I believe that Baz Luhrmann has created a very effective prologue and version of Act 1 Scene 1 of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ using visual images and landmarks along with the language to aid the audience in understanding the story. Using the media throughout‚ Luhrmann makes the situations easier for the audience to grasp‚ and in turn‚ relate to. The film begins with the camera zooming in on a television. The prologue is spoken by a black female news reporter. Using a coloured female reporter
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Daisy Paridon 24 October 2014 Group B: Question 2 Before the American Revolution‚ men monopolized the political and government realms while women were denied this right. Furthermore‚ in the existing social hierarchy women were viewed as subordinate to men and not considered independent legal individuals. As women grew tired of their inferior legal status and inequality to men‚ some began to express interest in politics. However‚ they were unable to have any substantial influence‚ as they were unable
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de Waal‚ F. (1982) Chimpanzee politics: power and sex among apes. New York: Harper and Row. Introduction: The Arnhem chimp colony had about 25 individuals housed in an outdoor enclosure of almost two acres. Partially wooded‚ the enclosure has a mixture of live trees protected by electrical fencing and dead ones. Over a hundred recurring gestures and recurring signals have been observed in Arnhem‚ all of which have also been seen in the wild. One of the phenomena that makes aggression‚ social behavior
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The international community to blame for the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Discuss with reference to the events before‚ during and after the 100 days. The international community‚ the United States and the United Nations were to blame for the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. The United States‚ where people would normally look for help‚ surprisingly did not do as much apart from watching the genocide happen. The United Nations also did not provide enough support as they withdrew all their forces during the
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Human Rights Activists Human rights are immanent to all humans no matter what race‚ religion‚ gender‚ or language. Unfortunately‚ there are cases where human rights are involuntarily taken away from individuals. There are countries where women cannot have an education or job simply for being women. There are also countries where children cannot have an education because of poverty. Human rights activists are here to speak for those who are being kept away from their rights. Two very important and
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The Vietnam War was the longest deployment of U.S. forces in hostile action in the history of the United States‚ lasting from 1955 to 1973. Although there is no formal declaration of war from which to date U.S. entry‚ President John F. Kennedy’s decision to send over 2‚000 military advisers to South Vietnam in 1961 marked the beginning of twelve years of American military combat. The war also had great effects on the American people at home. It was the first war ever to broadcast on television. The
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Flight of the Phoenix Flight of the Phoenix is a movie that displays the dynamics of a group in terms of power‚ decision-making‚ communication‚ group roles‚ group atmosphere and norms‚ and leadership in the group. The movie’s story line follows a diverse group of oil workers‚ military men‚ a doctor‚ a pilot and a navigator among others that sets out on a rickety plane to cross the Arabian Desert. Not long into the flight the plane is caught between two sand storms and is blow off course. The plane
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SHORT- TERM CONSEQUENCES 1. The creation of new states There were several treaties signed after the treaty of Versailles. This treaty was signed by Germany‚ but other countries such as Austria‚ Hungary‚ Bulgaria and Turkey‚ also had to sign their own treaties. In September 1919‚ just some months after signing the Treaty of Versailles‚ the Treaty of Saint-German was signed with Austria. Due to this treaty Austria’s land got reduced to 84.000 kilometers and it had to accept the independence of Hungary
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of protection of human rights‚ democracy‚ and foreign issues. Through the center‚ Jimmy has solved international disputes and mediated civil affairs. In result‚ Jimmy Carter was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. Carter is always working as a peacemaker for human rights and in charitable causes. Him and his wife travel to foreign countries to help where needed and work closely with the Habitat for Humanity organizations by building homes for qualifying low income people. Even with this busy schedule
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Chapter 1 – Sociological Perspective Intro A lot of information we mistake for sociology is actually an attempt by different groups to influence social policy. Sociologists have different goals than journalists do‚ where sociologist answer to the scientific community. This means their goal is not high ratings‚ but an accurate and scientific approach to the issue they are studying. Sociology represents both a body of knowledge AND a scientific approach to the study of social issues. Sociology as
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