Tiana Hyatt Professor Apostolidis May 6 2014 The Bechdel test was created in 1985‚ this test is a device used to demonstrate if at least two named women in a film‚ talk to each other‚ but what they talk about is something other than a man. My initial thought was this should be an easy enough test for a movie or TV Show to pass. I thought I would just choose the last threes movies I have seen lately but instead I decided to make a small experiment out of it. Being that there are three
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University-Commerce Part A: Would you have followed William Wallace? The movie Braveheart is based on the life of William Wallace. He was a Scotsman in the 13th century‚ who formed a crusade to fight the murderous King of England. He wanted to return the rule of Scotland to its people. Wallace was a warrior‚ a patriot‚ and a hero to Scotland. Wallace was a leader. In the movie William Wallace was a great politician‚ speaker and motivator. Wallace earned great respect from not only his followers‚ but
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I. Current Situation A. Current Performance Last year‚ Google had strong financial metrics. According to Google’s operational highlights‚ the company reported worldwide revenue growth and cash flow for the four quarters of 2013‚ making Google one of the most successful companies within its industry. Overall‚ Google’s last year’s return on investment‚ market share‚ and profitability were positive (2013 Financial Tables n.d.). B. Strategic Position Google’s main focus is on the customer. Furthermore
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000 here at Penn State). Many also argue that if we are paid for our performances‚ other college talents should be paid for their contributions to their schools. However‚ when one looks at the vast difference in the amounts of money that different groups bring in‚ it makes sense why we are resentful at the millions of dollars being made off of our sweat and tears. For instance my former teammate Larry Johnson put his heart and soul into playing for the past four years. His jerseys were sold for
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Wallace Rasmussen 80 Nashville‚ Tennessee Our economy would be much more stable and thriving if there were more people like Wallace Rasumssen. Not only was Wallace Rasmussen a hard working American he still is even at eighty years old. In a few pages Wallace explains the problems with America and its people today. Wallace described himself as an entrepreneur that never failed at anything. He credits his ability to constantly win to his attribution of being able to figure things out and fix
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Passing the Bechdel-Wallace Test In today’s popular culture there are fewer TV shows and movies that feature multiple women in a non-stereotypical character role than most people would think. The Bechdel-Wallace test was created with three requirements to determine the role of woman in film‚ television‚ books‚ etc. In order to pass the Bechdel-Wallace Test‚ there has to be at least two named women who talk to each other about something besides a man. Not many television shows in popular culture
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Comparative Analysis of the Darwin-Wallace Papers and the Development of the Concept of Natural Selection U. Kutschera Institut fur Biologie‚ Universitat Kassel‚ Germany È È Address for correspondence: U. Kutschera‚ Institut fur Biologie‚ Universitat Kassel‚ È È Heinrich-Plett-Str. 40‚ 34109 Kassel‚ Germany‚ Fax: (05 61) 8 04-40 09‚ e-mail: kut@uni-kassel.de Received: January 29‚ 2003; accepted: March 14‚ 2003 Key words: Darwin‚ evolution‚ natural selection‚ Wallace Summary: The classical
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Afterlife: the complete emptiness Wallace Stevens (1879–1955) wrote most of his poems during the world wars period‚ which took the lives of millions of people. As a result‚ Wallace Stevens started to question the importance of religion in the modern era‚ and felt that you should enjoy your life in the present and not waste time living for an afterlife. In his poem “The Snow Man”‚ Stevens describes a harsh winter environment creating a unique dramatic situation through an effective imagery. He
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David Foster Wallace’s commencement speech at Kenyon College. This is on Blackboard‚ under “Syllabus and Course Readings.” You can also find it online at: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122178211966454607.html. Or you can google “David Foster Wallace On Life and Work” and the first result is the reading. Submit your assignment through Turnitin on Blackboard and bring a copy to class. If you have troubles with Turnitin‚ please just bring your assignment to class. Writing assignment: Write
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skills and fine command over English language‚ making him to be worthy candidate for teaching assistantship. He is adroit in expressing his views effectively. Because of the rapport he maintains with his peers‚ I strongly feel he can vibe well in any group activity. Reviewing all the aspects mentioned above‚ I rate him among the top 1% of all students I have taught in the recent past. I predict he will have a bright future and I wish him all success. Prof. A.A.Shinde‚ Department of Electronics
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