no matter how much we would like the idea of time machines in movies such as Back to the Future‚ we‚ ourselves‚ must learn to cope with memories. In the poem Postcard from Kashmir‚ by Agha Shanhid Ali‚ and Elena‚ by Pat Mora‚ both authors must do just that. In fact‚ both writers effectively incorporate powerful language and techniques in their poems to embody a nostalgic feeling for what once was the past‚ and for what they consider to be an unfulfilled present. In Postcard from Kashmir
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their own assumptions about my race.” (Lee‚ 41).’ This quote shows how having different culture affected the way people lived as it is shown in the story “Hapa” as well as the poem “Legal Alien”. People with different cultural backgrounds have been judged based on their appearances. The authors from “Hapa” and “Legal Alien” both explained how they must tolerate other people by the way they treated them. Cultural differences can change a person’s life in a negative way by being stereotyped‚ and by
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‘Alien’ Promotional Poster Analysis It is important in any media text for the encoder to use many different devices top help them in producing an advertisement‚ in order to target a certain audience. In this essay I will dissect and analyse the content of the media text: ‘An Alien Legacy’ boxed set. I will be looking at the purpose of the text‚ and how it would appeal to its target audience. I will also be looking at the different technical devices used by commenting on the featured denotations produced
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The marvellous poem‚ Grandmother was written by Pat Kertzman. This art of literature teaches many aspects of life and it enables one to understand the benefits of life experiences. In this text‚ the protagonist‚ the speaker’s grandmother uses the lessons that she had learnt through her life to help her granddaughter advance in life. This poem is a free verse and is composed of six stanzas. The author of this piece of poetry tries to convey the theme‚ knowledge isn’t only acquired through academics;
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Ex The inside of the castle will amaze you with its beauty The view from the cabin is sure to amaze you. Delight great pleasure. Ex You will experience delight when you taste his cooking. Her beautiful voice will delight the audience. Contribute give. Ex Workers contribute canned food to supply the food pantry. Colonel military officer of high rank. Ex A famous colonel gave a speech about the battle. The colonel is in an important meeting right now. Noble having fine personal
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Humans‚ aliens & autism Daedalus‚ Summer 2009 by Hacking‚ Ian Contraries illumine what they are not. Aliens‚ typically from outer space‚ are almost by definition not human. Current portrayals of aliens may show more about who we‚ the humans‚ are than they do about our extragalactic contraries. In portrayal by opposites there is often a large dose of fear: for example‚ that we may be all too like the aliens we imagine. That leads to a paradox about autism and aliens. A persistent trope in some
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How about we begin by addressing the elephant in the room: Ridley Scott has been in a slump for the past decade or more. In 1979 he redefined the space film with Alien‚ in 1982 he crafted his gritty science fiction masterwork Blade Runner‚ and in 2000 he won the Academy Award for Best Picture with Gladiator. Obviously‚ a stunning repertoire‚ but what has he directed since then? Mediocre film after mediocre film. Whether it be Kingdom of Heaven‚ Robin Hood‚ Prometheus‚ or The Counselor‚ Scott has
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Now how many of you believe in aliens? Well if you don’t‚ here are a bunch of reasons why you should believe that aliens exist. Let’s consider galaxies first. There may be 100‚000‚000 galaxies‚ because an estimated 50 billion galaxies are visible with modern telescopes. Every galaxy must have a number of stars in it‚ as many as hundreds of billions. Now we all know that stars have planetary systems. Then it is also a well known fact that the dimming and brightening of a star is when a planet crosses
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of the most persuasive‚ argumentative and mesmerizing people to hit Hollywood since the days of film noir and Alfred Hitchcock. His use of CGI effects and dreary demeanor put him in the spotlight as a revolutionary director. With his breakout film‚ Alien 3 collapsing and bleak outlook on continuing to make movies‚ Fincher was offered the movie Se7en. Even after his original flop he was still granted a decent sum of money to produce the film. It was a hit and his career took off in flight. Two of his
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Pat Tillman Pat Tillman was an American football player who left his professional career and recruited in the United States Army in June 2002 in. Pat Tillman was born on November 6‚ 1976 in Fremont‚ California he’s the eldest of three sons. He started playing football ever since he was a young boy; he excelled at football in high school. He helped lead Leland High School to the Central Coast Division I Football Championship. Tillman then went to Arizona State University on a football scholarship
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