Gordon is similar to Jack in Lord of the Flies in persuading followers to pick sides. Gordon persuades stockholders of the paper company to vote for selling instead of liquidating some of their assets. He bragged about his abilities to make the stockholders money like Jack bragged about being a hunter. Gordon is an autocratic leader. His high-rolling life style and need to become richer is a driving force. He admits to being greedy to Bud. He wants everyone that is a part of "his team" to follow
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westerns mainly played distressed‚ helpless‚ feminine roles; however‚ women commonly appear in fighting roles in modern day action movies. Today‚ movies starring provocative‚ strong women characters seem to sell more than movies featuring helpless women characters for the simple reason that sex sells. One of the main stereotypical female characters in present day action movies represents beauty and promiscuity‚ for example the character of Lara Croft in the movie Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. The other major
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night. He wants to watch a movie‚ but he cannot decide between going to the movies and renting a movie. Have you ever been in this situation? Have you ever thought about the pros and cons of watching a movie at the theater versus the price to rent a movie from your local rental store? If you haven’t given any thought to it‚ then this may be the time to look at some pros and cons of these two different ways of watching movies. Overall it is your decision‚ but there are a few things you may want to
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The secondary school system of today is strongly out of date‚ and putting young adults enrolled in these institutions at risk. In Leon Botstein’s essay‚ “Let Teenagers Try Adulthood‚” the question of reforming the modern day secondary schooling system is brought to light. His plan has some flaws‚ but the idea of creating a new schooling system to accommodate for the rapid developmental stages occurring in today’s youth is worth expanding on. The youth of today is developing at a shockingly speedy
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Language censorship in English movies and television Lam Pui Ling UCSI University Kuala Lumpur‚ Malaysia Lim Woei Hoa UCSI University Kuala Lumpur‚ Malaysia Ooi Chee Ling UCSI University Kuala Lumpur‚ Malaysia Abstract This paper examines the issue of censorship in English movies and television programs mostly in the Malaysian context‚ specifically from the language aspect. A simple introduction is given in defining language and censorship. The procedure used to conduct the
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Enjoy Watching Animated Movies In the past years‚ animated movies are known to have reached out only to children‚ but recently there has been an increase in adult audiences too. There are some reasons why adults are attracted to watch animated movies. Many have claimed that animated movies have become more realistic‚ appealing and a relaxing agent to adults. First‚ the storyline of animated movies are getting more and more realistic. Adults find that recent animated movies are real as they are closely
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also be a way for some to live out an imaginary existence in and conventional world. Just look at movies like tron‚ star gate or even the borne series it helps people live out the life they desire. Movies are also a way for the media to influence and open the minds of its viewers. It is much more then entertaining‚ informing and educating‚ movies plays a big role in the way we perceive things. Movies can be a way for people to tell their own stories or communicate a message or get some point across
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high school with a college-like set up would provide an improved learning environment for many students. A small school would provide more one on one time for students and less of the clique behavior mentioned in Leon Botstein’s "Let Teenagers Try Adulthood." A more college like set up with longer classes meeting fewer times a week‚ rather than 7 hour days spent in a single building five times a week‚ would also address the main issue mentioned in Botstein’s essay. Older students would find the freedom
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lacked variety. People will call each other when they see another gay person on TV. The story lines in movies featuring gays and lesbians were controlled and restricted. The whole story was not often told in gay movies. Even after the code was lifted‚ Hollywood still struggled with their portrayal of gays‚ the “proud sissies” and the “regular gays” who were not as flamboyant. In today’s movies‚ those issues are still prevalent. Gay scenes are laced with comedy and as a form of punishment. There
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