Jonathan Diaz 1-29-13 The Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision stated that corporations‚ like people‚ have a right to free speech‚ and that the spending money in campaigns is a form of expression‚ so the result was that it took down regulations against corporations spending money on advertisements directly for and against candidates. The court did not act accordingly to Rawls because I will argue that his concept of restrictions and regulations placed on liberties‚ so that everyone has
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The film Citizen Kane (1941)‚ directed and written by Orson Welles and Herman Mankiewicz‚ is an American film drama that use various film techniques to illustrate themes‚ attitudes‚ and the development of a story. Welles’ use of camera angles‚ lighting‚ movement‚ symbolism and expression allow the audience to comprehend and understand the themes such as power and exploitation that are present in this movie along with many other themes that pertain to the life of the main character‚ Charles Foster
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Art in the form of a film allows composers to express some of the universal ideas which are quintessential to the society. Orson Welles’ 1941 film noir Citizen Kane is still relevant today mainly due to the valuable ideas it presents‚ along with the cinematography. He extends the life story of William Randolph Hearst‚ a newspaper mogul during his time to a fictional character‚ Charles Foster Kane. The universal ideas that resonates with the audience of 21st century include corrupting nature of power
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North Campus Citizen Scientist Project For my Applied Leadership Project I have been promoting citizen science at Miami Dade College North Campus as well as in my hometown of Key Biscayne. Citizen Science is when community members participate in the scientific data collection of their surrounding environment. They can observe wild plants and animals and report it for scientific processing. It is really easy to become a citizen scientist‚ as easy as downloading an app called iNaturalist on any smartphone
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Sound Design Components of the soundtrack: Dialogue Dialogue is VERY Important in this film The whole film is structured around the word “Rosebud” Clearly this word‚ as evidenced‚ by the burning sleigh at the end relates back to Kane’s childhood His parents sent him off and clearly he always yearned for love through the rest of his life He continually promises (promises are another prominent element talked about in the dialogue) people things so for his own benefit/so they will love him Kane’s
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The word “citizen” is defined as a native or naturalized member of a state or nation who owes allegiance to its government and is entitled to its protection. To be a citizen of the world‚ we owe our allegiance to the earth and what she brings us. We rely on her to bring us wood‚ air‚ water‚ precious metals‚ soil‚ coal‚ plants‚ animals‚ and to keep us safe from the dangers of the outside solar system. In order to be a citizen of the world‚ a person must contribute to their own community‚ keep the
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Good Samaritan Essay Should being a Good Samaritan be a law? This is a question that many people do not think about everyday. In my opinion‚ I believe that there should not be a law on being a Good Samaritan. I believe this because; there should not be a law that causes human beings to put their lives at risk‚ only to save another’s. This may sound selfish but it is also the truth. Do you think its right for human beings to put their livea at risk to save anothers? The Good Samaritans USA are
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Elements of good writing Being clear: Being clear is the most basic requirement of good writing. How can you be successful if your reader doesn’t understand you? Being clear doesn’t necessarily mean being overly direct or obvious in your statements. It really means that you try to avoid confusing your reader‚ unless you have a very good reason for doing so. Being convincing: Whenever you write anything‚ you are essentially going about the business of convincing your reader that what you are saying
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Never has the fine art of cinematography been so perfectly executed than by Orson Welles in his perennial film‚ Citizen Kane. Whether a fan of the story or not‚ every true admirer of movies can appreciate the cinematic techniques utilized by Welles to capture the life of his enigmatic main character. Many aspects of the movie have been analyzed thoroughly‚ but what I would like to examine is an idea that is often overlooked. As the movie fades in‚ an eerie chain link fence and a sign reading NO TRESPASSING
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Air Quality Essay – paragraph 2 and 3(body) By Edwin Lin‚ The air quality is deteriorated by humans heavily using fossil fuels to power up automobiles‚ generate electricity‚ and used for many other purposes. Unfortunately‚ fossil fuels are nonrenewable resources‚ and the burning of the fossil fuels releases the pollutants into the air‚ and forms a mixture of fumes with the air. It is called smog. Smog can block the radiant beams of energy from the Sun from entering and exiting the Earth’s atmosphere
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