This clip from the 2009 science fiction disaster film 2012 shows the scene where Kate Curtis (Amanda Peet)‚ the protagonist’s former wife‚ and her boyfriend Gordon Silberman (Thomas McCarthy) experience a massive‚ earth-shattering earthquake in a supermarket. The editing in this scene primarily serves to induce suspense in the audience. Suspense is created is using cross-cuts between the settings of outside the supermarket and inside. By cutting between the dialogue of couple inside and brief looks
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A fail global warming experiment of the nations with the intention of controlling global warming kills off most life on the planet. Snowpiercer is the name of the very long train that travels around the globe via a continuing –motion engine‚ with the final survivors aboard divided by a class system‚ each car defined the class level of the passengers. With the elites in the front and the poor on the tail. Led by Curtis‚ a small group of the poorest class citizens living at the back of the train are
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In the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton‚ the main character Ponyboy undergoes several changes over the course of the story. At the beginning of the story Ponyboy has a very negative view of the rival gang the Socs. However by the end of the novel he comes to the realization that the gang he belongs to‚ the Greasers‚ is not much different than the Socs. At the beginning of the novel Ponyboy believes that the Greasers and the Socs are completely different. When Ponyboy was talking to Cherry he
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S. E. Hinton wrote ‘The Outsiders’ when he was sixteen years old. She did not just write the book‚ but she really felt it and lived it. While the author was writing this book she looked back and realized how important it was to have another life. One day‚ her friend was walking home and a couple of “nice” kids jumped out of a car and just started to beat her friend up because they did not like that he was a greaser. Hinton went home and started writing the story of the boy who was beaten up by rich
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Looking at “The Outsider”‚ it has a narrator in a First Person Point of View‚ and he is often unreliable. The narrator of “The Outsider” often shows his low level of knowledge‚ as stated in the text by H.P. Lovecraft the narrator says “From such books I learned all I know. No teacher urged or guided me‚ and I do not recall hearing any human voice in all those years - not even my own; for although I had read of speech‚ I had never thought to try to speak aloud.” This sentence he states shows us the
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“I don’t mind being hated‚ but I hate being misunderstood.” (Anonymous). No one likes to be misunderstood. Whether it is based on something he/she said or the entire person‚ the thought of being misjudged causes the majority of people much aggravation. Outsiders‚ or people that do not belong‚ are often misjudged and misunderstood. One may be considered an outsider based on numerous characteristics. For example‚ people are often misjudged in regard to their culture. Whether assuming that
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The Outsiders Compare and Contrast October 4‚ 1957 Soviet R-7 worldwide airborne missile launched Sputnik‚ it’s the world’s first false satellite and the first man-made item to be placed into the Earth’s orbit. The launch came as a surprise toward most Americans. Then in 1958 the USA launched their own satellite “Explorer I.” President Eisenhower produced two national security-oriented space programs at the same time as NASA’s program. The first was initiated by the US Air Force‚ it gave its self
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"insider" and "outsider" ethicists would find the best and culturally sensitive form of morality for particular cultures. For this to have any meaning however‚ a description is required for both "insider" and "outsider". An "insider"‚ as termed by Crocker‚ is "one who is counted‚ recognized‚ or accepted by himself/herself
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The outsiders have been banned in some public school in the United States. It is considered a “ bad example” for young people because it has characters that smoke‚ drink‚ swear and fight. It even includes a murder. Using examples from the book‚ how can you convince the class that this book actually contains good morals and examples for young people? The Outsiders has been banned in some public schools in the United States because “bad examples” are all throughout the book. I believe the book
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Dallas “Dally” Winston: Social Clique: Greasers Age: 17 Status: Deceased * Reason- Provoked police to shoot him because he got a heater out. Abilities/ Strengths: Street smart‚ knows how to use a variety of different weapons like guns‚ blades‚ etc. Natural born leader; Strong personality; excellent fighter; stereotypical “bad boy”. Tougher‚ colder and meaner than rest of the greasers. His parents were very abusive of him Criminal Past: "The real character of the gang‚" Dally was arrested
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