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    the notoriously violent spy. When we analyze James Bond in the context of how he uses his power and guns, our view changes to contradict how he is often portrayed. While Bond is often portrayed as a man who craves violence, his action throughout Moonraker show a different side of his character, changing our perception of Bond. Gun violence has become an increasingly apparent and critical issue in American society. The most prominent and dramatic examples of gun violence are the shootings that have

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    The creator of James Bond put a lot of not only effort into creating the character, but also a lot of his heart and soul. It could be argued that James Bond is an image creation of Ian Fleming. That Fleming created an autobiography through James Bond without actually making an autobiography. Without these elements of Fleming within Bond, it’s quite possible to say Bond and his story lines might not have been as successful as they are. One of these elements seemed to have more of an effect on not

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    Southern Appalachia is located in the Eastern United States cultural region. It stretches from the southern part of New York to northern Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia. This cultural region in the Eastern United States relies heavily on moonshine and the distribution of moonshine. Moonshine is illicitly distilled or smuggled liquor. Other words that are common when speaking of moonshine is white lightning, mountain dew, hooch, homebrew, and white whiskey. The making and distribution of moonshine

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    Later on in the play Hobson has a word with Willie with and pronounces ‘you’re the best of the bunch, a backward lad but you no your trade and it’s an honest one. This gives Willie additional confidence. Willie visits the local pub, ‘The Moonrakers’ on a daily basis with his friends even though the doctor has told him that he has ‘drunk himself within six months of an early grave’. The doctors’ advice to Hobson is to ‘stay out of the pub and to get a woman back into the house and to take

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    Live and Let Die came out in England in April 1954. People showed off his work all over the papers. Moonraker quickly followed. The next novel he wrote, Diamonds Are Forever, was inspired by in advertisement in American Vogue. Readers were quickly interested in his stories of fast cars, beautiful women and deadly schemes. He wrote many books after. His fans

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    unromantic, Anglo Saxon and yet very masculine name was just what I needed” and after that, a second Bond was born (WhoInspired.). Ian Fleming had over twelve novels of the Bond trilogy and two short story collections. Fleming’s best sellers were: Moonraker (1955), From Russia, With Love (1957), Casino Royal (1953), Goldfinger (1959), and Thunderball (1961)

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    From 007 to Austin Powers Austin Powers is the Comical Version of James Bond. Their movies have some similarities, from movie titles, to characters and props. Austin powers looks nothing like James Bond but both are Spies working for British Intelligence. In the movie Austin Powers: International man of Mystery, If you are searching for similarities in the movies you would notice Dr. Evil has an obsession with Sharks. Many James Bond villains have obsessions like Ernst Stavro Blofeld which is the

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    The Evolution of James Bond James Bond has been saving the world since 1954. Even though his gadgets and vehicles seemed pretty advanced back then, we see them as sort of mediocre now. Not only the gadgets, but the character has also. James Bond has been a very successful book and movie series. Even though the James Bond stories are over 50 years old, he and his gadgets become more and more advanced as time goes on. James Bond started as an hour long special on the TV series called “Climax!” (The

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    "The World Is Not Enough" is a great action-adventure movie with exciting stunt scenes, exotic locations, beautiful women and traditional Bond one-liners. Pierce Brosnan carries on the role of the world’s most famous secret agent, James Bond in which was established by Sean Connery in 1962’s "Doctor No". Since it is also the 19th installment to the longest running film series in history, comparing this one to the older movies is like comparing one athlete to another. But hey,

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    The Cold War was a pivotal time in American history. To a greater degree than most other wars, the Cold War affected American society in unfathomable and profound ways. More specifically, American culture transformed immensely during this time. From a constant state of anxiety, to changes in media and the arts, to McCarthyism; the Cold War fervently affected the quality of life, personal expression, and American politics. Predominantly, the Cold War inflicted fear and apprehension within the American

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