Gary L. Willis AFRS 55T (T&Th@3:30) Dr. T. Hasan Johnson 02.23.13 Extra Credit The Movie “Django Unchained” The objective of this paper is to review some of the results of the discussion-panel’s analysis of certain aspects of this movie that relate to the Hip-Hop culture. On Thursday‚ February 21‚ 2013‚ I attended a panel discussion hosted by the Africana Studies Department of Fresno State University. It was conducted at the African American Museum‚ Fresno California. Its purpose was
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English 20M-Section 2 12 May 2011 My Progress as a Reader and Writer in English 20M If I had a time travel machine‚ I would love to go back to our class’s first meeting. It was such a memorable day. I was so nervous that my first piece of writing seemed less than mediocre as I reflected on what I had written that day. While being happy that my name was randomly chosen to be added to the class‚ I was very scared of this class. The last time I wrote an essay was two years ago‚ and before this class
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The movie Downfall‚ or Der Untergang‚ is a German film directed by Oliver Hirschiegel. Downfall tells the story‚ from Hitler’s private secretary’s standpoint‚ about the final days of Adolph Hitler leading to the eventual surrender of the Nazi Party. The movie was nominated and won several awards including being nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film of the Year in 2005. Foreign language films are interesting to watch especially when they tell a story about history. The reason why
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“Decisions & Revisions: The Planning Strategies of a Publishing Writer” Berkenkotter & Murray Summary * Berkenkotter’s research was designed to test the idea that researchers can study writing in a “laboratory” environment (as Perl did‚ and as Berkenkotter herself did in earlier research) * She studies Murray‚ a “publishing” writer‚ in both a lab & a natural setting‚ & makes startling discoveries about his differing abilities in eachallows her to make important claims about
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Rights and Freedoms is a controversial approach to protecting the rights of citizens. Section 2 outlines the fundamental rights and freedoms of all peoples in society‚ in an attempt to ensure the protection of all civil liberties. However‚ in many cases‚ these freedoms can act as loopholes‚ clearing offenders of the hate crimes they continue to commit‚ posing a threat to the livelihood of minority communities in Canada. (Dickinson‚146) <br> <br>2. Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms: <br>(a)
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At the beginning of the movie we see Lincoln talking to two African Americans who served in the war‚ and they went on to say that they loved his speech and one of them even quoted the end of his speech. This movie shows us how much we need rescuing. According to Spielberg‚ Lincoln and his contemporaries debated the moral merits of ending slavery now or ending the war now. Lincoln was gaining and losing votes. People are looking at it as this: if African Americans are given rights then women are next
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According to Vladimir Nabokov‚ in an essay entitled “Good Readers and Good Writers‚” there are specific traits that make up a good writer. One looking to be a great writer should be “considered as a storyteller‚ as a teacher‚ and as an enchanter” (1007). Sylvia Plath is a good writer‚ because she meets each of his expectations. Nabokov was primarily educated at the prestigious Trinity College‚ Cambridge. He lectured and taught at Stanford University‚ Wellesley College‚ and Cornell University‚ all
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culture. Although imperative‚ the mother and daughter relationship can be trivial. Many women writers have exercised their knowledge and shared their feelings in their works to depict the importance and influence of mothers upon daughters. Jamaica Kincaid‚ Maxine Hong Kingston‚ and Kiana Davenport are only three of the many women writers who have included mother and daughter themes in their texts. These writers explore the journeys of women in search of spiritual‚ mental and individual knowledge. As
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Economic Freedom and Political Freedom Famous encomiast Milton Friedman argues that “capitalism is a necessary condition for political freedom.” In other words to obtain a total democracy‚ capitalism should be a key element. Although Freidman’s argument is agreeable‚ it lacks important characteristics that are used to create a strong argument. Arguments have rules and regulations that should be followed to make them creditable‚ logical‚ and understood by the audience. Milton Friedman ideas can
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“The Writer” by Richard Wilber and “A&P” by John Updike is power. Both address the theme of power differently. In the poem the father allows his daughter to hold her own power‚ and does not attempt to take it from her. Whereas in the short story‚ the manager Lengel is the one holding all of the power‚ until Sammy fights to gain his own power. Both pieces show power and empowerment in different ways‚ but still address the overarching theme of who holds truly holds the power/ In “The Writer” by Richard
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