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    The Searchers (John Ford 1956) The iconic film The Searchers was directed by John Ford in 1956. It displays as a Western Genre depicting the era of the Texas-Indian War. The movie takes place in 1868 in Texas and New Mexico. This movie was historically significant to the time it was created. The Searchers tells the story of an uncle going on an adventure to rescue his niece, Debbie, from a Comanche tribe that had kidnaped her and slaughtered her family. This film depicts several stereotypes about

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    gaming friend that changed my life. My earlier love for music was classic rock, classic metal, punk rock, and alternative. Of course, being around kids in school I had also went through phases listening to rap and hip-hop. Tha Carter III, by Lil Wayne, Man on the Moon: The End Of Day by Kid Cudi and 808s & Heartbreak by Kanye West were the most popular albums at the time. The radio could not be turned on where one the lead singles off of these three albums were not being played. That time had also

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    In the film Stagecoach (John Ford, 1939) the Western characteristics of this film are that the cowboys in the film are resourceful and restricted to no one. They are fully competent of roaming the frontier on their own without having to rely on the securities of civilization. Yet they also have a code of honor; although they are ruggedly independent, the cowboys respect the rules of society and is unwilling to exploit others or to condone the careless disregard for human life exhibited by outlaws

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    Despite the numerous differences between The Searchers (1956) and Touch of Evil (1958) the overarching themes and character similarities of the films define them as comparable. Both were created at the beginning of a phase which saw a great shift of cinematic themes within the industry. While these themes were changing rapidly in the late 1950s, cinematic techniques were at times innovative and at times adherent to classical traditions. This essay contextualises these films and illustrates the differences

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    For this paper I decided to do the original Sir Mix-A-Lot “Baby Got Back” song compared to Nikki Minaj cover version song called “Anaconda.” Both these creative songs are alike in ways but, are also very different. Sir Mix-A-Lot was a hot early 80’s MC rapper and Nikki Minaj is a hot 2000 MC rapper. As I listen to Nikki cover version all I could think about was Sir Mix-A-Lot original version. I think the lyrics in both songs are a little silly, but it gives the people what they expect from both rappers

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    I have always been an appreciative person and it has always been hard for me to choose favorites because of this, but Kid Cudi is one of my favorite artists and "Immortal" is one of my favorite songs by him. In this song Kid Cudi sings about his battle with his depression and each time he manages to eventually get out of his depressive episodes and comes out strong every time. This song is entitled ‘Immortal” because this song is about breaking through his depressive stages. He is saying that despite

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    The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance included round and flat characters, diegetic  and non-diegetic elements, while making an impact on American Cinema. Western films, according to Richard Barsam, and Dave Monahan, “predates the invention of motion pictures, and this single genre has fascinated European Americans since the frontier was just a few hundred miles inland from the eastern coast” (102-103) .     Previously, in chapter four; “a round character was described as a complex character possessing

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    Life, you shouldn’t let things knock you down and live it to the fullest. The artist I chose was KYLE. The song is called “Nothing 2 Lose”. The genre of music he represents is Hip-Hop and Rap. As shown, KYLE along with others in Hip-Hop, they have had a lot of life experiences and just want to have fun. KYLE was born in Reseda, Los Angeles CA. KYLE is twenty four years old. He started rapping when he was 13. He was born on May 18, 1993. KYLE has a single that went triple Platinum. The song that

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    Homework 1 – GMGT 590 Q 3.5   | Step 1: Cut | Step 2: Put Grilled Stuff on Bagel | Step 3: Veggies on Bagel | Step 4: Cream Cheese | Step 5: Wrap | I | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | T | 3 min | 10 min | 5 min | 4 min | 2 min | R | 0.333333333 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.25 | 0.5 | % | 100% | 16.67% | 77.78% | 22.20% | 100% | ADJ R | 0.333333333 | .5999 | 0.2571 | 1.126 | 0.5 | | | | | | | Total Bagel | 180 | 100.00% | | | | Grilled Veggie | 30 | 16.67% | | | | Veggie Only |

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    Metro Manila www.OMFLit.com Reprinted --- 2005, 2006 ISBN 971-511-899-2 About the Author: Dr. Wayne Cordeiro is senior pastor of New Hope Christian Fellowship in Honolulu, one of the nation’s fastest –growing churches. He is also the president of New Hope International, a ministry dedicated to developing emerging leaders to plant twenty-first-century churches. The author of Doing Church as a Team. Wayne has planted churches in

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