Movie: Akeelah and the bee 1. Where and when does the story take place? This story take place at poor Crenshaw Middle School in South Los Angeles. 2. Who are the main charaters? a. Akeelah: b. Dr. Larabee c. Tanya d. Mr. Welch 3. Describe the charactes- Akeelah Enderson a. Akeelah: Eleven year old girl: her father is dead‚ her mom ignores her‚ her brother runs with the local gangbangers. She’s smart‚ but her environment threatens to strangle her aspirations
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Crash was a film that debuted in 2004. The movie told the story of various individuals and families of different ethnic backgrounds. The film showed a lot of different scenarios through the eyes of the people living in Los Angeles‚ California. This shows that everyone no matter race or other group identity face discrimination in their own right. The message shown was that many people of other ethnic backgrounds either face discrimination directly or acted upon discrimination as their paths cross
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Brian Helgeland Movie Director 100 Star Street Hollywood 90210 USA Dear Mr. Helgeland‚ My name is Samantha Stubbs .I am currently attending Kawana Waters State College‚ Australia ‚ in grade 9.This term we have been studding the Middle Ages. We chose to analyse your film and review about our topic .I’m writing this letter to inform you about ‘’ A Knight’s Tale’’ and thought it would be appropriate and interesting for a teenage audience. It was a fun interactive movie and also educational
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The Hobbit movie review This past weekend‚ I went to see the movie ‘The Hobbit’. As a great fan of the author J.R.R Tolkien I would agree that the hobbit series are far more breathtaking than the Lord of the Rings series and that it is definitely not one to miss. This movie is mainly about the final battle between the dwarves‚ elves‚ orcs and people of laketown. The dragon Smaug escapes the dwarf’s domain and decides to destroy the town. Many unfortunate events occur until Bard slays the dragon
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others is a part of human nature. We all have done it. Transamerica is a movie that deals with a man by the name of Stanley who faces many obstacles on his journey as a transsexual. The movie specifically shows how much difficulty a person who is interested in getting a male-to-female sexual reassignment surgery faces. Not only this‚ there are many medical ethics related concepts that go hand in hand with this particular movie. Let’s start with our first concept known as truth telling. According
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The Pianist is a movie based on a Jewish piano player named Wladyslaw Szpilman that is set in Warsaw‚ Poland‚ during World War II. Roman Polanski directs it‚ and Adrien Brody is the main character‚ Wladyslaw. The movie is about Wladyslaw and his family being relocated from their home into the ghetto. He is known through out Warsaw for his ability to play the piano; he was frequently featured on the radio. Eventually him and his family are separated‚ he is forced to fend for himself‚ and survive in
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following staring main cast members Roy Scheider as "Martin Bordy" (chief police officer)‚ Richard Dreyfuss as "Matt Hooper" (marine biologist)‚ Robert Shaw as "Quint" (local fisherman)‚ Murray Hamilton as "Larry Vaughan" (town mayor). "Jaws" the movie‚ is not like any other any other fish story. The film is about a gigantic 26 foot shark that has an appetite for people; how horrifying is that? The unusual story takes place on the seasides’ of Amity Island. When Chief Brody uncovers the partial body
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considered their own nation. The movie Gallipoli illustrates how the World War I was important in helping Australia find their identity and create a sense of patriotism. Australian moviemaking had its highs and lows through the Twentieth Century. After the 1970’s‚ a new age of Australian films started to flow from the country and “historical films became the most visible internationally” (Bordwell 628). Gallipoli was a film made in 1981 by Peter Weir. The movie not only tells the story of two young
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Lincoln is a movie based off of Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin‚ which portrays the latter end of Abraham Lincoln’s illustrious career. The film is based around Congressional debate and Lincoln’s attempts to pass the 13th Amendment‚ abolishing slavery in the United States. The movie is centered in Washington D.C. and the areas surrounding it between the Emancipation Proclamation in January‚ 1863‚ and the death of Lincoln in April‚ 1865. The film raises
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Movie Response 1 (50 points): This first essay is a response to Food‚ Inc. and Fed Up!‚ should be between 2 and 4 pages long‚ and must be submitted to Moodle. Your responses should answer the questions listed in the rubric‚ demonstrate media literacy‚ critique the movies and offer suggestions for how their messages could be improved‚ and integrate knowledge you gained from class discussion‚ lectures‚ or other movies. This essay should also demonstrate that you took notes while we watched the movies
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