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    and their importance. A connection is made to the real world‚ detailing why this is necessary to learn.) Students will be able to identify the different stages of the monomyth as they progress through stories. Students will also be able to qualify whether a story is in fact a monomyth or just contains certain elements of the monomyth. Input: (Also known as prior knowledge. What information is essential for the student to know before beginning the lesson? Detail how this will be communicated.) Teacher

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    Henry Jenkins: Theoretical concepts Defining Fandom With the word ‘fan’ being an abbreviated term for ‘fanatic’‚ the word itself is dynamic for it has shifted in meaning and appearance over time with regards to the context in which it is found being with regards to religion (a devotee to a form of “any excessive and mistaken enthusiasm”). However the word’s underlying meaning remains intact in the form of expressing fascination towards something or someone within a negative manner (as found within

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    The speech of the  avatar produced is  well understood by  the audiences.  Most grammar is  correct.  The speech of the  avatar produced is  generally  understood by the  audiences.   All required  elements are  included on the  presentation   Some grammar is  correct.  The speech of the  avatar produced is a  little bit confusing  to my audience.  Only basic  vocabulary used‚  sometimes  correctly‚  sometimes  incorrectly.   Little grammar is  correct.  The speech of the  avatar produced is  totally confusing

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    expanding the vision of a director to showcase his talent .Keeping the perspective of technology in our view ‚we move on to explain its impact on two very popular blockbuster movies of our time a) The Gladiator directed by Ridley Scott and b) The Avatar directed by James Cameroon. Gladiator is a historical epic film directed by Ridley Scott. The movie depicts the life of loyal Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius. He is shown to be betrayed by the Emperor ’s ambitious son‚ Commodus‚ who happens

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    As with Joseph Campbell‚ the monomyth pattern is seen in many movies and books. Stories in which the protagonist goes through struggles that are often unfair‚ but through hard work and faith they prevail and come out on top. They get knocked down‚ but they get back up. Three stories that repear this plot are Homer’s Oddyssey‚ Rocky‚ and Starwars. In Odyssey‚ Oddyseus is a leader of a tough war against the Trojans‚ where he comes out victorious. On his travels home he encounters countless obstacles

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    Comparison Essay Between Native people of Canada and Na’vi people of the movie called AVATAR VS. By: Marmik Vyas Comparison Essay Between Native People of Canada and Na’vi People of the movie called AVATAR. If we compare Native people of Canada to Na’vi people of the movie called AVATAR‚ there are a lot of differences like in the past‚ British people did not had much of technology‚ but in the movie earth people had so much of the technology. Because in the past British

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    these identities because of fear. I will use the films: Avatar and Memoirs of a Geisha as well as the novel: We Shall Not Weep by Johnny Masilela as references. Everyone creates identities for others. Often this is sub-conscious or unintended. We sometimes create these identities because carefully compiled propaganda and language have been used on us. From what we hear‚ we form identities. In the film‚ Avatar‚ Colonel Quartich‚ head of the Avatar programme‚ tells Jake Sully “ Every living thing that

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    Cameras in video games: comparing play in CounterStrike and the Doctor Who Adventures. Eric Laurier (Edinburgh University) & Stuart Reeves (University of Nottingham) Abstract Players of both first- and third- person perspective video games deploy a repertoire of analyses of the courses of actions of others with and through the game’s optics (be they other players or computer-generated actors). Visual activities of ‘looking around’‚ ‘scrutinising’ and ‘inspecting’ and so on‚ are achieved via

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    playing as characters of the opposite sex. This gender switching is making games not only challenging‚ but also confusing‚ and possibly embarrassing. Pham first introduces a character known as Cardinal‚ a woman avatar played by a man‚ Kenn Gold. Gold‚ a former army sergeant‚ chose a female avatar for tactical purposes‚ but was completely surprised by the way he was treated as a woman. He noted the pick-up lines and men’s unfortunate attempts at being "sophisticated and cool."(185) Pham elaborates on

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    Avatar One of the most interesting aspects of the movie Avatar is the culture that makes it up. The Na’vi is an entirely made up and brand new culture with language‚ norms‚ relationships‚ religion‚ and beliefs. Western civilization tries to move in on their land and their ways‚ believing the Na’vi are savage and primordial who must be living in the past due to their lack of modern technology uses and spending their every day and night in nature. The Na’vi have very close ties to their ancestors

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