instantly tell how different it is from the movie. Nonetheless‚ Luhrmann’s style and idea to take on the story from a new angle is fascinating and indubitably caught the attention of the nation when it came into theatres. Luhrmann’s reworking of this story was as extravagant as Gatsby himself; with today’s music in every scene‚ alcohol‚ drugs‚ the dramatic settings‚ and even just the way the character’s communicated with each other. As seen in the movie though‚ extravagance is not always the best
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The book The Outsiders was written by S. E. Hinton‚ and published in 1967. The Outsiders movie was then released in 1983 and was directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The story is about a group of 7 greasers set in the 1960’s. Basically the greasers are in constant rival with the socs‚ the upper class kids from the west side. Ponyboy Curtis and Johnny Cade are the youngest in the group. They go threw some very difficult times after Johnny kills a soc‚ then dies. Ponyboy must learn how to cope with all
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rather than knowledge based Good morning‚ today I‚ Sparsh Garg‚ am going to speak for the topic ‘Education should be skill based rather than knowledge based’. As school ends and commencement addresses are given‚ two pieces of data caught my eye recently. Only 56 percent of law school graduates are getting jobs proportionate with their education. And there are 3 million jobs currently unfilled in the U.S. So what explains the disconnection between a large number of highly educated workers
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(“Sisters”). In this movie‚ two sisters discover that their parents are selling their childhood home and try to convince them and to keep it. Kate Ellis (Tina Fey) is a hotheaded hairdresser who cannot keep a job‚ house‚ or her daughter. Maura Ellis (Amy Poehler) is a responsible aunt who takes care of Kate’s daughter behind her back to provide a steady environment for her to grow up in. Kate convinces Maura to help her throw one last house party before the house is sold. The movie Sisters is a raunchy
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It? Is Being Limitless Really Worth It? The film Limitless‚ starring Bradley Cooper‚ is set in New York as he plays the part as Eddie Mora exploring that his life as a writer is getting him nowhere fast. Towards the start of the movie Eddie is portrayed as an average New Yorker that is enduring a very tough time in his life until he gets reacquainted with his old brother-in-law. Eddie is invited back to his house where he introduces a new drug to him called NZT-48. This drug is
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Have you ever seen a movie that came out in the last twenty years and thought that the way a certain race was shown was very stereotypical and mostly inaccurate? Probably not because not only would most films get in a lot of trouble for that‚ but people are not as prejudice as they used to be. Since the early 1930’s‚ Native Americans have had to deal with the negative way they were described in films. In particular‚ the way Native Americans were represented in the movie‚ Stagecoach‚ is vastly
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captured in just a cinematic film. Many have their own opposing viewpoints on this topic‚ but I do believe that it doesn’t make any sense to show this movie in a classroom. First‚ it defies some of the purposes of the book. For one‚ this novel is meant to be more than welcome for interpretation on one’s own‚ as Sam Jordison discusses in his review of the movie. The film solely limits the plot and
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Movie Review: My Immortal Beloved and Amadeus Music that captured the attention of the world was composed hundreds of years before it met by our own ears. Good thing there are movies that holds the memory of the past to give us some sort of idea‚ how‚ why‚ and who made the music that stunned millions of people. The films were about the biography of two great composers‚ the musical genius Wolfgang “Amadeus” Mozart played by Tom Hulce‚ directed by Milos Forman in 1984 and the mystery of
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around‚ people needed something new and crazy. People’s hair was outrageous‚ and the 80’s got the name‚ “the big hair decade” from this. Bright colors and flashy clothes. Hair and clothes were a direct reflection of the music people listened to. “I WANT MY MTV!!” was the cry from thousands of teens during the 80’s. MTV‚ otherwise known as music television‚ brought videos along with music to TV. MTV brought the artist closer to their fans. Music was not the only thing that impacted in the 80’s. Pac-
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People are learning and developing throughout their whole lives‚ they have gained knowledge not only from books but also from practice and experience. In my opinion‚ both basic knowledge from books and new discovery from experience are important. Reading books form a wide range of our knowledge. We can acquire a lot of information about almost every subject. Books contain knowledge‚ which is arranged and selected carefully from what authors think about real life‚ so they are easy to follow and
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