Film Response #1 “American Tongues” Synopsis: The video American Tongues is a documentary‚ illustrating the aspects of geographical linguistics within the United States. A dialect or an accent means the words we use and how we pronounce them‚ and in this case the language is American English. Variations of English that result in local dialects are discussed‚ reasons for dialect differences are given‚ and attitudes about dialects are shown in the video. There are several ways that dialects form
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Introduction There are few films that achieve the high level of quality exhibited by American Beauty. The film is a true masterpiece in both content and how this content is delivered to the viewers. It excels at being an enlightening and relevant drama about American life‚ and never fails to keep the audience entertained by providing many instances of well-placed humor. Every scene was filmed containing metaphoric elements that not only show great set aesthetics‚ but also create a mood and feeling
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Comparison Paper on the Book Iliad and Film Troy On the Plot The plot of the book and the film has a very big difference especially on its coverage and focus. The coverage of the film starts all the way from why the Trojan-Greeks conflict started up to the death of Achilles and the fall of Troy. While on the other hand‚ the book’ onset is narrowed down to the ninth year of the Trojan war wherein the conflict between Achilles and Agamemnon is intensified. Aside from this the book ends
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Kevin J. Anderson (born 1962)‚ American science fiction author Kevin T. Anderson‚ American musician Kevin Anderson (actor) (born 1960)‚ American actor Kevin Anderson (tennis) (born 1986)‚ South African tennis player Kevin Anderson (scientist)‚ climate scientist Kevin Appier‚ American baseball pitcher Kevin Archer (born 1958)‚ English musician and member of Dexy’s Midnight Runners Kevin Ayers (born 1944)‚ English songwriter Kevin Bacon (born 1958)‚ American actor Kevin Bermeister‚ Australian
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In 2007‚ The movie American Gangster was a reenactment of the famous Frank Lucas‚ a well known herion dealer from Manhattan in the early 1970’s. He was considering himself as the number one importer of heroin in Harlem‚ one of the districts of Manhattan. He imported heroin directly from South East Asia and figuring out a unique way of smuggling the drugs to the U.S. He uses the transportation o the U.S military airplanes from Vietnam to the U.S. His trademark was called "Blue magic" which was the
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I were to ask a group of people “What is your favorite food?” most of them would say countless varieties of food‚ starting with the delicious French pushing it to Chinese and Indian Cuisine. But whatever it is‚ whenever it comes to my favorite food‚ I would say Chow-Mein‚ which hit the top of my most favorite food. Chow-Mein is a Chinese term for a dish of stir-fried noodles‚ which eventually carries many varieties: chicken Chow-Mein‚ beef Chow-Mein or even pork Chow-Mein and of course for vegetable
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“‘A Clockwork Orange’ comparison of the book and film.” A Clockwork Orange is a dystopian nightmarish fantasy of a near-future England‚ where teenage hooligans neglect the somewhat standing laws of society‚ and take control of the streets after dark. The novel’s main character‚ fifteen year old Alex‚ and his three ’droogs‚’ take place in all-night acts of random violence and total destruction. This dark image Burgess has presented to the reader portrays his view of what he believed would be a
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“The Early Chinese Empires Qin and Hand”‚ the book basically talks about the early time in China when the Great Wall was built‚ the time when Three Kingdoms occurred‚ and the first unification of China in history. For these reasons‚ the book categorizes into History. The Qin and Han dynasties unify China and establish a centralized empire‚ which continually uses and develops through 20th century. The imperial structure draws on elements of both Legalist and Confucian thought. The Chinese empire is
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xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx English Lit. and Composition 16 December 2013 Book and Film Comparison The Bourne Identity Robert Ludlum Richard Marek Publishers; First Edition edition (1980) Setting The setting of the novel takes place largely in Europe. The story opens in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of France. The story moves throughout France largely in Paris. Zurich‚ Switzerland is also a major setting. New York City and Washington‚ D.C. also play lesser but important roles. The story
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Arthur Miller has been considered a leading American playwright for ages. His ability to create dramatic plots involving political and moral issues made him famous for plays like Death as a Salesman. But can such greatness achieved through plays also be achieved through film? It is a rarity when a movie based on a book or play follows closely to the plot intended‚ and it’s even more of a rarity when the tone‚ mood‚ and characters of that book or play are channeled precisely as the author intended
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