My Grandma’s really into buying bootleg DVD’s at the Flea Market and picked up Mona Lisa Smile. I didn’t see it in theaters but I heard awful reviews of it. Everything from "this movies doesn’t make sense‚" to "just feminist garbage". Bored off my mind one night‚ I decided to pop the DVD in and have a look with my cousin. Both her and I agreed it was one of the best movies we had ever seen! We loved every character‚ we thought it was so well done‚ and the plot was just amazing. There is not one
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Although he matured as an abstract painter‚ Man Ray eventually disregarded the traditional superiority painting held over photography and happily moved between different forms. Dada and Surrealism were important in encouraging this attitude; they also persuaded him that the idea motivating a work of art was more important than the work of art itself. For Man Ray‚ photography often operated in the gap between art and life. Andre Breton once described Man Ray as a ’pre-Surrealist’‚ something which accurately
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the solar ray collector under various experimental conditions. 1. Illumination with halogen lamp. Water temperature θe≈ 20°C. a) Complete collector b) Collector without glass plate 2. Illumination with halogen lamp. Water temperature θe ≈60°C. c) Complete collector d) Complete collector‚ cold jet of air impinges e) Collector without glass plate f) Collector without glass plate‚ cold jet of air impinges INTRODUCTION: Solar ray collectors transform
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the populace into brainwashed drones‚ dependent on the glassy‚ insentient screens surrounding them. In this society‚ people misunderstand and isolate those unscathed by the hegemony of the automated devices. The short story “The Pedestrian” by Ray Bradbury exposes readers to this world from the perspective of Mr. Leonard Mead‚ one of the few to remain resistant to the omnipotence of robotic gadgets in 2053. Mr. Mead strolls through his neighborhood as he does every night‚ watching the people possessed
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Ray Bradbury’s Technological Advances in Fiction Imagine‚ a house that took care of you! No longer would you need to clean‚ cook‚ or remember agendas and plans‚ and reading on your own? Nahh‚ your “smart-house” can do that for you as well! But of course this is all fiction‚ right? I mean‚ who has ever heard of a house that can do all of the work and maintenance itself? It’s just not real. Simply impossible; well that is‚ in today’s world‚ the society of the 21st century. In Ray Bradbury’s fictional
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Madeline Richard Mrs. Fruchey English 11B 11 January 2013 In Fahrenheit 451‚ Ray Bradbury shares his message of the importance of books to society. The main character‚ Guy Montag‚ discovers his discontentment in life by reading books and realizing what he is missing in life. Montag is able to conquer his moral dilemmas: he is trained to do a job he begins to feel conflicting morals about. Bradbury evokes many different deep sentiments‚ such as ambivalence‚ apathy‚ and empathy. Montag’s turmoil
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Walter Ray Allen‚ Jr. is a professional basketball player who currently plays for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was born on July 20‚ 1975. He formerly played for the Milwaukee Bucks‚ Seattle SuperSonics‚ and Boston Celtics of the NBA. In college‚ he was a member of the University of Connecticut Huskies. One of the most accurate 3-point and free throw shooters in NBA history‚ he is a ten-time NBA All-Star‚ and has won two NBA championships‚ as well as a Olympic gold
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Women organizers in the Civil Rights movement (1950’s-1960’s) Women have always been regarded as key parental figure in raising and developing children in the society. During the period of 1950 to 1970‚ many parts of the world were marred with civil rights movement. The movements were characterized with protests and civil resistance complaining about discrimination economic and political self sufficiency. Women took up the initiative to participate in these movements. This situation later
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Julius Caesar Act II Graphic Organizer Name Character Notes Important Quotes Evidence of Loyalty (to whom?) Brutus Debates on killing Caesar but has mixed feelings. Finally decides that it is the best option after he reads the fake letters. “And therefore think him as a serpent ’s egg Which hatched‚ would as his kind grow mischievous‚ And kill him in the shell." Brutus showed the greatest amount of loyalty to his country. He killed a friend for what he thought would be a better Rome. He
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of technology with a more optimistic view. For example‚ “The house was an altar with ten thousand servants‚ big‚ small‚ servicing‚ attending‚ in choirs. But the gods had gone away‚ and the ritual of the religion continued senselessly‚ uselessly” (Bradbury 328). The advanced technology enables these robots to perform countless jobs and give tremendous aide‚ yet they lack the rudimentary understanding that their efforts are going to waste. Through the use of a metaphor‚ the importance of the humans’
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