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    Macbeth vs Scotland, Pa

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    is often how the material is viewed by the audience".(Berardinelli) Prior to Morrissette ’s Scotland‚ PA‚ Roman Polanski brought his adaptation of Macbeth (1971) to the silver screen. This more traditional adaptation follows the plays blueprint. The setting remains unchanged‚ as well as the plot and dialogue. This movie was made soon after a horrifically traumatic events in Polanski ’s life‚ the heinous murder of his pregnant wife by members of the ‘Charlie Manson family ’. The film may have

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    makes sense why his current job is a pun to him due to the fact that he had worked in Chinatown before as a police officer where the case he took on was awfully deceptive which led to a woman getting hurt. The film did not give detail on the events that took place at that time but it was so devastating to Gittes that he quit the force. As we all know the case that Gittes takes on takes him symbolically back to Chinatown. It is believed that we as humans involuntarily pursue people‚ situations‚ and events

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    Chinatown BIA Case Study

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    The Chinatown BIA is a low density residential area where the community is built with a variety of small Asian style businesses that attracts tourists and a lot of people to shop and visit. In order to make the community accessible for people‚ a good transportation system is essential. I had the opportunity to visit Chinatown on Tuesday‚ October 20th‚ 2015‚ at approximately 8:30am‚ particular to monitor the traffic condition on the major intersection of Dundas and Spadina Avenue because Dundas Street

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    the Nazi’s possessed. As the Jews dance and the Nazi’s laugh‚ viewers can hear music being played‚ by a group of Jews‚ in the background. This music is loud‚ upbeat and cultural which alone would position viewers to feel happy and ‘alive’. However Polanski has paired the audio with the juxtaposing scene of the dancing in order to position

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    stand out and they do not seem special. The only uncomfortable aspect of the witches is that they are burying a hand in the sand. Since the beginning scene does not focus on the witches in great detail‚ Polanski still must having a reason for not emphasizing the witches as much. I think Polanski is emphasizing nature more than she is the witches‚ however‚ she still incorporates the witches’ roles in the story by using nature. When the scene first opens there is the picture of the beach. Usually‚

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    necessity to belong. He describes how they all wore the same “blue‚ black and gold” uniform and there was no individuality or finding a sense of place. He sums it all up by being “like a foreign tourist”. “The Pianist” a movie directed by Roman Polanski‚ shows a Polish man’s journey of survival and endurance though an era of which Hitler and his Nazi’s strove to extinct the Polish race and as a side effect‚ the survivors sense of place in the world due the fact they were hated and hunted by all

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    The experience of going to Chinatown allowed me to gain a better understanding of the culture there. I wasn’t sure what to expect of Chinatown‚ as I’m not from the area and I only really had a general idea of the community. I knew that Chinatown was a representation of Chinese culture‚ but I was surprised to see how representative it was of many other Asian cultures‚ such as Japanese and Korean. Even in preliminary research that I did‚ I only saw representations of Chinese culture. I was surprised

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    In “Postcards from Chinatown”‚ the poet examines how‚ in a place that had been renovated as a tourist attraction‚ the past lurks in the shadows of the present‚ which is unauthentic and seemingly all just a performance for entertainment. “An Empty Cinema”‚ on the other hand‚ laments the vanishing of Singapore’s past and heritage‚ likening the past to no more than just a cinematic film‚ where it is just a hologram projected onto a screen. In “Postcards from Chinatown”‚ the poet calls our daily

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    residents in Canada‚ specifically residents of Chinatowns in cities across the country have morphed and evolved to ensure that complete loss of culture and assimilation does not take place. They have done this by forming associations and organizations to make their voices heard and to ensure that their cultural identity is formed by themselves. This paper will explore Dr. Lai’s five models of Canadian Chinatowns and compare and contrast it to Chinatown in Vancouver‚ Winnipeg‚ and Toronto. Through analysis

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    themselves in order to make their relationship seem better. Harper does not want to move with Joe because she wants out of their relationship. She makes up several excuses to justify them for not moving. She starts out with referring to the Roman Polanski Film‚ Rosemary’s Baby. The movie’s

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