Jackelyn Puignau Thurs 6:30-9:00 Film Analysis: 8 Mile The 2009 film‚ 8 Mile‚ parallels the true life story of multi-platinum artist‚ Eminem. Directed by Curtis Hanson‚ the film takes place in 1995‚ a time where hip-hop music was growing and Detroit‚ Michigan had hit an all time low. Eminem (formally referred to as Marshall Mathers) plays Jimmy‚ a wannabe rapper from the poor side of Detroit and stars like Brittany Murphy‚ Kim Basinger‚ and Mekhi Phifer all play key roles in the film. The film
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or more 0.2 Find the probability of a. At most two people in the queue. b. No more than three people in the queue. c. At least one person in the queue. d. Two or more people in the queue. e. Given there is at least one person in the queue‚ what is the probability that there are 4 or more? 2. An airline has offered a special vacation package to Fiji. The length of stay is either for 3 days or 7 days‚ and the type of accommodation can be either economy‚ regular‚ or deluxe. Consider the
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discard an assumption made earlier. 4. Explain the difference between divergence and convergence. What does effective creativity require? What might failure to produces creative solutions be linked to? Divergence is breaking form familiar‚ established ways of seeing and doing. Convergence is the achievement of some agreement regarding the merits of a given idea and the value in pursuing that idea. Effective creativity requires balance‚ or equal time for casting one’s new widely through divergence
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Along I was watching the movie “School Ties” io identified various moral issues that basically made the plot of the movie. Tree of the main moral events happened when David Greene got into a fight with the leader of the “bikers” around his city‚ the other is the fact that when his colleges discovered he (David Greene) was Jewish they started to treat him differently‚ and the last one was when Charlie Dillon cheated on a test and he ended-up accusing the main character of doing so. I reflected a lot
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official English bill because of his overplayed satirical humor‚ along with his use of sarcasm; although his satire is not effective for the opposing opponents because of his lack of evidence‚ his choice of a one-sided argument‚ and his assumptions about what would happen with banning English through-out the satire. “Even if the British are now our allies‚ there may be some benefit to banning English today.” (Baron 870) is one of many satirical humor that Dennis Baron used; defending opponents of the
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freely within the contents of the novels. Now since there are many writers that can be noticed for their lasting contributions‚ there is one novelist that can stand out against many. Not only is he an author but he spends his time making an effort in what can be done to focus on the greater good in the world such as contributing to donations around the world to help others. His novels all convey an important message that should all be taken under consideration. Five efficient themes can involve the
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of ourselves and help us seem better than what we actually are. However‚ in reality‚ we are no better than what people think of us. But we are not capable of judging ourselves‚ so we cannot be honest with ourselves either. To perceive ourselves badly‚ we have some made up reason as to why. We try to find reasoning and justify everything so that we don’t have a bad image. Self-esteem‚ having confidence and satisfaction for yourself and your abilities‚ is what helps us feel good about ourselves‚ so we
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Go Green Have you ever been told to “go green”? “Go green” is becoming a commonly known phrase‚ even though the concept is not new. Chances are you have heard this term in regards to your home‚ transportation‚ or shopping. So what does it mean anyway? Well a simple answer is to make choices in how you live and use resources that are environmental conscious‚ while keeping pollution and waste to a minimum. Many people have made going green a lifestyle and their behaviors directly influence their
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a “dirty little sewer rat” and “You dirty black--.” What is the relationship between Timber’s statement and Harry’s statement? 2. How do we know that Harry is very “refined‚” according to Timber (What does Timber spot on Harry’s pajamas?) 3. What is the denotative definition of “refined”? What is the connotative definition? 4. Timber also says‚ “they kill a number of people each year in Bengal mostly in the villages.” What is the underlying or hidden meaning of this statement
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Money=Happiness?: The Truth of the Upper Class in Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and Silver’s 8 Mile Process Piece I enjoyed writing this essay about The Great Gatsby and 8 Mile because the comparison of this modern movie connects to my life a lot. I listen to Eminem’s music all the time and that makes me more attached to the movie and comparative essay. Writing about one of my favorite movies and a great book makes me that much more compelled to explore as deep as I can into the connections
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