Among all types of movies‚ documentary is the one that I am least interested in. However‚ the movie Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore gives me a different view on documentary films‚ especially political ones. It is very relevant to the class readings as well as discussions‚ especially on the topic of Congress‚ political campaign and civil engagement. First‚ the movie successfully demonstrates how a political campaign is organized. In the movie‚ we hardly see a role of
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1. Critics A. Otis Ferguson: Film: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Link: https://newrepublic.com/article/80908/tnr-film-classics-mr-smith-goes-washington-1939 Otis Ferguson expresses his utter distaste for this film in his biting review that criticizes the director as Ferguson compares this film to Capra’s earlier cinematic works. The critic also uses comments from another critic‚ Alistair Cooke‚ to support his assertions. B. Andrew Sarris: Film: Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace Link: http://observer
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Stephanie Springer October. 12‚ 2012 George Washington Carver was born in January 1864 into slavery in Diamond‚ Missouri. His master Moses Carver was a German American immigrant who brought George’s parents Mary and Giles. George had 10 brothers and sisters who all died prematurely. When George was only a week old‚ he was kidnapped along with his mother and sister‚ George’s older brother James got to safety though. The raiders sold the stolen slaves in Kentucky. Moses Carver hired a man named John
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African Americans made economic advancements‚ their collective voice in society was faint and often ignored. Amidst this bleak situation for African Americans in the late 19th and early 20th centuries‚ two figures emerged as prominent leaders. Booker T. Washington and William Edward Burghardt Du Bois took very different approaches to improving the circumstances of African Americans. Though both perspectives were reasonable‚ Du Bois provided a better blueprint to bring about political freedom and independence
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Unit 5 Marketing Travel and Tourism products and services The first pieces of work require for Unit 5 is going to ask for a definition and the function of marketing. Advertising ‚promotion products profits Definitions of Marketing The management process responsible for identifying‚ anticipating and satisfying customer requirements profitably. (source: www.cim.co.uk) This is all very well for privately owned businesses. Businesses have two different of section. a type of Businesses are
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Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois each had individual approaches to dealing with poverty and discrimination issues of African-Americans at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries. Both of their strategies greatly assisted African-Americans during this time period. Both were passionate activists who fought for their causes in vastly different ways and spoke out for what they believed in. Legally‚ African-Americans were “equal citizens‚” but socially they were far from it. It
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Rhetorical Equality Successful‚ self-educated abolitionists Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington fought tirelessly to eradicate slavery. Born into slavery‚ Douglass and Washington shared the belief of equality‚ but differed on the manner in which it would be achieved. Douglass’s philosophy was “agitate!‚ agitate!‚ agitate!” whereas‚ Washington was of the ‘work!‚ work!‚ work!” mindset. Through his crafty use of rhetoric‚ Douglass delivered a scathing attack on the hypocrisy of America
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Ethics 300-02 Denzel Washington “I’m very proud to be black‚ but black is not all I am. That’s my cultural historical background‚ my genetic makeup‚ but it’s not all of who I am nor is it the basis from which I answer every question.” – Denzel Washington. Some may say he is intelligent‚ while others may say he is courageous. Big words are just insufficient to describe this actor/director/screen-writer/producer
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(English Proficiency for University Studies). As the name suggests‚ we hope that this module will help develop your proficiency in English so you are ready to study at university. What sort of student do we want to produce by the end of this module? In other words‚ what outcomes do we expect? The most important outcome for this module is that the student should demonstrate that she or he has become a more effective communicator (especially within the distance-learning context at Unisa) who actively seeks
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economical expansion and wealth for America. Many businessmen such as J.P. Morgan‚ John D. Rockefeller and Cornelius Vanderbilt among others reached the pinnacle of wealth and amassed huge amounts of money. Many individuals developed contrasting attitudes and views on this newly created wealth. Among these individuals were Andrew Carnegie‚ Eugene V. Debs‚ and Booker T. Washington. Seemingly similar people‚ and yet they were almost completely different. One was a well-known philanthropist who was one of the
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