Synopsis of film “The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey” The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey is a fantasy film in 2012‚ directed by Peter Jackson. This is the first of three films movie adaptation of the 1937 novel titled The Hobbit works of J. R. R. Tolkien‚ followed by The Desolation of Smaug and There and Back Again‚ a soon to be released in 2013 and 2014. Set in sixty years before The Lord of the Rings‚ this film tells the story of hobbit Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman)‚ who assigned wizard Gandalf
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Song of Roland The Song of Roland‚ or La Chanson de Roland‚ is an anonymously written poem about Count Roland and his King Charlemagne. The story takes place in the eighth century A.D in Spain and France‚ but the poem was not composed until sometime during the eleventh century A.D. According to tradition‚ Roland was the nephew of Charlemagne and possessed the sword Durandel and the horn Oliphant. This epic French poem tells a story of betrayal and revenge with poetic imagery. The Song of Roland serves
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SYNOPSIS: LOVE AT THE CORN HUSK One day‚ Constantina Tirol‚ also called as Tinang‚ visits her former master‚ Señora‚ whom she was working for before she got married. While carrying her baby boy‚ she walks through the entrance of the house of her former Señora and meets his former young master‚ Tito‚ and the Señora. Upon getting inside the house‚ Señora asks her some questions how her married life is together with his Bagobo husband and also how is it to be a mother of a baby boy. Their conversation
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SYNOPSIS ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS. BY ANISHA ANN JOHN FOR GOOGLE Inc. SYNOPSIS ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS FOR GOOGLE Inc. Submitted To: Faculty Guide: Mr. VishwanathanBharathan Submitted By: Name of the Author: Anisha Ann John Reg. No : 1012004 Date of Submission: 04/04/2012 Introduction Background Performance evaluation of a company is usually related to how well a company can use it assets‚ share holder equity and
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Jennifer Smith G.G. Toys: Case study #2 G.G. Toys was a toy manufacturer facing problems with productivity and profitability. The company found a profitable product in their Geoffrey doll and Specialty branded doll #106. Retailers could customize to the specifications and buying habits of their customer base. On average‚ the Geoffrey Doll cost $19.19 to produce‚ and the #106 doll $23.74. To access in a study of their overhead cost for both of their plants‚ research showed that: 1. A setup
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Song of Roland is considered to be the national epic of the French‚ as well as a source of patriotism for the French people (Cunningham 1). It created the basis for Old French literature and the French language as we read it today (Taylor 35). This epic has stood the test of time‚ with the first known translation of The Song of Roland being brought to light between 1086 and 1170 (Keller 242). For many years‚ scholars have debated the reasons and meanings for The Song of Roland. Did Roland actually
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Roland Barthes and the End of the Nineteenth Century Roland Barthes was a French philosopher‚ linguistic‚ critic and theorist. He was also the first begins systematically to think through the intellectual changes in the study of fashion and clothes. His fashion theory has a close relationship to his structuralism and linguistic knowledge‚ and defined fashion‚ clothes their origins and functions within the system. First of all‚ Barthes saw fashion as a whole system. Based on the article
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The Crusades Top of Form How did the Song of Roland reflect the ideals of the time? What was important to Crusaders? The Song of Roland depicts disregarding the actual history‚ Charlemagne capable of conquering all of Spain. The account is legend. Roland‚ a Frankish lord and Charlemagne’s own nephew. The "treachery" of the Christian Basques becomes transformed into the treachery of a single man‚ Ganelon‚ and the Basques themselves are replaced by Moslems‚ whom the poet calls Saracens or pagans
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essay about your play development. “The inherent purpose of any toy has always been to entertain or occupy a child. But toys are also frequently used in other ways‚ such as educating children or teaching them about important rituals. No matter their purpose‚ toys are an important influence on the emotional‚ mental‚ and physical development of children.”(Microsoft Encarta 2009) Toys may vary from dolls‚ cars‚ puzzles‚ construction toys‚ board games and play sets down to simple materials such as clay
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insecure days‚ people would tell oral stories of great heroes‚ like those of Achilles‚ Aeneas‚ and Roland. Achilles was a Greek war hero who fights in the Trojan War‚ a ten year long war between Greece and Troy (present day Turkey). Aeneas was an epic hero in ancient Roman folklore. He was a soldier who fought in the Trojan War and after surviving the destruction of Troy‚ he later founded the city of Rome. Roland was an epic hero of the Franks‚ a Germanic tribe in present day France. All three of these heroes
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