The speakers of the African American Lecture Series were all alumni of the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater. The message that they presented was basically how us‚ as minority students‚ can make a difference‚ particularly in the education system. The speakers also briefly spoke about the racial conflicts that were impacting the climate of the campus. All of the speakers gave key advice on how a student‚ no matter their race‚ gender‚ sexual preference‚ could succeed and achieve their main goal
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panel‚ corrugated metal sheets on wooden pallet. 60.03 x 120.27 in or 152.5 x 305.5 cm | 59.65 x 31.1 x 15.55 in or 151.5 x 79 x 39.5 cm | 113.38 x 31.10 in or 288 x 79 cm 2013 About The Tin Tabernacle of Luis Santos‚ The urban vernacular landscape is built from corrugated GI sheets and concrete; its architectural philosophy‚ expressed by maximizing minimal spaces and improvising. Luis Santos takes the visual language of the streets
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Magnifico (2003) is a poignant and motivating movie about a young Filipino boy who‚ despite his lack of intelligence‚ remained optimistic which enabled him to help not only his family but also those living within their community. Because of his profound generosity and sympathy to the people around him‚ he was able to change their lives. Eventually‚ they have developed a positive outlook in life. The film opens with the birth of Magnifico in their home – which is evidently a typical house of a poor
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Knowing that the novel will be about teenagers‚ I expected a lot of swearing and gossip between characters throughout the story. Feed contained just that. Every single chapter had swear words in them and there was a lot of gossip going on between Calista‚ Loga‚ and Quendy. Just like
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returned to Wang Lung to help him in the field. All this she did in silence. Wang Lung was a little annoyed at this but he also thought that it was just right for her not to say anything. After all‚ she was just his wife and he need not be concerned about her. Since O-Lan was not a beautiful woman‚ Wang Lung did not pay much attention to her. He was also not satisfied with her so he looked for another woman. Another image of women here is that they were worthless as daughters. Daughters were raised
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The Guest by Albert Camus Before there were movies and films there were stories and books. Many film creators will base their movies on written stories‚ and although they tend to keep the main premise of the plot‚ setting‚ characters‚ point of view and theme the same‚ sometimes the details will differ. To elaborate on these subjects we can compare the short story written by Albert Camus called The Guest published in 1957 to the short film production created by Michael Williams for his film school
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certainty “what if they are allowed to choose their mate and they choose wrong”. “Or what if he went on‚ almost laughing out of absurdity‚ “They choose their own jobs?” This is a part of conversation between Jonas and the giver about making their own choices. They are laughing about the thought of having your own choices. Choices are very important in a person’s life because you’re choosing your fate‚ your happiness‚ and how will your life go on. I think that this community is very strange and controlled
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ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM Kenneth “Ken” Lay‚ the founder of Enron Corporation grew up from a poor family. His father was a Baptist ministry. Ken Lay works many jobs at the same time. He was aiming to make wealth for himself and for his family. From his childhood‚ he learned the value of hard work to earn a living and to achieve his ultimate goal (to be rich). He actually did work so hard‚ been working with different companies and upgraded his skills and education in obtaining Ph.D. degree
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As a little girl‚ Catherine wants to marry her firefighter dad. Her mom says‚ "You can’t marry Daddy‚ I’m married to him." The film relates what transpires 25 years later. Catherine is now married to young firefighter Caleb Holt (Cameron). On the job‚ Caleb lives by the motto "Never leave your partner behind"‚ forcefully impressing this dictum on the men in his fire crew. But his marriage with Catherine (Bethea) is suffering and she wants a divorce. Differing life priorities have led their marriage
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mother who would look out for her and teach her the good values that she needed. Carla ended up being influenced by the wrong people. When her mother finally came home‚ she felt like her mother was not part of her life anymore and just stopped caring about her. She never told her stories of what happened to her life. Also‚ Michael had a struggle to tell her that his full scholarship got voided‚ and Daday had a hard time being comfortable with Josie. All this is due to the experiences of Josie’s children
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