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    Zeeshan Haider 11/21/2017 Phil 101 The Philosophy of SAW Saw is an American mystery psychological thriller franchise, Since 2004 till 2017. The torture franchise has been locking up morally-dubious characters in all kinds of gruesome, steel contraptions and inventing creative, new places to hide the keys. “It’s right before your eyes. ~ Saw 2” The creepy puppet-master of the Saw franchise is Jigsaw, and does he loves playing games! And by playing games, it means locking unconscious people inside

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    Jigsaw : A Life Changer?

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    Saw movies have become one of the most attracted and recognized movies in the horror genre on cinema, due to the fact, that it’s seen as torture porn. The movies revolve around the famous John Kramer commonly known as the jigsaw killer. When one hears the word jigsaw, one may imagine or think of a puzzle or an electric machine saw with a fine blade. Jigsaw fits those definitions, he is known for torturing his victims and playing brutal games with them, who only they can escape from. In all his

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    In the film JIGSAW, the screenwriters are Pete Goldfinger and Josh Stolberg. The directors are Micheal Spiering and Peter Spiering. Its genre falls under crime, horror, mystery, and thriller. The production company is Twisted Pictures. JIGSAW is the eighth film in the SAW franchise it features deadly scenarios with extreme gore, torture, and violence. Each player must follow the rules of the game or there would be consequences such as body parts being sliced to bits, needles injected with poisons

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    My Mother In My Life

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    I can still remember her cooking food on a red-hot range top; her hand sitting gently on her hip as she stirred the boiling macaroni with a wooden spoon. Her long hair was curled behind her ears on either side. It shone brightly from the sunlight coming in the open kitchen window; and the cool summer breeze flowed over her like a butterfly. My mom always looked so beautiful and happy, even when doing the dullest of tasks.Most of the things I can recollect from my childhood are about my

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    Blackrock Essay

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    notion of mateship is criticised and exposed in a negative light, as are the justifications, and outcomes of youth independence, and the marginalisation of females. Blackrock, being inspired/based on a the real-life rape and murder of schoolgirl Leigh Leigh (in Stockton, near Newcastle, Australia on 3 November 1989), provides powerful, direct, criticism of dominant Australian (male) youth culture, and highlights how seemingly harmless attitudes and ideologies can lead to the most severe

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    The story line of a film can be regarded as an important criterion when selecting an audience’s preference. Yes, the plot is critical when it comes to sitting still for 2-3 hours straight. However, the excellence of that, sparks from daring and theatrical ideas that directors build on through detailed and carefully constructed forms of art. Mis-en scene forms the basis of a films captivating ability, which can be furthered through auteuristic skill that a director projects. It is a combination of

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    Giving Voice to Values also has another part called process or slippery slope which is when people willingly take certain actions that they have found objectionable, but they have not been eased into through smaller choices. There is no way of knowing if Stacey McAlpine knew before deciding to defraud these NHL players that this was objectionable. With that being said, it could be argued that pretty much everyone know that stealing money, especially through scamming people who trust you, is immoral

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    and directed by Elia Kazan. This run of Streetcar lasted 855 performances until 1949 and won Williams a Pulitzer Prize and the New York Drama Critics ' Circle Award. Later, in 1951, the film version was adapted and stared Brando along side Vivien Leigh as Blanche with Kazan holding the seat as director once again. Both the play and film adaptations of A Streetcar Named Desire have received critical acclaim and much success, so much so that Williams work is both

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    (Kapsis 13). It was advertised as: "Alfred Hitchcock's greatest, most shocking mystery with a galaxy of stars" (Greene 1). The stars themselves (Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, and Anthony Perkins) were of a younger generation than the top stars Hitchcock had previously employed for his films (Finler 131). Posters for Psycho featured a scantily clad Leigh wearing

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    Psycho is a classic horror/thriller directed by the legendary Alfred Hitchcock made in 1960. It followed Marion Crane (Janet Leigh), who stole $40,000 in order to be with her lover, and stopped at the Bates Motel, owned by the psychotic split-personality Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins), along the way, and is murdered by Bates, which catalyses an investigation into Norman and his mysterious mother. Psycho explored in-depth the psychosis of its characters and how it connected to Kübler-Ross model of

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