ABOUT THE FILM In 1997‚ Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman offered to pay for the senior prom at Charleston High School in Mississippi under one condition: the prom had to be racially integrated. His offer was ignored. In 2008‚ Freeman offered again. This time the school board accepted‚ and history was made. Charleston High School had its first-ever integrated prom - in 2008. Until then‚ blacks and whites had had separate proms even though their classrooms have been integrated for decades
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People often struggle with making decisions. In the poem " The Love Song of J.Alfred"byT.S. Eliot‚ Prufrock" is a very indecisive man‚ which leads to depression and loneliness‚ showing that not making decisions leads to emptiness. Eliot shows this through tone and imagery. The use of tone express the indecisiveness of Prufrock. As the poem shows‚ Prufrock is often not sure if he should ask questions or not. One example of this is when Prufrock says‚ "Do a I dare?" (38). Prufrock is questioning
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was his blinder.” (17.4) This passage can make the reader realize that Billy was indeed not guilty of this crime. A person so kind and happy committing this kind of crime could not be possible. Billy did not have any intentions on hurting anyone‚ he was provoked by Claggart. Claggart was the type of person to start problems and since he did not like Billy‚ he would try to pick on him the most and one day at Vere’s cabin‚ Billy had enough of Claggart telling people lies about him. After building up
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category. He directed three well-known films like‚ Rear Window(1954)‚ Dial M for Murder(1954)‚ and Psycho(1960). I watched the film Dial M for Murder(1954). I thought it was a very good thriller that that kept you at the edge of your seat because you never knew what was going to happen next. Woody Allen who liked to do magic tricks and play the clarinet in his younger days tended to direct comedy films. He often worked with Diane Keaton(they made 8 films together)‚ Mia Farrow(his former lover)
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Faith Journey of Billy Joe Armstrong Green Day is a popular punk rock band that is somewhat Christian. The lead Singer was grew up a Christian and attended church every Sunday‚ when the lead singer Billy was only 10 years old his father Andy Armstrong died of cancer‚ as his father lay in his death bed Billy prayed to God begging for him not to take his father away from him (as they were both very close with each other) but God knew it was his father’s time to join him in Heaven. When he accepted
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Vice Principals‚ Teachers and fellow students‚ I am Coco Li from Class 5A. Today I would like to talk about a film I like. It is called Titanic. Film: Titanic Director: James Cameron Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio‚ Kate Winslet‚ Billy Zane‚ Kathy Bates Category: II Duration: 194 minutes Reviewed by: Coco Li Overall rating : ★★★★★ (1 = poor‚ 5 = excellent) Titanic is an American romantic film. The background of the Titanic is real‚ but the main plot is fictional. It is a story about passengers on Titanic
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there will be a time when we must choose between what is easy and what is right.” Billy Madison shows a lot of reasons why he took the easy way out and students should not be like him. He decides that he wants to go to school when he is pretty old and does not want to do his work. It shows students what is best for them. Billy Madison is a movie that should be shown in Language Arts I all over the world. The movie Billy Madison is an example of what not to do in the classroom. He makes fun of a kid
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daring personality‚ became a legend and encouraged a whole new generation of young people. The air marshal William Avery “Billy” Bishop was one of the most successful fighters in the sky‚ whose act of bravery has been recognized by exactly 16 war medals and 72 victories. Not only did Bishop fly aircraft with his partner‚ but he took individual missions behind enemy lines to attack. Billy Bishop was born on February 8‚ 1894‚ in Owen Sound and while growing up he enjoyed riding‚ shooting‚ swimming and had
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sacrificed their life. Billy Budd‚ Sailor‚ by Herman Melville‚ contains one hero named Billy Budd‚ the "angel of God" (1906). Claggart and Captain Vere contain some of the heroic characteristics‚ still Billy is the singe character that obtains all of the traits of a hero‚ and therefore is the most qualified to fill that position. While Melville strains to put some heroic attributions within each character of the story‚ Billy is the most prominent of all who are mentioned. Thus‚ Billy Budd is the one
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Hien Tieu Dr. Liz Ann Baez Anguilar ENGL 1302.012 1st October 2015 Billy Collins’s poem Billy Collins. "Adage" Poets & Writers 36.5 (2008): 29. Print. Billy Collins. “Aimless Love” Poetry 179.5 (2002): 251. Print. Billy Collins is well known for his contribution to modern American literature‚ especially with his “middle class” poem. He has won a significant amount of awards. His name also appeared in several well know journal‚ magazine such as the New Yorker‚ American Scholar‚ and the Paris review
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