is a great example of those opuses which let oppressed people’s voices be noticed. Frank Capra‚ rather than simply criticize the cruel truth of society‚ brought forward his new movie‚ You Can’t Take it With You‚ in order to bring a sense of relief with his unique humor. The protagonists of You Can’t Take It With You have opportunities to make their dreams come true: The eccentric Professor Vanderhof’s good nature asserts itself and converts Anthony P. Kirby to do what he likes instead of lusting after
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in Singapore. Issues ranging from foreign students topping the ‘O’ level chart thus reducing similar opportunities for local students‚ to the perception that foreigners are taking away jobs from Singaporeans. Therefore‚ this could be a drawback. I agree that the Singapore government has maintained strongly that having an open immigration policy helps to fill critical sectors in our economy‚ especially in the finance‚ technology and creative industries. In addition‚ the government believes that
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Mary had her Little Lamb This 1920’s advertisement is trying to sell a product called HP sauce. When you first see the ad‚ you most likely would immediately recognize the picture of Mary and her lamb from the nursery rhyme story “Mary had a Little Lamb”. In the paragraphs below the picture‚ in the beginning‚ the speaker talks about how everyone just loves Mary and her lamb‚ and by the second paragraph the speaker adds in how much Mary loves to eat HP sauce with her lamb. The overall effect and
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The topic that I chose to do my comparison essay is how the article “The Fun They Had” and the movie “The Beautiful mind” view school. What is school? School is an institution where students are educated and gain knowledge to succeed in future. Both the article and the movie view school negatively. As years go by and students continue to go on to higher grades‚ they tend to lose their individuality and their ability to be creative and imaginative. School effects by dulling the minds of the students
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Chase Hullinger Period 3 10 Things I Hate About You Movie Review The 1999 film‚ 10 Things I Hate About You‚ mirrors many of the characters‚ themes‚ and conflicts as in the Shakespeare play‚ The Taming of the Shrew. The characters in the film involve Kat as Kate‚ Patrick as Petruchio‚ Cameron as Lucentio‚ Bianca as Bianca‚ Michael as Tranio‚ and Joey as a suitor for Bianca. The characters share many of the same motives as their counterparts in the play. The reasons for their motives all revolve
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He Had a Dream‚ and It Came True “I Have a Dream” by Martin Luther King Jr. is one of the most memorable speeches of all time. King is a great and honorable historical figure. He is known and respected for his efforts of the coming together of blacks and white. His speech‚ “I Have a Dream” was not only a start to a new and better world but it is also a treasure full of voice‚ wisdom‚ and power. It is worthy of lengthy study as we can all learn speechwriting skills from King’s historic masterpiece
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You are what you drive When you see different people driving different cars on the roads‚ will you give yourself a second to think whether there is something relationship between the certain cars and the drivers’ personality? There is a theory that people who drive certain cars share personality traits. Generally speaking‚ our choices may say something about our values and interests. To some extent‚ women tend to buy smaller cars and men are likely to buy larger cars. But there are many other
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YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT Eating is one of human beings’ four basic needs. It is a simply action you take not only to endure your life but also to show yourself because “you are what you eat”. This saying above does not mean that you live to eat but your eating expresses the person you are willing to be. You can be fat or thin‚ tall or short‚ ..etc‚ which partly depends on your three everyday meals. Surprisingly‚ the sensible eating can give you some desired things such as the beauty‚ the health‚ the
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Virginia Woolf’s article entitled “If Shakespeare had a Sister” which is in Forming a Critical Perspective shows a case on how women in the Elizabethan age would have never been allowed to write the plays or literature works of Shakespeare. Woolf talks about how it would have been impossible it would be for women in that time period to write. She makes some valid arguments‚ but overall the inequality of ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos makes this article unpersuasive. Firstly‚ Virginia Woolf does not really
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Other people are forced into specific dietary restrictions based on auto-immune intolerances‚ or other health-related problems‚ while others may simply choose not to eat certain food products based on their moral or religious beliefs. Whichever way you look at it‚ whether you’re a health fanatic/fitness buff‚ someone struggling with the seemingly ongoing epidemic of obesity‚ or just a guy who likes to eat food – food is everywhere‚ and it fuels our minds‚ bodies‚ and souls. Many people believe that
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