The new film "Black Swan‚" directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Natalie Portman‚ is a mesmerizing tale of a young woman’s descent into fear and paranoia. Portman plays Nina‚ a ballet dancer with a major company in New York City. As a sheltered good girl‚ Nina is naturally suited to the pure and intricate "White Swan" role in "Swan Lake." But that same leading part also requires her to portray the seductive and malicious "Black Swan." To nab the all-important spot‚ Nina must draw from the
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genetics the Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history‚ killing an estimated 75 to 200 million people and peaking in Europe in the years 1348–50 CE. Although there were several competing theories as to the etiology of the Black Death‚ analysis of DNA from victims in northern and southern Europe published in 2010 and 2011 indicates that the pathogen responsible was the Yersinia Pestis bacterium‚ probably causing several forms of the bubonic plague. The Black Death is thought
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A Black Cloud The heart is an organ of fire‚ filled with intense love and intense hatred. Yet it is the hatred which entwines the lives of people causing them to display acts of violence and cruelty. Hatred is displayed through forms which include: prejudices towards large groups of people‚ crimes of hatred being committed‚ and indirect hatred which involves hurting others as an act of rebellion against someone or something. Throughout history‚ the world has been afflicted by the prejudices
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The film “The Black Balloon”‚ is a 2008 Australian AFI award-winning dramatic feature film that stars Toni Collette‚ Rhys Wakefield‚ Luke Ford‚ Erik Thomson‚ Gemma Ward; as well as a cast of newcomers. It is directed by first-time feature film director‚ Elissa Down‚ Despite being set in the early 1990’s‚ the movie‚ “The Black Balloon” still contains relevant messages for audiences in the modern age. These messages involve the discrimination the Mollison family is subjected to‚ the characters that
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101 Mr. Zachary Alexander July 17‚ 2012 Document Reaction Paper: A Chronicle of the Black Death by Jean de Venette Ring around the rosy‚ pocket full of poesy‚ ashes‚ ashes‚ we all fall down. This seemingly innocent nursery rhyme that we all sang as little kids is actually a description of one of the most tragic outbreaks in all of history. This little ditty describes the signs and progress of the black death. Ring around the rosy‚ the plague first makes an introduction to it ’s victim by
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THE BLACK RHINOCEROS ~An endangered species~ By Prepared for: 4th Hour Language Arts January 2‚ 2001 The black rhinoceros or rhinos are a very unique animal of Africa. They are important for the balance of nature. They are a large stocky animal. Their size is 5 to 6 feet tall at the shoulder and 10 to 12 feet long. Their weight can range in from 1‚000 to 3‚000 pounds. Rhinos are naturally gray in color but will often take on the color of the local
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“ The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history‚ resulting in the deaths of an estimated 75 to 200 million people” (Black Death). The Black Death with its certain symptoms‚ causes‚ diagnoses‚ and treatments has a long history and has been used in biological warfare. The best known symptom of bubonic plague infected‚ enlarged‚ and painful lymph nodes‚ known as buboes. After being transmitted via the bite of infected fleas‚ the Y. pestis bacteria localize in an
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eatLandon Wood Turner AP World History 1 November 2012 AP World History Book Report Summary: The Black Death‚ by Philip Ziegler‚ covers the epidemic that spread throughout Eurasia around 1348. The book mostly focuses on England and how the disease affected this area. The book also covers other portions of Europe such as France‚ Italy‚ and Germany but not as in depth. Ziegler uses the research of many historians to piece together what occurred during this time of grief. Ziegler starts off the
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The Black Death 1.A virulent plague strikes Europe in the 14th century in addition to its current over-population and malnutrition problems. Preconditions and Causes of the Plague 1.Nine-tenths of the people worked the land in the 14th century of Europe. 2.The 3 field system efficiently rose the production of crops however it was still not enough to meet the demands of the growing population. 3.Estimation shows the European population doubling within the years 1000 and 3000 outgrowing
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Protagonist Atticus Finch‚ a knowledgeable attorney‚ is faced with the daunting task of defending a convicted black man in a hostile court filled with bigoted Alabamians. Defendant Tom Robinson is charged with the rape of Mayella Ewell‚ a young white woman. It quickly becomes apparent that despite the fact that Robinson is clearly innocent‚ the jury has no intention of acquitting a black man charged with raping a white women. Despite the seemingly insurmountable odds‚ Atticus delivers a profoundly
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