The memorable coin toss scene in No Country for Old Men (Ethan Coen‚ Joel Coen‚ 2007) primarily serves to reveal to the audience more about the fickle and psychopathic nature of the primary antagonist‚ Anton Chigurh. This scene begins with a fade into an extreme long shot of the store that Anton is stopping by at. This initial shot provides some background context on the setting of the scene‚ more or less in the isolated rural countryside. The scene then cuts to a medium long shot of the store owner
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Areas of Knowledge: Invented‚ Discovered‚ or Both? One cannot say with certainty that specific areas of knowledge are invented nor can one say with certainty that areas of knowledge are discovered. Two areas of knowledge that deal with this topic are mathematics and natural science. In my opinion‚ I believe that mathematics is an invented area of knowledge with some discovery whereas science is a discovered area of knowledge with some invention. Certain topics and categories of mathematics might
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HISTORIA DI JEPHTE: AN ORATORIO LATINO BY CARISSIMI Oratorios are similar to operas but based off of a religious topic.1 One example of an oratorio is Historia di Jephte. Historia di Jephte is an oratorio latino by Roman composer Giacomo Carissimi during the 17th century.2 Carissimi was successful creating the greatest possible sense of drama with out action.3 ORATORIO IN THE 17TH CENTURY An oratorio is basically an opera with a sacred topic. Oratorios can also be thought of as spiritual
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benzodiazepine‚ an antianxiety medication. Gabapentin is a type of anticonvulsant drug originally used to prevent seizures. “Benzodiazepines represent the standard of care for the treatment of alcohol withdrawal” (Myrick‚ Malcolm‚ Randall‚ Boyle‚ Anton‚ Becker‚ & Randall‚ 2009). In recent studies‚ gabapentin has shown to be effective and safe (Johnson et. al‚ 2005). The question remains: which drug is more effective in the treatment of alcohol withdrawal? In an article about alcohol withdrawal requiring
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The development and contribution Purcell made to the operatic genre through his opera and dramatic works. Henry Purcell (1659-1695) composed music for many different genres. Among these he wrote one true opera‚ Dido and Aeneas (1689). He also wrote a number of dramatic works. Purcell spent the majority of his last five years composing music for the stage. The majority of Purcell’s dramatic instrumental music or songs were used in spoken plays. Purcell went on to write four semi-operas; Dioclesian
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Van Gogh’s artistic approach‚ each of his pieces displayed a brilliant use of color along with molding color and harmony with applying the elements and principles of art. While developing his techniques‚ Van Gogh was inspired by many artists such as Anton Mauve and Jean Francois Millet‚ adopting and changing his perspective into his style for his paintings. Other contemporary artists were inspired by Van Gogh‚ such as Henri Matisse‚ and Pablo Picasso producing an individual style‚ relating to different
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tears. It was ironic‚ but just‚ earlier he had proudly admitted that‚ in fact‚ he had literally comforted and cheered hundreds of lovely women in the past with unreserved success. However‚ this time things were quite different. In addition‚ Anton knew that he was doing the right thing by politely holding Allyce‚ tenderly as she wept sorrowfully. Regrettably‚ he was the primary source of her distress‚ because of what he proposed to her moments ago. Allyce wiped her tears away with a handkerchief
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202 Supplement Dr. Kelly DeLong Office: 115 Haven-Warren Office phone: 404-880-8171‚ cell 678-977-7353 Office hours: MWF 12-1‚3-4 Email: kdelong@cau.edu Texts: The Norton Anthology of World Literature Vols D-F Sherman Alexie The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven Grade Distribution: There will three tests worth thirty points each and an oral presentation worth ten points‚ for a total of one hundred points. The final is the third test. However‚ the final will be split into
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as gene therapy. In the movie GATTACA‚ Vincent‚ who was born without the aid of genetic selection‚ was tested to show that he had a high probability of developing mental disorders as well as a heart defect (GATTACA‚ 1997). However‚ the second son Anton‚ who was genetically modified‚
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miasma theory (poison gas in sick people). In 1543 he wrote a book De contagione et contagiosis morbis‚ in which he was the first to promote personal and environmental hygiene to prevent disease. The development of a sufficiently powerful microscope by Anton van Leeuwenhoek in 1675 provided visual evidence of living particles consistent with a germ theory of disease. John Graunt‚ a professional haberdasher and serious amateur scientist‚ published Natural and Political Observations ... upon the Bills of
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