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    Sobel “Benny and Joon” "Benny and Joon" is a movie full of cute eccentrics‚ characters whose quirks are the very essence of their appeal. This movie tells of a sweet‚ long-suffering mechanic named Benny (Aidan Quinn) who struggles to take care of his erratic sister‚ Joon (Mary Stuart Masterson) who has a mental illness that is never explained. Their home life is further complicated midway through the film by the arrival of Sam (Johnny Depp) who is as far from contemporary reality as Joon happens

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    Joon Pearl Disorders

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    herself. From the movie Benny and Joon; the character Joon is mentally ill and suffers from Asperger syndrome and schizophrenia behaviors. Her obsession to her daily routine is abnormal compared to others around her. Joon’s behavior affects others around her‚ especially her older brother Benny (her caretaker). In the future‚ she finds a special person to help her overcomes most of these symptoms and become independent and live alone with the special person; Sam. As Joon; having these disorders

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    Benny And Joon Essay

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    the movie‚ Benny & Joon By Jeremiah S. Chechik‚ colour is used in many occasions to develop the audience’s understanding of the characters. Specifically‚ Joon. In the beginning of the film a montage of Joon painting and a train travelling is displayed. Giving us our first impressions of Joon. The next scene where we learn a lot about Joon is when she is snorkeling in traffic. We learn the extent of her disabilities. Towards the end of the movie one of the final scenes is when Benny and Sam visit

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    has acted in a plethora of movies‚ but in Benny and Joon and some others‚ his physical movements are very similar to some very famous silent film actors. Johnny’s character‚ Sam‚ is an eccentric one: he’s awkward‚ silly‚ and has a very imaginative mind. Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton acted as fathers to Johnny’s acting‚ leading him to new ideas‚ more characters in his career‚ extreme physical movement‚ and more explosive entertainment. In Benny and Joon‚ Johnny Depp’s physical reactive‚ and emotional

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    that affects the mind and that often comprises symptoms like disorganized speech‚ catatonic behavior and hallucinations. Joon from the movie‚ “Benny and Joon” exhibits most of these behaviors. Joon is a white female around her 20s that lives with her brother in his home. Joon doesn’t work or has a professional working status‚ instead she stays most of her time in her home. Joon doesn’t display other health problems aside from her mental disorder‚ and also we do not know much of her own family mental

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    Benny Goodman

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    Claire Raines Period 4 3-12-12 Benny Goodman‚ The Swing King Considered one of the greatest jazz players ever‚ Benjamin David Goodman‚ or Benny Goodman‚ was called the King of Swing. The ninth child of eleven was ten or so when he picked up the clarinet. After a year he was performing impressions of Ted Lewis for a little pocket money. When he was fourteen he was playing for a band that featured the famous Bix Beiderbecke. By sixteen he was known as far as the west coast and was invited

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    Benny Carter

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    Benny Carter (1907-2003) “I don’t know that I’ve made any real contribution‚ I’ve done what I’ve set out to do‚ that was have fun with the music‚ enjoy it‚ perform it‚ listen to it‚ and I have‚ to my satisfaction‚ achieved much that I had not even thought of.” Benny Carter July 12‚

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    Marriage and Benny

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    In the short story Benny‚ by Mordecai Richler‚ Benny is a short‚ skinny‚ middle aged man with a narrow looking face. He is known as a dumbie by others but deep down is a kind‚ hard working man. The constant comparison to others‚ from his father‚ is a source of frustration in Benny’s life that ultimately drives him crazy. Benny failed his class in grade nine. His teacher wrote a note home claiming Benny was not a student‚ but has all the makings of a good citizen. That proves he was not smart

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    Benny Goodman

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    Benny Goodman Benjamin David Goodman was born on May 30th‚ 1909‚ in Chicago‚ Illinois. He was the ninth of twelve children born from the poor Jewish couple David Goodman and Dora Grisinsky. Benny formally studied music at the famed Hull House‚ and by the age of 10 was a skilled clarinetist. At the age of 13‚ Benny’s father enrolled him and two of his older brothers in music lessons at the Kehelah Jacob Synagogue. His early influences were New Orleans jazz clarinetists working in Chicago‚ notably

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    Benny, the war in Europe

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    Benny‚ the war in Europe‚ and Myerson’s Daughter Bella’ Essay: This short story takes us back to ww2‚ in a Jewish community in Montreal. The author‚ Mordecai Richler talks about a young boy who went to war in 1941‚ and got discharged and sent home before the war ended. His name was Benny‚ a short and skinny man with long narrowed face‚ pulpy mouth and soft black eyes. His farther Mr Garber wasn’t afraid of sending his son to war nor did his mother Mrs Garber

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