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    Theater 102 Fall 2014 Lone Survivor The movie I chose to view for the first time is the American war film Lone Survivor‚ written and directed by Peter Berg starring Mark Wahlberg‚ Taylor Kitsch‚ Emile Hirsch‚ Ben Foster‚ and Erica Bana. It is based on the nonfiction book “Lone Survivor” by Marcus Lutrell and Patrick Robinson about a war in Afghanistan where the United States Navy Seals counter-insurgent mission Operation Red wings failed and four-men Seal reconnaissance and surveillance team were

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    In the novel‚ The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian‚ Sherman Alexie asserts that regardless of the circumstances that one has to go through‚ there is always hope that they will be able to overcome that. In doing so he focuses on the struggle Arnold faces between attempting to discover his identity between two cultures and overcoming the loss of loved ones. Alexie reflects his values of returning to his origins by expressing the importance of identity and hope throughout the novel. Certainly

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    All That Heaven Allows Subverts the 1950’s Woman’s Film A widow named Cary Scott‚ the protagonist of All That Heaven Allows (1955)‚ shows forbidden desires for a much younger gardener presenting many female topics that would usually go unrecognised‚ such as fantasy‚ wistfulness‚ desire and unconventional romance and this is perceived remarkably well with the narrative. Douglas Sirk‚ an auteur directs this melodrama giving this genre of film a new meaning. He enjoyed working for many studios

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    Sherman Alexie is a Native American poet‚ writer‚ and filmmaker. His mother and father was part of the Coeur d’Alene tribe. Much of his works is based on experiences of his ancestry with different tribes. One of Alexie famous works is The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is a novel about hope and joy. It is about the Native American from a reservation camp and their struggles of life. It deals with people who have what it takes and who

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    in selecting applicants and‚ in the humanities and social sciences‚ as a way of assessing the performance of students during final exams. The concept of an "essay" has been extended to other mediums beyond writing. A film essay is a movie that often incorporates documentary film making styles and which focuses more on the evolution of a theme or an idea. A photographic essay is an attempt to cover a topic with a linked series of photographs; it may or may not have an accompanying text or captions

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    The 1945 film Leave Her to Heaven directed by John M. Stahl is a perfect example of a classic noir film. There are an exceptional amount of reasons why Leave Her to Heaven is categorized as a noir film. In noir‚ we see shadows‚ neon lights‚ mirrors‚ white clothing‚ femme fatales‚ murder‚ seduction‚ lies‚ guilt‚ dark locations‚ suspicion‚ crime‚ sometimes the exception of technicolor‚ and many more elements that without a doubt create a phenomenal noir film. Leave Her to Heaven is one of the few noir

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    Your answer would probably be no because it’s obvious that all of this stuff is toxic and would result in sudden death. This is all of the stuff that cigarette smoke contains‚ so just wonder how harmful would cigarettes actually be. I’ll be telling you about the harmful effectsof tobacco & the great harm caused by the second-hand smoke that is emitted from smoking it. I know you all must have seen it in the movies and would’ve at least thought once that smoking makes you look so cool‚ but believe

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    transportation. In the book‚ "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie‚ Arnold has a very difficult time getting to school because he lives on the reservation and his school is 22 miles away. In one situation‚ Arnold said "My dad was supposed to pick me up. But he wasn’t sure if he’d have enough gas money...If they didn’t come‚ I’d start walking...Twenty-two miles. I got blisters each time" (Alexie 87-88). Arnold’s biggest struggle everyday is trying to get to school. There

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    Fixing the Broken “El Tonto del Barrio” tells the story of Romero‚ a man who has an exclusive arrangement in the Golden Heights Centro. Romero sweeps the sidewalks and the barrio gives him handouts‚ which helps balance the community in a systematic way. Could a nonessential improvement be enough to upset the balance of this community? In the short story “El Tonto Del Barrio‚” author Jose Armas intertwines conflict and irony to show readers that one should not fix something that is not broken (896-901)

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