"Autobiography of Malcolm X" and the movie‚ "Malcolm X" quoin side with one another. Spike Lee is not only one of the best filmmakers in America‚ but one of the most crucially important‚ because his films address the central subject of race‚ as so does the book. He doesn’t use a sentimental approach or political work‚ but shows how his characters lived‚ and why. Alex Haley depiction of Malcolm X life as told to him by Malcolm‚ shares the same perception as the movie‚ but what Alex provides in the book
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leader. Staring as Malcolm X was Denzel Washington who has been noted that this was his best role in a movie to date. As controversial as the flesh and blood Malcolm X was in life‚ so was the film version of his life as depicted by Lee. Lee made sure to not make the film just based on entertainment purposes as he focused on Malcolm X’s life and achievements by depicting actual events into his movie. Furthermore‚ Spike Lee tells the story of a not always likable‚ sometimes reluctant man. He shows
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Illustrative Essay The film 8 Mile is a semi-biographical film about the rap artist Eminem’s life and the start to his career. This film stars Eminem himself as the main actor and has many ties and relations to real events in his life. This film was award winning‚ not just for its production‚ but for its soundtrack as well. This film was written and produced very well with great acting‚ creativity‚ and accuracy to real events. 8 Mile is a spectacular movie because of its production‚ storyline and
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Redemption is the act of rescuing oneself as by payment of ransom or by complying with specific peremptory requests and demands. Traditional Puritan society began with the thoroughgoing conviction of sin. After Adam and Eve committed their sin of deception and adultery every man and woman after that was thought to be born with a darkened soul of a vile sinner. Puritans thought that the only way for all the corrupt sinners of the world to redeem themselves was by the grace of God. Prynne‚ according
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John Green John Michael Green (born August 24‚ 1977) is an American author of young adult fiction and a YouTube video blogger and creator of online educational videos. He won the 2006 Printz Award for his debut novel‚ Looking for Alaska‚ and reached number one on a New York Times Best Seller list with The Fault in Our Stars in January 2012. Green was born in Indianapolis to Mike and Sydney Green and his family moved three weeks after he was born to Orlando‚ Florida. He attended Lake Highland Preparatory
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“repent:” “Prove by the way you live that you have repented of your sins and turn to God” (3:8 Matthew). In this passage‚ Prophet John the Baptist is preparing people for redemption. If anyone returns from their evil ways‚ there will be a redemption and peace for the rest of their lives. These concept of redemption is seen in the movie‚ The Kite Runner‚ which takes place in the late 70s in Kabul‚ Afghanistan. Director Marc Forster tells the story of a friendship between Amir and Hassan‚ two young boys
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Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve is a lengthy piece of writing dating back to 1740 that was transformed into a well known children’s movie today. The moral of the original story by Madame Villeneuve is that love isn’t about what’s on the outside its about what’s on the inside. The Disney Movie version premiered in 1991 took the story and transformed it into the movie that most people know of today. The Disney version is also titled Beauty and the Beast and the typical happily ever after happens for
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Jackelyn Puignau Thurs 6:30-9:00 Film Analysis: 8 Mile The 2009 film‚ 8 Mile‚ parallels the true life story of multi-platinum artist‚ Eminem. Directed by Curtis Hanson‚ the film takes place in 1995‚ a time where hip-hop music was growing and Detroit‚ Michigan had hit an all time low. Eminem (formally referred to as Marshall Mathers) plays Jimmy‚ a wannabe rapper from the poor side of Detroit and stars like Brittany Murphy‚ Kim Basinger‚ and Mekhi Phifer all play key roles in the film. The film
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Although the Muji shark fin soup cannot sell in Hong Kong and Taiwan in Asia‚ we still can buy it in Japan and we all know the number of sharks is decreasing sharply. Therefore‚ we suggest that Muji should substitute the real shark fin buy some other food which has the similar texture and taste‚ just like the artificial shark fin made of edible gelatin‚ in order to reduce the number of deaths of sharks because their shark fin have to make into food. Also‚ we suggest that Muji can motivate and sponsor
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Go Green‚ Save Green We all realize that the planet is definitely changing and resources‚ such as money‚ and oil don’t come around as easily as it once may have and with the prices of virtually everything on the rise the least bit of extra cash can be the most bit of helpful. With only a few small adjustments to your daily routine we can lower energy costs‚ save money and ultimately help save the environment as well. While global warming and the oil peak aren’t the first things we think about
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