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    The greatest pieces of abstract work either allow the viewer to create their own interpretation or require a clear explanation the artist; the 1966 film Blow-Up is no exception. Both the editing choices and mise-en-scène throughout the film, by the final scene the audience is left with great uncertainty. Quite similar to Inception (Christopher Nolan) or One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Miloš Forman), viewers question the reality of events or even characters. Without clear declaration Antonioni

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    The True Pain Of Punishment in 400 Blows In the film, The 400 Blows, Antoine's no stranger to punishment. Antoine's engulfed in controversy, essentially from the beginning. Although he is not the only troubled and misguided student in his class, he is by far, the only child punished exceptionally harshly in public. Antoine's humiliation from his teacher, coupled with his distant, irresponsible and immoral mother as a parental figure in his life causes him a lot of internal conflict. Without someone

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    In Penny M. Von Eschen’s book Satchmo Blows Up the World: Jazz Ambassadors Play the Cold War, Von Eschen writes about the positive effect that the jazz tours had on the international opinion of America during the Cold War. Due to the Soviet Union relaying the message in their communist propaganda that America was ridiculously racist, President Dwight D. Eisenhower and the State Department funded multiple trips across the globe where jazz musicians, both white and African-American, would perform their

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    Which Way Does the Wind Blow? The Aeolian harp in Coleridge and Shelley The Aeolian harp is a simple instrument that sounds music according to the wind. Its music depends primarily on the direction, speed, and strength of the wind, but there isn’t much to the harp other than that. Despite being just a simple instrument with a simple concept, it still manages to make an appearance in many Romantic poems, including the poems of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Percy Bysshe Shelley. It’s natural that the

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    ixty years ago, Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, became a flashpoint in the nascent civil-rights movement when Governor Orval Faubus refused to abide by the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education. Faubus famously deployed the state’s National Guard to prevent nine African-American students from attending classes at the high school. In the midst of the crisis, a high-school journalist interviewing Louis Armstrong about an upcoming tour asked the musician about his thoughts

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    your future. Charles M. Blow was a young man, who fell into the love of reading at a young age. Blow was influenced by others like his brothers, to begin reading at a young age. Blow stood out from others, while his siblings and others were buying toys, he was buying books at a young age. Blow can be compared to Frederick Douglass, because their lives were both deeply impacted by reading. The two were also, both influenced by reading and writing at a young are. Charles M. Blow, one of the many people

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    BRAZILIAN BLOWOUT BEFORE AND AFTER EXPERIENCE ON NATURAL The Brazilian Blowout isn't a styling system, however a removing system. Your hair is covered having a protective layer that closes the cuticle. This leads to softer, much softer, simpler to handle frizz-free hair. I love to stress this product (unlike another Keratin remedies available) doesn't contain Chemicals or other harsh chemicals that break the bonds from the hair nor what is the wait time. So, when you are the therapy done you are

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    In the article “Sex Is Not Our Problem” Charles Blow states that young adults, particularly young men, do not understand what to do when they have a crush (someone they’d like to date). The author supports his claim by giving quotes and insights managing adolescent parent and furthermore giving his perspectives on the issue. Blows main point is that almost unnatural focus of state legislators on limiting women's role for reproductive health care. The author wants to “convince the public that the

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    Character The Tailor is a character in “Seven in one Blow”, a smart man using his surroundings to his advantage his goals. First, he trapped a boar by using a shack of a house. Then he killed two giants with stones. Finally, he got his prize but guilt came along with it. The Tailor is a dishonest man cheating his way to get what he wants. Tailor is nothing but a boastful man. First he did not kill any giant in one blow instead he killed seven flies in one blow. Not only did he lie to the people he lied to

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    from The New York Times, Blow as an, African American male, is angry with the campus police at Yale University for the way they detained his son: he is not only upset that they wrongfully detained his son, but he is furious with the measures this particular officer went to ask a few questions due to Blow's son matching the description of a suspect. The author is upset about the way his son was discriminated against because of the color of his skin. Although Charles Blow fails at being unbiased, he

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