The Count of Monte Cristo Summary In France during the eighteenth century‚ Edmond Dantes along with his close friend Fernand Mondego stop in a strange land in search of rescue help for their captain‚ who has just attained brain fever. They meet Napoleon and ask for medical attention for their captain. Napoleon allows them to stay in his quarters. On the first night of their stay‚ Napoleon asks Edmond a favor. He requests he deliver a "harmless‚ personal letter to a friend" back in Marseilles where
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The 1999 film Fight Club‚ based on Chuck Palahniuk’s novel of the same name‚ was received as one of the most controversial films of the year‚ and has since gained a strong cult popularity. The movie places strong emphasis on the evils of modern consumerism‚ and adopts a “fight the system” attitude throughout. The setting is bleak and degraded – the main character‚ who remains unnamed for the entirety of the film‚ inhabits a city that seems perpetually dark and run down. All in all‚ the film attempts
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Watching movies has been one of the most popular forms of entertainment. Different people have different was to enjoy the movies. Some prefer going to the movie theaters while others like watching DVDs at home. From my point of view‚ the better place to view a movie is in theaters. There are three main reasons for my answer. Firstly‚ movie theaters are well equipped to give the best quality to viewers. It cannot be denied that theaters can bring viewers a more realistic sensation and more amazing
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John Krakauer‚ Into the Wild: Philosophical Journey or Suicidal Folly? Compared with oriental people’s implicit quest for freedom and truth‚ people in western countries are more direct which means that they pursue their goals through practice. The book‚ Into the Wild‚ tells a story about a guy who had a philosophical journey. The book shows a process of a person’s spiritual growth: from the yearning for the absolute freedom‚ a kind of irrepressible impulse and force‚ to the yearning for
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Summary American Beauty is the story about Lester Burnham(Kevin Spacey) and Carolyn Burnham(Annette Bening)‚ who lives with their teenage daughter Jane(Thora Birch)‚ in an absolute picture-perfect neighborhood. They live in‚ what seems to be‚ a flawless marriage looking from the outside‚ but the truth is Lester is deeply depressed – he hates his job‚ he hates the person his wife has become and most of all he hates the fact‚ that both his beloved and rebellious daughter and his spiteful wife thinks
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"The movie‚ “Thank You for Smoking” is a comedy-drama about a tobacco industry lobbyist‚ Nick Naylor. The movie brings up serious issue of the addicting substance tobacco and its various effects on human’s health. In the opening scene of “Thank You for Smoking”‚ Nick has committed three fallacies: 1. “Joan‚ how on earth would Big Tobacco profit off of the loss of this young man... It’s in our best interest to keep Robin alive and smoking.” There is an element of False Analogy. He draws a weak comparison
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requires to have a comfortable standard of living. This is also known as disposable income. How it relates to the movie: The movie discussed at the beginning that teens have a lot of disposable income. There is 32 million teens that spend 100 billion each year. 2. Looking-Glass Self (chapter 5): The process of imagining the reaction of others toward oneself How it relates to the movie: Barbara‚ 13‚ said‚ “I need to look good for people.” 3-4. Semiotics (chapter 2): A field of study that examines
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In the article‚ "Whatever Happened to Great Movie Music?": Cinéma Vérité and Hollywood Film Music of the Early 1970s‚ Julie Hubbert expands on the change that took place in the 1970’s regarding music in films and it’s relation in regards to Cinéma Vérité‚ a form of filmmaking used in documentaries. Hubbert has obtained her Ph.D in Music History from Yale University; she specialized in Film Music and is currently an associate professor at the School of Music at the University of South Carolina. Hubbert
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In the movie‚ Jackie does a good job of telling both of her children that even though she might not be there physically through the next chapter of their lives‚ she will be there in spirt. She also made sure to spend enough time with the children separately to continue building memories. In addition‚ Jackie also made sure to have Isabel take as many pictures of them‚ so they would have recent pictures on another. In the movie‚ Isabel gets a warning from her manager
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Chapter Four: A Movie Related to Education When people talk about great teachers‚ they often reference some historically famous teachers such as Aristotle‚ Anne Sullivan‚ Maria Montessori‚ William McGuffey‚ Emma Willard‚ and Jaime Escalante (McGasko 2013). After watching the 2003 film‚ School of Rock‚ I consider the case of Dewey Finn‚ a substitute teacher played by the incomparable comedic actor‚ Jack Black. Dewey starts off the story with an obsession of putting together a formidable rock band
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