This weekend a new science-fiction movie staring Charlize Theron captivated my interest for one and a half hours. My boyfriend had given me the previous history of the original cartoon series (a cult hit) by Peter Chung. This short reaction paper will explore the movie’s costumes‚ location‚ and the meaning of the name "Aeon Flux". Let’s start off with a short synopsis of the movie: This thriller is set 400 years in the future. Charlize Theron stars as Aeon Flux and she is the top underground operative
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CRITICAL APPRECIATION OF KUBLA KHAN Sometimes‚ a poem is celebrated not for the story it tells‚ but for how it is told. Some poems are famous simply because of the way they are told: the elaborate‚ vivid language used to describe places and sights. “Kubla Khan or A Vision in a Dream” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge is one such poem. Written in 1798‚ it is a poem that uses intricate language to portray a vision or dream that Coleridge had. Coleridge claimed that the poem was written in an opium-induced
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Genghis Khan: Destined to be a Hero Arriving in this world with a blood clot in the palm of his hand ‚ Genghis Khan was destined to be a hero. In 1167‚ Genghis Khan was born to Yisugei‚ Chieftain of the Kiyat-Borjigid‚ and his wife Ho’elun. He was named Temujin (which means blacksmith) after a Tatar Chieftain his father had just captured. As a young boy‚ Temujin experienced many hardships after his father was poisoned by a group of Tartars. This loss of their leader caused the Kiyat tribe to
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Rizal and his times‚ 19th Century Before Rizal was born‚ there’s already chaos promulgated in other countries the liberal Czar Alexander II put an action on the issue about the rising of the Russian masses which was from 1855 to 1881. Rizal’s birth was during the time of the American Civil War (1861-65) that started on April 12‚ 1861. It was said that Pres. Lincoln released his famous Emancipation Proclamation on September 22.1863 giving the freedom for the Negro Slaves. American Civil War
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ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM Kenneth “Ken” Lay‚ the founder of Enron Corporation grew up from a poor family. His father was a Baptist ministry. Ken Lay works many jobs at the same time. He was aiming to make wealth for himself and for his family. From his childhood‚ he learned the value of hard work to earn a living and to achieve his ultimate goal (to be rich). He actually did work so hard‚ been working with different companies and upgraded his skills and education in obtaining Ph.D. degree
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The giver What is a utopia? Is it a place where pain war and hunger does not exist? How do you describe a dystopia? In Jonas’ community‚ in the ‘Giver’ written by Lois Lowry ‚ he is living in the community where everything is the same‚ organised and pain free‚ basically he is living in a ‘Utopia’. For him everything is perfect the way it is but when he was chosen as the receiver of memory for the community he discovered dark secrets that lie ahead. In the giver book by Lois Lowry‚ Jonas is living
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I think to learn all this guidelines of health care and drugs education in chapter 4 is really a huge help for all NSTP student specially when we apply this in our daily lives and share what we know to other people. Health care at home and in the community would be a guideline for us to maintain good health and stay healthy. This will help us to prevent epidemics‚ accident‚ and illness and avoid a lot of trouble in the family and peace for the community‚ we just need to share these guidelines
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As a little girl‚ Catherine wants to marry her firefighter dad. Her mom says‚ "You can’t marry Daddy‚ I’m married to him." The film relates what transpires 25 years later. Catherine is now married to young firefighter Caleb Holt (Cameron). On the job‚ Caleb lives by the motto "Never leave your partner behind"‚ forcefully impressing this dictum on the men in his fire crew. But his marriage with Catherine (Bethea) is suffering and she wants a divorce. Differing life priorities have led their marriage
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The Constitution & Bill of Rights The U.S. Constitution was not adopted until 1787‚ after nearly 6 years of independence for the new country. From adoption to ratification in 1788‚ it produced a storm of controversy and debate over the nature and role of government. That debate was mainly between the Federalist and Anti-Federalists. The argument between those in support of the Constitution (which were the Federalists) and those opposed (which were the Anti-Federalists) outlined the strengths
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Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean‚ it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan‚ China‚ North Korea‚ South Korea and Russia‚ stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. Wikipedia Capital: Tokyo Dialing code: 81 Area: 377‚944 km² Population: 127.6 million (2012) World Bank Prime minister: Shinzō Abe Government: Unitary state‚ Constitutional monarchy‚ Parliamentary systemJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located
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