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    18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai‚ who is about to experience the most monumental day of his life. With the whole nation watching‚ he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India’s “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire”. But when the show breaks for the night‚ police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street boy know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence‚ Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up‚ of their

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    Slumdog Millionare The camera work in the movie Slumdog Millionare is used to set the scene in each of the following scenes discussed. The movie starts off with a medium shot looking at a cricket ball being hit into the sky‚ followed by an extreme close up to Jamal’s face‚ who is the main character of the movie. Then it switches shots from the falling ball and Jamal’s face‚ as he is getting ready to catch the ball. As the ball is about to hit the ground there is a long shot of a plane‚ at that

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    Formative Writing – Slumdog Millionaire The film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ by British born director Danny Boyle‚ gives a particular insight into life in India‚ and more specifically the city of Mumbai through the use of setting. It is this cultural backdrop presented through the perspective of foreigner that not only makes the film special‚ but also sparked a lot of debate whether the image revealed is an accurate portrayal of India. The film attempts to show the shocking and disturbing realities

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    Theme(s) of Slumdog Millionaire? The major themes of Slumdog Millionaire that can be seen through-out the movie was Prejudice‚ Poverty and Determination. According to Schaefer prejudice can be defined as “ a negative attitude toward and entire category of people‚ often an ethnic or racial minority group”. (Schaefer‚ 2008‚ p. 237). Prejudice happens when people have a false pre-conception about an individual or a group. It is seen throughout this movie and even in the title of the movie Slumdog

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    spoken‚ it has often been referred to as a "world language"‚ the lingua franca of the modern era‚ and while it is not an official language in most countries‚ it is currently the language most often taught as a foreign language. Watching the movieSlumdog Millionaire” could make you noticed how English native speakers differ Phonologically‚ Morphologically and Syntactically. Yet there are a lot of foreign people who really have the accent of a native English tongue. However‚ English has been with India

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    DESCRIBE AN INTERESTNG CHARACTER IN THE NOVEL. EXPLAIN WHY THEY WERE INTERESTING. In the novel‚ ‘Q and A’ written by Vikas Swarup‚ there are several interesting characters. One interesting character in the novel would be Ram Mohammad Thomas‚ who is also the main character. Swarup’s purpose in writing the novel was to teach us that people (in India) can be very prejudiced towards others of a lower cycle or those from a different religion. He also wants to teach us that we need to persevere in order

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    If I Be a Millionaire

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    1 IF I WERE A MILLIONAIRE If I were a millionaire‚ then my life would take a dramatic turn from what it is now. Iwould adopt the lifestyle of the rich and famous.The first thing that I would do‚ if I were a millionaire‚ is to help my parents. My parentsare poor and live in a small house. It would be a dream come true if I could buy them a bigger‚better and more spacious house. They would also be able to live a life of luxury‚ as I would beable to hire servants to help my mother with her domestic

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    Movie Character Presentation Philadelphia Overview of Presentation  This presentation will focus on Andrew‚ the main character of the movie‚ Philadelphia.  A functional health assessment will be done.  Two normal and two abnormal health patterns identified.  A nursing diagnosis with interventions and resources included. Background of Movie and Character  Andrew is an up and coming lawyer working for a prestigious law firm in Philadelphia. He is a gay man who is HIV+ and hides his

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    Multi-Millionaire Matchmaker There can be multiple reasons that companies do not do effective CEO planning. A CEO can step down from his post at anytime and there couple be a multitude of reasons that lead to his departure. This can include but are not limited to illness‚ death‚ personal issues‚ poor performance‚ corruption‚ and not being able to handle the pressures of such a demanding role. This begs the question as to why more companies aren’t more prepared for this type of such an event

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    How to be a millionaire? You may be a bum wishing to have a million bucks‚ or you may be an aspiring young professional who wants to know if you are on the right path. Whatever the case may be‚ here are seven ways people become millionaires. Some are by pure luck but there’s no need to worry as others are based much less on chance and more on planning and wits. With some effort‚ you can have a big fat bank account one day too. First and the easiest‚ Win the Lottery – Without a doubt‚ this is

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