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    Is Film Dead

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    Matthew Harris FDA Creative Practise Photography Creative cultures 2 17/4/1 http://mattharris-fda.weebly.com Is Film Dead? Matthew Harris Is film photography a dying art? This is the question that inspires and drives my film photography work. Film photography is about subverting modern technologies and techniques to get deeper inside the vocabulary of photography. Digital photography is a blossoming art form that grows more and more popular every day. Can film photography have a place

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    Brother in the land

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    Brother in the Land Character Sketch Danny: Danny is a main character of the play. He is a fifteen year old teenager who is a resident of Skipley. He is a son of Richard and Marry Lodge. He also had a brother Ben. Danny is a round character as he does not remain the same throughout the play. There was a huge difference in his personality after the nuclear war. Danny is a strong and brave boy. When Chris and Tracey were trying to steal Kim’s food‚ Danny helped Kim fight the thieves and get her food

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    The Promised Land

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    Nicholas Lemann is the author of “The Promised Land: The Great Black Migration and How it Changed America”‚ a book that takes place between 1940 and 1970. What sets this bestseller apart from those written about the same time period is the way Lemann gives the Black Migration and Civil Rights Movement faces and voices. He uses interviews and observation to tell the stories of each man and women passionate about making a change during this time. This includes politicians‚ bureaucrats‚ civil rights

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    However‚ in the grand epic The Odyssey‚ written by the Greek poet Homer‚ a gentleman named Odysseus is put into troubling scenarios which he must surpass in order to be reunited with his love‚ Penelope. As “People need heroes and epics provide heroes who fight against injustice and immorality” (Baker‚ 9)‚ Odysseus had to spend years of his lifetime “Fighting monsters‚ avoiding the Sirens‚ consulting the dead and even falling into the lily-white arms of Calypso” (Lacarriére‚ par. 17). Another identifiable

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    Day Of The Dead

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    Day of the Dead Perspectives The main focus of Day of the Dead is for family and friends to pray and remember their loved ones that have died. Day of the Dead provides people with a time of celebration. Day of the Dead helps people realize that we were all born and that we will all die so that we can live our lives with more understanding. I think they do the things they do for a few reasons. The first one is so that they do not fear death. The second reason I think they do what they do is so that

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    Homer. The epic is about a king‚ Odysseus who rules Ithica‚ located in Greece. Odysseus is sent to the Trojan war. Odysseus and his men make many attempts to make their way home. Over a course of 10 years‚ Odysseus and his men make many dangerous‚ yet exciting journeys across the Mediterranean Sea. A good leader should have self-control‚ physical strength and a lot of perseverance. I think Odysseus shows those characteristics plenty of time throughout the epic. Odysseus shows self-control when he resists

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    As one can surmise from the tumultuous situations he is forced into over the following years at sea‚ Odysseus endured great hardships all due to his hubris. His crew was decimated and he was forced to live without his wife‚ Penelope‚ and son‚ Telemachus‚ for far longer than he ever expected. However‚ like Gilgamesh‚ Odysseus is ultimately not ruined by his hubris. Instead‚ Homer decides to end his tale by finally allowing him to arrive home with “More [gifts] than he ever would have taken out of

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    Dead Sea

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    The audience will know that the Dead Sea is devoid of all plant and aquatic life‚ why the sea is so salty and the health benefits. Thesis or central idea: The Dead Sea has a unique environment Main Points: a. The Dead Sea is one of the saltiest bodies of water anywhere b. The Dead Sea is devoid of all plant and aquatic life c. The Dead Sea area has become a major center for health research and treatment Introduction: You know why they call it the dead sea? Because absolutely nothing

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    The Siren can be described as unnatural‚cursed‚and bad.While the crewmen are not listening to the Sirens‚Odysseus is.In the painting communicates the idea of what is happening. while book 12 communicates the idea of Odysseus and his men point of view.In the poem it describes the Sirens point of view.It said in the poem "I don’t enjoy being a Siren‚I don’t enjoy singing this song".It might be saying that they are cursed.Also they said" if I tell you the secret can you help me get out of this bird

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    Odysseus can be portrayed as an antihero in The Odyssey. A hero is clever‚ respectful‚ brave‚ and shows mercy. Odysseus is the complete opposite of a hero. He is immature‚ barbaric‚ unfaithful‚ and a coward. Being faithful‚ or loyal‚ is one of the main aspects of being a hero. Book V shows us that Odysseus might not have been so faithful to Penelope: “Now as he spoke the sun set‚ dusk drew on/ and they retired‚ this pair‚ to the inner cave/ to revel and rest softly‚ side by side” (5. 234-236)

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