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    knights and samurai were‚ in many ways‚ very similar. Both had to be loyal to their lords. These lords expected them to fight well and to be fearless in battle. The lords also expected their knights or samurai to live disciplined and honorable lives. Both European knights and Japanese samurai had to follow strict codes of honor of behavior. The Japanese code of the samurai was called Bushido and European code of the knights was called Chivalry. Both codes required knights and samurais to be brave

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    Things have to change." In the First Part Last‚ written by Johnson‚ the protagonist Bobby has to overcome his youthfulness‚ he has to change. He has a girlfriend‚ Nia‚ who is caring a baby girl. She learns to grow along with Bobby and give him the strength to help raise Feather‚ the baby. In order for Bobby to grow he needs to find himself after all the change in his life and lets some things go as well. There are several objects that deeply symbolize the change Bobby goes through while he is struggling

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    Spotlight Film Analysis

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    The lead editor of Spotlight Walter "Robby" Robinson stated‚ “It’s like everyone knows the story‚ except us and we work right there.” This quote demonstrated that this story was known by many but was not publicized. The fact that people would cover it up provided more of means to actually get the story out so people can be aware. The team took a different approach since this story was very covered numerous times. Michael Rezendes (one of the investigative reporters) thought that the story would attack

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    Frida Film Analysis

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    com/od/1920s/a/flappers.htm>. "Frida Kahlo Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television‚ n.d. Web. 28 Sept. 2012. <http://www.biography.com/people/frida-kahlo-9359496?page=1>. Frida. Dir. Julie Taymore. Perf. Salma Hayak and Geoffrey Rush. Miramax Films‚ 2002. DVD.

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    From the Flyover Canada scene list‚ we can see that the Canadian North and especially the Canadian West are disproportionally represented in the film. Northern parts in Canada acts an important role that reflects the uniqueness of Canada. According to the article “Myths of the North in the Canadian Ethos”‚ Grant shows that Canadians believe that the northern Canada as a symbol of identity and is able to show their unique culture. Grant also states that‚ “Most Canadians believe that the north has

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    “You can’t kill your way out of this” former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Directors‚ Michael Hayden‚ David Petraeus‚ John Brennan‚ and James Woolsey all state during a montage in the Showtime documentary The Spymasters: CIA in the Crosshairs. The Directors go on to lament the CIA’s evolution from an intelligence gathering entity to a targeting and strike organization‚ albeit not publicly acknowledged as such. More specifically‚ the former CIA Directors seem to regret the agency’s lack of field

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    Film Analysis: The Help

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    The movie The Help‚ produced by Kathryn Stockett‚ depicts the average lifestyle of African American women during the 1960’s‚ at the advent of the Civil Rights Movement.The most conventional job for an African American woman during this period was a maid for an American family. The movie has a social message and “explores race relations in the 1960’s South by telling the stories of four black housekeepers and the white women for whom they work ” (“Former Slave Sues Author For False Portrayal” 1)

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    Film Analysis: Dead Calm

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    1989)‚ Tracks (Curran 2013) are three films about the main character’s journey into Australian nature‚ the encounter with nature‚ and the transformation of the character. Australian movies show us Australia’s own national identity. We can see the changes of the characters in all movies that I will mention in this essay. Word Count: 1080 WILDERNESS OF THE BUSH Movies are important for us to see the history of totally different countries that change the cultural impacts all of a sudden.

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    put on their plates and has given me an altered view towards the food industry which has drastically changed my food habits. Many emotional scenes were shown on this film to give viewers empathy towards the problem that is occurring. The documentary shows many vivid details and explains what is in the food that consumers eat. The film food‚ Inc influenced my habits of consumption by eating organic meats‚ purchasing most foods in the farmers market‚ and checking for food labels. I have learned that

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    8 mile film analysis

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    Thurs 6:30-9:00 Film Analysis: 8 Mile The 2009 film‚ 8 Mile‚ parallels the true life story of multi-platinum artist‚ Eminem. Directed by Curtis Hanson‚ the film takes place in 1995‚ a time where hip-hop music was growing and Detroit‚ Michigan had hit an all time low. Eminem (formally referred to as Marshall Mathers) plays Jimmy‚ a wannabe rapper from the poor side of Detroit and stars like Brittany Murphy‚ Kim Basinger‚ and Mekhi Phifer all play key roles in the film. The film follows the lyrically

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