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    College and Career Search Filmmaking When I was a kid I loved to watch movies with my mom, our favorite was Little Miss Sunshine. With Abigail Breslin as the little girl, Paul Dano her brother, Steve Carell as her uncle that moved in with her and her family, Alan Arkin as her grandfather, and Toni Collette as her mother and Greg Kinnear as her fatphobic father. As the years progressed I started to fall in love with old classic movies, Then I started to enjoy documentaries about almost anything

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    Wu Mrs. Gahagan English 8 Honors 20 March 2017 Red Embers During World War II, gifted codebreakers in Hut 8, a division in the Government Code and Cypher School, decrypted the German U-Boat codes, shortening the war by an estimated two years and saving approximately 14 million lives (Cashill). The decisions that the codebreakers made were cold, logical, and difficult to make, but the amount of lives they saved was well worth the effort. Normal people also face tough decisions in their lives, one

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    corruption of authority in war through other elements of the novel. The hierarchy of authority in Catch-22 is parallel to a military chain of commands, general, captain, private and etc, but one particular character holds much more power than his authoritative title grants him, that is Ex. PFC Wintergreen, a multi-demoted private who is in charge of distribution and communication. Wintergreen is the lowest of low, yet he is able to alter documents and mail to cause miscommunication between generals

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    The Truth About War Revealed in the Film, The Thin Red Line Terrence Malick’s The Thin Red Line (1998) is a film that examines the Guadalcanal Battle of World War II, looking past the physical results of the violence, in order to uncover the deeper truths and ramifications of war. The film conveys themes and ideologies that are somewhat uncommon to war films, especially WW II films. In this dark, surreal, journey, Malick takes us inside the minds of soldiers experiencing this battle to capture

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    Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) was established to help students gain entry to Higher Level Institutions of Education in Public (IPTA). This PTPTN Study Loans programme is focused mainly on students who have gained admission to local universities or private colleges but are unable to further their studies due to financial constraints. The main function of PTPTN is to manage disbursement for the purpose of higher educations,

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    Rambling Autobiography Nicholas Hill My only memory of first grade is learning cursive and having far worse handwriting than other classmates. Probably my favorite memory from elementary school is recess and playing with friends. Middle school came around and was probably the first time I was really nervous to go to school, but by the end I realized how fun it was and all the trouble I got into. Before school every started for me I enjoyed playing outside climbing trees. Every time fall came around

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    Films do not simply give someone words and ask them to create a world of their own; films offer a complete other dimension that the viewer belongs to for a few brief hours. Without films like Saving Private Ryan, society would not be able to experience the emotions of, in this case, war, but the emotions of other people in general. Those who watched Milk for the first time were suddenly smacked in the face by the reality of what it was like to stand up for their rights. The audiences of Red Tails

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    I will Leave No One Behind Extended Essay of We Were Soldiers The Vietnam War was a nightmare for many soldiers. It re-defined the meaning of war to an entire generation. As the conflict grew it became known around the world that this was a war that could not be won. After this was realized by America the main focus became to "get out" instead of "getting a victory". In the 2002 film We Were Soldiers, directed by Randall Wallace, a true account of the first major battle in Vietnam is given

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    Destiny USA What happens when the world’s largest green building will also be the world’s largest shopping mall? You get a building fueled by renewable energy that harbors within its walls unsustainable patterns of consumption. This green mall, Destiny USA, is expected to open in Syracuse, New York. Destiny is a proposed $4.2 billion project that will use green building technology to create a complex that will be home to an amphitheater, an aquarium, 500 retailers, 20,000 hotel rooms

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    The battle of Normandy, which lasted from June 1944-August 1944, this battle ended Nazi Germany’s control over western Europe. Named Operation Overlord the battle began June 6, 1944, the battle was originally set to start on June 5th but the weather made them wait an extra day. This invasion of was one of the biggest amphibious battles ever. This Invasion required a large amount of planning, General Dwight D. Eisenhower commanded this operation, and plans were made to land in Normandy west of where

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