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    of his keen eye for creativity in the simplest of forms. He created art out of the “artless.” Most importantly‚ he created suspense from lighting‚ building up nerve-racking situations‚ and the use of his directing and filming skills. The film Rear Window is no exception to this. Hitchcock created one of the most suspenseful

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    I cleared my throat. “But this is—” “Listen‚ I’ve been shooing away lookie-loos all morning.” I got off my bike‚ reached into my pocket‚ pulled out one of our cards‚ and handed it to her. She read it aloud: “Dead Wood Detective Agency. Twist Tisalton—Seth Holloway—Madison Mischief. We will investigate anything‚ from misdemeanors to mayhem. And mystery is our middle name.” She looked me‚ amused‚ a pimply smile playing upon her cheeks. “I see.” “Ghosts are our specialty‚ ma’am‚” Seth added.

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    The scene begins when Lisa comes to Jeff’s apartment with dinner. After the waiter leaves the dinner‚ Lisa and Jeff have a drink next to the window discussing Lisa’s day and Jeff’s future plans. Lisa is sitting on the right side of the window and Jeff is on the left side. In the middle of the window‚ there is a beam that splits the window into two halves. People in the background can clearly be seen in the opposing side of the apartment complex. Alfred Hitchcock uses this scene to get the movie watcher

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    Detective Leah Hesman Mr. Hurley January 20‚ 2014 CHV20H Table of Contents JOB DESCRIPTION……………………………………………….............................................. 1 SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED...........................................................................…1-2 EDUCATION AND TRAINING REQUIRED……….………………………………….......…2-3 CURRENT NEED…………..…………………………………………………………………… 3 TARGET COMPANIES………………………………………………………………………… 3 RELATED OCCUPATIONS…………………………………………………….……………… 4

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    neighbor’s windows. Modleski argues that the more important character in Rear Window is the female lead‚ Lisa. She suggests that the photographic portrayal of the female in the film is stronger than that of the invalid protagonist‚ Jeff. Lisa is pictured as active and competent‚ while Jeff is portrayed as incapable and imprisoned within his apartment. She is aggressively sexual while he displays fear of interaction. Juxtaposed with these two characters are their alter egos in a neighboring window: the

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    Silent Subversion in A Woman On A Roof Abstract This paper centers on the unnamed woman sunbathing on the roof of her own‚ using her indifference and silence as rebellion toward the three men ’s provocation working on another roof‚ trying to explore women ’s subversion toward the gender bias and their self-consciousness raising in the society. Key words: silence;indifference;rebellion;subversion 1. Introduction Doris Lessing

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    Emmanuel School of Religion Empire Subversion in Colossians: a review of Colossians Remixed RJ Powell For New Testament Theology Dr. Ramsaran 15 May 2006 Johnson City‚ TN http://www.larynandjanel.com/blog/book_review_colossians_remixed_subverting_the_empire.html I have often found myself in a dilemma here in seminary‚ struggling between the polarized Christian sub-culture of conservative vs. liberal‚ biblical literalism

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    Detective Olson! Thank goodness you’re here. My necklace is missing! You have to find the person who took it!” Detective Monica Olson had just reached the door when Anita Ray burst it open in terror. Monica followed Mrs. Ray into a beautifully decorated room where two professionally dressed men stood. On the table next to them was an empty jewelry box. Through a large‚ opened window behind the table‚ Olson could see someone out back cutting the grass and a small child playing with her dolls.

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    Internet Detective Topic: How internet detective can help college students to produce good assignment? Internet detective refers to an internet research skill which is needed by most of the college students to produce a good assignment. In this new era‚ when the internet becomes a powerful research tool‚ students have to filter the sources of information while doing a research for their coursework and assignment. Usually‚ a high-graded thesis is supported by appropriate and creditable evidence

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    Good Cop or Bad Cop? “Who is the man that would risk his neck for his brother man?” Many have heard these lyrics for over 30 years from the theme song of a very well-known African American detective movie. The answer is Shaft‚ John Shaft to be exact. The 2000 version starring Samuel L. Jackson proved to be just as good as the first. Although‚ this Shaft happened to be the nephew of the original one‚ played by Richard Roundtree‚ Samuel L. Jackson did not disappoint. Shaft showed even more cleverness

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