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    Bloodline Characters

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    characters in Bloodline are; Danny Rayburn played by Ben Medelsohn, Meg Rayburn played by Linda Cardelini, Kevin Rayburn played by Norbert Leo Butz, John Rayburn played by Kyle Chandler, Diana Rayburn played by Jacinda Barrett, Sally Rayburn played by Sissy Spacek and Eric O’cannon played by Jamie McShane. Danny is the oldest son of Sally and Robert Rayburn who is the black sheep of the family, but wants to return home to help run the resort his family owns. Meg is the single daughter of Sally and Robert

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    Psychic Perception

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    moved a few objects. Some people believed that the video was fake, while a few others were skeptic. Researchers find telekinesis difficult to prove because it is on television shows, movies, cartoons, and magic shows. In the 1976 movie “Carrie”, Sissy Spacek played a teenager named Carrie who used telekinesis to fight her bullies. The filmmaker cast tied wires to the actors and objects to assist the character. A way for researchers and scientists to prove if telekinesis is possible, they can choose

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    Social Issue Sociology and Sociological imagination Sociology is the scientific study of human behavior in a social context that looks the values, attitudes and composition of a given society. Sociology looks at the religious believes, economic aspects, daily activities and political arrangements interact to build a society (Dillon, 2009). The examination of people considering the social forces shaping their attitude and behavior is what C. Wright Mills referred to as sociological imagination

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    delightful to observe is their visual appeal. As stated, Wasikowska looks radiant throughout – even when she’s borderline defeated and at her worst. On top of that, she gives a performance that is reminiscent of Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween or Sissy Spacek in Carrie. Perhaps not as memorable, though her female resilient speaks

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    Fear and Confusion in films Psycho and Carrie In horror films, there is always one scene that opens up the perceived realm of normality to that of fear and confusion. Directors and authors alike use these scenes to show the change in the pace of the film. In both the movie Psycho (1960) and Carrie (1976), shower scenes are used to mark this epic turning point with sexuality, blood and voyeurism; the most important ingredients to horror. The idea of sneaking around

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    Stephen Edwin King was born on September 21, 1947. He graduated from University of maine. He then became a teacher and an established writer. Stephen King is also known as John Swithen and Richard Bachman. His books have sold all over the world and have been turned into movies and tv shows. As a toddler his parents separated and his mother raised his older brother and himself. Stephen King lived in Ford, Wayne Indiana and in Stanford , Connecticut. When he turned eleven he moved to Durham, Maine

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    Andre Dubus’s 1979 short story, Killings, was adapted into a film called In the Bedroom directed by Todd Field in 2001. The film received five Academy Award nominations, three Golden Globe nominations, and Field was named both Screenwriter and Director of the year by the National Board of Review. The short story is about a father seeking vengeance for his son’s death. Dubus use the literary devices of conflict and character to illustrate the story. Todd Field’s film adaption uses dialogue, sylbolism

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    point of view of the maids, exposing the racism they are faced with as they work for white families.” (The Help, 2015) The film stars Viola Davis, Emma Stone, Octavia Spencer, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jessica Chastain, Ahna O 'Reilly, Chris Lowell, Sissy Spacek. The Help was produced by DreamWorks Pictures and was released by Touchstone Pictures, the film opened to positive reviews and became a success with a worldwide box office gross of $216 million. The Help has received four Academy Award nominations

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    of her teachers falls in love with her, even though she does not feel the same way. With this role Marlee became the first deaf actress to win an Academy Award, the other nominees for best actress in 1987 were: Jane Fonda for The Morning After, Sissy Spacek for Crimes of the Heart, Kathleen Turner for Peggy Sue Got Married, and Sigourney Weaver for Aliens. Even today Matlin is still the only deaf actress to win this coveted award. Her acting career continued to steadily grow, as she stared in the

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    Long Walk Home Equality

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    voice and rebel against the injustices that were occurring in their everyday lives. A great step toward equality, which occurred in 1955, was the Montgomery Bus Boycott. This historical event is shown in the film The Long Walk Home, which stars Sissy Spacek as an affluent white mother named Miriam and Whoopi Goldberg, who portrays a black housekeeper named Odessa. The story is biasedly told through the eyes of a white family, displaying the “color line” that was strictly enforced both socially and

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