Godzilla vs. the Giant Scissors: Cutting the Antiwar Heart out of a Classic Brent Staples wrote a very interesting article that caught my attention. It is about Godzilla and how the American cinemas took Godzilla and hid its true meaning. Even pop culture can relay moralistic messages by using tone‚ purpose‚ and subliminal. Pop culture such as movies‚ books‚ music‚ and television shows‚ normally are about fictitious things that we watch to get away from our everyday lives. Some on the other
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The History of cars By Luke Geisz Today‚ we do not think much of our cars. Everyone has them‚ they’re a common object. They weren’t always like that. Cars used to be only owned by wealthy enthusiasts. They weren’t today’s enclosed‚ climate controlled‚ easy to use devices at all. In fact‚ they were incredibly hard to use. There was no standard controlling system like today’s gas/brake/clutch pedals‚ auto transmission‚ steering wheel‚ and other controlling devices. Some had a steering wheel‚ some
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BUY A HYBRID‚ SAVE THE PLANET Topic: Hybrid Cars General Purpose: To orally present information by sharing‚ defining‚ or explaining. Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience that hybrid vehicles are an environmentally sensitive and affordable for almost anyone. Central Idea: Hybrid cars have several advantages over conventional cars. Introduction I. Here is an alarming statistic: According to the website GreenerCars.com‚ the United States is the world’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide
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(Tony Scott was often pictured wearing a GW-3000B‚ as is Ron Howard and Francis Ford Coppola) and soldiers. Ex-Special Forces-British SAS soldier Andy McNab mentions in several of his novels how his fictional character Nick Stone relies on a G-Shock watch. According to Mark Bowden’s book Blackhawk Down‚ the DELTA Operators wore G-Shock watches during the combat events of 3 & 4 October 1993. Since then‚
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were reserved for women‚ and considered more of a passing fad than a serious timepiece. In fact‚ they were held in such disdain that many a gentlemen were actually quoted to say they “would sooner wear a skirt as wear a wristwatch”. The established watch making community looked down on them as well. Because of their size‚ few believed wristlets could not be made to achieve any level of accuracy‚ nor could they withstand the basic rigors of human activity. Therefore‚ very few companies produced them
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Market Analysis for case of Giant Consumer Products DATE: Nov‚3 ‚ 2014 TO: Professor. Tim Gilbride FROM: Xiaorong (Sharon) Yi‚ Tongbo (Tony) Cheng SUBJECT: The Sales Promotion Resource Allocation Decision _____________________________________________________ Purpose Statement This report determines that in order to generate short-term sales lifts‚ Frozen Foods Division (FFD) of Giant Consumer Product (GCP) should put Nature Meals on promotion. The recommendation is based on the analysis of existing
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The invention of the automobile was a historical achievement that completely transformed human civilization. This is why cars have had a greater effect on society than airplanes have. Not only have cars enabled people to relocate with ease‚ but they are also used on a much more regular basis. First of all‚ cars have had a greater effect on society than airplanes because cars have allowed so many more people to relocate to other geographical regions. In other words‚ most people do not spend their
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Remember Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are and Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach? Or the Japanese folktale about Momotaro‚ the Peach Boy who battles monstrous creatures on a distant island? Who knew that Sendak and Dahl may have plundered Japanese folklore to construct their stories about boys who set sail in search of adventure? We will never know why Dahl changed his title from James and the Giant Cherry and gave James Trotter a "great big beautiful peach" to navigate the waters‚
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and acceptance the culture that came along with the changes of the time. It seems plausible to assume that one of the most significant advances to show itself‚ was the car. Although the growing popularity of the automobile was positively affecting middle
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Cars may be classified by a number of different criteria and objectives. However‚ comprehensive classification is elusive‚ because a vehicle may fit into multiple categories‚ or not completely satisfy the requirements for anyone‚ but certain categories are for racers who like high performance vehicles. These categories are muscle cars‚ tuner cars‚ and exotic cars. Muscle cars are usually referred to as a variety of high-performance automobiles. Its any group of American-made 2-door sports coupes
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