What Makes A Cult Film? “What is a cult classic?” “What makes it a film that future generations love?” The Oxford English Dictionary defines a cult film as “enduring an appeal to a relatively small audience.” In addition‚ cult audiences are frequently at odds with cultural conventions‚ and often are rebelling against the status quo. These people prefer strange topics and allegorical themes that revolt against the cultural sensitivities. They challenge genre conventions and monotonous storytelling
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A Different Perspective In the article “What Makes a Woman?” Elinor Burkett begins by describing how she felt about the comments feminists were making and that the transgender community is a part of it. Burkett also points that women who were not born as women don’t truly know what it’s like to be a woman‚ they’ve never lived through the hardships we experience every day. “They haven’t gone through the world as women and been shaped by all that this entails.” (Burkett‚ par. 10) There are changes
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As I slowly but surely come to the end of this course on Servant leadership I have become exposed to a lot more when it comes to what it truly means to be one. In John Burkardt and Larry C. Spears’s article on ‘Servant Leadership and Philanthropic Intuitions’ they outline certain characteristics that are essential in playing the role of a servant leader. One of the most important characteristics in my opinion is the ability to listen. I have come to terms with the fact that thinking of one’s self
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Steinbeck‚ George makes a rash decision‚ and that decision is shooting Lennie. I think George made the right decision shooting Lennie because Curley would’ve made sure Lennie was tortured‚ and Lennie got to die happy. Also‚ George gets to make sure no one else can get their hands on Lennie‚ causing him to get hurt worse than what already happened. In the first place‚ when Lennie killed Curley’s wife‚ Curley was hell-bent on getting his revenge. Lennie was scared because he knew what was going to happen
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country.” Everyday people argue about bad or good government. However‚ putting good or bad aside‚ what makes government so necessary? The government can do many things‚ but without peace and order‚ there isn’t much you can do. In fact‚ only complete and utter chaos follows suit. This is only one of many things that come with an anarchist country. In other terms no government. Though most people automatically think the government is bad‚ have we ever stopped to think what would happen if we didn’t
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Decision-Making Process: Improving Our Ability to Make Decision Facing a situation‚ you have to decide. For example‚ the fire surrounds you: What do you do? Jump through the windows and risk to kill yourself or to wait the firemen and risk to be burned to death if they come to late? Every decision that we make or don’t make shapes our future. Everyone tries to make good decisions. However‚ it is easy to overlook an important factor‚ miss a desirable option‚ or base the decision on unreliable
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WHAT MAKES PEOPLE HAPPY For me there are many things that can make people happy in the world. Making someone happy is a matter of being sensitive to one’s needs. Many pursue the common approach of knowing what the other wants in order to bring them happiness‚ but the truth however is that we don’t need to know what they want. Instead‚ we should be observant to the delicate of their aspirations. An effective method to know what can make people happy is to be sensitive to their concerns. If we truly
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What makes a teacher special? Teaching is one of the most complicated jobs today. It demands broad knowledge of discipline‚ standards‚ enthusiasm‚ a caring attitude‚ a love of learning‚ classroom management techniques and a desire to make a difference in the learners’ lives. A great teacher sets high expectations for all students because he expects that all students can and will achieve in his classroom‚ giving special attention to the underachievers. He also has clear objectives
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was blowing in my face. The adrenaline was rushing through my veins‚ and I was ready to play. My opponent‚ equally as skilled as me‚ was dribbling down the soccer field with the same amount of intensity. She approached. As she was getting ready to make the pass to her teammate‚ our feet collided. Pain started shooting up from the bottom of my foot‚ to the top of my knee. I fell on the ground‚ and the coach comes to check on me. I am out of the game. All that preparing for that one moment‚ gone. Gone
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Hall-Evans 1 Susan Hall-Evans S. Fong English 1a 09/25/2014 What Makes You Happy? Advertising is tricky. The challenge facing most advertising groups is creating the allure to get the consumer to buy their products. In advertising the lay out is just as important as the context of the ad. The advertisers use all forms to entice us: color‚ typography‚ catch words‚ and of course things that appeal to our vulnerabilities. These catch words are words which are
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