The Secret of NIMH

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    Bradley Safran DCOM 1500 February 26 2016 Steven May Introduction The secret of NIMH uses Sergei Eisenstein’s theory of montage in many scenes too both advance the plot and continue most of its ongoing themes. The plot of the secret of NIMH is that Mrs. Jonathan Brisby goes on a quest to save her family from the plough of the farmer that is soon to come. Along the way she is pointed towards the rats of NIMH who have been experimented on and have consequently become intelligent and as such

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    The Secret of NIMH plays with many different filming techniques in order to tell an amazing story. The story is centered around a widowed mouse, Mrs. Brisby, who’s child has fallen ill. Timmy, one of her children, has fallen ill with ammonia and cannot be moved until he recovers. This is a problem through because it’s almost time for the farmer to begin plowing the fields. If the family does not move they will be killed by the tractor. The tension and emotion of this film is excellently enhanced

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    remain the same. The book, “Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH” and its movie adaptation, “The Secret of NIMH” both have the same objective, with some minor changes throughout the story of the movie, because what works in one might not work in another. This essay will discuss and compare the similarities and differences between the book and the

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    changing every day, the definition of humanity has no exact answer. I would align the broad term of humanity with the phrase “survival of the fittest,” meaning that a person would do anything it takes to survive in this world. In the film The Secret of NIMH, it uses various animals to show many different perspectives of humanity that people have on a human’s nature. While characters such

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    Diana Schimenti Julie Lartz College Writing 20 April 2016 Eating Disorders According to The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) website, eating disorders are actually serious and often fatal illnesses causing serve disturbances to a person’s eating behaviors. People with eating disorders often have obsessions with food, their body weight, and their shape. There is, however, a difference between an eating disorder and a diet. It is important to know the difference. Eating disorders are a

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    “Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH” is a story about a group of animals on a farm who do everything in their power to salvage their home. Mrs. Frisby is the head of the farm who everyone turns too because she is so kind and loving. Lately, it hasn’t been easy for Mrs., Frisby because she has been caring for her very sick son. In efforts to help him get better, she seeks out Mr., Agnes, a wise mouse, for some medicine that will work its magic on her son Timothy. Although things begin looking up for

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    "something queer. Even thought her husband is a doctor, he underestimates her illness and thoughts and tells her that she is suffering from "nervous depression". He suggest that she get rest and avoid working or writing. After being told this, she starts a secret journal to help "relieve her mind". The journal's main focus was the house and its description. She would write about the bedroom walls and barred windows, but her main focus would always be the "revolting" yellow wallpaper. Later on in her journal

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    If you like drama, romance, and suspense then “A Beautiful Mind” is the move for you. A Beautiful Mind is a tale of a man by the name of John Forbes Nash Jr., who is lost in a world of fancies, not beginning able to distinguish reality from actuality. The film started in the late 1940’s in the conference room on the campus of Princeton University where John started as graduate student studying mathematics. He was a persistent and determined young man who always stayed focus on his goal. He never

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    In the 2001 biographical drama film A Beautiful Mind, John Nash is an American mathematician who suffers from a mental illness. At the beginning of the film, Nash arrives at Princeton University as a co-recipient of the prestigious Carnegie Scholarship for mathematics. Nash is an arrogant, socially awkward graduate student, who devotes most of his time trying to discover a revolutionary equation in mathematics. About halfway through the film, we discover that a certain number of people and events

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    Back in 2005, Amy, at age 17, was diagnosed with Anorexia nervosa after dropping twenty-two pounds for a school dance. Amy had been under a great amount of stress with organizing their school ball, trying to find a partner, and getting a dress. She decided to drop weight before this special occasion. While at the ball, Amy received multiple compliments about her weight loss. This was a contributing factor to her Anorexia. Soon after, Amy’s family noticed she was still dropping weight. Amy was then

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