conventions while subtly challenging the genre’s stereotypical depiction of women. Although Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow is a supporting character (and the only major female role‚ aside from Gwyneth Paltrow’s stand by your Iron Man cameo)‚ she reminds the audience of the ways in which girl power can be both feminist and fun. Black Widow’s skin-tight black suit provides eye-candy to the 18-25 year-old moviegoing males who are considered box office bread and butter. But archetypes
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Firstly‚ the trailer for Avengers: Age of Ultron made use of the bait and switch ad technique. Bait and switch is an effective advertising technique in which an appealing deal is offered but is then changed when direct inquiries are made‚ as the item that is offered in the ad may not the actual product (Root III‚2016). For example‚ the trailer deliberately misled the audience by introducing the antagonist‚ Ultron‚ as a disproportionately terrifying entity. Besides‚ music plays a major role in emphasizing
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The Avengers Tony Stark‚ besides being a genius‚ billionaire‚ playboy‚ and philanthropist‚ was somewhat of a normal human being before becoming Iron Man. Tony Stark creates a suite of armor and becomes Iron Man. Iron man is an important hero and plays a crucial role on the team that is called the avengers. Tony stark was the head of a top weapons manufacturing company. On a trip to the Middle East to promote a new weapon he was attacked and captured. Upon being captured he was forced into becoming
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to be a black spider monkey? Have you heard the name but never seen one? Spider monkeys are interesting animals. There are things you may learn that you never had before. This essay will provide the appearance‚ habitat and diet‚ and interesting facts about black spider monkeys. First‚ the appearance of a spider monkey is a big part in their survival. They have long‚ lanky arms and a tail great for gripping trees. They have hooked shaped hands that also make it easier.Male and Female spider monkeys
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In response to essay question 1 involving narrative construction and style‚ The Merry Widow (Ernst Lubitsch‚ 1934) is constructed using both the classic Hollywood film and the American film musical structure. Due to its familiarity‚ the style of such films goes relatively unnoticed‚ although within the veranda scene depicting Count Danilo (Maurice Chevalier) and Madam Sonya’s (Jeanette McDonald) first encounter‚ stylistic features and narrative construction are quite overt. The musical genre of
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The Widow of Ephesus Written by Gaius Petronius Arbiter‚ “The Widow of Ephesus‚” is a story of love‚ devotion‚ and betrayal. This story takes place on the coast of Asia‚ in the city of Ephesus. One of the main characters in this story‚ the widow‚ is grieving over her husband ’s dead body when a soldier abandons his post to aid her. There are later versions of this story‚ in which all begin the same way. However‚ their details and conclusions are different and unique. When comparing the
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Griselda Blanco also known as “The God-Mother and The Black Widow” was a female drug trafficker that committed numerous murders while she was trafficking cocaine from Colombia to the USA. Griselda was born on February 15‚ 1943 in Cartagena‚ Colombia and since a young age used to traffic drugs to Southern California‚ Miami and New York from Columbia. Griselda was raised in an abusive household that leader her into a life of crime and prostitution at a very young age. She was eventually associated
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The Widow and the Parrot Virginia Woolf Author’s Background (1882-1941) British writer. Virginia Woolf became one of the most prominent literary figures of the early 20th century‚ with novels like Mrs. Dalloway (1925)‚ Jacob’s Room (1922)‚ To the Lighthouse (1927)‚ and The Waves (1931). Woolf learned early on that it was her fate to be "the daughter of educated men." In a journal entry shortly after her father’s death in 1904‚ she wrote: "His life would have ended mine... No writing‚ no books:
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Spiders (order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs‚ and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all other groups of organisms.[1] Spiders are found worldwide on every continent except for Antarctica‚ and have become established in nearly every habitat with the exception of air and sea colonization. As of 2008‚ approximately 40‚000 spider species‚ and 109 families have been recorded by
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Swoosh! Swoosh! "Ahh‚" the fly yelled. "Ha‚ ha‚" the spider yelled evilly. "It ’s dinner time‚" the spider yelled at the fly. "Wait! Remember we are cousins‚" the fly said scared half-to-death as the spider wrap silk around the fly. The fly was right spiders and insects were cousins because they both apart of the arthropod group in the animal kingdom. They have many differences and similarities.
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