Stephanie Oropeza Comm 2366 Christopher Nolan Christopher Nolan is an award-winning filmmaker who has been recognized for his work as a director‚ writer‚ and producer. Born in London 1970‚ Nolan began making movies at an early age with his father’s Super-8mm camera. Nolan is known for his films which are rooted in philosophical and sociological concepts and ideas‚ exploring human morality‚ the construction of time‚ and the malleable nature of memory and personal identity. He is known for his
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An Ethnography of a Trendy Clothing Store The fieldwork that I present here took place in and around an H&M store‚ which is a clothing retailer of what is known as “fast fashion”: clothing styles that move directly to the store from the catwalks‚ presenting the trendiest clothes right when they are in fashion. H&M is one of the largest chain of clothing stores in America‚ and also among the most popular‚ especially with younger age groups. My ethnography begins across the street from the store
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Christopher Columbus (Figure 1) was the explorer and navigator who discover the Americas to the medieval world. Columbus was born in 1451 BCE in Genoa to Domenico Columbus who was a middle class wool weaver. In his early life‚ Christopher Columbus worked with his dad‚ but eventually when he was a teenager he began to work for a sea merchant and remained at sea until 1476‚ during this time he studied maps and books which convinced him that he could reach land by sailing westward across the ocean.
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Christopher Columbus could be considered successful in some ways‚ as an explorer and as a representative of Spain. Although there are a lot of negatives when you evaluate him as an explorer‚ he did discover land that was new to him and the Europeans. Because of this‚ he was able to bring gold and riches to Spain and Europe. He also changed lives in both the Old World and the New World‚ though the changes for the latter were detrimental and unpleasant. He introduced European colonization to the
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H is for Horrible H is for horrible. Have you ever had one of those days were everything goes wrong‚ and it’s just horrible? Well I had one of those days and it was the worst ever. To start off the day‚ I got up late‚ so I was late getting to school‚ plus I had chores to do. I mean it’s not like it’s my fault that’s I was tired. We’d just come back from a vacation the day before. Then I had the problem of not having any thing to wear.it was a bad morning. Since I was in such a rush‚ I forgot
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a young age‚ certain facts about the discovery of America are taught. What is not being realized is that many specifics are being omitted from lessons. This being said‚ it is important to note that it is no longer as simple to just explain that Christopher Columbus discovered America. Even in many history textbooks throughout modern America‚ some of the truths are absent. Columbus has recently become so controversial‚ especially at the time of his quincentennial‚ because of this oblivious ignorance
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In honor to our school’s Diversity Day celebration‚ I would like to make our community aware that disabled individuals are capable of many accomplishments. Christopher Reeve‚ mostly remembered as an actor portraying Superman‚ is a very good example of this. However‚ that is not the only thing he has done. He was paralyzed neck down after a riding accident and developed a different view of what a hero is. He says that a hero is someone who persists “in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” In an interview
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There are many famous explorers from the 14th century‚ including Cristoforo Colombo‚ otherwise known as Christopher Columbus. Columbus is very well known for reaching America during his voyage in 1492. Sailed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain. His first voyage was in 1492‚ followed by another in 1493‚1498‚ 1502. Columbus was seeking a direct Western Route to the Orient. He never actually found the path he was looking for‚ but instead stumbled upon “The Americas.” Even though most
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S&H Green Stamps In the 1950 ’s and 1960 ’s supermarkets gave customers "green stamps" for every dollar of purchases at the grocery store. These stamps could then be redeemed by the customers for merchandise at an S&H warehouse. Basically‚ the company (Sperry and Hutchinson) provided the stamps to the grocers who didn ’t have to pay for the stamps until the month after they were given out to customers. Unused stamps could be returned to the supplier. The customer would collect the stamps in a book
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Christopher Reeves is a very familiar face to the American people. Not only did he star as Superman but he has changed the lives of many Americans with disabilities. In 1995 Reeve was thrown from a horse and became paralyzed. Back then‚ the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) had not been passed‚ making it hard for disabled people to get around and have access to things. In 1996 Reeve spoke at the Democratic convention‚ trying to convince people to be on his side about passing the ADA. These are
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