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    TOPIC: ‘Kazan uses a range of cinematic techniques to reveal the emotional and moral struggle of Terry Malloy’ ‘On the Waterfront’ is an‚ award winning film‚ directed by Elia Kazan‚ whose audience is faced with Terry’s moral dilemma and emotional battle‚ that forces them to think about their own beliefs about what loyalty‚ love and friendship mean. The films protagonist Terry Malloy‚ portrays the tough-guy attitude‚ in order to try protect himself to from the degradation that surrounds him. Trapped

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    Essay Topic 9 “There’s one thing that we have in this country‚ and that’s ways of fighting back.” How does On the Waterfront explore the power of the individual? The 1954 film‚ On the Waterfront‚ subliminally validates Director Elia Kazan’s message that‚ in a world of oppression and despair‚ individual empowerment can be earned by those who act in accordance to their moral conscience. In a world plagued by mob tyranny‚ administered through corrupt unions‚ the socially progressive film proves

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    Analyse the use of Performance/Mise-en-scène in American Beauty (Sam Mendes‚ 1999); how is meaning created in my chosen clip? American Beauty has been described as a “blood-chilling dark comedy” and a “beautifully executed drama”‚ both of which are appropriate. Through Kevin Spacey’s intelligent and realistic portrayal of Lester Burnham and Sam Mendes’ meticulously arranged image of Lester’s life‚ we can find humour and draw a bitter parallel between our lives and those of the characters. I have

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    The medium of film is enriching as it is able to transmit powerful themes and/or social issues to an audience‚ leaving them with a new understanding. Explain how this statement is true of the set film you have studied. "On the Waterfront"‚ a well-known film by Elia Kazan‚ tells the story of the old former professional boxer Terry‚ energetic‚ at New York Harbor when union leader Johnny Friendly sent Terry’s brother Charlie to kill Terry’s friend Joey. Eventually in front of the bloody reality

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    ENS 303

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    ENS 303 Study Guide Power Gripgives strength required to maintain the grip (tennis racket‚ jumping rope) Hook Gripusing fingers in flexed position (carrying brief case‚ shopping bag‚ rock climbing) Key grip variant of precision grip to enable you to pick up or hold flat objects (key into lock‚ using cash card) Limbrical position involves the MCP joint Brings us back to original position (limb position) Boutonniere deformity Takes place in the PIP joint Mallet Deformity Takes place in

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    Baking: Mise in Place

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    BAKING The act of placing a food such as a dough or other unbaked pastry in oven where dry heat cooks the food. Mise in place - getting everything ready and in its place Organizational Skills Needed for Baking * Reading the recipe carefully * Identifying tools and/or equipment needed * Gathering all necessary ingredients‚ tools‚ and equipment close to the work area * Preparing the pans * Measuring properly * Practising good sanitation Baking Tool and Equipment

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    Malloy) ‘Loyalty and betrayal are central to this film.’ Discuss. “I was ratting on myself all them years‚ and I didn’t even know it.” Terry Malloy’s eventual realisation in Elia Kazan’s film‚ On the Waterfront (1954)‚ reveals the philosophical nature of allegiances that the story of an exploited waterfront community’s resistance to an oppressive mob is centred on. Set on the docks of Hoboken‚ New Jersey‚ the film explores how certain loyalties are detrimental to one’s dignity and integrity but necessary

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    Elia Kazan’s ‘On the Waterfront’ journeys the moral redemption of Terry Malloy and his struggle to break free of the heavily ingrained ‘D and D’ (deaf and dumb) culture. The transformation of the attitudes of mainstream society are made possible through many characters on the docks‚ it is however Terry that ultimately unites the waterfront and brings justice to a once corrupt society. Through Terry’s three-fold journey of moral awakening‚ enlightenment and catharsis we are able to witness the breakage

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    filmmaker who turns his life upside down when he goes “undercover” and is “poor” so he can make a movie out of it. The scene of them jumping on to the train and going on an undercover expedition shows how some people really had to live during the great depression and that to get somewhere they had to use a cargo train to travel where they wanted to go. The theme of this scene is for the main characters to set out on their journey to develop a plan for the movie Sullivan wants to make‚ but also

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    News Report: Students Clean Up Waterfront April 23‚ 2012 Yesterday‚ students at Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute won the contest. They were participating in a clean-up contest held by Live Green Toronto™ on Earth Day. The school that collected the most garbage would receive a $5000 grant for their school and runner up grants. The students‚ who were eager to win‚ went to Downtown Waterfront to clean up garbage along the Lakeshore. There were over 70 other schools across the TDSB were involved

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