throughout their forms of text. ‘The Matrix’ (1999)‚ directed by the Wachowski Brothers‚ and the allegory ‘Animal Farm’ (first published in 1945)‚ written by George Orwell‚ both convey the same themes and morals. The values presented by both Orwell and the Wachowski Brothers are abuse of power‚ lack of privacy and manipulation of people by the use of propaganda. The use of power can be taken for granted; it can be used for good or evil. In the movie‚ ‘The Matrix’ and the novel ‘Animal Farm’ they both
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Movie critics and philosophers alike agree that the movie "The Matrix" is indeed based upon certain Platonic themes from Book VII of The Republic. In this story entitled "The Allegory of the Cave‚" he describes a dark underground cave where a group of people are sitting in one long row with their backs to the cave’s entrance. Chained to their chairs from an early age‚ all the humans can see is the distant cave wall in from of them. The shadows of statues held by unseen puppet handlers’ reflect
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In 1949‚ audiences met Willy Loman in a play entitled Death of a Salesman. In 1984. readers met Case and Molly in a novel entitled Neuromancer. Finally‚ in 1999‚ viewers met Neo in a film entitled The Matrix. In a span of 5 decades‚ these three works drew the attention of millions and were admired for their unique approaches on bringing groundbreaking ideas of reality into view. By thorough examination of these three works‚ a common theme is discovered despite obvious differences of setting and medium
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Anti-Drug Legislation Matrix CJA/354 January 19‚ 2013 Anti-Drug Legislation Matrix Complete the matrix by selecting three states to add below Federal. Then‚ answer each question listed in the first row for each corresponding law. | Is marijuana illegal? | What are the penalties for possession of cocaine? | What are the penalties for possession of heroin? | What are the penalties for possession of prescription drugs? | What is the blood alcohol level for a driving while intoxicated
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Matrix- Movie Review The Matrix is the second film of the writer/director team Larry and Andy Wachowski‚ who have once again hit the mark with their science fiction thriller with the perfect balance of action‚ excitement and suspense. The Matrix didn’t follow the trend of many other sci-fi films of this era‚ which are becoming less and less reliant on plot and focusing their attention on special effects‚ which can often result in them becoming boring and predictable. Instead the Matrix achieved
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Paper #4 Why the BCS should implement a playoff system In five out of the last ten seasons in Division One college football‚ there has been an undefeated team that did not get the opportunity to play for a national championship‚ and three of those times they were beaten out by a one-loss team. Also‚ in nine of the last ten seasons‚ there have been more than two teams with the same amount of losses as a team that got the opportunity to play for a national championship. The BCS‚ Bowl Championship
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BCS vs. Playoff System In college football‚ the BCS system has been around since 1998 and has become well established. The BCS system is well established but has accumulated much criticism over the years due to inefficiencies with the system. Like history shows‚ as time passes‚ people find better and more efficient ways to do things. In this case‚ a large percentage of college football fans would like to see college football take on a playoff system versus the traditional BCS system. According
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Draft Rationale Statement. Raven Investment Consultants has selected two stocks that would be excellent additions to your investment portfolio. Firstly we recommend Unilever a multinational food company‚ which has known growth in both revenue and volume in the third quarter thanks to strong demand from emerging markets‚ respectively a sales growth of 6 percent and a volume growth of 3.4 percent. The stock was the strongest climber on the Amsterdam Exchange Index. These results are largely due
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Skepticism and The Matrix What is skepticism? Skepticism to me is not knowing or being able to trust anything. However‚ that was my original opinion‚ now going through and from what I’ve learned and read‚ I believe that skepticism is a doubting of claims in which are set forth in various areas‚ along with what I mentioned above. Having knowledge of an outside world is basically believing that waking life is but a dream‚ and there is something beyond what we are experiencing now‚ that there is a
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BCG Matrix of KFC KFC’s parent company is Yum! Brands‚ Inc.‚ the world’s largest restaurant company in terms of system restaurants‚ with more than 37‚000 locations in more than 120 countries and territories and employing more than one million associates. Yum! is ranked number 239 on the Fortune 500 List‚ with revenues exceeding $11 billion in 2008. Therefore‚ KFC is well-known in the world; the market growth of KFC is low which mean the market would hard to grow anymore. KFC is in the ‘Cash Cows’
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