Interview. Interviewer: Ridley Scot‚ thank you for taking the time to talk to us about your movie Blade Runner. It is quite an interesting film that raises a lot of issues and certainly makes us as an audience think and question out morality and our values. Ridley Scot: Well any great movie or film should indeed raise awareness to present day issues don’t you think? Interviewer: Indeed they should. And is that what you felt you should do with Bladerunner is raise awareness to the issues that
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Chapter 7 Questions: 1. Who is Pammy? How does Gatsby react when he sees her? How does her existence complicate Gatsby’s dream? Pammy is the daughter of Daisy and Tom Buchanan. Gatsby looks at Pammy with surprise when he meets her‚ Tom and Daisy’s daughter. He is hurt that Daisy has moved on in life without him‚ while he remains trapped in the love he has had for her all those years. Pammy is living proof‚ something you cannot undo‚ and that is why it hurts Gatsby. 2. How does Tom suddenly
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Johnny is a brave hero. From his brave demeanour to his humble actions and extreme loyalty he was definitely gallant. Hero is defined as "a person who is idolized or admired for his/her actions. Johnny was known as a hero after and shortly before his death. He had his hardships but still stayed brave. Once Johnny saw the Church engulfed in flames‚ he didn’t think twice about going in to save the kids. Some believe it was out of guilt considering it was possible that Ponyboy’s and his cigarette
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The Great Gatsby Oral Presentation Gatsby isn’t “Great”! Support. 1. Gatsby is Morally Wrong 1. He is a Bootlegger ● It’s illegal ● Tries to get Nick to join him 2. He Has an Unhealthy Obsession with Daisy ● Buys a house right across from hers ● Throws massive parties in the hopes of her noticing him ● Collects newspaper clippings about Daisy ○ “he says he’s read a Chicago paper for years just on the chance of catching a glimpse of Daisy’s name” (79) 3. He Pursues a Married
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It was another early morning in the Cabin for Greg‚ he can feel the light glittering upon his face and sees the bright glow through his eyelids. He slowly opens his eyes to the bright world that he was in. He hears the sound of a car starting up out the front of the Cabin‚ he knows what day today is‚ Sunday. The smell of the fresh country air drifts him downstairs and toward the kitchen as if he was thinking with his nose. The cupboard glides open and he helps himself to his daily bowl of Honey and
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Love is the most prominent theme in The Great Gatsby. Although it is not the sappy love story that most romantics cling to‚ love is shown as more of an unending battle. Jay Gatsby’s love for Daisy drives him to anything in his will to protect her‚ and it ends up costing him his life. Not only is love an obvious theme‚ but also the lack of love. Daisy’s manipulative ways are a prime example of this. While Gatsby pours his soul into pleasing Daisy‚ she ends up shattering his heart in the end. The Great
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In society are often interested in men who are not good for them. Scott Fitzgerald shows how falling in love cannot be based on someone’s appearance alone. Julia Ross was immedialtey attracted to Dick Ragland and didn’t care about anything else except his looks alone. Julia suddenly wanted to know more about Dick as soon as she laid eyes on him‚ “Handsome! He’s an archangel‚ he’s a mountain lion‚ he’s something to eat. Just why didn’t you introduce him?” (421). This shows how she immediately focused
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“Bernice Bobs Her Hair” is a short story written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The short story is about a modest and shy young woman who is pressured‚ by her cousin‚ to cut her hair in order to gain popularity. During this time‚ it was a wild thing for women to cut their hair so Bernice was guaranteed to get a lot of attention but it all backfires. The short story was turned into a film in 1976. The film perfectly captures the wild lifestyle of the Jazz age that Fitzgerald had created. Although the film
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In this novel the Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald creates Gatsby as a character who becomes great. He begins life as just an ordinary‚ lower-class‚ citizen. But Gatsby has a dream of becoming wealthy. After meeting Daisy‚ he has a reason to strive to become prominent. Throughout his life‚ Gatsby gains the title of truly being great. Even before Gatsby is introduced‚ he is hinted at being out of the ordinary. The first evidence of this is when Nick says‚ "Gatsby turned out all right at the
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in 1795 Dred Scott just seemed like every other black slave in the South‚ but down the road he would be one of the biggest influences in the civil rights movement and the progression of slavery. Dred Scott tried to earn his freedom in a very unusual ways for the black slaves back then‚ he fought like the white men would; in court. This case would later influence the South succeeding into the confederacy‚ and most certainly making a big point into slavery coming to an end. Dred Scott earned his freedom
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