The extraordinary film‚ Citizen Kane‚ was directed by Orson Welles in 1941. Orson Welles is not only the director of the film but the protagonist as well. This film was very different for the industry during the time it was released‚ it brought forth many new camera techniques. The film introduces the film with a dead screen‚ which was something completely new to the audience. Once the film starts‚ the camera tilts up the fence to “enter” the famous castle and it also adds some some suspense because
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GOVERNMENT SPYING ON CITIZENS Even now – after all of the revelations by Edward Snowden and other whistle-blowers – spying apologists say that the reports are “exaggerated” or “overblown”‚ and that the government only spies on potential bad guys. In reality‚ the government is spying on everyone’s digital and old-fashioned communications. For example‚ the government is photographing the outside information on every piece of snail mail. The government is spying on you through your phone … and may
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Reaction to Citizen Kane movie The movie Citizen Kane was an interesting and thought provoking movie. Set in the early 1940’s this movie was about a man named Charles Foster Kane‚ a multimillionaire newspaper writer for a company called RKO. This movie portrays the life of an extremely wealthy man and his life endeavors. With many up’s and downs‚ twists and turns Orson Welles crafts a movie of the ages. Where else is there a better place to start then childhood? Charles Kane was raised in
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Stand by if you are not a citizen. Key Quote: “If we look to the laws‚ they afford equal justice to all in their private differences; if to social standing‚ advancement in public life falls to reputation for capacity‚ class considerations not being allowed to interfere with merit; nor again does poverty bar the way‚ if a man is able to serve the state‚ he is not hindered by the obscurity of his condition.” (p. 58) Context: Pericles‚ a well-known political Athenian statesman‚ delivers a speech at
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Aneesa Bennett Professor Lauder Philosophy 3920 7 February 2013 An Analysis of Citizen Kane For those who have never seen an old film in its entirety‚ Citizen Kane makes for a good one to start with. For two and a half hours Orson Welles takes one through the life journey of Charles Kane. The overall theme of this movie is that one simply cannot control everything around them and Welles exemplifies that through his character Kane. The character Kane started life in poverty and ended it in
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the 9/11 attacks and this also applies to any terrorist threats‚ but I more strongly believe that each U.S. citizen has the right to his/her own privacy. There will be always an opportunity cost between personal privacy and security‚ but both of these must be used in moderation. For example‚ I don’t believe that the Bush administration had the right to allow the NSA to eavesdrop on U.S. citizens via phone calls or e-mail. I understand the fear of the American government during/after terrorist attacks
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Citizen Kane- Dissecting the Classic ABSTRACT/SUMMARY This is an analysis of the American Film Institute’s greatest American film of all time - Citizen Kane. The goal of this dissertation is to understand the facts‚ the controversies and how this film has become one of the best and highly rated films. This paper will concentrate on the history behind the two figures commonly linked to the film as well as have explore Charles Foster Kane’s life from the perspective of those around him. I will
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The film “Citizen Kane” used many different types of aesthetics to portray the scenes and characters in certain ways. The movie used music to help show what emotion the viewer should be getting from certain scenes. “Citizen Kane” had the characters dress in certain ways to show the differences in what their lives were like at certain points in the movie. These elements in the film help the audience contextualize what the characters are supposed to be like. The film also used different sound effects
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Interview a senior citizen Tonya Williams PSYCH/500 March 25‚ 2013 Tanya Semcesen A face to face interview was held with Mr. C. Mr. C. is an 82 year old African American male. Physically looking at interviewee he does not look that age at all he looks like he is in his early sixties. Part I: Questions & Answers Q-How old are you? A-I am 82 years old. Q-When will you be 83? A-I will be 83 in mid-July Q-Are you married? A-I am a widow and have been for almost 53 years. Q-Do you
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Shane Osborne ENGCMP 0010 Professor Hitt January 23‚ 2013 Law Abiding Citizen How strong is our correctional system? Does it really do what it was created to do? In Law Abiding Citizen‚ the cracks of the justice system are revealed and put to the test. Gerard Butler (Clyde Shelton)‚ who is one of the lead roles‚ is the character that defies all odds and tests the correctional system. In the beginning of the movie‚ Clyde was invaded in his own home by Clarence Darby and Rupert Ames. His wife
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