253 04/09/11 What I Learned from Walter Murch Walter Murch has been working in Hollywood as a sound and film editor since 1969 when he started on Francis Coppola’s film‚ The Rain People. Since then he has edited sound on American Graffiti (1973)‚ The Godfather: Part II (1974)‚ won his first Academy Award nomination for The Conversation (1974)‚ won his first Oscar for Apocalypse Now (1979)‚ and won an unprecedented double Oscar for sound and film editing for his work on The English Patient. Michael
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veLarry Neuburger Mrs. Jackson English 101‚ Sec. 140 2 March 2010 Descriptive Essay The August Crab As I sat on the white concrete sea wall looking out over the vast greenish-blue Atlantic Ocean‚ waves rhythmically pounded the wall ten feet below my skinny ten year old legs. The naked August sun‚ the only thing in the blue crystalline sky‚ assaulted my fair skin and darkened my hated freckles which Nana laughingly referred to as angels’ kisses. Sometimes‚ a wave smacked the wall so hard
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Taking an English class during college is important for a fundamental education‚ because regardless of the major I chose‚ I must able to communicate well in written and spoken words. After all‚ in the future‚ when I try to obtain a job‚ the corporations will most likely base their decision on my ability to express ideas and opinions in a sophisticated and correct manner. Therefore‚ increasing my knowledge and skills in English will increase my opportunities to success. Yet‚ currently‚ many students
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I always learned in high school that an essay only consisted of an introduction‚ body‚ and conclusion. There was no room for creativity‚ subjunctive writing‚ or free-thinking. As my favorite YouTuber always says‚ “If you are doing what everyone else is doing‚ you are doing it wrong” (Neistat). Through writing various papers in this class‚ I have learned that my voice as a writer is not limited to the standard academic paper. My biggest opportunity to show my voice was through the peer editing process
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What I’ve learned in high school is that you have to try your hardest and to turn in all your work and if you miss school it could be difficult to catch back up with. I learned that if you slack even the slightest it will bring you down dramatically although it may get rough or hard you should always put your all into the work you do because if you do not show some effort theirs a high chance the teacher won’t think you are trying. I learned that in high school things become much more difficult as
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for most of your life can have an affect on you. I spent the first fourteen years of my life going to the same school and living in the same city. It was pleasant knowing that you had someone you could talk to. The thing is‚ you can only do the same old thing for so long. Halfway through my eighth grade year‚ my mother gave me the news that we were going to be moving. She told me‚ “It’s not a far move‚ simply just to the next city over.” At first I attempted to come up with advantages to moving and
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affect you‚ and what did you learn from the experience? Will I look it in the eye until it sprints away‚ petrified by my piercing glare? Or will I let it clobber me to the ground and infect my mind with insecurity? __________ A long stretch of dying‚ overgrown grass separated me from the rest of my class. My left leg felt heavy under the weight of my brace‚ a burden to pick up and put down. Finally‚ after what felt like an eternity‚ I began my final lap. The majority of my class had already finished
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throughout the course of my school life thus far‚ English Language was a subject I took most pride in‚ being one of the few students in my class who could fluently speak and understand the language. My mother‚ born and raised in England‚ had made clear to her children from the start that regardless of the company we keep and schools we attend‚ English was to be our first language of the household and proficiency in the area was unquestionable. Luckily for me‚ I had the privilege of attending one of the best
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that young could not have known what he was doing‚ police believe abuse may have triggered the boy to plan to kill his father and the other man. Juvenile offenders can be tried as adults in criminal court by being “transferred” to adult court from the juvenile justice system. Upon transfer to adult court‚ juvenile defendants lose their legal status as minor children and become fully culpable for their behavior. If convicted as a minor‚ the 8-year old boy in this case could be sentenced to juvenile
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of 19 I found myself in a new place‚ a new world that I had never seen before. I joined the Marines out of High School to see the world and learn about other people. What I learned in the military I have applied it to my daily life. I learned to never judge someone by what they look like or how they live. Just because it is new to you or different dose not mean it is wrong. As a police officer I learned to appreciate that everyone is different and unique. I was able to apply the times I went overseas
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