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    Patikul

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    There is no denying the sincerity of veteran director Joel Lamangan in making Patikul. Education is after all an issue that can never be overemphasized. It needs to be talked about because there is an alarming lack of it especially in the riskier and more remote areas in the Philippines. Patikul was born out of that very noble intention of educating the public on the deficiencies of the policy on education in the Philippines. Unfortunately‚ the film is as effective as a lousy kindergarten teacher

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    poetry in motion speach

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    Good morning/ afternoon everyone First of all‚ thank you for inviting me to this exhibition of Poetry in Motion. I was inspired to create my work based on the poem called This Man‚ by the Solomon Islands poet‚ Celo Kulagoe. This poem is a critique of the all-encompassing power of money‚ which can dictate to presidents and prime ministers alike and can ruin those with few resources. This resonates with the current issue of Coal Seam Gas mining and its wealthy supporters‚ while the dangers to the

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    Andromeda galaxy contained individual stars. Theses appeared similar to many found in the Milky Way‚ but were much fainter. Hubble located three novae. One of these novae‚ however‚ turned out to be a Cepheid variable‚ a star that changes predictably in brightness. This Cepheid‚ and others subsequently discovered in the Andromeda Nebula‚ enabled Hubble to prove that the Nebula was not a star cluster within our own Milky Way‚ but a galaxy more than a million light years away. Andromeda is especially

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    Fahrenheit 451

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    worth‚ but to things with physical and non-thinking pleasure. As the people become zombies to television and the "four walls‚" which is a form of television in their society they become resistant to change. They like everything to happen neatly and predictably‚ just like the television shows. Mildred‚ Montag’s wife‚ becomes totally dependent upon the "four walls" to not only bring her entertainment throughout the day‚ but to be a source of consistency. The programs on the television are extremely unintelligent

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    man was a nothing too."(114) Man must consequently find something to distract himself from his horrible truth. For the old man and the older waiter‚ "a clean and well-lighted" cafe is such an escape. The pervading metaphor in this story is predictably‚ the "clean well-lighted place." The story’s image of the sea of dark nothingness perfectly symbolizes a world with no hope‚ no solace‚ but darkness of reality. The lighted cafe in the sea is such an escape from the darkness of the world. It

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    Finishing as a runner up in the Swedish version of the television karaoke contest “The Voice” in 2012 isn’t exactly the most likely origin story of an artist who taps into the darkwave/gothic sounds of the 1980’s. Since then‚ Nicole Sabouné has undertaken a journey of self-discovery‚ intending to detach herself from these past affiliations‚ and has become dedicated to exploring uncharted territories in the darker realms of music. Conceptually based around a classic 1956 poem by the writer Harry

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    Why Stuff Expands

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    Why Stuff Expands There is a reasonable explanation to the question of why water expands both when heated and cooled. Not only is the explanation reasonable‚ but the effects of this odd property have their own advantages and disadvantages as well. This process of expansion by cooling starts when the water temperature nears 4° C. The hydrogen atoms begin to line up into neat rows of six molecules‚ but the water retains the same density‚ except for the slight drop that is common with most matter

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    Odysseus’ pride consumes his actions towards both the mortals and the immortals‚ forcing others to suffer the consequences in place of himself. When successfully outsmarting and blinding the cyclops Polyphemos (Parallel PrPP)‚ Odysseus and his men begin to sail away. Choosing to not remain reticent‚ Odysseus decides to declare with pride details of both his accomplishments and who he is to the monster Polyphemos‚ exclaiming; “Cyclops‚ if any mortal man ever asks you who it was / that inflicted upon

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    That where the most popular student in the school‚ Zack‚ makes a bet with his friends that he can transform any girl in the school and into a prom queen. His classmates pick the "nerdiest" girl‚ in the school‚ Laney‚ for Zack’s experiment. Predictably‚ he eventually falls in love with the girl. However‚ one of his friends tells Laney that a bet was involved‚ and she attempts to disown Zack. Again‚ all ends well as they forgive one

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    Hornaday states the movie’s “plot is predictably schematic” and involves McCarthy’s “signature lowbrow physical gags and breathtakingly blue dialogue.” Critical of McCarthy’s choice of movie roles‚ Hornaday noted McCarthy has “reverted to form‚ playing yet another selfish‚ cluelessly narcissistic

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