characters‚ and suspenseful story of good versus evil" (World Book 513). The original Star Wars garnered 8 Academy Awards for George Lucas. He did not stop at just making one Star Wars movie‚ George Lucas went on to make 2 sequels‚ both written by George Lucas‚ by 1983. The first sequel he wrote was "The Empire Strikes Back" in 1980‚ which was nominated for a PEO award in 1981 and took the Academy award in 1980 for sound. In 1983 Lucas gave it another go by releasing "The Return of the Jedi" which did
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1937‚ the book was published under a simple title: The Hobbit. This book was a major success‚ and is recognized globally to this day (Doughan). Tolkien’s publisher‚ Stanley Unwin‚ was surprised by the major success of this book‚ and wanted to see a sequel that was equally successful. Thus‚ Tolkien started on The Lord of the Rings‚ which took more than a decade to complete the 12-book series because of Tolkien’s his strive for
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CASE 2 FOUR CUSTOMERS IN SEARCH OF SOLUTIONS OVERVIEW Four telephone subscribers from the same street in a suburb of Toronto complain individually to Bell Canada about a variety of different problems. Is there more to each problem than might appear on the surface? Does it offer Bell a marketing opportunity? TEACHING OBJECTIVES • Provoke a discussion of the potential underlying causes of consumer complaints. • Highlight the fact that complaints are often opportunities in disguise‚
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William Wordsworth utilized his passion for nature to express his philosophy of life within the lines of his poem. In his two works “The World Is Too Much with Us” and “My Heart Leaps Up” Wordsworth reveals some of society’s flaw using various literary devices such as tone and imagery‚ although the two poems appear to carry the same theme they also share numerous dissimilarities that enables each to be unique in its own way. In “My Heart Leaps Up” although very minute and brief‚ the
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The comical‚ semi-autobiographical and prejudicial play written by Neil Simon‚ Biloxi Blues‚ captured my attention years ago. This play was actually the sequel to Simon’s‚ Brighton Beach Memoirs‚ however‚ it isn’t necessary to have seen or read the first of the sequel‚ but the play does pick up or continue with the main character and others heading to boot camp. For me‚ born into a military family‚ and then marrying a retired military man‚ the choice to read and write about this play was quite easy
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Case Study: Marvel What does Marvel’s current Success look like? Marvel’s current success is largely thanks to a three-pronged approach. It utilizes its characters fame to promote revenue in comic book publishing‚ toys‚ and licensing. After successfully navigating a near collapse‚ the company has re-invented itself by truly focusing on its library of characters. By redeveloping its products – like focusing on quality of publishing‚ modernizing for younger generations‚ changing structure to four
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Revolts | Leaders & Year | Causes | Result | 1. Dagohoy Revolt2. Lakandula3. Magat Salamat4. Magalat5. Sumoroy6. Revolt of the Irrayas7. Maniago8. Malong9. Diego Silang10. Ibanag Revolt | Francisco Dagohoy‚ also known as Francisco Sendrijas (1744-1829)Rajah Lakandula(1574)Magat Salamat(1587-1588)Magalat(1596)Juan Ponce Sumoroy(1649)Felipe Cutabay‚ Gabriel Dayag (1621)Francisco Maniago(1660)Andres Malong(1660-1661)Diego Silang(1762-1763)Dabo and Juan Marayag(1673) | Forced labor was one of
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English Review Simile: a phrase that uses the words like or as to describe someone or something by comparing it with someone or something else that is similar. Example: “She ’s as fierce as a tiger” is a simile‚ but “She ’s a tiger when she ’s angry” is a metaphor. Metaphor: a word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show or suggest that they are similar. Theme: A topic of discourse or discussion. Example: Italy‚ dark mansion‚ etc. Irony: The use
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Scream is the first of the gory slasher horror film series that was written by Kevin Williamson‚ directed by Wes Craven‚ and released on December 20th‚ 1996. Set in the fictional town called Woodsboro‚ Sydney Prescott (Neve Campbell) and friends fight for their lives when a serial killer known as Ghostface is on the loose. The opening scene sets the mood for you to be on your toes waiting for the next bad thing to happen. Two high schooler’s Casey (Drew Barrymore) and Steve were the first to die
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I recently wrote an essay about the development of the star persona of Ice Cube‚ the rapper/actor who has made the unusual transition from hardcore gangsta rapper to leading man in such “family-friendly” films as Are We There Yet? The essay‚ entitled “With an Attitude: The Development of Ice Cube’s Star Persona‚” will soon be published in the online film journal 16:9; I’ll link to it as soon as it’s up. The thesis of the essay is that‚ for all the apparent and unexpected alterations to his “street”
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