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    Second Life

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    online worlds such as Second Life. After learning about Second Life in class‚ various research and creating an avatar online and exploring the virtual world‚ I am amazed at everything it has to offer. Second Life is not only a type of internet game‚ it is a space where there are no limits to your creativity and expression. Strong communities are created and are even supported by the avatars’ own financial system‚ the Linden economy. Second Life is a place where you can meet and interact with millions

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    idea of a hero’s journey‚ also called as the monomyth. Written in 1949 by Joseph Campbell‚ the book uses worldwide examples in order to highlight the similarities found in every heros journey‚ which can be seen in Coraline. one can see how in Coraline also passes threw different hero phases such as the call to adventure‚ refusual of the call and the crossing of the first threshold‚ just to name a few. To start with‚ one of the first things of the monomyth found in “Coraline” is the call to adventure

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    Manifest Destiny: “expansion of the United States through the American continents were inevitable and justified” Avatar: They thought that importance to get into the Avatar world and destroy Omaticaya‚ the Home Tree. The scientists and destructors feel that it is necessary to do this because Unobtanium is what is within the tree and it sells for very high in the US. The contents were “inevitable” to not get because they are worth so much and there could be a huge economic boom in their company if

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    English 4th Genre Task D Which Science Fiction film is more evolved‚ District 9 or Avatar? General themes of Science Fiction films such as aliens vs. humans‚ futuristic/alternate settings‚ the use of advanced technology and the exploration of popular societal and cultural issues are used to prove the argument. In District 9‚ like many typical Science Fiction films‚ the ‘other’ is the alien which invades Earth for its resources. The pre-1999 film‚ Men in Black‚ introduces us to aliens who live among

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    Avatar was released by 20th Century Fox and was directed by James Cameron and has been one of the most anticipated movies of the decade that grossed over $2.78 billion worldwide. James Cameron had made sure that Avatar is nothing like what the audience has seen before. Avatar was released by 20th Century Fox in 2009. 20th Century Fox is one of the six major American film studios which produced some of the best grossing films of all time including the Star Wars and X-Men franchise. The director

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    Céline Smith Task D - 4th genre Essay 1 February 2015 District 9 is more evolved as a science fiction film than Avatar if one analyses the following themes portrayed in the films: The Alien as the “other”‚ Genetic transformation and Dystopia through the use of camera angles and shots‚ colours and music. District 9’s prawns are seen as disgusting creatures that have no recognizable hierarchy‚ no drive and no understanding of their situation. They are just animals that have the misfortune

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    change the settings on their avatar so that no one would see their break apart. As well as preventing bullying‚ a student could change their avatar to match their gender. For example if a student were transgender‚ they could chose to use an avatar they could use a gender of avatar that can convey their gender. This would completely destroy all gender stereotypes. Although I believe that school will be open to many avatars‚ I believe that there will be limits on avatars‚ such as maybe not choosing

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    With A Thousand Faces. New York: The World Publishing Co.‚ 1956. “The Hero with A Thousand Faces‚” is a cross-cultural study of comparative mythologies based in folklore‚ religion‚ and mythology. Campbell elaborates on the concept of a “monomyth.” The “monomyth” is an attempt to link various stories together‚ showing variations of a theme that are common in many texts‚ regardless of origin This book helps the reader see common mythic themes in different stories. Pearson‚ C. (1989). The hero within:

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    ​ I really was excited to write my essay on the movie Avatar which is one of my favorite films‚ it was released in 2009.  This movie correlates about society and different kinds of people in it.  It connects very well to all of the four perspectives. The functionalist‚ Conflict Perspective‚ and lastly The Symbolic Interaction. One of the main characters is Jake Sully‚ a former Marine who is in a wheelchair. He is very Bitter and disillusioned‚ but he’s still a warrior at heart. Jake wanted something

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    and all I had to do was sit there and learn it! So I’m guessing if you do it that way you would have at least three weeks of solid revision‚ xx Yeah I think I’ll start my notes Thanks for good advice xxx Reply Jessca’s Avatar Jessca 27-09-2011 11:24 42 Heya‚ I love sociology and my memory for all the information is great. The only thing which fails me is I cannot write an essay for my life! I know all the A01 and A02 but have no idea how to structure

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