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    How is the Character of Prospero Conveyed in the Opening Scenes? Prospero is the protagonist of Shakespeare’s play ‘The Tempest’. At first‚ he is a sympathetic character because his usurping brother wronged him making him appear helpless‚ be that as it may‚ his possession and use of magical knowledge renders him extremely powerful. However‚ the fact that he uses this power over the other characters makes him not entirely sympathetic. Prospero is the rightful Duke of Milan‚ who‚ along with Miranda

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    What do you think the world will be like in 10‚ 20‚ 50‚ or even 100 years from now? What sort of technological‚ scientific‚ social‚ economic and other advances would you like to see in the decades ahead? How do you think the day-to-day life of the average person will be different from our own in the future? How will the Internet change? How will our cities change? Do you think we’ll ever have peace and harmony‚ an end to religious conflict‚ and equal rights for everybody - or is this just an idealistic

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    Who said what? 1) My resume was in my cells * Who said it? * Why did they say it? * What is the significance of this quote? * Chapter heading and time 2) Come on‚ you coward 3) I’m going travelling too 4) This child is still you- simply the best of you 5) Unfortunately‚ my son’s not as good as they promised…but then‚ who knows what he could do 6) Blood knows no nationality 7) I know he’ll do something. You’ll do something 8) …the impossible happened

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    `Adversity brings out the best and worst in us Jewish forced to control ranks Internal monologue of jewish person who had an acquaintance with an SIS It seemed years ago that I was brought to this camp‚ brought to a life without my family‚ a life where I only cared for myself‚ a life where I was not truly living. It seemed I lived in this camp my whole life‚ it was hard to remember that it had only been 5 months. Each day is the same‚ a constant reminder that our lives have been changed

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    Gattaca takes science fiction to a whole new gene pool of ideas. We all know where Sci-Fi movies stand nowadays‚ laser-beams‚ alien-invaders‚ and hyperspace-travel. But what is different about Gattaca you ask? Does it bring new ideas to the table? I can answer with confidence‚ it does! In a world where ones’ genetic profile is used to determine a person’s career and livelihood‚ Jerome Morrow‚ Navigator first class (Ethan Hawke)‚ will be flying out to Titan‚ one of Saturn’s moons for Gattaca‚ the

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    Paola Álvarez Guízar 6/06/2013 Assignment 1 Gattaca Gattaca is a science fiction film written and directed by Andrew Niccol in 1997. In this movie it stars Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman. In 1997 the film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score. The movie at the beginning takes places in the United States where a couple has a baby named Vincent who has problems with his heart and also has myopia. When he was born the doctor

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    GATTACA questions. Q1. ~The significance of the two quotes that appear at the start of the film. “Consider God’s handiwork‚ who can straighten what he hath made crooked?” This quote is implying that God made things the way he did for a reason and we are in no position to try and change them. “I not only think we will tamper with Mother Nature‚ I think Mother Nature wants us to.” This quote means that as we are growing‚ we are exceeding Mother Nature‚ and it’s getting to the point where Mother

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    Hollywood-esque "Gattaca" is a prophetic distopia concerning genetic discrimination in the early 21st Century. A true hero is one who is willing to commit body and soul to achieve a dream‚ discuss. Gattaca is a provocative science-fiction interpretation of the future of genomics. Andrew Niccol’s presents us with insight to a pessimistic view of genetic enhancement set in the "not to distant future." The film takes us through the journey of Vincent Freeman‚ and Jerome Morrow who with the value

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    GATTACA* New word Part of speech Synonym Antonym Meaning Sentence 1. embark verb Launch Stop Get on transportation object 2. dismay verb Anxiety Calm Dissapointed feeling 3. queue noun Line Disorder Line of people waiting 4. burden noun Duty Tranquility Something you carry and its heavy 5. summon verb Request Reply Call to a place 6. advocate noun Defender Enemy Person supporting an idea 7. gaudiness noun 8. hazel adj. 9. plunger noun 10. loathe verb

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    As a society‚ each and every one of us possesses an inner strength that aids us to overcome the impediments in life that we may face. This inner strength is what we call our human spirit. In the film Gattaca directed by Andrew Niccol the power of the human spirit is exemplified as the prominent theme‚ presented through the characterisation of Vincent Freeman‚ the protagonist of the film. Vincent is a young man living in a world which discriminates against one’s genes‚ and unfortunately for Vincent

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