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    Adapting Plays Into Movies

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    Adapting Plays Into Movies “In theatre‚ you can change things ever so slightly; it’s an organic thing. Whereas in film‚ you only have that chance on the day‚ and you have no control over it at all‚” These insightful words were once spoken by actress (Casino Royale‚ Quantum of Solace) and Oscar winner Judi Dench‚ and they very clearly illustrate one of the biggest differences between theatre and film. However‚ a small hint of bias seems to be depicted in this point of view. The quote (and many others)

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    Favorite Movies and Music

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    upset and had some physical distractions in our lives‚ we were so sad and stress when we memorized them. So we also do something we like to forget our stress‚ sadness‚ worries and negative thoughts. For me‚ I love to listen to the music and to watch movies and dramas. I am used to do these things when I feel distress and down. But I don’t waste my time with it all the time. But I watch a movie at least everyday. For music‚ I can’t live normally without listening to the music. A day is not perfected

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    symbolizes freedom‚ gives people character and sometimes spreads awareness. A good portion of today’s society is shaped around what the rebel symbolizes. Many people are drawn to the iconography of the rebel through every day activities. Just a few examples are children movies‚ music‚ celebrity icons‚ and our everyday transportation. There are a lot of movies with violence‚ drug abuse‚ or some type of rebellion. Even children’s movies incorporate the idea of a rebel. As a child‚ many girls‚ including me

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    The allure of fear is especially evident with all the ghosts and ghouls about on Halloween. With Halloween approaching‚ it’s hard to avoid ghosts‚ goblins and other spooky decorations. But some people go even further‚ seeking out horror movies and convoluted haunted houses that are designed to scare the living daylights out of them. What possesses people to seek out experiences that make them tremble with fear? Enjoyment likely comes not from the fear itself‚ experts say‚ but from the physical and

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    world‚ there are many things portraying this stereotype‚ such as: movies‚ social media‚ books‚ etc. The type of movies that portray this stereotype the most are Disney movies. Some of them display that women should wait around for their “Prince Charming” to come and sweep them off their feet. In reality‚ women do not need a man to take care of them or protect them. Women are strong enough to do this themselves. There are other movies that help show this‚ such as: Hunger Games‚ Brave‚ Moana‚ Mulan‚

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    Everywhere you look you can find some type of racial stereotyping. It’s around us‚ in the books we read‚ and the films we watch. Most movies just poke fun at racial stereotyping but some movies show the harsh side of labeling a certain race. After 9/11 many people saw Middle Eastern and South Asian people as terrorists. In airports the tighter security portrayed the seriousness of the US government. However‚ the firmer security was only leaned toward people with specific last names‚ and certain nationalities

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    Racism in Disney Movies

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    be particularly susceptible to the influencing powers of the media‚ opening an avenue where media created especially for children can indoctrinate entire generations. Disney movies‚ like all other media “are powerful vehicles for certain notions about our culture‚” such as racism. (Giroux 32). Racist scenes in Disney movies are often identified as simply being “symbols of the time” when the films were produced. Furthermore‚ Disney racism is often passed over as simple humor‚ or as a simple guide

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    Audrey Hepburn was born on May 4‚ 1929 in Brussels‚ Belgium. She really was blue-blood from the beginning with her father‚ a wealthy English banker‚ and her mother‚ a Dutch baroness. After her parents divorced‚ Audrey went to London with her mother where she went to a private girls school. Later‚ when her mother moved back to the Netherlands‚ she attended private schools as well. While vacationing with her mother in Arnhem‚ Holland‚ Hitler’s army took over the town. It was here that she fell on hard

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    Gender Roles in Movies

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    given the title leading lady if they were at there best and yet they would always be second best. However‚ in present times in more contemporary times women’s roles have been the highlight of the movie being the leading actor. Women’s roles in movies can be of almost equal to the male roles and the co-stars are not given the majority of the acclaims just because they are male. Therefore‚ in recent films‚ female roles have comes to include the traditional household/ motherly role. Yet this

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    History of Silent Movies

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    Pioneer developments in "moving pictures" occurred during the 1890s with the patenting of the kinetograph and kinetoscope (1891) by Thomas Edison and W.K.L. Dickson in the United States and the cinematograph (1895) by the Lumiere brothers in France. By the turn of the century‚ films less than a minute in length were being exhibited at major fairs in the U.S. and abroad. Soon after‚ audiences began flocking to movie houses called "Nickelodeons‚" one-floor venues‚ where short films (approximately 10

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