10 September 2013 Water 1. With Specific examples from the film‚ show different ways in which widows are ostracized and oppressed. The film depicts widows being oppressed in a number of ways. As soon as a woman’s husband dies she was given three extremely limited and oppressive options; she could marry her husband’s younger brother‚ she could burn to death alongside her husband’s remains‚ or she could live in self-denial with other widows. If they choose life then their hair is shaved off‚
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“To Kill A Mockingbird” (1962) Director: Robert Mulligan Writers: Harper Lee‚ Horton Foote Starring: Gregory Peck‚ Mary Badham‚ Phillip Alford and Brock Peters. In today’s digital society‚ black and white films have gained the reputation of being boring and less value than a colour film‚ but despite this “To Kill A Mockingbird” still holds its place in movie history. The beauty of Harper Lee’s philosophy and Mulligan’s execution‚ heavily out ways any lack of visual effects. Set in the racially
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Alexes Terry 06 May 2013 U.S. History -2 Lincoln. Dir. Steven Spielberg. Perf. Daniel Day-Lewis‚ Sally Field‚ Tommy Lee Jones. DreamWorks‚ 2012. DVD. In the film Lincoln‚ director Steven Spielberg puts the audience in the setting of the white house during Abraham Lincoln’s second term as president of the United States. The film focuses on the chronological sequence of President Lincoln’s second term as he strives to get the 13t amendment signed‚ freeing the slaves and ending the war. In
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The film Twilight tells the story of Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart)‚ a typical moody teenager from Phoenix‚ Arizona who has recently moved to the small town of Forks‚ Washington to live with Charlie‚ her father. She attends Forks High School where she meets Edward Cullen (Robert Pattison) and unknowingly changes the course of her life from that point on. In time Bella comes to the realisation that Edward and his family are vampires. They have lived for over a thousand years between them but have never
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“The Matrix” takes place in the approximate year of 2190‚ where machines have taken over the earth. The machines create large fields with billions of pods containing humans‚ which serve as their energy source. The term “Matrix” is the name of a computer program used by the machines to make the humans believe they are living a normal life. The movie brings us along with the crew of the Nebakenezer‚ a very large hovercraft that is run by some of the last remaining humans free from the machines.
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they are swept up in the hysteria of witchcraft. And a group of girls‚ led by ABIGAIL WILLIAMS‚ starts all this hysteria‚ by dancing in the woods. The reason that these girls are out dancing is because they are being repressed. In the time that this film is set women had little‚ if any rights. They were always told what to do and how to do it‚ never giving them a chance to be themselves. That is why they went dancing in the woods. To liberate themselves‚ even if it is to be for a short time. While
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"The Hammer" Response Many issues are addressed in the deaf film‚ The Hammer. The SEE sign issue seems to be less of a problem‚ at least in California‚ with it’s strong deaf community. However‚ some are still relevant today‚ like the view that the deaf community is "disabled". This is part of the reason why Matt’s grandfather did not want to let him use sign language. The idea that those who cannot hear are "deaf and dumb" is terrifying for a concerned parent. It’s almost understandable
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GROUP ACTIVITY: UTILIZING THE FINANCIAL MARKET As a financial manager of a large firm‚ you plan to borrow $70 million over the next year. 1) What are the most likely ways in which you can borrow $70 million? The best way the company must do in order to borrow $70 million over the next year is by issuing bonds to financial institutions such as mutual funds and insurance companies. As to attract investors‚ issuing bonds is seems to be less risky than shares and they may be willing to purchase them
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Approaches to Drama: Portfolio Assignment 1 Film Drama and Review Writing: Hamlet on film Gregory Doran (dir.)‚ Hamlet (2009). [RSC production on film; David Tennant as Hamlet] Gregory Doran’s adaption of Hamlet‚ puts a modern-spin on one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays. Filled with scheming‚ betrayal‚ violence‚ and intrigue‚ the cast of talented actors including David Tennant (Hamlet)‚ Patrick Stewart (Claudius)‚ Penny Downie (Gertrude) and Oliver Ford Davies (Polonius) provide a refreshing
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Name Movie: XXY Name Student: Anneloes Engels XXY The movie is about a girl‚ Alex who is hermaphrodite and lives in a quite place in Uruguay with her parents. One day old friends of her parents are coming with their son‚ Alvaro. Their visit has a purpose; to transfer Alex with a surgery to a girl (the father of Alvaro is a doctor). At the moment they are coming Alex stopped taking her medication and a decision has to be made soon….. The movie has a quite heavy subject; hermaphrodite. It
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