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    ‘Jaws’? Jaws Essay The film ‘Jaws’‚ was made in 1975 and is a thriller set on a small American town called Amityville. The film is about a man-eating great white shark that terrorises the seas of Amityville and it’s public who swim in it. Steven Spielberg directs this nail-biting thriller. ‘Jaws’ is set on the 4th of July‚ which is an American Independence day. This film will keep you on the edge of your seats. This essay will show how Spielberg creates tension and suspense throughout the

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    of 1890 and spring of the next year‚ "Spring Awakening" was the first major play in the modern era of theater. The play was banned due to its controversial subject matter; human sexuality‚ child abuse‚ suicide and homosexuality. Adapted in 2006 by Steven Sater‚ the play became a rock musical with some of the interior dialogue transposed into song. In "Spring Awakening‚" Sater alluded to some of the most important writers such as Homer‚ Baudelaire‚ Racine and Shakespeare. By referring to some of

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    Korbal Broach is a series of novels by Steven Erikson the Canadian novelist anthropologist and archaeologist whose real name is Steve Rune Lundin. Erikson is best known for creation of the Malazan universe series of novels in which his Malazan Book of the Fallen and Bauchelain and Korbal Broach series of novellas are set. His work in the Malazan Book of the Fallen series has been called one of the most prominent works in epic fantasy in recent times. Steven Erikson was born in Ontario but spent most

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    could be more accurate. Steven D. Levitt‚ a professor of economics at the University of Chicago‚ proved the various uses for his field that I had never before realized. The first example of a use for economics that piqued my interest was the very first one in the book: criminology. Before reading this‚ I had assumed that the subject of economics was involved with nothing more than concepts like the elasticities of prices and interest rates. I was utterly shocked when Steven D. Levitt was able to

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    and bring him back. The movie follows these 8 men and their struggle to accomplish their mission. The movie shows one of the most authentic depictions of WWII Omaha beach scene compared to other motion pictures. The movie Saving Private Ryan by Steven Spielberg‚ is an excellent

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    War Horse

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    author Michael Morpurgo in 1982. The movie displays the journey of an English horse in Europe before and during the First World War in order to illustrate the strong relationship between the horse and its owner. The film was professionally directed by Steven Speilberg who was successful to attract the attention of the young audiences during the 146 minutes of the film. War Horse was released in Dec 2011 by Walt Disney Pictures.It has achieved high revenues estimated by 167.80 million US dollars according

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    Minority Report Minority Report is a film directed by Steven Spielberg and based on the story by Philip Dick. The film takes place in the District of Columbia in the year two thousand fifty four. The protagonist‚ John Anderton who is played by Tom Cruise is the Chief of the Pre-Crime cops‚ whose job is to prevent murders before they occur. In order to fulfill their duties as Pre-Crime cops‚ they use the help of three beings known as pre-cogs who are the by-product of a genetic research experiment

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    which is some experts think strong economic could let crime rates to drop. However‚ the fact is actually not‚ before 1992‚ American has strong economic. However‚ in fact‚ in these times‚ crime rates were very high. Furthermore‚ according to “Levitt D. Steven and Stephen J. Dubner” (Freakonomics 3). We know homicide fell at a greater rate during the 1990s than any other sort of Crime and number of reliable studies have shown virtually no link between the economy and violent crime. For example‚ if some

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    Ryan" both shocking and realistic and say how effective you find it as an introduction to the film. "Saving Private Ryan" is a film set in the genre of war and directed by Steven Spielberg‚ it was made in September‚ 1998. the film is set in set in June 1944‚ intended to reflect the chaos and horror of Second World War. Steven Spielberg directed the film and gained 5 Oscars because of it. Other films such as: ET‚ Jaws‚ Jurassic Park and Minority Report he helped to create. Spielberg used a range of

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    around‚ everywhere he glanced there was an advertisement. These were unlike any advertisements the man had ever seen before‚ they could learn. “Hello‚ Mr John‚” said the closest advertisement‚ it knew his name. The Minority Report‚ directed by Steven Spielberg in 2001‚ covers many social problems from that time period. One of the larger problems addressed in the movie is targeted advertising. This is where large corporations collect information on an individual and then use this to select ads

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