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    Wes Anderson Cinematic style The filming industry has greatly changed in the last couple of decades. Unlike in the past, the modern times have seen great transformations in the filming world with the emergence of a clique of celebrated film directors and developers. Whereas films were mainly praised on how the character and the characterization including, much attention has been given to film directors and developers with regard to the tastes and preferences as may be demonstrated by the way their

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    Mother Teresa left her family in 1928 when she turned 18 and went to Ireland to join the Sisters of Loreto. She trained in Dublin, where the sisters were based and chose her name Sister Teresa. After six weeks with the sisters they went to India. In Darjeeling Mother Teresa saw a man carrying what appeared to be a bundle of rags and two stick poking out. It turned out to be a dying boy which the man intended to leave in the grass. Mother Teresa took in the boy and cared for him until he passed. She said

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    Anderson's Movie Themes

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    Director Seminar Themes and stories[edit] Anderson has chosen to direct mostly fast-paced comedies marked by more serious or melancholic elements, with themes often centered on grief, loss of innocence, parental abandonment, adultery, sibling rivalry and unlikely friendships. His movies have been noted for being unusually character-driven, and by turns both derided and praised with terms like "literary geek chic". The plots of his movies often feature thefts and unexpected disappearances, with a

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    Child Atrocities

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    Shakuntala and managed by one Jayshree. Police said the girls will first be questioned and based on their statements, action will be taken against the owner and the manager Rangu Souriya grew up in Darjeeling. Among her several childhood memories, she remembers clearly how young girls in and around Darjeeling used to go missing. Many of them who lived in the tea gardens and also in the villages were lured by jobs and were trafficked, never to return. Among her recent memories, she vividly recollects

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    e escalation of tea importation and sales over the period 1690 to 1750 is mirrored closely by the increase in importation and sales of cane sugar: the British were not drinking just tea but sweet tea.[28] Thus, two of Britain's trading triangles converged: the sugar sourced from Britain's trading triangle encompassing Britain, Africa and the West Indies and the tea from the triangle encompassing Britain, India and China.[28] In China, the Qing dynasty Qianlong Emperor decreed that "China was the

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    Overview of India (1) Map of Major Cities: Size relative to Canada: Approx ⅓ (India is 3.1 million sq km, CAN 9,984,670) Population: 1.324 billion World Region: Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan. Capital City: New Delhi Currency: Rupee [1 CAN$ = 50.09 Indian Rupee (INR)], 1 Rupee = 100 Paise Languages spoken: Hindi 41%, Bengali 8.1%, Telugu 7.2%, Marathi 7%, Tamil 5.9%, Urdu 5%, Gujarati 4.5%, Kannada 3.7%, Malayalam 3.2%, Oriya 3.2%, Punjabi

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    Our current pope, Pope Francis, has said we are the church and we need to "go out and head for the periphery." The Church has been going out and beyond to the periphery to help people. Giving donations and work to help rebuild houses and businesses after natural disasters in poor and rich places alike are things we have done. Pope Francis gave us instructions for helping not usually helped people. Many saints and other people have decided to assist poor people without the Church's discretion from

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    realistic feeling through pan shots, sound effects, singular sense of color and close-up shots. These visual elements are a few key points into Anderson’s film that establishes his own form of realistic narrative. For instance, Bottle Rocket, The Darjeeling Limited, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, and The Grand Budapest Hotel, are all films that are based on a narrative that perceives as reality, with the help of visual elements that contribute to the realistic feeling of the films (Ehrlich, 2017)

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    Sarah D 'Arcy New Colombo Plan scholarship application Academic Achievements I am a committed student with high personal goals. As demonstrated through my excellent university grades, I am a passionate learner and always aim to reach my full potential. I have received a congratulatory letter of excellence in seven of eight units studied at university so far. I engage in all practical and tutorial classes for every unit. I study to ensure the full benefit of my learning. Group study is a very

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    Jhumpa Lahiri’s characters in her anthology ‘Interpreter of Maladies’ do face moments of unhappiness, however her characters are not always isolated in darkness. Many of Lahiri’s characters suffocate on their migrant experiences, struggling to let go of their home culture; India. Despite this, Lahiri suggests that the light can indeed be found in migrants’ lives if they maintain their connections with their birth place and accept their new fates, evident by incorporating and exploring happy moments

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