showing up at all was the breaking point for the studio heads. Although Judy managed to bring in money with box office hits‚ especially with her last film Summer Stock being a financial hit‚ MGM finally terminated their contract with her in 1950. The reason for her downfall? The unwavering addiction to her pills‚ the same pills she was given at the credulous age of 12 where she signed her name over to MGM. Not to say she was the only child actress to be given pills but she was the one star Hollywood
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The Middle Passage was the name for the route across the Atlantic Ocean‚ where African people had been captured and were taken as slaves to the Americas in the 1500s. It lasted for more than 400 years. The slaves were taken to work in sugar‚ coffee and cotton plantations. This essay is about the living conditions that the slaves suffered on the journey‚ the food they were given‚ the punishments that were used to control them‚ and the death and diseases on the boats. There were two types of ways
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ASSIGNMENT TITLE: The Sound and Music Industry Reference No: Dennis Tuckerman Tutor: Adam Morris Assessor: Date Set: 10/09/07 Completion Date: 18/11/07 Learning Hours: 60 Unit no Unit Title(s): This project assesses the following module Outcome(s)/Assessment Criteria: 39 The Sound and Music Industry 1 Assignment BRIEF: This assignment will introduce different areas of the music industry and should on completion‚ provide an overview of the bigger picture ’ of the industry as a
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WHAT WAS THE CONTRIBUTION OF TANKS TOWARDS WINNING THE FIRST WORLD WAR FOR BRITAIN? Tank used in World War One today are a very controversial topic today as now we can see that they were used for mainly two different topics; which are for propaganda (spreading information‚ ideas or opinions (through films‚ posters etc.) to change public opinion with the intention of benefitting the organizations or people distributing the information -Source: Mr. Pearson) and also military use. We could say that
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My first time to Hawaii went like this. The first 5 hours I was on the plane I was feeling extremely sick and tired and felt like throwing up. After all that torture we finally got off of the plane and tried to find our hotel. We got lost for about 30 minutes until we actually found it. After we got into our hotel‚ I noticed that they didn’t have a refrigerator or a microwave‚ so every time we wanted to eat‚ we had to go buy some food. After we unpacked all of our stuff‚ we went out to the shopping
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To what extent was there a thaw in the cold war between 1953 and 1960? The cold war dominated international relations throughout the world for over 35 years. It showed political and military tension between the Western and Eastern powers. Some people suggest there was a thaw (improved relations) in the cold war between 1953 and 1960 while others suggest there wasn’t. One the one hand it could be said that there was a thaw in the cold war between 1953 and 1960. There were two main events that
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Reich was governed by the personal rule of the Kaiser. How far do you agree with this statement? During the period of the second Reich‚ the Kaiser managed to keep a huge amount of power within it. With the ability to dismiss the chancellor and the Reichstag‚ it can be seen that the Kaiser could manipulate the governing powers until they became a united power which had the same views as him. However‚ it can be argued that this power that the Kaiser had could not be used freely‚ as he was limited
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and effects used within this imagery to create the ideological and conceptual state. Specifically this essay will focus on the meanings that are generated from the visual content and attempt to explain there significance to the environment the poster was produced in. With concern to the interpersonal meaning the image is very interactive with the viewers not suggesting but demanding that “(They) Can Do It”. This phrase combined with the image of the strong woman conduct a high level of engagement
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THE EMPIRICAL BASIS OF SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHING AND LEARNING LEARNING A SECOND LANGUAGE LIKE LEARNING A FIRST? 1. PSYCHOLINGUISTIC MECHANISM Dulay and Burt began with the premise that first and second language acquisition in children were the same process‚ and that the kinds of errors made by a second language leaner would be the same as those made by a first language leaner of the same language. Children learning a second language are usually older tan L1 learners; they are further along
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firm limits early‚ I tell him that I need his “help” and have him choose between different activities‚ both being something I want him to do. Potty training will soon be upon us‚ so I have gone ahead a bought a potty chair‚ some training pants‚ and cute storybooks to read to him and help him learn to use the potty. I praise him for the small step he takes‚ like waring the training
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