and favour from the old Emperor Marcus Aurelius‚ which is now old and near his end. Emperor Aurelius wishes to appoint Maximus as the temporary leader of Rome‚ even though he has a son‚ Commodus. Commodus‚ being told by his father that he would not be the appointed emperor‚ murders Marcus in a fit of rage and claims the throne. He then ordered the execution of Maximus to secure his claim to the throne. Maximus escaped execution‚ but he was unable to save his son and wife in Spain from the soldiers
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tragedy of Julius Caesar from the book and the movie. In the story of “the tragedy of Julius Caesar” There are a few differences between the movie and the book. Sometimes throughout the movie they will cut parts of the text because people wouldn’t want to see a movie if it’s too long‚ but sometimes the editors would cut out very important parts of the text‚ which can change the entire story‚ or how we look at a character personalities. There are a few examples where the movie changes parts of the
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Name: Win Naing Lin Class: ESL 141 critical reading I would like to talk my photos that are very popular places in my country. I am from Myanmar (Burma) which is situated in Southeast Asia‚ next to Thailand between china and India. 1. Yangon‚ formerly‚ known as Rangoon‚ is the capital city of Myanmar. It is also called The Golden Land. It is famous for colonial architecture‚ friendly street vendors‚ and traditionally dressed local people. Shwedagon‚ the heart of Yangon‚ is the most honoured
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David Ogilvy is known as the father of advertising and in his book‚ “Confessions of an Advertising man”‚ he lists out the principles he followed to take his agency‚ Ogilvy‚ Benson and Mather to the peak of advertising industry. In this book‚ he also offers advice to both the clients and the agencies on the dos and don’ts of the advertising industry. The book is an excellent read which entails how an organization should work‚ what an employer‚ how objective he should be‚ how to maintain high motivation
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Steve McQueen’s movie 12 Years a Slave was written in the 1800’s about a black man named Solomon Northup who was a free man from the North who got kidnapped and forced into slavery in the South. They gave him a different name‚ Plat‚ acted like he wasn’t even free and sold him into slavery. Being educated and knowing what freedom tastes like he wasn’t ready to let his former situation go and live being a slave. The movie is based on the book Northup wrote after he regained his freedom after being
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Poetry in Movies: A Partial List What follows is a listing of the appearance of recognizable‚ often canonical‚ poems‚ or excerpts from poems. The catalog is necessarily incomplete; readers are invited to submit new entries to the page at movies@poets.org. The filmography will be revised and updated regularly. [pic] Addison‚ Joseph “The Campaign” My Darling Clementine‚ 1946 Apollinaire‚ Guillaume “L’amour” Peau d’ane‚ 1970 Arnold‚ Matthew "Dover Beach" Without Love‚ 1945 The Anniversary
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V for Vandetta 2005 -V: Beneath this mask there is more than flesh. Beneath this mask there is an idea‚ Mr. Creedy‚ and ideas are bulletproof. -V: ...A building is a symbol‚ as is the act of destroying it. Symbols are given power by people. Alone‚ a symbol is meaningless‚ but with enough people‚ blowing up a building can change the world. - Evey Hammond: No one will ever forget that night and what it meant for this country. But I will never forget the man and what he meant to me. - Evey Hammond:
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What was the lesson that you learnt from Carl Frederickson? Why? • The movie “up” is such a meaningful story. This story talks about two main characters Carl Frederickson and Russell . In past‚ Carl was a 9years old boy who has idolize famous explorer- Charles Muntz. he admires him. one day‚ carl befriends a girl named Ellie‚ she is Muntz’s fan too .So they become good friends. They have a same dream that is going to the Paradise Falls . carl and Ellie finally get married and live together
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In the movie‚ many things portrayed are the same as what really happened in Roman history. Some things though‚ are a little different in the actual history of Rome than in the movie. Scenes were changed in the movie too‚ to make the plot more interesting. I connected what I could between the movie and the actual history of Rome. Maximus was the general of Rome and a really good general at that. He lead Rome to many victories. He was so great and loyal that in the movie‚ Marcus Aurelius actually
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The novella Anthem by Ayn Rand showcases the confession of Equality‚ who lives in a society that scorns individualism. In the poem “Invictus” by William Ernest Henry‚ the main character is a martyr with an unbreakable spirit. Equality and the main character are alike; they are both persecuted by their respective societies and possess similar characteristics as a result. Equality and the main character are both rebels in their society‚ which brands them as somebody to punish. The community Ayn Rand
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