Ridley Scott’s Alien provides us with one of the most basic and primal super-objectives: the preservation life. Our protagonist‚ Ellen Ripley‚ faces impossible odds as a seemingly invincible alien predator wreaks havoc on the crew of the Nostromo‚ taking them out one by one until she is the last man (or in this case‚ woman) standing. In most every horror‚ or as Blake Snyder would call it‚ “Monster in the House” film‚ the super-objective is to preserve life. Some‚ however‚ are more successful than
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revealed.” In Ellen Foster‚ a book about a young foster child by Kaye Gibbons‚ Ellen faces many challenges. These challenges include the suicide of her mother‚ the abuse and unavoidable death of her father‚ and rejection from family members which led her to be moved from home to home. In the end‚ however‚ she learns that she’s never had “the hardest row to hoe” and proves that she is a survivor. I agree with this quote because of the major relevance it has in fictional Ellen’s life. Ellen is characterized
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IGCSE Paper 2 Tips Part 1 – Passage A ● Question 1 ○ Read the question first. ○ Read Passage A with the question in mind. ○ Look at the question again to make sure you understand. ○ IMPORTANT: whatever the question asks you to create‚ it is VITAL that you include details from Passage A but EQUALLY VITAL that you include your own original ideas/details. ○ The mark scheme’s top band says that the best marks will be awarded to students who make inferences from the information that is already there and
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Murder‚ crime‚ suspense‚ secrets; what else can you ask for in a mystery novel? The Westing Game by Milwaukee native Ellen Raskin is a great read due to its constant mysteries‚ incorporation of thematic subjects‚ and attention to detail. It is hard to understand however‚ so a computer may be needed to keep from getting lost. The Westing Game is a fictional story depicting the solving of a mystery set up for 16 heirs as they compete to inherit the wealth of an affluent businessman whom they all
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“… she had represented peace‚ stability‚ comradeship and the steadying sense of an inescapable duty”. (Ch 21) Discuss the role and presentation of May Welland in the light of this comment. The qualities of peace‚ stability‚ comradeship and having a steadying sense of inescapable duty together with being innocent and pure are qualities that encompass the ‘ideal’ wife and product of Old New York. May Welland possessing these qualities‚ is perceived to be the most ideal wife by the society Old New
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On January 26‚ 1958 Ellen Lee DeGeneres was born in Metairies‚ Louisiana and was raised by two working parents. When asked what she wanted to be when she grew up‚ Ellen initially said that she aspired to be a veterinarian but later discarded the idea because she wasn’t “ book smart.” Before she discovered her comedic talents‚ Degeneres used to sell vacuum cleaners‚ paint houses‚ wait tables‚ and work as a legal secretary. Her older brother‚ Vance‚ inspired DeGeneres to become the actor/comedian that
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Talk show queen’s‚ with financial dreams‚ Oprah Winfrey‚ and Ellen DeGeneres may have more in common then you think. In this day and age‚ not only are stay at home mothers intrigued with these two talk shows‚ young adolescents‚ and even men all over the world are captured by their humorous nature. With topics from political views‚ to serious social media mishaps these talk shows inform‚ and educate viewers on issues happening around the globe. It’s evident these two live glamorous‚ prestigious lives
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leader is a person followed by others. I choose Ellen DeGeneres because I believe Ellen is a life worth knowing. Ellen Lee DeGeneres was born January 26‚ 1958 in her life so far she has done so much to help out people‚ the environment & animals. When people think of her they just think that she has a television show‚ she’s a comedian or that she’s gay. Not many people know of all the things she does to help people‚ the environment & animals. Ellen is inspirational‚ donates to charity‚ she has
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FINDING NEMO A good animated family comedy that is sure to keep kids entertained and parents alike. To any parent that is tired of sitting through the mind numbing genre that is kid’s movies‚ then Finding Nemo is the family movie to getting you through your kids turn to pick a movie. In the movie Finding Nemo covered by John Lacader and his longtime colleague Andrew Stanton who wanted to do a video on ocean environment. Andrew Stanton took scuba diving lessons to study coral reefs which
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Leslie Tseng 10/4/12 Period: 5 Final Book Report Raskin‚ Ellen. The Westing Game. New York: Scholastic‚ 2002‚ 216. Setting: Sunset Towers‚ Westing house‚ Lake Michigan‚ Wisconsin Characters: (List 5‚ and label the protagonist and antagonist. Use 2 adjectives to describe each character.) 1. Sam Westing: weird‚ secrety 2. Flora Miller Baumbach: unhappy‚ quiet 3. George Theodorakis: creative‚ rich 4. Catherine Theodorakis: cool‚ nice 5
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