popular social networking site in the United States in 2006. Internationally MySpace was overtaken by Facebook in 2008. ■ Linked In ■ www.linkedin.com ■ Founded in December 2002 and launched May 2003. The company was founded by Reid Hoffman. ■ Orkut ■ www.orkut.com ■ Orkut is a social networking website that is owned and operated by Google. ■ The website is named after its creator‚ Google employee Orkut Buyukkoten. • launched in February 2004‚ operated and
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Sam Dawson (Sean Penn) works at the local Starbucks‚ not as a coffee server‚ nor as a cash register clerk‚ but as a dining room janitor. You see‚ Sam is an adult with the mind of a 7-year-old who has just experienced the birth of his daughter as the product of a one-night stand with a homeless woman. The baby’s mother exclaims‚ "I only wanted a place to sleep" as she disappears‚ leaving Sam to raise the child himself. Does a mentally disabled individual‚ without the mental capacity to even run a
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ASSIGNMENT: REVIEW OF: ------------------------------------------------- ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN & ERIN BROCKOVICH ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- DATE: MAY 17‚ 2011 ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Movies Review Erin Brockovich is a real –
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Stranger Than Fiction‚ an Appraisal Stranger Than Fiction is an outstandingly brilliant film. It is an alluring photoplay with engaging‚ prepossessing characters. You will find yourself speculating the outcome‚ without realizing it and being drawn into the conflicts‚ comic drama‚ and fantasy‚ so profoundly‚ that you feel as if you are right there in the film yourself. The film has such an aspiring storyline and a quick-witted script‚ that you become astounded at the brilliance of it all. It all
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only a girlfriend‚ Susanna. Because having learned that except for a few rosebushes and a vintage 1949 Buick Roadmaster his recently deceased father has left him‚ virtually all of his fortune goes to his autistic brother Raymond (Dustin Hoffman). A brother he didn’t even know he had‚ Charlie decides to kidnap Raymond from the Cincinnati facility where he lives‚ take him to California‚ and demand half the inheritance in exchange for his brother’s return. Raymond is a person
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The History of Autism Doctors have come a long way since 1908‚ when the word autism was first used. Here’s a look at the history of autism spectrum disorder. By Virginia Sole-Smith You might think of autism as a new problem because it has become so much more prevalent in recent years. But it’s actually been on the books for more than 70 years--and our thinking about the condition has changed dramatically during that time. Here are the key events in autism history. 1908: The word autism is used
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The Watergate Hotel has always been popular among political figures and is well known as the location of one of the biggest scandals in the United States history (“Watergate”). It is because of two ambitious reporters from the Washington Post that Nixon’s dirty work was uncovered for all the world to know. The film‚ All the President’s Men‚ is a classic because the characterization‚ the setting‚ and the theme to never give up on a goal. Actor Robert Redford bought the rights to All the President’s
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Cited: Schlondorff‚ Volker‚ dir. Death of a Salesman. Perf. Dustin Hoffman‚ Kate Reid‚ John Malkovich‚ and Stephen Lang. Image Entertainment‚ 1985. DVD.
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What we call a "Chicago accent" is actually called the Inland North American dialect. This encompasses the major cities around the Great Lakes. The dialect used to be considered the standard American accent until the region experienced a vowel shift‚ now called the North Cities Vowel Shift. Who Speaks the Chicago Dialect? Or rather‚ who doesn’t? The answer‚ of course‚ is African Americans in the Chicago region‚ who have their own (and infinitely more interesting) dialect. Though this may be obvious
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Zibell Cinematography: Camera Work in the Scuba Scene From The Graduate The Graduate‚ directed by Mike Nichols is a movie that depicts the story of a young man who is searching for his identity. The main character Ben Braddock‚ played by Dustin Hoffman‚ is a fresh college graduate. The film follows Ben throughout his very bland life until he is sucked into an affair with Mrs. Robinson‚ a close family friend. The Graduate encompasses many aspects of cinematography. I found the scuba scent
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