Reflection Paper A Reflection On The Movie “The Sound Of Music” Directed By Robert Wise By: Wan Anisabanum Salleh 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Universal Relevance of the Movie The movie was chosen as the subject of reflection because the writer feels that the movie offers plenty of opportunity for reflection on the human character. The writer feels that there is a lot that lecturers can learn from the movie and use it to become better and more effective lecturers. Indeed‚ the life of Maria
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"The Freedom Writers" In the movie “The Freedom Writers” Mrs. Gruwell (Hillary Swank) plays a role of a dedicated teacher who did all she could to help her students. Mrs. Gruwell was faced with a big challenge when a group of freshmen students showed her nothing but disrespect which made it hard for her to communicate and understand them. While she taught she learned different strategies to get them to participate in class activities. The students in the class were highly racial and only talked
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Do I consider myself a writer? Yes. Do I consider myself a good writer? maybe. There are many instances in life when we as international college students‚ think we are not capable of doing certain things. For me writing was one of them‚ until I decided to become a filmmaker. Many people might think filmmakers just need a camera and lights to make a movie. However‚ writing is one of the most important parts of filmmaking--surprised? The first step of the filmmaking process is writing a script
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I used to believe I was a good writer. Throughout my elementary school education‚ creative writing dominated curriculum which allowed my extremely creative mindset to thrive. In middle school‚ I developed an elitist mentality about my writing ability. Believing that I reached my academic peak‚ I felt no need to sharpen my writing skills‚ causing me to become close minded to critique or other writing styles. Upon entering high school‚ I still clung to the idea that I was the best‚ but after my first
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Hester Prynne Article Reflection After reading this article‚ I find myself agreeing with most of what the author has to say about Hester Prynne‚ one of the protagonists in The Scarlet Letter. I enjoy the fact that the writer believes Hester is a cultural symbol who changed the way society has viewed women for a long time. I personally do not like the idea that women are always inferior to men; This probably is due to me being a female myself. Just like the writer‚ I find Hester’s open defiance
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Reviewer in English Idiomatic Expression 1. Joint – any place of entertainment 2. Keep the Wolf from the Door – resist hunger and poverty. 3. In Cahoots With – in cooperation with (for evil acts) 4. Have the Jitters – means be extremely nervous (butterflies in the stomach) 5. Keel Over – collapse 6. In an Evil Hour – at a bad time 7. Have your heart on your throat – to be terrified 8. In one fell swoop – suddenly and completely 9. In the same boat – in the same situation 10. Jump at
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Analysis Essay on Freedom Writers Main Credits Title: Freedom Writers Director: Richard LaGravenese Scriptwriter: Richard LaGravenese Adapted from: The Freedom Writers Diary by Erin Gruwell Actors/Main characters: Hilary Swank-Erin Gruwell‚ Patrick Dempsey-Scott Casey‚ Scott Glenn-Steve Gruwell‚ Imelda Staunton-Margaret Campbell‚ April L. Hernandez-Eva Benitez‚ Jaclyn Ngan-Sindy‚ Jason Finn-Marcus‚ John Benjamin Hickey- Brian Gelsord‚ Plot Summary The movie “Freedom Writers” is based on a true story
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Language Writing The purpose of a compare and contrast essay is to examine two things of interest and tell the reader about the similarities and differences between them. There are many different formats for writing a compare and contrast essay. For the purpose of this assignment‚ we will focus on the most common format called the Feature by Feature Format‚ where we compare and contrast (similarities and differences) between two subjects (i.e. Singapore versus Trinidad‚ etc.) on three different
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The British Empire “The sun never sets on the British Empire”‚ is a well-used phrase about the old British Empire‚ where Britain ruled almost one-quarter of the world’s population. They had colonies in all the continents of the world. How did Britain manage to get all these colonies? And why did they suddenly lose the whole Empire? What have the colonization had to say for the countries involved? And does the old British Empire still have any effect on Britain and the world today? In this essay
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A gadget is a small tool such as a machine that has a particular function‚ but is often thought of as a novelty. Gadgets are sometimes referred to as gizmos. History The origins of the word "gadget" trace back to the 19th century. According to the Oxford English Dictionary‚ there is anecdotal evidence for the use of "gadget" as aplaceholder name for a technical item whose precise name one can’t remember since the 1850s; with Robert Brown’s 1886 book Spunyarn and Spindrift‚ A sailor boy’s log of a voyage out
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