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    The dark knight

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    beginning and/or the ending of the text(s). Explain why the beginning and/or ending was memorable‚ supporting your points with Examples of visual and / or oral language features in the film “The Dark Knight” directed by Christopher Nolan the beginning of the film was memorable as it introduced a main character The Joker. Nolan used many visual features to capture the audience’s attention and to portray The Joker’s character. In the opening scene of “The Dark Knight” Christopher Nolan uses to build tension

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    The Dark Knight Film Analysis Kevin Franklin The Dark Knight is a 2008 action hero film co-written‚ produced‚ and directed by Christopher Nolan. It is Nolan’s second film based around the DC Comics character Batman‚ and the film is the sequel to the 2005 film‚ Batman Begins. Christian Bale returns to play the role of Bruce Wayne‚ the billionaire who defends Gotham City as Batman. Other returning cast members include Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox‚ Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth‚ and Gary

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    voyaged into Africa in an effort to convert the native people to Christianity. In their attempt to enlighten the African people‚ these missionaries ended up completely disregarding the traditional African culture. They crippled the foundation of Africa’s tribal and cultural beliefs. Achebe demonstrates the results of these Western missionaries on a small village in Nigeria through his insightful novel‚ Things Fall Apart. Achebe presents Umofia‚ a traditional village in Western Africa‚ which falls

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    Text: The Dark Knight Director: Christopher Nolan Text Type: Film Gotham City is rapidly becoming a better place. Under the guard of Batman and with the help of Jim Gordon and Harvey Dent‚ the popular new district attorney‚ organised crime is being eradicated. In desperation the mob turns to a psychotic mastermind called only ‘The Joker’ and Gotham rapidly descends into chaos. As Bruce Wayne tries to deal with his toughest adversary yet he must deal also with his internal conflicts and the horrific

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    The Three Africas

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    When many people hear the word Africa‚ they picture steaming jungles and gorillas. Hollywood films have shrunk the public image of this immense‚ varied continent into a small segment of its actual diversity. To have a more accurate picture of the whole continent‚ however‚ one should remember that there are‚ roughly‚ three Africas‚ each with its distinct climate and terrain and with a style of life suited to the environment. The continent can be divided into the northern desert areas‚ the southeastern

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    Dark Matter

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    Dark Matter Astronomy Samuel Research Topic Topic: Dark Matter‚ Astronomy Saul Perl mutter‚ 2011 states “The Universe in made mostly of dark matter and dark energy‚ and we don’t know what either of them is.” The above statement by Saul Perl mutter suggests that astronomers at this age have found this unknown substance by the name of Dark Matter. We chose this topic on Dark Matter as it intrigues us what is beyond our atmosphere and what is it made off. We want to know how Scientists realized

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    Investing in Africa

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    MTN: Investing in Africa Around the 1980’s mobile telephones started showing up for commercial use. They were analog style‚ cumbersome and expensive to purchase. In the 1990’s digital technology was born and mobile phones became readily available to everyone and less expensive than the previous ten years. By 1998 over 30% of the world population within the areas of Europe‚ Asia‚ and North America had mobile telephones. With this type of usage of mobile telephones‚ Mobile Telephone Network

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    A Passage to Africa

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    A Passage to Africa‚ George Alagiah Synopsis As a five-year-old‚ George Alagiah emigrated with his family to Ghana - the first African country to attain independence from the British Empire. A Passage to Africa is Alagiah’s shattering catalogue of atrocities crafted into a portrait of Africa that is infused with hope‚ insight and outrage. In vivid and evocative prose and with a fine eye for detail Alagiah’s viewpoint is spiked with the freshness of the young George on his arrival in Ghana‚ the

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    The Dark Ages

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    technology compose the desolate history of the dark Middle Ages. However‚ these characteristics do more than define the lifestyle of a medieval society. Neglected arts‚ lack of education and corrupting powers depict a civilization overthrown by an age of darkness. These dismal dark ages are engendered by rapidly spreading disease‚ imposing enemies‚ and extortionate powers. By understanding how these epidemics‚ invasions‚ and corruptions shape a dark age‚ the middle ages can be more clearly interpreted

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    Scramble For Africa

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    Wilton Hayward Professor Brian Parlopiano History 101 April 29‚ 2014 The Scramble for Africa During the 1800s colonization reached one of its peaks‚ almost every European country was scrambling for any un-colonized lands. The one continent that none of them had really made their mark on was the African continent. Africa was very abundant in natural resources‚ which made the European countries more eager to be the ones to colonize it first. Whether it be gold‚ iron‚ cotton or ivory all of the countries

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