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The ways in which the generic codes the conventions of science fiction are used in 'The Day The Earth Stood Still' and 'Independence Day' are very different. The main factor is that both films were made in two different times. 'The Day The Earth Stood Still' was made in 1951,...
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'In the nick of time' is one of a new generation of car advertisements. It moves away from the stereotypical sales-tactics of its predecessors i.e. young attractive males driving fast cars that vastly improve their sex-lives, and tries to appeal to a different audience. This advertisement slips the Audi Car...
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Do you believe the controversy surrounding rap music representations is justified?' "Hip hop is now the most important musical idiom: what jazz was from the 1920's to the 40's, or rock 'n' roll was from the 50's to the 70's, hip hop has been from the 80's on." ...
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How has globalization changed Vietnam After many years of war with France and the United States, Vietnam closed its economy to the outside world and attempted to control its own destiny. This was not successful and the country decided to open its doors to globalization in the 1980s...
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Some say that sports in America are favored more by people who live elsewhere. I wonder why. Studies have shown that some people like the fact that most sports have some type of physical contact. Why is that most Americans rather watch sports on television than read a book, maybe...
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This paper contains both a lesson plan for the writing of a movie review by students, including film analysis and other related lesson plans, and my response to the original assignment that I created for an Intermediate Writers' Workshop 11th grade English students at Hopkins High School. The original...
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A response to Gregory Mantsios" essay, Media Magic: Making Class Invisible. Merriam-Webster"s Dictionary defines media as "a medium of communication as newspapers, radio, or television that is designed to reach the mass of the people". For decades media has helped stratify culture by serving as a means to inform the...
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"Newspaper is a piece of paper that informs certain individuals with the information that matters", This is how Charles .A Dana, editor from 1867 to 1897 of the legendary newspaper "The new York sun "defines newspaper. Leiter, Harriss & Johnson, 2000 . In reality two types of newspaper...
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How Social Media Affects How Women View Themselves Introduction Social media has become such a big part of our lives in today's society. People's lives revolve around what goes on online and they cannot seem to live without it. They spend a lot of time on social...
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This essay will focus on an examination of the differences between tabloid and broadsheet newspapers. In this essay, I shall use quotes and examples from both tabloid and broadsheet newspapers to illustrate my points. Firstly, I shall describe the physical appearances in each type of newspaper. In a...
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