Melina Marchetta’s novel‚ Looking for Alibrandi‚ was produced into a movie directed by Kate Woods (2000). It is a reproduction of the book with its own interpretation. The changes in the film from the book are shown through the characters‚ the scenes and important events that have been either cut or changed to suit the audience. In both the movie and the film it reflects Greek culture and traditions. Looking for Alibrandi relates to growing up and the everyday disasters of being a teenager. Some
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The two essays I chose for my final portfolio were Maira Kalman’s “Back to the Land” interpretive essay and Josh Neufled “A.D. New Orleans After the Deluge” interpretive essay. I found it quite easy when it came to deciding which two interpretive essays I would have to choose for evaluation because I was able to analyze both the purpose and audience clearly in the two essays. Also‚ with both Kalman and Neufeld’s essays I received positive responses‚ and felt that I could confidently write about both
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Design a computer based on user specific needs STUDENT NAME: Vashista Gande DATE: ____________ MARKS: ___/25 Assess a user computing needs and select appropriate hardware and software components for different situations (e. g.‚ a student on a fix budget‚ a home business user‚ a gaming enthusiast‚ a photographer‚ a home video enthusiast‚ a distance education user‚ a human resource manager‚ an accountant‚ a family doctor‚ an engineer‚ a teacher‚ a graphics designer‚ a game designer‚ a programmer
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My Vision for America: Future If I were to be asked what I envisioned for America 8 years ago‚ I probably would have said something along the lines like “For everybody to be happy‚ and kind to one another.” Though now that I think of what I would have said my vision was it was more dreamlike‚ not a realistic vision. So now I would have to say my vision for America is to prepare each upcoming generation with better education‚ morals‚ and discipline. I envision an education that enlightens the minority
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Research Paper The Tablet PC and its Impact on the Computer Industry Submitted by XXX Prepared for XXX December 14‚ 2011 CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORSHIP: I certify that I am the author. I have cited all sources from which I used data‚ ideas‚ or words‚ either quoted directly or paraphrased. I also certify that this paper was prepared by me specifically for this course. [pic] December 14‚ 2011 __ _________________________________________________ Signature Date
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Looking for a Job? You have probably already thought about steps to undertake to find a job. Some of you may be working‚ others are still looking for a post. Whatever we do‚ we will work one day‚ and this time I would like to give you some useful vocabulary in English. What is a Job? It is what we do regularly to earn money (most often)‚ especially in a particular company or for a person There are different types of jobs First of all‚ it can be full-time‚ i e a job that you do for at least the
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day when I was nine‚ my family and I visited an apple orchard in the fall to pick to pick our own apples. About halfway through‚ I became hungry‚ so I decided to take snack on one of the many apples I had in my basket. Although once I bit into it‚ I was horrified to see a worm squiggling and squirming around inside of the apple. I spit out what I had already eaten and threw the apple to the ground as I screamed. Dropping my basket‚ I bolted out of the fields‚ not caring that my family was right there
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Looking into Words An Analysis of the dialogues in The Picture of Dorian Gray [Preface] As we often see in fictions‚ dialogues play a significant role in characterizing heroes. Apart from speaking for the characters in novels‚ Oscar Wilde used dialogues to speak for himself. This is especially the case in The Picture of Dorian Gray in which he ‘hires’ three characters to represent his ideals‚ present situation and the conflict between them. The following passage will mainly focus on the strategic
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In Gary Soto’s essay‚ “Looking for Work” he explains his fascination with the “perfect family” as a child. He watches television shows and wants his lower-class Mexican-American family to be a typical middle-class “white” family. In order for his family to achieve this he believes that money and wealth are the answer. Gary then goes around the block to find little jobs he can do. He gets some money and then meets up with his best friend Little John who wants to look for work too. Gary then recalls
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When I go home from school‚ I do my homework‚ take a shower‚ grab a cereal bar‚ and plop down on the couch with a controller in my hand to play my Xbox. After I play that‚ I go down to my room and play my computer. You see‚ I play on both the pc and consoles. I thoroughly enjoy playing both. Yet I know that one is better than the other. PC’s are superior to consoles in a myriad of ways‚ such as including a better variety of games‚ having upgradable equipment‚ acquiring more user freedom‚ and obtaining
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