Katherine Alers Professor Diviani Chaudhuri Coli 280R 28 May 2011 “Infect: (verb) to contaminate with a disease-producing substance or agent (as bacteria)” (Merriam Webster Dictionary). Let’s face it‚ when the term “infect” is used it is never in a positive manner‚ especially in horror novels. Who brought the disease? What causes the infection to occur? Where are the “infected” living? When will it stop? These questions are the basis for what Bill Albertini calls the “Outbreak Narrative” (Albertini
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28 Days Answer the questions on your own paper in complete sentences. Questions are not in order but that is not important. If you are paying attention to the movie‚ you will be able to answer the questions. 1. Why did Gwen end up in rehab for 28 days? 2. List every substance that Gwen abuses. Which one do you think was her gateway drug? 3. What were Gwen’s physical withdrawal symptoms? 4. What prompted Gwen to realize she had a problem with substance abuse? 5. In what ways
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28 Days In the movie 28 days‚ emotional and physical the ups and downs of Gwen while in the treatment center are shown through many things and people. The movie itself is about this woman who is an alcohol abuser‚ and is forced to be put in a treatment after she screws up her sisters wedding and destroys property. It shows the different activities in the center that are used to cure everybody. In the movie‚ the different dimensions of Gwen are affected by her alcohol abusing. The one I
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A Night At The Movies: NAME: Date: 7/3/12 Points: ________/7.5 MOVIE: 28 Days 1. Briefly describe the plot of the movie: Gwen (Sandra Bullock) plays a party girl journalist from New York. Her sister is an uptight controlling bride to be. They were raised by an alcoholic single mother. At her sister’s wedding she arrived late and added another great disappointment to her sister as she fell into the cake and stole the limo to find a cake store. Gwen then crashed into a house and was
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The movie 28 Days is about Gwen Cummings and her dangerous lifestyle. Gwen is a journalist with a partying attitude‚ alcohol addiction‚ and pain killer addiction to Vicodin. She has a blatant disregard for other people’s feelings and rules. The world revolves around what she wants and needs. She makes excuses for everything that goes wrong around her and according to her it’s never her fault. Until one day when she screws up‚ she ends up with a DUI and a twenty-eight day stint in a rehabilitation
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REACTION PAPER ON THE MOVIE: “Iron Jawed Angels” Administrative Law Joy Ivee O. Ong‚ JD 2 Student Atty. Judiel M. Pareja Professor Abstract This paper tackles the significance and implications of the movie “Iron Jawed Angels” as regards to how women were viewed in the early 1900’s and the struggles that certain women had undergone in order for the female population to freely cast her vote in a male dominated society. The purpose of this paper is to depict an era when women
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Anarchy in the UK 28 Days Later has all the elements that make a movie scary‚ from terrifying creatures to compelling acting. Another thing that can make a movie particularly scary is the camera work. A horror movie is usually shot with a filter to make it appear as dark as possible. Also‚ camera angles have a large part of establishing tension in a horror movie. One overlooked aspect of camera work‚ is the use of digital film. 28 Days Later takes full advantage of this developing medium and as
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Shelby DiRoma 04-24-13 ACD 140 Professor Wilson 28 Days In the beginning of this movie Gwen is depicted as a “party girl”. She lived an inconsistent‚ unorganized and unidirectional life. She was impulsive and inconsiderate of the people in her life. This can be true for most people suffer with an addiction. Gwen’s use was not restricted to her night life it was a fixed part of her daily life. She was abusing not only alcohol but prescription pills also. Gwen’s use most likely derived
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In Time Movie: Reaction and Reflection Paper When I watched this movie”‚ it really reflects me a lot because there are so many lessons I’ve learned. Even though it is a Sci-Fiction movie I had a great time watching it because I’ve learned many things on how we should spend our time wisely because I believe in the saying “ time is gold” that one should apply to his/her life. It teaches me to cherish most of your time with the most important persons in your life and don’t waste it. This is to when
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This weekend a new science-fiction movie staring Charlize Theron captivated my interest for one and a half hours. My boyfriend had given me the previous history of the original cartoon series (a cult hit) by Peter Chung. This short reaction paper will explore the movie’s costumes‚ location‚ and the meaning of the name "Aeon Flux". Let’s start off with a short synopsis of the movie: This thriller is set 400 years in the future. Charlize Theron stars as Aeon Flux and she is the top underground operative
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