The Departed‚ a film directed by Martin Scorsese‚ won an Oscar for Best Picture‚ as well as 3 other Academy Awards. The story however‚ is based on a 2002 Hong Kong film directed by Wai-keung Lau and Siu Fai Mak‚ Mougaan dou; better known to us as Infernal Affairs. The similarities between these two crime/drama/thrillers are great. In The Departed‚ director Martin Scorsese takes the story into his own style of storytelling‚ but the adaptation of the screenplay originally written by director Siu
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Deidra Bibbs 11/1/2010 English III‚ prd. 2 Beowulf Review The movie “Beowulf” (2007) is supposed to depict the Old English poem Beowulf. In the beginning of the movie I could follow the plot precisely. However‚ once Grendel’s mother came into the picture‚ and from then on‚ I was completely lost. The only similarities I could find between the movie and the Old English poem was that there were vauntings‚ an importance and the powers of God‚ Unferth: his jealousy and change of heart
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Discussion Questions for Anne Tyler’s “Teenage Wasteland.” Your answers must be written as complete sentences AND written to someone who has read the story but does NOT have access to the questions. One way of accomplishing this is to use wording from the question in your answer. Do not simply copy the question and then follow with an answer. Type your document in Times New Roman 12 pt. font. Make sure that your full name is at the top of the page. It may be easiest to include your answers
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In the poems “This Be the Verse” by Philip Larkin and “Digging” by Seamus Heaney‚ the authors examine the roles of parents in what their children grown into. Larkin takes a depressing and pessimistic view on raising children while Heaney sees tradition as an honorable aspect to family lineage. These poems represent different extremes of raising children and have completely different views on the value of family. Larkin presents an extremely pessimistic view on raising children. He believes
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Principles of Teaching Gardner’s MI Theory vs. Traditional concept of Intelligence. The differences of Gardner’s Multiple Intelligence from the traditional concept of intelligence are: Gardner’s MI theory: * There are many more types of intelligence which reflect different ways of interacting with the world. * We can all improve each of the intelligences‚ though some people will improve more readily in one intelligence area than in others. * Human beings have all of the intelligences‚ but
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Oedipus Vs Macbeth Paper Areeba Abbas The tragic heroes Macbeth and Oedipus are similar because they both have prophecies and both are noble stature. For someone to be a noble stature they have to show even though theyre falling they still show those emotions and fear. Macbeth and Oedipus are different because one has to do with freewill and the other has to do with fate. Free Will gives you the ability to do what you feel is right and go down that one path that will lead you to success of
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ENG 4U January 25‚ 2013 Snow Falling on Cedars by David Gutterson and Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones are both remarkable novels that are praised by critics everywhere. Mister Pip revolves around a 13 year old girl named Matilda living on a tropical island in Papa New Guinea that is torn apart by war. After many of the villagers flee the island‚ Mr. Watts‚ a mysterious white man becomes the children’s school teacher with nothing more than a copy of “Great Expectations” by Charles Dickens. The world
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Have you ever wondered how much characters can be alike even if they are from different novels? In “The Giver” by Lois Lowry‚ a very smart and intelligent 12 year old boy named Jonas‚ gets a very high ranking job as the Receiver of Memory. Also‚ in “The Batboy” by Mike Lupica‚ a 14 year old boy gets the job everyone young boy could wish for‚ being a batboy for the Detroit Tigers. Jonas from “The Giver” and Brian from “The Batboy” have many similarities and differences. These young men have a lot
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Movies vs. Theatre Production In the busy life of the city‚ people often lack the time for relaxation and fun‚ but when they find time‚ it is usually spent on entertainment. One form is watching productions‚ either by stage or film. Most people choose between the two based on what they prefer. Movies and theatre production are both high levels of entertainment. Since the main point is to entertain people‚ either through drama‚ comedy or action; it is important that a strong level of that
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Instructions: The thirteen English colonies can be divided into four geographic regions or "Sections": the Southern colonies‚ Chesapeake‚ New England and the Mid-Atlantic Colonies. Compare and contrast two of the four sections. Pick two regions and compare and contrast the development of each. Summarize the European history of each region and note the reasons for founding‚ religion‚ patterns of settlement and any unusual or unique characteristics. What characteristics did the regions have in
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