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    War Film Genre: Platon

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    The war film genre includes films about warfare, including naval, air or land battles. Films in this genre may focus on the battles, prisoners of war, military training, life during wartime or morality and humanitarian issues of warfare. This genre commonly includes works of fiction, works based on historical facts and occasionally works based on alternate-history fiction. According to American Cinema/American Culture, the genre also includes four narrative elements: the suspension of morality during

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    Vin Signorile MU 290-50 Professor Muller October 13, 2015 Keith Richards Keith Richards is a famous English musician, guitarist, singer, songwriter, actor, and most well known for being one of the original members of the rock band The Rolling Stones. He was born December 18, 1943 in Dartford, England, where he was also from. Richards is still alive today and currently 71 years old. He is an only child of Doris and Bertrand Richards. His dad was a factory worker who got injured in World War II

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    The aesthetics of realism in each film can be utilized in many diverse ways to offer certain truths about the world of the film to further express the film’s story. These theatrical elements emphasize what the film attempts to relay to the audience; moreover, it intensifies the authenticity of each aspect of the film. The use of real people, on-camera interviews, textual information, and of direct address to the camera displays the realism of each film. Textual information is shown in This is Spinal

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    The Silent Killer: An Analysis of Imagination Evolving into a Distraction in Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried” In Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried”, O’Brien created several allusions that each character endured during the Vietnam War. Throughout the story were vast representations of the things the soldiers carried both mentally and physically. The things they carried symbolized their individual roles internally and externally. In addition to the symbolism, imagination

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    The Rock And Roll Band

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    Formed in the sixties, The Rolling Stones consisted of Brian Jones, Ian Stewart, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Bill Wyman, and Charlie Watts. Referring to themselves as the World’s Greatest Rock and Roll band, the song “Rollin’ Stones” written by Muddy Waters is what stemmed into the band 's name. The Stones recorded and sold what is estimated to be more than a quarter million albums until the early 1980s when Jagger and Richard had a fight over musical direction and the group grew apart from each

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    My Life Of Juana

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    Juana was forced to leave Mexico by her parents because they wanted a superior life for her which left her heartbroken. Many migrate to the U.S for a better life, but for Juana, this was her biggest fear. She loved the country she was born in, and the city that build her. However, she realized how amazing it is to face a new world and the mysteries you can discover. She was living in a world filled with joy, laughter, and peace. Her childhood was her favorite memorable moment in Mexico. "I remember

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    I will never forget how happy I was and how much I appreciated my mama and step-dad for being able to do this for me because they knew I really wanted to go. My first concert, seeing Keith Urban is one I will never ever forget. The drive to Summerfest was amazing. My step-dad and my mama were playing a bunch of Keith Urban songs, it was really loud, and everyone was screaming in the car. Before i knew it, we were there. I was at Summerfest about to go enjoy my first concert. When we got there we

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    The current refugee scene is facing many complications. The challenges these individuals face while moving to a new country has encouraged us to focus our project on providing refugees with the assistance they need to succeed. Exploring different areas such as connections and services through an interview process has given us a better insight into what path to take to better accommodate refugees with the challenges in their current country.   When conducting interviews our group kept in mind the

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    The Beatles and the Rolling Stones first number one hit songs in the United States, I Want To Hold Your Hand and (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction were major players in the British Invasion, a musical revolution which saw a massive spike in the popularity of British artists and culture in America. Both songs hold some similarities, most notably in the composition of the instruments, along with some conventions seen in the genre. Yet, strong differences can be found in the vocals, lyrics and general tone

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    The American Dream

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    In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, one of the themes that it comments on is the American Dream. The American Dream is that through hard work everyone has the opportunity to own land regardless of where they come from. They can have a better life in their own land. The main characters, George and Lennie envision The American Dream. They do not have their own land, so they work to save money to buy their own piece of land. George and Lennie want to achieve the original American Dream because they

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