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    people found the need to ’document’ the life they saw around them. Film gave rise to a new and very powerful way of looking at the things. Each decade brought with it lighter and easier to use camera equipment‚ as well as film stock which could be used in a wider variety of lighting conditions. This made films easier to make‚ and the subjects of documentary widened. In the 1950s television and video technology made documentaries even cheaper to make‚ and they became an important part of television

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    American colonies struggling to gain independence and officially become a nation of their own. In order to do so‚ some believed it was only necessary to rebel against the British Rule. Despite Henry’s proficient use of all three techniques‚ he most efficiently persuaded using pathos persuasion. Patrick Henry’s speech given to the Virginia House of Burgesses‚ known as the “Speech to the Virginia Convention”‚ expressed the demanding truth and dramatic perspective in which was utilized successfully in his

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    At the Constitutional Convention‚ the Convention’s resolutions on national legislative authority were particularized into a series of enumerated powers. This meant that under federal law these powers can only govern matters within the terms of some power-granting clause of the Constitution. By adding the Necessary and Proper Clause‚ the Founding Fathers set the criteria for laws that‚ may not necessarily be within the terms of other grants‚ serve to make other federal powers effective. The necessary

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    Party’s candidates‚ and Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan as the Republican Party’s candidates. Who would you be more likely to vote for -- Barack Obama and Joe Biden‚ the Democrats‚ or Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan‚ the Republicans? (IF UNSURE:) As of today‚ who do you lean more toward? Obama/ Biden Romney/ Ryan 48% 47% 45% 43% 45% 46% 46% 43% 43% 46% 48% 45% 51% 48% 48% 43% 50% 45% Neither (vol.) 2% 2% 2% 3% 3% 3% 4% 5% 3% 2% 3% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 3% 1% Other (vol.) * * 1% 1% * 1% 1% 1% * * 1% 1% * 1% * 1% * * No

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    weaknesses of the accounting concepts and conventions and of the regulatory framework (SSAPs and FRSs) that govern published financial statements. Do the criticisms of the concept and the regulatory framework mean that published financial statement do not provide investors with useful information? Introduction Strengths Weaknesses Information needs of investors Conclusion Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the accounting concepts and conventions and of the regulatory framework (SSAPs and

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    which is now known as Independence Hall. Notable delegates included George Washington‚ Benjamin Franklin‚ Alexander Hamilton‚ and James Madison. At first‚ the convention was very secretive. No members of the press were allowed to observe‚ and no official journal of the proceedings were kept. In fact‚ chaperones were assigned to Ben Franklin at all times‚ the eldest of the delegates‚ who had a reputation for being talkative. The chaperones assumed the responsibility for making sure that Franklin did not

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    tortured‚ pressed for information‚ and used as a source of amusement for Axis powers. They were known as prisoners of war or POWs. Prisoners of war‚ or POWs‚ were soldiers that had been captured and held in concentration camps. The Geneva Conventions are a series of treaties… on the treatment of civilians‚ prisoners of war and soldiers‚ who are otherwise rendered out of the fight‚ or incapable of fighting (“Geneva Conventions”). Allied soldiers

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    time period and people’s culture. Music‚ cuisine‚ current events‚ and even how history is conveyed assist the researcher. Fine arts help meet this end too‚ but combining fine art with the interpretation of historic events provides more depth of understanding. In other words‚ values are very much informed by culture and vice versa. Howard Chandler Christy‘s 1940 work demonstrates how the view of the Constitutional Convention has changed to reflect current events‚ culture‚ values and politics over the

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    Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry were avid patriots who mastered the used of persuasion. "The Declaration of Independence" and Patrick Henry’s "Speech in the Virginia Convention" were both very effective in motivating their intended audiences. "The Declaration" and the "Speech to the Convention" possess some similarities and some differences‚ but their main premise is the same: to support independence from Great Britain. One difference between the two works is their format. Patrick Henry is considered

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    How genre conventions are used to raise audience expectations in horror movie trailers. ‘The word genre means ‘type’ or ‘category’’ (Teach yourself film studies) it is really important as an audience member to recognise genres as then things become categorised and easier for them to understand which is more comforting. Sometimes however genres are crossed and categories are broken for example sometimes we have ‘action thrillers’ or ‘sci-fi horrors’ this is known as a hybrid genre. This often intrigues

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