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    dances. They are usually performed by the main characters, but they can also bring multiples characters into one musical scene. Movies that bring occasional musical scenes, such as Dooley Wilson’s rendition of “As Time Goes By” in Casablanca (1943) movie, are most likely not to be considered a musical film. Musical movies are known for combine movement and sound as the two basic but most important elements of the film medium. In these type of movies, the characters communicate or express emotions through

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    Sundiata Short Essay Andrew Davis Professor Benander Topics in Literature 4 November 2012 A Battle of Endings It is widely believed that the ending makes the story. What would Titanic, the movie by James Cameron, be without its ending? In the epics of Kirikou and Sundiata, we see two distinctly different endings that would cause different responses from different audiences. The Treatment of the villain is significant in the end because it brings into question the judgment of the hero. Examining

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    Abstract It was not long ago that there was wide agreement among broadcasters, scholars, educators and parents concerning the ultimate goal of children's television programming: to educate. Today, it would be difficult to find even two people to agree on such terms. Popular opinion would lead us to believe that broadcasters now seek to exploit the youngest members of their audience--turning them into life-long viewers (and consumers). Scholars and educators woefully condemn television

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    talent working and successful. A talented actor often needs someone who has “never cared about who’s hot” to step in and give him a chance in order for him to become an Academy Award nominee (Franco), an Emmy nominee (Rogen), a head writer on a Muppet movie (Segel), or a Critic’s Choice Award winner (Phillipps). Jones sees it as her duty to cast talented people rather than people who are “astonishingly beautiful, even without makeup,” seeing that image as

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    characters could be easily identifiable when compared to others. However, this portrayal causes the character to be unique and teaches children on how to kindly interact with others with mental issues. For example, the newly introduced Julia, the autistic muppet of Sesame Street, was first and quickly recognized to be different due to her trait of repeating others’ sentences and words (Lawson

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    pdf Culture& effect: http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/2808:how-disney-magic-and-the-corporate-media-shape-youth-identity-in-the-digital-age Frozen example: http://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2015/07/28/the-frozen-effect-when-disneys-movie-merchandising-is-too-much/#61ba13235f08 Globalization: http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org/academy/content/pdf/participant-papers/2014-01-acd/Barbora_Zavadilova_-_Learning_consumer_values_through_the_Disney.pdf http://www.environment.ucla.edu/new

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    matter who they are, people come together to enjoy whatever Hollywood has produced; whether it’s cinematic masterpieces or tasteful television productions. In fact, 46 percent of all movie tickets sold in the United States were purchased by people of color in that year (Hunt et al). They would all come together to watch a movie that hopefully would be able to showcase what America looked like today; however, they would be faced with disappointment. The lack of representation is apparent as people gaze

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    television shows and influenced children everywhere. Sesame Street not only focused on helping children with academic skills such as the alphabet and numbers but, they also taught them how to deal with problems in life. Joan Cooney brought in the Muppets and through them children learned about marriage, racial integration, and even how to deal with death. As a result of this, Sesame Street became a tremendous success “A 1996 survey found that 95% of all American preschoolers had watched the show by

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    million people see my movie, they see one million different movies” . Elements from Hollywood movies such as weapons, costumes, camera angles, themes and famous scenes are injected into ‘Pulp Fiction’. His film blurs the line between cinematic styles and genres. Intertextuality is a significant factor within Tarantino’s work, as by reinventing the old he is able to preserve originality and create a sense of dimension within his work. Tarantino refers to ‘Pulp Fiction’ not as a movie but as multiple movies

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    Deciding what to eat for lunch, debating which extracurricular activities to join and making friends are typically common things you think of when thinking about school. In most cases when one thinks of school they think of making friends, having fun, learning and gaining independency, and ultimately getting out alive. My experience with school was not the best. Feeling like I never fit in always seemed to take place over my studies. Here is what I have learned. Learning to start what I finished

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