Directed by Chen Kaige‚ a highly acclaimed fifth-generation Chinese film director‚ Farewell My Concubine has received many international film awards and nominations; among them are the Best Foreign Film and the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1993. In the film‚ Cheng Dieyi‚ a Peking Opera actor playing the leading female characters‚ becomes obsessed with his role as the concubine of the King of Chu and blurs his stage role with the real life he leads. The circumstances in which one grows
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really aches ...while saying goodbye . As we say goodbye‚ we remind ourselves that farewells are not forever‚ nor are they the end. They are simply words to say that we will miss you dearly and that we will remember you all fondly. To quote Shakespeare‚ who is a better word-smith than I am: "And whether we shall meet again I know not. Therefore our everlasting farewell take: For ever‚ and forever‚ farewell‚ friends! If we do meet again‚ why‚ we shall smile; If not‚ why‚ then this parting
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FACE RECOGNITION INTRODUCTION • People have amazing ability to recognize and remember thousands of faces. • Face is an important part of who you are and how people identify you. • While humans have had the innate ability to recognize and distinguish faces for millions of years‚ computers are just catching up. • Face recognition is a fascinating problem with important commercial applications such as mug shot matching‚ crowd surveillance & witness face reconstruction. • In computer vision most
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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge 1. In what ways are the condemned man’s perceptions of time and motion distorted as he is waiting to be hanged? His perception of time and motion are distorted because time seems to slow down for him. His senses are keen and he notices in detail everything that is happening around him‚ all the preparations for his execution. 2. What is ironic about the fact Farquhar’s agrees with the saying that “all is fair in love and war ?” The irony in “all is
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The last day in our school life is an indelible memory with sweet memories of our school life. It is a record of pleasant memories that occupy a special place in our life. Though it is a traditional affair‚ it has a very deep impact on the students who are leaving their "alma mater" after a period of studies there. The memories of my school farewell day still linger in my mind with ever fresh emotions. The Farewell Day It is a day of excitement. I am going to have different way of life. So
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teaching faculty‚ non-teaching faculty‚ management faculty‚ respected teacher and my dear fellow student as.a and very good morning to you all. "nothing is impossible for a man who does not have to do it by him self " on the behalf of class first year I am here to welcome all of you in this auditorium.. You came here from your busy schedule and its a great honour and reward for us. Its a tradition of our college to give farewell to our outgoing fellows students so being a junior we have learn a lot from
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[pic] The Farewell Pilgrimage (Hujjat al-wada’) was the last and only Hajj pilgrimage in which Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) participated in. When peace and order had been restored throughout the Muslim realm and the period of warfare was over and the people joined Islam in multitude‚ till in the course of some two years‚ there was one and but one religion - Islam - throughout the vast Arabian peninsula with a few Jewish and Christian exceptions here and there. The cry of Allah-u-Akbar
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Farewell Party It is normally said that the prime time in the life of anyone is the time that he spends in school. This is‚ undoubtedly‚ golden age‚ which he recollects sentimentally for the rest of his life. And this golden era came to an end on 2nd February 2012‚ which happened to be my last day at school. It was the time to leave my school forever‚ where I had spent past ten years of my life. The farewell took place in a huge hall‚ jazzed up with strips of multi-colored paper‚ balloons and
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MY LAST MOMENTS WITH MY FATHER In the year 1992‚ Senegal was‚ for the first time‚ the capital of the African football. The African nation football cup was taking place in Dakar and Ziguinchor. Everybody was very exciting to have the best players of the continent in Senegal and it may be the year to win the African cup for the first time. With all that excitement‚ I kind of forgot that my dad was very sick and he too wanted people to forget that he was seriously ill. It began‚ one cold night
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The Duke and the Duchess Victoria Overton Introduction to Literature Dr. Elliott-White June 4‚ 2012 The Duke and the Duchess Murder‚ mystery and intrigue can all be used to describe Robert Browning ’s poem‚ "My Last Duchess." From the speakers ’ indirect allusions to the death of his wife the reader could easily think that the speaker committed a vengeful crime out of jealousy. His elaborate speech confuses and disguises any possible motives‚ and the mystery is left unsolved. Even if he did
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