"El Topo" (The Mole; 鼹鼠) (1970) (ACID WESTERN / SURREALISM / ART-HOUSE) "El Topo" (English title: "The Mole"‚ Chinese title: "鼹鼠") is a very weird movie which can be described as mix of acid western and surreal art-house feature. It was directed by highly controversial Chilean director Alejandro Jodorowsky and shot in Mexico (where Jodorowsky lived many years). As I said this a truly ambitious and difficult to understand film‚ full of multiple allegories‚ religious symbolism and far-east philosophy
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Blinded by his good intentions‚ Friar Lawrence is unable to recognize the dangers of his actions‚ resulting in the tragic outcome of the protagonists. As Friar Lawrence agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet‚ he has only the best intents‚ hoping to‚ “turn [their] households’ rancor to pure love” (2.3 98-99). The extreme contrast between the “rancor” and “pure love” that the Friar discusses emphasizes that he only wants to help the Capulet and Montague families to resolve their issues for the sake of their
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English as a Second Language The ESL test consists of two parts; the Reading Skills and Language Use tests are used in combination to place students into the appropriate reading and writing classes. These tests are used for placement into the following classes: *ESL 67 – Introduction to College English Skills *ESL 76 – Intermediate Reading & Comprehension Skills *ESL 78 – Intermediate Writing Skills *ESL 86 – High Intermediate Reading Comprehension *ESL 88 – High Intermediate Writing Skills
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Roy Lorenzo Jimenez Hi165 F 1.) In the movie‚ Aguinaldo was depicted as a man destined for great things‚ as seen in the opening part of the movie when the old lady told him of her prophecy regarding Aguinaldo’s successful future. A man bestowed with great leadership‚ he lead the Filipino army to victory over the Spanish soldiers in Cavite. This victory resulted to Andres Bonifacio coming to Cavite in order to aid the army in the ongoing war and moreover‚ it lead to the people’s trust to cast
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Romeo and Juliet‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ has a character that is very oddly characterized. Friar Lawrence‚ proves to be trustworthy‚ yet selfish‚ and very cowardly. A friar is a member of a certain religious orders‚ so apparently‚ he’s supposed to be of most of the holy characteristics. Friar Lawrence is thought to be trustworthy because Romeo trusts him enough to tell him about Juliet. “Then plainly know my heart’s dear love is set on the fair daughter of the rich Capulet. As mine on hers
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In the play “Romeo and Juliet”‚ Friar Lawrence had a very important role. In this play he was always someone that both Romeo and Juliet could count on when they need advice or an answer to a problem. Also Friar Lawrence was seen to be the priest that always knew what was best for you in the end. Although Friar Lawrence was always there for them and was a priest he caused both families to fight and he even caused many deaths between them. Two deaths that he is most certainly accountable for are
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El Dorado was the name of a tribal chief of the Musica tribe. As an initiation rite‚ he covered himself in gold dust and dove into the Guatavita Lake. As the story got recounted and told from place to place‚ details got mixed up. This proved to be a huge problem when El Dorado‚ the tribal chief of the Musica tribe‚ became the legendary lost "City of Gold." Since it was called the city of gold‚ it was something so spectacular that everyone wanted a part of it‚ mainly for power. Because everyone imagined
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The murder of Stephen Lawrence A tragic murder occurred in 1993 that sent shockwaves throughout the UK and led to changes in policing and race relations. This horrific crime was committed on 22nd April 1993 and the life of 18 year old student Stephen Lawrence was taken. He was discovered in a pool of blood after being stabbed at bus stop; the racist attack was completely unprovoked. Years later his mother‚ Doreen Lawrence is still campaigning to gain justice over her son’s unlawful death as Stephen’s
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Lights‚ Camera‚ Action! “Someone start dressing Alice”‚ “Did you get your props set?”‚ “Don’t talk to loud‚ the show is about to start”‚ “hurry put your makeup on”‚ “Okay‚ everyone set? Open the curtains on 3… 2… 1. “Entering the Playhouse I was extremely cautious and shy‚ but that quickly melted away every second that passed by. Everyone was very professional at first and did not seem very dependent on me or anyone else volunteering to help‚ but they were friendly and always treated everyone with
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life‚ his involvement in the war‚ his influence‚ and his effect on the world will be discussed here. Thomas Edward Lawrence
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