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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“Raymond molested me for either four or five years.” Those words came from a 24-year-old Alabama woman‚ reflecting on what happened to her from the ages of around 4 to 8. (The Washington Post does not name sexual assault victims.) Raymond Earl Brooks had adopted the victim’s mother. To the young woman‚ for several years‚ Brooks was her adoptive grandfather. Then‚ while she was still a small child‚ he began molesting her. She told AL.com‚ “I don’t remember when it started happening but I know it
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George Washington Carver was a world-famous chemist who overcame great obstacles. He made many important agricultural discoveries and inventions. His research on peanuts‚ sweet potatoes‚ and other products helped poor southern farmers vary their crops and improve their diets. He himself being raised as a slave‚ and conquering such tasks‚ raised his name as one for many others alike to look up to. George Washington Carver was born on a farm near Diamond‚ Missouri‚ in Newton County about 1865. Moses
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advances such as crop rotation used by farmers. George Washington Carver could have sought great fortune to his fame‚ but caring for neither‚ he found happiness‚ and honor in being helpful to the world. His numerous contributions to farming‚ education‚ and most famously his more than 300 peanut-based products he invented helped improve the quality of life for many people. Many Americans have not even noticed the incredible work of Carver‚ even though it deserved great attention. Carver’s importance impacted
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Trading Game report The FastMoola group opened the trading account on 18th of May the first trade positions the group opened was APN group limited by shorting 5 contracts (500 shares) on 19th of May at $0.69 we assumed the stock price will decrease due to its financial position and the technical analysis hinted that the stock would be bearish‚ however we were wrong and the stock price increased and we closed our position on 22nd of May by covering the shorted stocks back at $0.75 and our loss
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“Cathedral” by Raymond Carver This minimalistic story is written by the famous author‚ Raymond Carver. Carver was born in 1938 in the small town of Clatskanie‚ Oregon‚ to an alcoholic father who worked at a sawmill and his mother who worked as a waitress. After graduating from high school‚ Carver and his family moved to California‚ where he did not continue his education until 1958‚ where he started taking writing classes with the writer John Gardner‚ who introduced him to the fascinating world
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FrontCover-SP11:Layout 1 3/31/11 4:02 PM Page 1 ILO-001-TOC-SP11:Layout 1 11/3/11 7:25 PM Page 1 on-line digest Vol. 90‚ No. 1 • Spring 2011 IVY LEAF MAGAZINE: OFFICIAL ORGAN OF ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY‚ INC. special features 5 Carolyn House Stewart 2011 National Founders’ Day: Reflections & Remembrance of Timeless Service EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Deborah L. Dangerfield EXECUTIVE EDITOR Connie Lynne Cochran EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Ivy Leaf (ISSN 0021-3276) is published quarterly
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The author Terrell Carver assesses the Marx’s social theory in his book (Marx’s Social Theory). This is a fascinating account of Terrell Carver about Marx’s social theory. Writer discusses the influence of Marx on almost every discipline of knowledge from aesthetics to theology‚ including anthropology‚ geography‚ jurisprudence‚ and history‚ almost all branches of philosophy‚ political science and psychology. After discussing influence of Marx‚ author tells the circumstances in which Marx’s social
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worth paying attention at. Thus‚ it would be more secure to refer to more proper crime fiction book. The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler is a hardboiled crime novel‚ which is included in "TIME ’s List of the 100 Best Novels."[1] Moreover‚ it has an honorable place in several other lists of top 100 books. Such figures speak for themselves. Therefore‚ The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler will be used in this work as an example of crime fiction novels. In the main body of the work attention will
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becoming increasingly urbanized. In almost every country in the world the trend has been for more and more people to move from small towns to larger cities. Although there are certain aspects of living in small town that I would appreciate such as clean air and less noise‚ however the urbanizing trend pretty much reflects my own preference for living in a big city rather than in a small town‚ because in my opinion the place one lives in plays more important role in one’s life in terms of wider range of opportunities
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