Introduction One of the most pertinent forms of genocide‚ mass murder‚ has been imposed on various groups throughout the twentieth century. Perhaps the most prominent examples of genocide in the form of mass murder are the Jewish Holocaust and the Rwandan Genocide. The Jewish Holocaust was the systematic persecution and extermination of approximately two-thirds of European Jewry (“Introduction to the Holocaust.” USHMM.org.) Instigated by the German Nazi Party‚ outsiders also participated in the
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In the spectacular movie‚ Moulin Rouge‚ Bazz Luhrmann created a formalistic musical about freedom‚ beauty‚ truth and most especially‚ love. In this movie‚ he creates a fictional storyline about love relative to a few historical events that occurred during the early 1900’s in Paris’ well-known nightclub‚ The Moulin Rouge. Although the events all through out the movie are portrayed in a sense of fantasy through a remarkably choreographed comic musical and melodrama‚ Luhrmann is still able to make
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Alexandra Simmons Professor Collum English 1302.0410 February 21‚ 2013 “Saving Sourdi” Part I In “Saving Sourdi” by May-Lee Chai‚ the author creates Sourdi and Nea’s characters using description‚ narration‚ dialog‚ and commentary. Description “Sourdi looked like a statue that had been rescued from the sea. She was smooth where I had angles and soft where I was bone. Sourdi’s face was round‚ her nose low and wide‚ her eyes crescent-shaped like the quarter moon‚ her hair sleek as seaweed.
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Specific purpose: To inform my audience about the specific problem of human trafficking in Cambodia. Introduction: Attention: I ventured to Cambodia‚ located in South West Asia two years ago and met a precious girl named Emily. She was 15 years old and had six cases pending in the judicial system for human trafficking with foreign men from six different countries. She was currently living either on the streets at night or in guest houses with different men. Today she is 17 and she is owned by a
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the pain inflicted by the Communist group known as the Khmer Rouge. To understand the horrifying situations imposed on the Cambodian people‚ it is important to gain further knowledge about the Khmer Rouge and their purpose and the motives for their barbaric treatment of a nation and its people. In the 1970’s the civil war that had shaken Cambodia for many years had finally ended‚ the leading group that acquired the victory being the Khmer Rouge. This group—initially known as the Communist Party of
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To what extent was Pol Pot’s regime between the period of 1975-1979 successfully implemented? Word Count: 1997 To what extent was Pol Pot’s regime between the period of 1975-1979 successfully implemented? Pol Pot was the head of the Khmer Rouge that seized power of Cambodia from 1975 to 1979 leaving behind the catastrophic remnants of their reign in the years to come. Pol Pot was inspired by the writings of communist philosopher Karl Marx and based his regime and policies around his famous
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trouble because she is not supposed to talk to boys let alone white boys. Only because her aunt and uncle want her to be a good Khmer wife. This makes it so Sundara’s life is more like a river. Only because she can’t talk to whom she wants to. In the beginning of the book Sundara didn’t have the choice to come to the states. “’get out! Get out! The communists! The Khmer Rouge! They’ve taken Phnom Penh and they’re coming here!’” (Crew 3). Sundara and her family had to come to the states. The states ay
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mythology‚ modern music and archetypal characters to convey the contrasting attitudes to love in his film Moulin Rouge? Truth‚ beauty‚ freedom and above all: love; these are the key principles of the bohemian revolution. Luhrmann represents and portrays these themes in a variety of different ways throughout Moulin Rouge. The film has strong links with the Orpheus myth giving Moulin Rouge a predictable‚ yet classic storyline. Through the use of archetypal characters‚ modern music and classical mythology
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I will be discussing two iconic works of art: Henri Toulouse-Lautrec’s “La Goulue au Moulin Rouge” (1891) of the Art Nouveau period and Milton Glaser’s “Sound of Harlem” (1964) of the Postmodern period. There are parallels between the two pieces due to the influence of Art Nouveau on Glaser. I was drawn to Toulouse-Lautrec’s poster not just because of the colorful imagery and Art Nouveau style‚ but also because of his story and the subject matter. Toulouse-Lautrec was disabled‚ having stunted
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Moulin Rouge‚ directed by Baz Luhrmann‚ tells the story of two men‚ Christian and the Duke‚ and their fight for Satine‚ a talented actress at the Moulin Rouge. Christian‚ who represents romanticism‚ believes that love is everything and even goes so far as comparing it to oxygen. The duke‚ on the other hand‚ looks at love as a possession‚ or a way to provide security. The film is essentially portraying the conflicts between realism‚ the Duke‚ and romanticism‚ Christian‚ with only one of them triumphing
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