Sunset Boulevard‚ though at times harshly critical of the motion picture business‚ is considered a great achievement and a true classic among films made during the height of Hollywood’s Heyday. While the story is narrated by down-on-his-luck screenwriter Joe Gillis‚ or rather‚ his corpse‚ the real star of the movie‚ both literally and figuratively‚ is the character of Norma Desmond‚ played by Gloria Swanson. A silent film star‚ Desmond hasn’t made a picture for over twenty years and still believes
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Book Review < Industrial Sunset > The book ‘Industrial Sunset’ traces and compares the processes of industrial transformation in Canada and the United States. It explains the main issues in the history and the politics of plant closings during the period beginning and ending in the recession between 1969 and 1984 (High‚ 2003‚ p. 4). High (2003)‚ the author of the book‚ argues: … the Great Disruption was filtered through national contexts. In the United States‚ the fears and anxieties engendered by
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divulges the dark yet unknown‚ harsh realities of fame‚ following Hollywood’s transition from silent pictures to talkies; with his film Sunset Boulevard. Sunset Boulevard is a 1950 American classic film noir‚ starring Gloria Swanson (Norma Desmond)‚ William Holden (Joe Gillis)‚ and Erich Von Stroheim
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Premiering in 1950‚ “Sunset Boulevard” is one of the most critically acclaimed dramas of all time‚ known for its candid depiction of the disturbing effects of Hollywood. The film is narrated by Joe Gillis—the man we see lying dead in a pool in the first scene—who recounts the months leading up to his death. Struggling to write a film script‚ Joe ends up hiding from the police in the mansion of Norma Desmond‚ a 53 year-old faded film star who begs him to help with her script for a film. After living
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Qdoba Mexican Grill is personally my favorite place to get food and never seems to disappoint me when I’m hungry. Not only is it my favorite place to eat‚ but it is also a very well structured company. In this paper I will take a look at Qdoba’s history‚ their stock‚ what its like to own a franchise‚ who there main competitor is‚ and why I love to go there. Qdoba has done very well as a company and has many people who love their food. Qdoba Mexican Grill is a restaurant that costumers order by selecting
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Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) was founded in 1993 by one of the visionary called Steven Ells. The vision was not born in his heart in one night‚ but rather he had planned to work in the restaurant while he was in college. Before he owned his first small restaurant called “taco shop” in Denver‚ he was hired and worked for two years as sous chef in one of the restaurant which is located in San Francisco. His goal was to reinvent Mexican food all over the country and feed healthy organic foods to the
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Most gas grills made in the USA will cost less than $300‚ and you can use them for three years. If you hope that your grill lasts longer‚ check the design of the grill before buying. Test the sturdiness because the more stable‚ the better. Check the warranty of the burner to discover the type of grill that it will be. For example‚ burners are one of the most replaced parts on a gas grill‚ and if you see a short warranty‚ that could hint that the grill will not last as many years. What else should
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famous star." "Sunset Blvd‚" release in 1950‚ the voice-over narration is still impressive. The boundaries of what life and death are blurred‚ and in particular the emotional feeling of suspense confusing to seize the audience’s. This film use "dead" as the film’s identity to explain the task‚ "Sunset Boulevard" does not dwell on the death of suspense and deep
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The Blues is a musical form and genre‚ which originated in South America within the African-American communities. It originated near the end of the 19th century‚ and was rooted from spirituals‚ work songs‚ field hollers (which are very similar to work songs‚ but some do not have lyrics)‚ shouts and rhymes. The blues form in jazz‚ rhythm and blues and rock and roll; and each is characterised by a specific chord progression‚ the most common being the twelve bar blues. The blues notes‚ are played or
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Chipotle mexican grill was served with a federal grand jury subpoena in connection to a criminal investigation on the outbreak of the norovirus from their restaurant. The U.S. attorney’s office and the FDA are both investigating this case. More scrutiny was placed on food safety after the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act was signed to prevent contamination. The Fda plans on prosecuting restaurants to send a clear message to others that safety is of the utmost importance. This connects to our
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