furnitured with essentials such as closet‚ table and mattress on the base. As I jump on the bed‚ the bed-springs does not creak and the mattress is very soft to lay on. When open up the window‚ the sound of the city mixed with the sound of wind can be heard clearly along with the sunset and city view outside my window is quite a sight to behold. The throw pillow in bright global textiles and the traditional patterned bedding that I brought all the way from my own country‚ China‚ lightened this little
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bringing mass international recognition to the long neglected favelas of Rio de Janeiro through his directing of movies such as City of God (2003)‚ but he has also asserted a solid position within the North American film industry with films such 360 (2011). The response the former received after its release was unprecedented in national cinema. Internationally speaking‚ City of God‚ or Cidade de Deus‚ was also very well recognized by critics as well as the general public. More than simply national and
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day playing soccer and video games‚ it was quite a challenge to wake up at six in the morning and take the metra to downtown by seven. My visit to the Chicago History Museum was an opportunity to discover the wonders of history of one of the biggest cities in the world. The spectacular exhibits from all over Chicago offers a remarkable insight from the era of gangsters and mobs to the era of the city’s becoming to an economic center. The museum’s abundance of artifacts‚ and information gave me exhilarated
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City of God (Meirelles 2002) was an eye opening film about the life of the people living in favelas in Rio de Janeiro. It depicts the gruesome details of growing up in a slum and the choices youths must make in order to survive their reality. In an article by Joanne Laurier called “Sincere‚ but avoiding difficult questions”‚ Laurier attacks director Fernando Meirelles on his artistic choices when creating his film City of God (Meirelles 2002). However‚ Laurier completely misses what Meirelles brought
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Harvey Pearce Elizabeth Baker English 111-FW01 January 24‚ 2015 Magical Memories The night before Christmas‚ the smell of warm homemade chocolate chip cookies baking for Santa filled the air. Our tree stood so tall and was covered with colorful bows and bright twinkling lights; the fragrance of fresh pine was simply divine. As the bright beautiful sun began to set‚ I knew that it wouldn’t be too much longer before Christmas was finally here. Bedtime came and so did the rain‚ but I snuggled
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City Of God The film that I chose to watch and analyze is the Brazilian film City of God. The movie takes place in one of Rio de Janeiro’s 500 favelas‚ a favela known as the City of God. The name of the city is disturbingly ironic‚ as most of the activities that take place in the slum are decidedly ungodly. The movie‚ spanning three decades‚ chronicles the lives of some of the residents‚ most adolescent‚ from their pre-pubescent years to their upbringing into the criminal underworld. This movie
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Myrtle Beach Have you ever wanted something so bad that once you have it you kind of sit back and reevaluate everything that just happened and you just need a small breather to take everything in? There’s just something about nature that takes my breath away and takes me to a different dimension. It makes feel so calm and so at ease with myself. It makes me feel joy just looking at the small things in life. It makes me appreciate the smallest things‚ such as a beautiful sunflower growing
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Tzu As I left the Indianapolis airport at almost midnight‚ I knew that I was in an unfamiliar place‚ however‚ I couldn’t see it either. Compared to the sparkling night cities in California where I grew up in and left behind‚ here it was almost completely dark‚ with only the dim highway lights to aid our vision. I grew up in the city where a large Vietnamese population resides for up to 12 years called Little Saigon. Always in a comfortable place‚ the culture outside of my home resembles the inside
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amateur photography does not accurately illustrate my memory of that day’s beauty or do the scenery justice. Our satisfied smiles neglect to describe the details of nine blisters on her feet or of sleeping only five hours on the cold‚ lumpy ground the night before. I had moved to Idaho seven months earlier and this was my maiden voyage into the Idaho wilderness. Despite my silent discomfort and green-horn status in the world of backpacking‚ this picture identifies in my heart the first time I felt as
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sparkling chandeliers with thousands of balloons‚ paper flamingoes were hung on the ceiling‚ on the wall‚ on the ornamental plants‚ creating a vivid‚ lively scenery as well as making the palatial mansion look like a giant Christmas tree. When the night came‚ the darkness arrived‚ the castle was brightened by thousand of tiny‚ shining light bulbs. Not only did it look like a giant candle lightened up in the clear‚ dark sky‚ more than that‚ it became a poetic castle for celestial. With the presence
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