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    That’s exactly what James Franco did in school. James Franco brought in a special guest in one of his film classes. He brought in Wes Anderson. Anderson is known for his Oscar nominated work in The Grand Budapest Hotel. But he didn’t come in person. He Skyped into the film class with a retro phone because he was currently in Paris. Even though they were a thousand miles apart‚ the students of Franco’s graduate UCLA film class sure learned a thing or two. James Franco is not only a famous actor

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    time‚ however‚ the author or director of this new media uses dramatic license to alter the play and interpret it according to their target audience and their production. Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann‚ both directors‚ took the words and plot of this play into their own hands to create a movie of their own interpretation. Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 movie interpretation of Romeo and Juliet was more accurate to the actual play than Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 movie because the characters’ personalities were

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    Mama Veronica‚ a Kenyan business woman whose ex-husband is a member of Parliament‚ lives in the deluxe version of a crumbling stone house at the end of the circular drive. Just beyond the compound?s entrance sits my temporary abode‚ the non-deluxe version that she rents to the Peace Corps. Smack in the center of one of the hills overlooking the lake‚ Mama Veronica?s property abuts the Peace Corp training facility‚ a vast‚ austere track of land populated with one story maze like buildings. Much like

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    separates the lovers from each other?” I inquired. How could the most renowned scene of William Shakespeare’s most popular play be missing? I continued to watch in astonishment as the daring scene developed into a masterpiece. Baz Luhrmann and Franco Zeffirelli both achieved unique interpretations of William Shakespeare’s script which accomplish the chief goal of displaying the extremely passionate love between Romeo and Juliet. The movies were made twenty-nine years apart and had many specific

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    forces were made up of assorted factions (Communists‚ Socialists‚ Anarchists‚ to name a few) with wildly differing approaches to government and eventual aims‚ but a common opposition to the Nationalists. The Nationalists‚ led by General Francisco Franco‚ were also factionalized but to a lesser extent. They sought a return to the golden days of Spain‚ based on law‚ order‚ and traditional Catholic family values.[10] At about 16:30 on Monday‚ 26 April 1937‚ warplanes of the German Condor Legion‚ commanded

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    Commentary Response Discuss how the themes of ‘broken relationships’ and ‘tragedy’ are explored in Disabled and Veronica The themes of broken relationships and tragedy can be linked very closely together through the use of symbolism and language. Both themes are thoroughly explored through the poem‚ Disabled by Wilfred Owen‚ and the short story: Veronica‚ by Adewale Maja-Pearce. The structures of both poem and short story use language and symbolism differently to show the themes of broken

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    In the journal article‚ “Catalonia and Spain at the crossroads: financial and economic aspects” (2014)‚ author Antoni Castells states the negative economic consequences Catalonia would face if they were to secede. He does this by giving the numerous statistics on Catalonia’s role in Spain and how secession would end up in hurting the economy of both states such as how Catalonia makes up 18.9% of Spain’s GDP (282)‚ which is the equivalent to 200 billion Euros (2012)‚ and secession would not only be

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    unfolds‚ especially in the heroine‚ Juliet. Even more so than the play on paper‚ the play on film has an extremely short time period to effectively develop characters and properly present events as they occur. Two film versions of the play‚ BBC and Franco Zefferelli‚ use differing ways to present the play‚ one in a theatrical small scale manner and one on a movie production scale‚ respectfully. Both versions show a Juliet who grows and changes but Zefferelli shows the change much more naturally and

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    communist movement divided among followers of the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin and his archrival‚ Leon Trotsky. In 1934 there was widespread labour conflict and a bloody uprising by miners in Asturias that was suppressed by troops led by General Francisco Franco. A succession of governmental crises culminated in the elections of February 16‚ 1936‚ which brought to power a Popular Front government supported by most of the parties of the left and opposed by the parties of the right and what remained of the

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    ‘fear doesn’t shut you down; it wakes you up. I’ve seen it. It’s fascinating.’” In this scene‚ Tobias brings about the importance of how fear means so much more than darkness and depression. He’s allowing you to see fear as courage and enlightenment. Veronica Roth’s novel‚ Divergent‚ reveals that fear inspires you to desire to be more than you thought you could be as shown through the symbolism

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