U64003 FILM HISTORY SHORTLIST OF TOPICS FOR IN-CLASS TEST 2 (scheduled in week 12) 1. Choose one Hollywood major studio and write a brief account of its history (e.g. typical products‚ strategies‚ organization‚ people‚ films‚ crises‚ etc.) from the “classical era” of the studio system to the advent of conglomeration. MGM: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - part of Loew’s enterprise. Loew’s owned a movie studio‚ a network of international distribution and a theatre chain (centred in NY). By 1924 he
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Stryker’s ability to see and draw connections between bird behavior and humanity is professional that makes "The Thing With Feathers" difficult to put down. While Noah researches hummingbirds‚ he recognizes these birds have some characteristics‚ habits and behavior like humans. One of four characteristics is a high speed. A hummingbird has a high speed‚ it zips at 30 miles per hour‚ and a research data announces that a resident of Singapore averages 10.5 seconds to cover 60 feet of side walk that
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"Death is nothing to us‚ has no relevance to our condition‚ seeing that the mind is mortal". So claimed Lucretius: Roman poet‚ philosopher and Epicurean. In prolific verse from The Way Things Are‚ Lucretius denied that death was an evil and suggested that death should not be feared at all. Lucretius’ beliefs put him in the same camp as Epicurus‚ whom he mentions in his verse‚ making him known as an Epicurean‚ which I shall define for the purposes of this paper as someone who believes that death is
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Tim O’Brien’s story about vietnam war is The Things They Carried. This work tells what the soldiers went through the time during Vietnam. As the story begins‚ it focuses on the Alpha Company is sent to fight in Vietnam war. The soldiers carry goods and personal items to be able to survive. Lieutenant Jimmy Cross carries letters and pictures from a female named Martha. The first casualty for the company is Ted Lavender‚ shot dead. Cross blames himself for the death because he thinks he was too busy
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it was out of my editorial and commentary wheelhouse. I will attempt to enter into this text through a small crack that presented itself in the late part of section one and sporadically reared its head throughout the rest. The example of the jug’s thing-ness is where I started to understand more of Heidegger’s angle. If you analogize the jug with a human existence it makes a very good argument for everything owing its existence to the nothing-ness. The jug is an object to be sure‚ we can see it‚ touch
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CRITICAL APPRECIATION OF ELIOT’S WASTELAND T.S.Eliot was born in the United States in 1888 and was educated there and in France before settling down in England and at length adopting British citizenship. He published his first poems Prufrock and other Observations in 1917 and all his work is strongly individual and creatively personal. With The Wasteland(1922) he established the reputation which made him the leading living poet of the English speaking world‚ though his output for some years was extremely
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individuals performed various smooth jazz pieces that kept the audience in awe. The pieces “Olivia” and a cover of “Like Someone in Love” are some examples of the contrasting‚ yet soulful music from that night. The piece “Olivia”‚ an original composed by Curtis Taylor‚ was upbeat and lively throughout. The flow of the music was energetic‚ people were bobbing their heads to and fro to the beat of the drum. At the beginning of this piece‚ the drum performed a mellow harmony to set the mood. Once the beats
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The Things They Carried Prompt: How do the symbols‚ imagery‚ and anecdotes in The Things They Carried help to contribute to the meaning of the text? The Things They Carried‚ written by Tim O’Brien‚ recounts the horrible experiences of soldiers at war in Vietnam. Throughout the novel‚ the author not only tells war stories‚ but tales about his own life‚ often referencing and dwelling on those who have made an impact on his life. He stresses the importance of these people and stories‚ often referring
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human beings. In this sense‚ the way how people think‚ believe and behave should be considered. In other words‚ individual values are crucial to shape people’s lives. However‚ it cannot be ignored that people live in societies which bring people together. Hence‚ it is almost impossible to think that individual values are not affected by societal norms. Since society creates its own moral‚ social‚ political‚ economic and traditional values‚ people individualize common values and apply them in their
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O’Brien called The Things They Carried uses a lot of nonfiction stories within the novel. O’Brien also uses characterization of the soldiers in the platoon to illustrate the emotional weight that they carry. Tim O’Brien in The Things They Carried mentions‚” By and large they carried these things inside‚ maintaining the masks of composure”(21). He focuses on Jimmy Cross‚ Mark Fossie‚ Kiowa‚ Curt Lemon and several other soldiers in the platoon including himself. The novel The Things They Carried by
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