106-I: The differences between Chinese and American education （Interview Report） Draft 2 Jingyao Zhang Instructor: Elena Shvidko Author Note Jingyao Zhang‚ Department of English‚ Purdue University Correspondence concerning this assignment should be directed to Jingyao Zhang‚ Department of English‚ Purdue University‚ 500 Oval Drive‚ West Lafayette‚ IN 47907 Contact: zhan1196@purdue.edu My argument topic is “The difference between Chinese and American education”. And I want to use two
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Horror films have been around since the 1920’s when Frankenstein and Dracula were created‚ Horror is a good genre to analysis because there are many sub-genre’‚ Slasher is a popular genre ‚ recent slasher films are popular amoungst a younger audience. The American slasher film has its roots in an Italian genre called giallo which usually combines elements of the crime thriller with stalk and slash style scares. John Carpenter got the sub-genre off the ground with Halloween in 1978‚ and pretty soon
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Orientalism in American films is often times overlooked in its offensiveness compared to the stereotyping of other cultures. If asked to name films that you have seen where a race or culture was offensively portrayed‚ the first ethnic groups that come to mind are likely African-American and Latino. If this is true for you‚ why do you think Asian stereotyping isn’t as noticeable or striking to you as other stereotyping? If not‚ what experiences can you attribute to shaping your point of view? As
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Film Piracy and its effect on the Industry Five Advantages of Film Piracy: These are the "advantages" one might see for why to commit film piracy‚ but I by know way endorse such a thing. • You can save money • Sometimes one may have the advantage of seeing a film before it is released on DVD • It’s been made a lot easier to get ahold of pirated films and can usually be downloaded in minutes • one can peer-to-peer share with friends • One might see it as free publicity for the film Five Disadvantages
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African American Crime Films Menace II Society is a film from the African American crime genre; it was released in 1993 due to the success of recent low budget films targeted at black audiences. For example Sweet Backs Baadassss Song (1971) a low budget independent black movie‚ that tells the tale of a black outlaw‚ who is trying to better his community‚ by battling corrupt and racist policemen. The film cost $500‚000 to make but produced a gross profit of $10million in the first year. This lead
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Examination and Film Comparisons of Dante Alighieri’s Inferno Referred to as a comedy by Dante Alighieri himself and named by later ages for recognition of both its subject matter and achievements‚ The Divine Comedy‚ Dante’s epic poem is one of the incontestable great works of world literature. It includes a wide range of distinct literary elements; it celebrates the central doctrines of medieval Christianity with great enthusiasm while still remaining sympathetic to the human heart. It is one
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Look closer. The chilling tag-line of multi award winning American Beauty has great relatability‚ from the lives of all of the characters to the hidden beauty on showcase throughout the film. It cannot simply be filed into one genre‚ instead being a drama‚ comedy‚ tragedy and more. Director Sam Mendes and screenwriter Alan Ball fine-tuned the film‚ resulting in a triumph of writing‚ acting and directing. The movie follows the last few months of everyman Lester Burnham’s (played by the seemingly ideal
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the most influential and perhaps oddest individuals in the film industry today. Having not only directed about a hundred films‚ he’s also produced‚ written‚ and animated others‚ while making his own art! Of course‚ Burton’s diehard fans will recognize his work‚ but there is a wide audience that hasn’t even heard of Burton’s films and certainly hasn’t heard of his background. Who exactly is Tim Burton and how has he changed the industry of film with his unique sense of style? How did he become such a
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a prolific‚ er‚ American sniper‚ and his endeavours on and off the battlefield during the Iraq war. It’s a heavily lethargic adaptation of a heavily controversial book about a heavily divisive ‘American Hero’. Not to say that the flick itself is wildly patriotic – though the ending tries its best to disprove that – but nor is it an anti-war film‚ as director Eastwood haplessly attempts to argue. Which is where American Sniper’s greatest fault‚ among many faults‚ lies; it’s a film that is too afraid
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Being the film industry powerhouse that it is‚ Lucas film has a crucial role in fixing the erroneous cultural image of women and their role in society that has been generated by all types of media. Not only female characters constantly dominated by and presented as weaker than their male counterparts‚ they are also heavily outnumbered by them. Women are also still relatively rare in top media management positions. Furthermore‚ they are in large part excluded from the technical aspects of film production
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