Frederick Wiseman (born January 1‚ 1930 in Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ U.S.) is an American filmmaker‚ documentarian‚ and theatrical director.[1] He came to documentary filmmaking after first being trained as a lawyer. He has won numerous film awards‚ as well as Guggenheim and MacArthur fellowships.[2][3] In 2003‚ Wiseman was awarded the Dan David Prize for his outstanding films‚ which make us reckon with our emotions and the cost to society of marginalizing those who cannot speak for themselves. In
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“You got something to report‚ Percival?” wondered Chandler the Fair. Percival nodded. “I do indeed‚ Chandler‚” he replied. “Earlier‚ when the Union was launching their failed attack on this place‚ Lydia and I saw Harold and my sister among the attackers.” Hearing this only made Chandler and his wife shriek in horror. “Seriously‚ is that true?” A skeptical Sharon said in disbelief. Then she turned to her husband‚ saying‚ “How’s that even possible?” “Not sure how‚ but something tells me that neither
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Description of a Character Imagine a person who is supportive as a family member and a unique friend that would be there for you at the drop of a hat. My Uncle Matt fits the description perfectly by being an adventurous kid stuck in an adult’s body‚ without this person in my life I wouldn’t be who I am today. He is a muscular middle-aged man who wore old‚ broken Harry Potter style glasses. I would always make fun of him by the way he dressed with an old t-shirt from some random event and jean shorts
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1. A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 2. A bad corn promise is better than a good lawsuit. 3. A bad workman quarrels with his tools. 4. A bargain is a bargain. 5. A beggar can never be bankrupt. 6. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 7. A bird may be known by its song. 8. A black hen lays a white egg. 9. A blind leader of the blind. 10. A blind man would be glad to see. 11. A broken friendship may be soldered‚ but will never be sound. 12. A burden of one’s own choice
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1. “Quisque‚” inquit‚ “semper putat suas res esse magnas.” “Each person‚” he says‚ “always thinks that his own affairs (circumstances) are important.” (The ind. state. could here be translated more lit.‚ “considers his own affairs to be important.”) 2. Postea audivimus servos donorum causa laboravisse‚ ut milites fideles heri narraverant. Afterwards we heard that the slaves had worked for the sake of gifts (benefits)‚ as the loyal soldiers had reported (told us) yesterday. (The perf. inf.
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O. Henry “The Roads we take” I. Match the words from column A with their definitions from column B. A B 1. to thrust a. a gun with a long barrel 2. rifle b. valuable things taken from a place by somebody 3. bridle c. the point at which a road‚ path‚ or river divides into two parts in the shape of a “Y” 4. to jerk d. a person who helps to commit a crime 5. booty e. to push or move something somewhere quickly with a lot of force 6. accomplice f. a set of traps that is put around a horse’s head
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When I Was One-And-Twenty‚ by A. E. Housman When I was one-and-twenty I heard a wise man say‚ ‘Give crowns and pounds and guineas But not your heart away; Give pearls away and rubies But keep your fancy free.’ But I was one-and-twenty‚ No use to talk to me. When I was one-and-twenty I heard him say again‚ ‘The heart out of the bosom Was never given in vain; ’Tis paid with sighs a plenty And sold for endless rue.’ And I am two-and-twenty‚ And oh‚ ’tis true‚ ’tis true. In
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TIME AND TIDE WAIT FOR NONE This is a very simple‚ clear and self-explanatory proverb. It means that time and tide do not wait for anybody. Time goes on passing without caring for anybody and anything. Similarly tides occur ; they have no regard or consideration for anybody. Time and tide symbolise valuable opportunity. They occur without any notice. The essence of the proverb is that opportunities do not wait for anyone. No one can command or foretell their occurrence or recurrence. One should
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Narrator: there was once a very wise man. He lived on a high mountain and was called Pundabi. With him lived a young boy. The boy’s name was Ali. (the camera is on a man with a long beard‚ with a boy sitting beside him) narrator: each morning ali would come down the mountain. He would sit on a shade of a fig tree . Many people would come to him. They brought him loavesof bread. In the bread were peices of fine linen. (the camera is on a bread that is cut from the middle‚ and a linen paper is showing)
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Man of Magnitude “How does this passage reveal important aspects of the characters of Hally and Sam?” In this extract Hally and Sam are discussing their favourite historical characters. This was a clever device to allow the author to reveal their different viewpoints and how they are affected by their social standing in society‚ which also shows important aspects of the characters of Hally and Sam. While reading about their choices of the man of magnitude‚ we learn that one of the important
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