John Ford’s 1962 film The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is considered to be one of the greatest of American movies. This Western film begins with Senator Ransom Stoddard and his wife‚ Hallie‚ returning to Shinbone for the funeral of Tom Doniphon‚ an ex-outlaw and old friend of theirs. Upon the Stoddard’s arrival‚ the editor in chief of the Shinbone Star begins to question the Senator’s reason for visiting‚ forcing him to revisit his past. From then on‚ a flashback of events in the Old West begins
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The opening scene of Macbeth has an emotionally orienting function. First‚ there is the thunder and lightning‚ triggers for fright. Moreover‚ unnatural figures such as the witches are likely to provoke at least anxiety‚ if not fear. There was also the physical appearance of the witches‚ which prepares us for disgust. The witches conclude their colloquy with the well-known lines‚ “fair is foul‚ and foul is fair. Hover through the fog and filthy air”. When they say “foul and “filthy air” Shakespeare
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Liquor industry-In 2013… India is the 3rd largest liquor market in the world. One of the fastest growing markets in the world‚ on the back of demographics & economy. The overall retail market size of liquor is ~$35 billion per annum. Strong MNC presence with Diageo‚ Beam Global‚ Pernod Ricard‚ Heineken‚ SAB Miller‚ Carlsberg and more. There are 3 broad categories – IMFL (Indian Manufactured Foreign Liquor which includes whiskey‚ rum‚ brandy‚ vodka & gin)‚ Beer and Country Liquor (cheaper‚ spiced
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the war by firing the first shot is controversial. So who took the first shot? At the time‚ the Colonists thought the British took the first shot and the British thought that the Colonists took the first shot. The evidence in this case makes a valid argument for both sides‚ but the real group of people to take the first shot of the battle of Lexington and Concord‚ starting the war‚ was the Colonists. The documents supporting that the British had taken the first shot had lacked in validity compared
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The Shot Heard ‘Round the World (War I) On summer day‚ June 28th‚ 1914‚ Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was riding in a car‚ driving through Sarajevo‚ trying to show himself to the Serbian people. A terrorist group had created plans to assassinate Ferdinand and at first they failed. However‚ Ferdinand coincidentally ended up right next to the sandwich shop that Gavrilo Princip‚ one of the designated assassins‚ was eating at. Princip was quick to grasp the opportunity and he
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these terms in his life. Through these‚ topics‚ he writes about his identity as a black male‚ growing up in a society where accepting that we’re not perfect and not fitting in is disregarded and discouraged. “My Jump Shot‚” by Clint Smith‚ conveys how the speaker’s broken jump shot is utilized as a metaphor for self-acceptance‚ the complexities of his black identity‚ and the black community as a
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a not so obvious conflict with the gods in this epic. Although the gods in this story are “divine” they often portray similar characteristics as mortals such as anger‚ and jealously. Juno who is the queen of the gods‚ wife of Jupiter from the opening scene portrays these traits. “What could wound the queen of the Gods with all her power? Why did she force a man‚ so famous for his devotion‚ to brave such rounds of hardship‚ bear such trials?” (Virgil‚ 1 9-12) This rage against Aeneas and his men is
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gorilla attack of a four year old boy at the cincinnati zoo on saturday the 28th of may 2016. Questions i will be answering are 1. Why did the zoo keeper shot the gorilla and not just tracalize it. 2. Was the child really in danger? And 3.What could the zoo have done to prevent this tragedy? To answer the first question of why did the zoo keeper shot the gorilla and not tranquilize it is because it would have taken about 10 minutes for the tranquilize medicine to take affect which was not an option
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The overall mood in Roman Polanski’s Macbeth is gruesome and depressing. Setting‚ costume‚ sound‚ and pace contribute to the development of the mood in the movie. The opening scenes in Macbeth show a dull and sullen landscape. The atmosphere is gloomy which is seen through the dark clouds‚ the pouring rain‚ and the muddy earth. The castles and the buildings look ominous because of their choppy lines and unpleasant ambience. The costumes in Macbeth look tired and dirty. During the movie‚ the characters
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Pakistani girl got shot In the last century‚women empowerment movements swept across Europe clamoring for gender equality.The successful struggle granted girls and women the right to education in many countries.Nevertheless‚until today‚the blessing hasn’t reached Pakistan.Falling into the shadow of Taliban‚universal education is nothing more than a pipe dream to many girls there. Malala‚a 15-year-old activist who promoted women’s right to education in Pakistan was shot in the head by Taliban
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