instantly tell how different it is from the movie. Nonetheless‚ Luhrmann’s style and idea to take on the story from a new angle is fascinating and indubitably caught the attention of the nation when it came into theatres. Luhrmann’s reworking of this story was as extravagant as Gatsby himself; with today’s music in every scene‚ alcohol‚ drugs‚ the dramatic settings‚ and even just the way the character’s communicated with each other. As seen in the movie though‚ extravagance is not always the best
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Jennifer’s Body‚ written by Diablo Cody‚ has an acceptable balance of dark comedy and horror‚ but what really makes the movie worth watching is the comically terrible acting of the main characters. Jennifer‚ a popular high school student is best friends with a shy high school girl‚ Needy. Wanting to do everything Jennifer does‚ Needy goes with Jennifer to a club to see Low Shoulder‚ an indie band‚ play. Jennifer having a crush on the lead singer‚ Nikolai‚ flirts and talks with him all night. Things
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The book The Outsiders was written by S. E. Hinton‚ and published in 1967. The Outsiders movie was then released in 1983 and was directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The story is about a group of 7 greasers set in the 1960’s. Basically the greasers are in constant rival with the socs‚ the upper class kids from the west side. Ponyboy Curtis and Johnny Cade are the youngest in the group. They go threw some very difficult times after Johnny kills a soc‚ then dies. Ponyboy must learn how to cope with all
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Sydney Morning Herald‚ and she argues ” it is a truth universally acknowledged that a single woman in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a husband”. The author raises some interesting points‚ but her argument has several fundamental problems: Price begins building her argument with personal facts and sources‚ using rhetorical appeals. In her editorial‚ Jenna objects to the ideal that a single woman who has money should marry a man. She uses pathos appeal to say women who are successful
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Reflective I have written four major arguments for this class: summary‚ basic argument‚ rhetorical analysis‚ and synthesis‚ instructed by Dr. Tina Giovanielli. Although I believe all four arguments were strong‚ for the purpose of this reflective assignment I am going to choose one argument that I think is my strongest piece of writing then analyze it and explain why I think that is my best work. I believe my last assignment (synthesis) was very challenging at first but it ended up to be my strongest
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Jordan Degenhart Argument Essay Draft Our country is facing a growing problem. It is a problem of moral decay. The legal and open use of alcohol is an unnecessary vice that is enjoyed and accepted by a majority of the United States population‚ unfortunately‚ it leads to social and moral downfalls. Alcohol should be held to the same standards as other illegal mind and body-altering substances‚ as alcohol is addicting and has no medical value. Lawmakers and active voters should put an outright
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(“Sisters”). In this movie‚ two sisters discover that their parents are selling their childhood home and try to convince them and to keep it. Kate Ellis (Tina Fey) is a hotheaded hairdresser who cannot keep a job‚ house‚ or her daughter. Maura Ellis (Amy Poehler) is a responsible aunt who takes care of Kate’s daughter behind her back to provide a steady environment for her to grow up in. Kate convinces Maura to help her throw one last house party before the house is sold. The movie Sisters is a raunchy
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Have you ever seen a movie that came out in the last twenty years and thought that the way a certain race was shown was very stereotypical and mostly inaccurate? Probably not because not only would most films get in a lot of trouble for that‚ but people are not as prejudice as they used to be. Since the early 1930’s‚ Native Americans have had to deal with the negative way they were described in films. In particular‚ the way Native Americans were represented in the movie‚ Stagecoach‚ is vastly
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At first the movie showed a family following the norms of society by farming. Then all of a sudden the people of the city had to go to war because of their country. This caused many of the people to start enlisting‚ and caused families to start selling their useful things such as horses to the army to start preparing for the war. These things were actually what people truly experienced at the beginning of war and the movie did a good job explaining that. We also see the movie depict some realistic
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captured in just a cinematic film. Many have their own opposing viewpoints on this topic‚ but I do believe that it doesn’t make any sense to show this movie in a classroom. First‚ it defies some of the purposes of the book. For one‚ this novel is meant to be more than welcome for interpretation on one’s own‚ as Sam Jordison discusses in his review of the movie. The film solely limits the plot and
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