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    Fruit Chan's Made in Hong Kong Essay

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    environment in the transition period that lead them to all kind of sentiments such as desperation, anxiety and depression and subsequently termination of life. 3. Critical analysis 3.1 Themes Made in Hong Kong being the first film of Chan’s “Handover Trilogy” depicts the realistic living circumstances of Hong Kong population in 1997 during the critical moment of transition, reveals their emotions during this period and gives subtle perspective on this major event in the 20th century. The film expounds

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    "Space Oddity" became his first top-five entry on the UK Singles Chart after its release in July 1969. After a period of experimentation, he re-emerged in 1972 during the glam rock era with his flamboyant and androgynous alter ego Ziggy Stardust. The character

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    writing full time in 1958. He authored some 500 books for young and adult readers, extending beyond science and science fiction to include mystery stories, humor, history, and several volumes on the Bible and Shakespeare. His trilogy of novels, known as The Foundation Trilogy (1951-53) , Foundation, Foundation and Empire, and Second Foundation (1951-53), which recounts the collapse and rebirth of a vast interstellar empire in the universe of the future, is his most famous work of science fiction.

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    Kratos

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    magic, he was a god, and he gets all the girls with no strings attached.Kratos is the epitome of anti-hero and he pulls it off well. Kratos is the reason the game can be executed with the flare and appeal it has, and of all the characters in the trilogy, he’s the best. The voice-acting of the other characters is done well and draws the player into the story, but this is Kratos’ story and he’s the star.The story in GoW3, in the end, confused me, only because it transcends into a tough bout of proper

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    Samuel Beckett, regarded as one of the best Theater of the Absurd geniuses of all time, is an Irish playwright and director of the avant-garde. Living in Paris France for the majority of his life, he wrote in both English and French. Using bleak and hopeless themes, his works depict a harsh attack on realism and challenge the very meaning of life. Beckett’s works opened the world of theater to many interesting possibilities in drama and fiction. He introduced to theater and novel the idea that the

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    When one says the name Prometheus, most people recall vague details from the old Greek myth of the titan god who stole fire. Some may have only even heard the name Prometheus from seeing the movie of the same name about space voyagers. However, the most important version of Prometheus' story in literature is the classical Greek play Prometheus Bound by Ӕschylus. It tells the story of Prometheus standing up to Zeus on behalf of humanity. Prometheus endures Zeus' punishments and becomes a hero

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    Toni Morrison’s novel Paradise comes third in a trilogy focussing on black communities continual progress beyond their histories roots in slavery and oppression. The title of this final installment suggests that perfection has finally been reached. However, the novel’s originally set name, “War,” reveals something very telling about the true nature of this work. The nature of the battleground set up in Paradise seems to either suggest that true perfection is not actually attainable or that paradise

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    Frodo and the Shire in The Lord of the Rings Frodo is the main character in this movie; throughout the film, he plays a vital role in the plot. In this essay, I will be analysing the portrayal of Frodo and the Shire. Before we meet Frodo in the Shire, a prologue introduces the film and is full of evil and fiery mountains. This contrasts greatly with the lush, green Shire. Our first view of Frodo in the film is when he is under a tree reading - this gives us an impression

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    conflict between WICKED and the boys because this is what WICKED did to the kids before the put them into the maze, this is the main conflict of the story and is outgoing throughout the whole novel. This is significant because this book is apart of a trilogy so it shows that there will be more to come between these two groups and their hate for one another. "The Slammer. It's our jail on the north side of the Homestead." Chuck pointed in that direction. "They threw him in it so fast, the Med-jacks had

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