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    wildfire in the back of her throat. You see much like drugs‚ the need for recognition‚ acceptance‚ and love is an addiction and can very often influence the choices we make. This is depicted in the 1950 film‚ Sunset Boulevard ‚ written and directed by Billy Wilder. Drugs can often cause a distortion in the addicts reality. For aging former child star‚ Norma Desmond‚ the need for recognition led to distortion within her own reality. Norma lives in the past‚ and feeds off what she was‚ as well as what

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    Visual techniques are used in the film Billy Elliot directed by Steven Daldry to help the viewer develop deeper ideas about how society accepts homosexuality and other things that are usually looked upon as “not right “. Steven uses a range of visual techniques such as camera angles/shots‚ acting‚ and symbols to show us how people react when someone is seen as different and doesn’t hesitate to show it. Steven Daldry uses camera angles and shots in the film to show facial expression and how people

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    wielded against the defenseless villagers of Eurasia‚ both arguably great leaders just went at it differently. This is true of all leaders‚ including those featured in “The Flying Machine” “Leiningen versus the ants” and “Where have you gone charming Billy”. Of the three characters featured in leadership roles or roles of power in these stories‚ The Emperor from “The Flying Machine” exhibits the

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    here are two great debates under the broad heading of Science vs. God. The more familiar over the past few years is the narrower of the two: Can Darwinian evolution withstand the criticisms of Christians who believe that it contradicts the creation account in the Book of Genesis? In recent years‚ creationism took on new currency as the spiritual progenitor of "intelligent design" (I.D.)‚ a scientifically worded attempt to show that blanks in the evolutionary narrative are more meaningful than its

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    On November 28‚ 2014 Gail Collins wrote about women’s struggle for equality when working while pregnant. Peggy Young‚ a former United Parcel Service driver‚ has battled for eight years about whether she could carry a 21-pound package during her third pregnancy. In an entertaining‚ and informational way‚ Collins discusses the facts and arguments for the case. Collins rarely expresses her opinion in this editorial. The style and tone of this writing piece is argumentative and factual. When trying

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    Suzanne Collins integrated various themes to create an exciting and unforgettable story of "The Hunger Games". These themes come together‚ giving the book different characteristics and enables entertainment to a wide range of audience. Four themes that considerably influence the story and its characters are strength‚ power‚ love and control. Strength displays the qualities and characteristics of a character‚ allowing us to learn more about them and how they develop throughout the book. Power‚ such

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    Both Nick Carraway and Billy Flynn are the only characters in Chicago or the Great Gatsby that know all of the happenings in their respective stories‚ though Nick doesn’t run everything like Flynn does‚ and is instead a mere observer who ends up being the catalyst for the events taking place in the book. Billy Flynn is portrayed multiple times as an entertainer and show man who manipulates the opinions and emotions of his audience. When talking to the press after he agrees to work Roxie’s case he

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    In Billy Golfus’ journey to find his kindred spirits‚ he highlighted two compelling ideas in his documentary “When Billy Broke His Head… and Other Tales of Wonder.” First‚ Billy talked about the discrimination against those with disabilities. Second‚ “care providers” treated these people as political “objects” for profit-making. It is indisputable society has generally labelled those with disabilities as “defective” and “abnormal.” As such‚ society believes these “sub-par” humans cannot perform

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    Nicholas Walters Period.6 Dialectic Journals |Quotes... |Responses... | | | | |1. ’and I couldn’t say no. how could I” |There has been times in my life where I just couldnt say no just because

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    Song: "We met as soul mates" The soldiers were enthusiastic‚ buddies‚ and hopeful for a better life. "We left as inmates‚ from an asylum" The soldiers dreams/ideas of heroism‚ and valour were completely wrong "And we were so gung ho to lay down our lives" The soldiers thought they’d be heroes‚ that when they came back‚ they would be revered as fighters for freedom. "And WE were sharp; as sharp as knives" "And THEY were sharp; As sharp as knives" Equalizes America and Vietnam. Both were as

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