Open” by Tom Petty tells a story about a boy on his journey rising to fame‚ by using shifting tones‚ about a realistic rise glory. Fresh out of high school‚ a kid named Eddie decided to up and move to Hollywood. On his way he met a girl that had a tattoo‚ then he got one to. They both lived in Hollywood‚ they had a lot of things in common to. Their future together was wide open. They both wanted a journey so they started it off together. They moved into an apartment that was affordable for the both
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Singin’ in the Rain‚ set in Hollywood with the biggest stars Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont get put to the test of reality. The musical reinforces the theme of illusion vs. reality through the character Lina as illusion is taking over her reality of her life. Lina has been in Hollywood for many years‚ and is starting to forget the reality of what is really going on. In the musical‚ character Lina seems to be very wrapped around her fame and fortune. Lina read an article in a magazine that her and her
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1. Describe the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 - How does this act signify a new approach for the US government in terms of Native Americans‚ and in what ways does this reflect other policies and outlooks of America during that time period? Clare - Progress is not always beneficial (think about nuclear bomb in WW1.5). This act‚ created under John Collier who was the director of the Buraeu of Indian Affairs and was sympathetic towards the preservation of native culture and Roosevelt.It was seen
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Before Hattie passed she made it clear that she wanted to be buried in the famous cemetery Hollywood Forever. Her request was denied because during the time African Americans were not allowed to be buried there. Even after death‚ Hattie was still treated like a second class citizen. In her final act Hattie willed her Oscar trophy to Howard University
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frequently been awarded with the title of “greatest film ever made”. The critics and audiences’ fascination with the picture is deeply linked to its acknowledged status of nonconformity and defiance towards the formal rules that made up the classical Hollywood cinema film style between 1917 and 1960 (David Bordwell‚ Janet Staiger and Kristin Thompson 1985). Effectively‚ its director and his associates‚ notably cinematographer Gregg Toland and screenwriter Herman J. Mankievicz‚ dared to challenge and to
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"Born on the Fourth of July" This book was incredible! In all truth this was the first book I have ever read cover to cover. The book‚ by Ron Kovic‚ as compared to the film‚ by Oliver Stone‚ had some impressive similarities. Both the book and the film did a great job of portraying Ron’s childhood in Massapequa‚ Long Island. From the little league games to playing war in the woods‚ leading charges and setting ambushes. This was especially well done in the movie‚ and exactly as I pictured them while
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impression of Hollywood has spread all over the country as a result of last week’s hearings. You have a lot of sensational testimony about Hollywood. From some of it the public will get the idea that Hollywood is running over Communists and communism. I believe the impression which has gone out is the sort of scare-head which is grossly unfair to a great American industry. It must be a great satisfaction to the Communist leadership in this country to have people believe that Hollywood Communists are
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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley certainly worthy of being most influential novel despite the bad reviews received. We can thank Hollywood for making us familiar that the monster is Frankenstein‚ but Victor Frankenstein‚ a scientist‚ creates the monster which has no name. Being written almost two hundred years ago‚ many critics reviewed the book and all had a different opinion because they interpreted the book differently. Despite the slow beginning of the book‚ Shelley moves the plot through three
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generated models can be more accurate than traditional drawings. Take a look at the movies in the last two decades‚ all these high-tech movies were definitely the most splendid wonders‚ the top 10 global box-office were achieved by these films. In Hollywood‚ computers and digital technology has become more and more important‚ and provided a set of producing methods and tools. Therefore‚ the academy of motion picture arts and sciences announced a new scientific and technical award since the 68th Oscar
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Anything is possible in Hollywood‚ but I tried to find information on whether or not the information presented in the show was actually accurate. Through my research‚ I did not. Although I did find that there is an actual NCIS that does exist and they are doing episodes on the
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