $100 contribution on Sunday will cut the notice to 10 Days. Second thing is the maid of honor is in Guatemala and it will take

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    Hoosiers, Film Analysis

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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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    Film Noir Analysis

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    Film Noir is most often seen as a man’s world- the hard boiled detective is the ultimate masculine hero‚ and the he fits right into the dirty world around him. However‚ with a shift in perspective‚ we see that just maybe the opposite gender are the ones who are the heroes of the genre. The women are certainly memorable. Through analyzation of the typical hero’s journey and comparison to the stories of the women in film noir‚ we see that they are the true heroes of the genre. This again begs the

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    Feminist Film Analysis

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    “I would argue that feminist film studies is not only still alive and well‚ but has‚ in fact‚ become much more heterogeneous‚ dynamic‚ and open in its scope‚ encompassing not just film analysis but also television and new media studies…” says Karen Hollinger from Feminist Film Studies (Hollinger 19). Film’s have definitely grown and expanded from the years pass. Women are now starting to be given roles other than those to please the male eye such as the girlfriend‚ secretary‚ receptionist‚ or mother

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    Anthropological Approaches* to *The* Study of Language S*ystems Language: The arbitrary vocal symbols human beings use to encode and communicate about their experience of the world and of one another. Linguistics: the scientific study of language Linguistic anthropologists study how language is formed and how it works‚ the history and development of language and the relationships between language and other aspects of culture Throughout time a change in language through modern

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    Film Analysis: Babel

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    many languages. “Babel” takes place in Morocco‚ North America‚ Mexico and Tokyo where many different languages are spoken throughout the movie. The main theme of the movie is lack of communication and miss-communication amongst the characters. The film is divided into four parts: the American couple‚ the shooter kid‚ the Japanese girl‚ the two Americans children’s nursery maid that brings them to her sons weeding in Mexico. Each of these stories is close to the other‚ and the causes of each story

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    Rosewood Film Analysis

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    HARSHEEN DYAL ROSEWOOD FILM ANALYSIS The film “Rosewood” has a lot of impact on black and white people throughout the century. This movie is directed by John Singleton‚ and is based on the real incident that took place in 1923 in Florida. Rosewood is based on the massacre that took place in 1923 in Rosewood‚ Florida that claimed many African American’s lives. During that time‚ segregated African Americans felt unprotected from the hatred of the white people. It is a story about how middle class

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