Greek/Latin Roots Acer‚ Acid‚ Acri- Bitter‚ Sour‚ Sharp Examples: Acerate : Shaped like a needle. Acidity: Quality of sourness Acrimonious: Nagging and bitter The acerate building towered over me. The acidity of vinegar made him vomit. The wife grew acrimonious. Anni‚ Annu‚ Enni- Year Examples: Annuity: Money paid annually Biennial: Occurrence of two years Triennial: Occurrence of three years His annuity was a good six figures.
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Because of this‚ the stories about the characters in “Equaino’s Travels” and “The Amistad” are unique stories as both stories end with the slaves becoming free men. Although becoming a free man was a long and tedious process‚ the average slave did not always gain his freedom. While on the plantation slaves could gain freedom in three
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Amistad Movie Review A film about history‚ set in 1839. When a slave ship illegally tries to transport 53 slaves from Africa to the east coast of the USA‚ the ship owner messes up. Two slaves are set to court to prove that they are from Africa. By this time period‚ slave transporting form Africa is illegal. This movie tells the tale of the African Cinque. He doesn’t speak English so proving himself proves difficult. Steven Spielberg really has made a masterpiece. Perfecting the language in this
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Amistad: My Story Everyone has a story. As we learned in the movie Amistad‚ everyone goes through something different that changes their lives and shapes them into the person that they are today. This event or happening that takes place can have many emotions: sad‚ joyful‚ mournful‚ happy or even none. It all depends on how we react and let it affect your life. A major part of my story‚ and what has shaped me into the person I am today‚ is my parents’ divorce. My parents’ divorce has changed
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Lexus Marshall English 101/Sec 011 Comparison & Contrast Essay 10/16/12 Ms. Watkins In two horror films‚ "A Nightmare on Elm Street" and "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" the main killers have similarities and differences between each other. By their past‚ their killings‚ and weapons. In the horror film‚ "A Nightmare On Elm Street"‚ takes place in a town called Elm Street where teenagers are paying the price for actions their parents made‚ by burning a man to death‚ when they were young
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Running head: THE MOVIES NOWADAYS The movies nowadays. Andoni Rosainz Caloca UVM North Campus Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Andoni Rosainz Caloca‚ UVM North Campus‚ Room D15‚ Av. Vallarta‚ Guadalajara‚ Jalisco . E-mail: andoni-rz@hotmail.com THE MOVIES NOWADAYS Abstract The cinema industry had change with the pass of the time and the technology used in the production of the movies to. In all of the process that have to be done in cinema production
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Model Release For good and valuable consideration‚ the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged‚ I ____________________________ _________________________[model name] hereby grant __________________________________________________ (the “Photographer/Filmmaker”)‚ his heirs‚ legal representatives‚ and assigns‚ those for whom the Photographer/Filmmaker is acting‚ and those acting with his authority and permission‚ the irrevocable and unrestricted right and permission to copyright
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After watching the Amistad movie‚ I had a better understanding about what happened in 1839 on the Amistad ship. The movie described the story of the slaves’ rebellion on the Amistad ship while sailing from Cuba to America. Then‚ they were imprisoned in Connecticut and their case became a heated subject at that time. Spielberg‚ the movie director‚ did an amazing job showing the horrors of the Atlantic Slave Trade. In my opinion‚ the Amistad movie is historically accurate due to its true illustration
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40 International Journal of Management Vol. 30 No. 1 March 2013 The Impact of Bank Board Composition‚ Top Management Equity Interest and Audit Committee Effectiveness on Top Management Transparency Udoayang Joseph Offiong University of Calabar‚ Nigeria Uket Eko Ewa Cross River University of Technology‚ Nigeria The aim of this study was to determine the impact of bank board composition‚ top management equity interest and audit committee effectiveness on top management transparency
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