MY FAVORITE ACTOR Robert John Downey‚ Jr. (born April 4‚ 1965) is an American actor who made his screen debut at the age of five‚ appearing in his father Robert Downey‚ Sr.’s film Pound. He has appeared in roles associated with the Brat Pack‚ such as Less Than Zero and Weird Science. Other films he has starred in include Air America‚ Soap dish‚ and Natural Born Killers. He starred as Charlie Chaplin‚ the title character in the 1992 film Chaplin‚ earning him a nomination for the Academy Award for
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My Favorite Chinese Food China is famous for its food. Chinese food is the ultimate food. Especially in South China‚ they would say they eat all four legs except table legs‚ and all two wings except the aircraft wings. Some Chinese food may be really unbelievable‚ but most of these dishes are delicious. Compared with the western style of food‚ there are more kinds of food in China. According to statistics‚ there were more than 1000 kinds of dishes in China. My favorite Chinese foods
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Language Learning & Technology http://llt.msu.edu/vol14num1/winkegasssydorenko.pdf February 2010‚ Volume 14‚ Number 1 pp. 65–86 THE EFFECTS OF CAPTIONING VIDEOS USED FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE LISTENING ACTIVITIES1 Paula Winke‚ Susan Gass‚ and Tetyana Sydorenko Michigan State University This study investigated the effects of captioning during video-based listening activities. Second- and fourth-year learners of Arabic‚ Chinese‚ Spanish‚ and Russian watched three short videos with and without captioning
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Situational Ethics in the film "Windtalkers" The film "Windtalkers"‚ starring Nicholas Cage‚ is a movie about World War II and Navajo Americans who played a big role in the American victory. Out on the battlefield‚ important messages and coordinates of where to bomb the enemy were sent out over the radio. The enemy could hear the radio transmissions being sent out by the Americans. The American soldiers would try to talk in a code to keep their messages secret‚ but the enemy would find a way
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Mu Lu ESL 52A 8 April‚2013 My Favorite Heroes There are a lot of people who I admire most; some of them are in history‚ some are my family member who passed away years ago‚ and some of them are political leaders from history and in the present. I have a lot of reasons why I admire them because they are my favorite heroes‚ who inspire me greatly. Among those people‚ one of my favorite heroes is general Aung San who was Burmese revolutionary leader and negotiated with British Empire for Burma’s
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My Favorite Show I have many favorite shows; one of my favorite would have to be Prison Break. There are so many reasons why it’s my favorite. My main reason is the plot of the story/show. Two brothers who broke out of jail with a group of other prisoners. Another reason is the suspense of the show. It’s literally impossible to guess what’s going to happen next. My last reason is probably just me but the little messages the show gives here and there. Messages in the sense of what it shows
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ENGLISH COMP.2. ASSIGN 2 | A Description | | A description about my favorite desserts. | | Mrs. Mirelle Jayawardene | 3/10/2013 | | My Favorite Desserts Everybody has their favorite games‚ cars and meals. Also everyone has their desserts and I have mine. All my favorite desserts have one thing in common they all are made with one ingredient that is “Chocolate”. Mmm!! Chocolate Desserts! I honestly believe that chocolate is the closest we can get to heaven as mortals‚ seriously
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Throughout this vast country we as Americans are entertained by many different things‚ including movies‚ music‚ and sports. Although‚ there are many ways for me to be entertained‚ I prefer the enjoyment of sports. As a youngster I enjoyed playing backyard games. We rounded up neighborhood kids and played for fun. We played either football or basketball every weekend. These two sports are the favorites of those who play them around the world. While these sports are alike in many ways‚ they are very
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Music Appreciation August 28‚ 2013 My Favorite Artist KEVIN GATES Kevin Gates is a rapper from Baton Rouge‚ Louisiana. He was born February 5‚ 1986 in Baton Rouge and grew up watching his grandparents and mother play music. He began rapping in the seventh grade and that is when everyone started noticing his talent. Kevin Gates was not only known growing up for his ability to rhyme‚ but also for his academic intelligence. He is one of the few rappers with a college education
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Christina English Comp 1 3 January 2014 My Favorite Holiday Ever since I can remember‚ the members of my family have met at my mother’s house every year for Christmas. I can say that this holiday is celebrated two days‚ one is on December 24th and the second on December 25th‚ on those two days we try to spend time together talking‚ laughing‚ traveling‚ and playing games and so on. As a result‚ Christmas in my family is my favorite time of the year. The day before Christmas‚ it is felt in
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