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    At the heart of the film industry is a man who has revolutionized movies for generations to come. Since the release of The Terminator in 1984‚ James Cameron has been one of only a handful of writers and directors who is consistently certain to bring profit and success to Hollywood. According to Stephen McVeigh and Matthew Wilhelm Kapell‚ James Cameron “shares the rarefied heights of such A-list directors as Steven Spielberg and George Lucas‚ directors who work in similar generic and commercial

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    Fernand The Ultimate Betrayal Lily Chatterjee once said‚ “Grow a thick skin – a very thick skin. And watch your back For every back‚ there is a knife. A person may be in a sturdy and stable time in their life‚ then suddenly‚ a negative force comes their way and backstabs them‚ changing their life forever. In the Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas‚ the character Fernand is the ultimate betrayer because of his selfishness and jealousy towards Edmond Dantes. Fernand used Edmond Dantes “death”

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    In a very early age‚ he wrote books with animals that could talk‚ which he repeated later‚ when he wrote ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’‚ where there exists a different world altogether‚ which is nothing like the world‚ as we know it. Here‚ animals can rationalise and think and are capable of leading lives just like we humans do. The world of Narnia‚ just like ours‚ seeks

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    Alec Torres  Use of Magical Realism in Chronicles of a Death Foretold  Magical realism is a style of writing where the author incorporates magical elements in  the story as a natural and realistic item. Marquez utilizes this genre in ​ Chronicle of a Death  Foretold​  ​ ‚ a novella about honor and pride. Angela‚ a dishonored bride‚ is discarded by  Bayardo‚ her husband‚ for supposedly losing her virginity to Santiago. This causes a series of  events in which the twin brothers of Angela‚ Pablo and Pedro

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    Imagine your a girl whos family rules over all the lands of a whole region. A long time ago though your parents had made a deal with a powerful source so that they could keep the land that was rightfully going to be passed down to them. But Tessa and Carter had a forbidden love so neither set of parents could stand them being together that’s why they needed the sorcerer so that when there parents died they got to keep the land. But all magic comes with a price! This sourcer said they he wanted their

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    The first film in The Terminator series is not remembered for it special effects or amazing dialogue. It is remembered for its concept and also for the fact that it is such a believable film. It’s scientifically plausible due to all the futuristic technology worked into the film. Unlike other science fiction movies/shows‚ like Frank Herbert ’s Dune‚ Star Wars‚ or The Planet of the Apes that are set in extremely far futures‚ other galaxies or on other planets. The Terminator is set in modern day America

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    Synopsis of film Introduction The second wave feminism has brought about several new feminist film theories. Concepts such as the gaze and scopophilia were introduced in the analysis and study of films‚ notably from individuals such as Laura Mulvey‚ Gaylyn Studlar and Gilles Deluze. Laura Mulvey uses Freud’s psychoanalytic theories and concepts as “political weapons” to argue that cinematic spectatorship is influenced by patriarchal society (Mulvey‚ 746). Women in films are often used to depict

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    BOOK ANALYSIS Title of the book: “The Minpins” by Roald Dahl BOOK ANALYSIS Title of the book: “The Minpins” by Roald Dahl Summary of the Plot: Little Billy is restricted by his mother to enter the Forest of Sin behind his house. She tells him of the Whangdoodles‚ Hornswogglers‚ Snozzwanglers and vermicious knids that live in the forest. Worst of all is the Terrible Bloodsuckling Toothpluckling Stonechuckling Spittler‚ which chases its prey while glowing clouds of hot smoke pour

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    The murder‚ also to be committed via drowning‚ is no longer a random act of evil‚ but becomes a crime motivated by greed: when the false priests proposes to elope‚ he tells the heroine to bring “the gold where eer it be” (l.10)‚ and he even goes as far as demanding that she hands over her expensive clothing before he kills her (l.21-36). May Collins clearly fell for a regular marriage impostor. Ironically‚ this greed gives May Collin the opportunity to trick the impostor and save her life. She appeals

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    James Cameron’s Science Fiction film "Terminator II" uses various conventions of Sci-Fi to not only engage viewers‚ but entertainment them. Science fiction uses various futuristic elements to convey powerful comments about society. This is most effectively done through his powerful and relatable social comments. His central social comments force audiences to question their own world and like all Sci-Fi texts explore how possible this actually is. The dominant social comment explored by James Cameron

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