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    In his 1949 Film Noir The Third Man‚ Carol Reed presents the idea that betrayal of a friend is forgivable in the light of a greater good. Throughout the film it is seen that the requirement of maintaining loyalty and friendship is overridden when morals are tested. The film follows the ignorant journey of Holly Martins as he attempts to discover the mystery behind the death of his ‘dear friend’ Harry Lime. The canted camera angles and shadows allow the audience to identify the trustworthy characters

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    Platos Picture Show

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    Chapter 1 Platos Picture Show The Cave image is significant: link between philosophy and the cinema. Like Platos cave the cinema is dark where we are transfixed by mere images that are removed from reality. Watch images that are projected onto a screen. Images are copies of the real things outside the cinema. Highly realistic images vs the cave shadows. We are prisoners as we are prevented from grasping the true order of things by the limits of everyday experience‚ the limits of out ordinary conception

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    “Hello”: A Satirical Look at The Book of Mormon With Broadway showcasing new and fantastical productions every year‚ a new show arrived; 2012 would prove to be the year for The Book of Mormon. The show was written and produced by Matt Stone and Trey Parker‚ the creators of the quintessential adult animated show South Park. The Broadway show was nominated and also won “Best Show” of 2012 at the Tonys. The video clip is a recording of the song “Hello” performed at the 2012 Tony Awards (Book of Mormon

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    Favorite TV Show

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    Assignment 1: Write to Your Audience - Instructor One of my favorite shows is the Barefoot Contessa starring Ina Garten. I thoroughly enjoy listening to the comforting sound of Ina’s voice‚ and the delightful stories she tells while she cooks. Her show transports me to an enchanted world‚ where life has no problems and every day is beautiful. Ina is always doing something fun like; creating lovely tea parties in her pretty garden‚ hosting a fabulous dinner party in her lovely home

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    On Wednesday night’s episode of The Late Show with host Stephen Colbert‚ the American business executive‚ and chief executive officer of Apple Inc. - Tim Cook‚ talked about why he finally decided to go public with his sexuality. The American comedian and television host Stephen Colbert‚ made a witty remark‚ "Was that an upgrade‚ or just a distinctive attribute that hadn’t been activated before?" Joking aside‚ Stephen Colbert wondered whether it was because the Apple chief executive‚ who was raised

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    watching Seinfeld not to long after the show became syndicated at the behest of my grandpa. “Your grandpa told me about the show especially how one-character Cosmo Kramer was so funny I watched it once and was hooked” he said. Kramer was the goofiest of all character in the show his mannerisms and how he interacted with the other characters created some of the most hilarious scenes I have ever seen. Like in the season 8 episode called “The Pothole” where Kramer buys a one-mile piece of the Arthur Burghardt

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    In Truman Capote’s book In Cold Blood‚ he describes the events of an actual murder that happened in Holcomb Kansas. The Clutter family of four‚ were savagely murdered in their own home with shotguns during the night. The book follows the murders Dick and Perry through events that follow the murders. The two murders have many similarities‚ but are also very different. Their background‚ affections‚ and mental awareness. Perry and Dicks childhoods couldn’t compare to each other they were so different

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    Effects of Reality Shows

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    Society A reality TV show stars a non-celebrity or a volunteer who wants to participate in the program. The core role is to see what their reactions in certain scenarios are‚ and how they face given situations. The audience feels like they have a connection with the show’s stars as they feel that they are real and normal people representing them. Viewers are then entertained by the sadness‚ depression‚ frustration‚ and emptiness that the reality stars will express in the show. Audiences cannot seem

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    Murder is considered by society and by law as the worst crime one can commit. Taking away a human life‚ and ending the chance for a person to fulfill their goals and their purpose in their lifetime‚ is an unspeakable and dreadful thing. However‚ in the novel In Cold Blood by Truman Capote‚ Capote offers multiple perspectives on the complex crime that is murder. The plot follows the events surrounding the murder of a family of four in Holcomb‚ Kansas‚ and the two murderers‚ Dick Hitchcock and Perry

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    on a person. The role of family in Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood is to shape and define each individual from childhood to the person that they are as an adult‚ creating different outcomes that are most profound in cases such as Barbara Johnson and Perry Smith. Notably‚ Perry Smith’s unhappy childhood consists of familial instability and brokenness‚ resulting in his criminal activity as an adult. In his autobiography that he wrote on trial‚ Perry writes about the difficulties of his childhood‚ remembering

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