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    Dead Man

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    Dead Man Dead Man is a western comedy that stars Johnny Depp and Gary Farmer directed by Jim Jarmusch. The film begins as Johnny Depp’s character William Blake travels west on the transcontinental railroad to the town of Machine‚ where he had been offered a job as an accountant. When he arrived he found that the position offered to him had already been filled‚ in addition‚ city slicker Blake who came all the way from Cleveland and sold everything to make the trip‚ was out of place among the

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    Is Chivalry Dead

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    Jaden R.M. Chivalry is not dead‚ but perhaps slowly dying off; it has simply evolved and is evolving continuously as time and people do. In Medieval Period‚ chivalry was a system of ethical ideals lived by daily. The chief chivalric virtues were piety‚ honor‚ nobility‚ valor‚ courtesy‚ chastity‚ and loyalty‚ and protecting the weak (women). It is apparent in today’s society that the definition and application of chivalry has changed through history. During the middle Ages‚ chivalry was a code

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    Shaun of the Dead

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    Shaun of the Dead Through making the transition from " balding‚ weak-chinned loser to wide awake zombie slayer" Simon Pegg ’s character of Shaun in British comedy Shaun of the Dead displays the use of mise en scene by shifting his environment from ‘normal ’ and laid back to stressful and highly charged. This was shown at the beginning of the film when we saw Shaun going about his normal morning routine‚ brushing his teeth‚ using the toilet and grabbing his breakfast. After awaking up with a

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    Is Chivalry Dead

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    Is chivalry dead? It’s a question that is asked every so often in the modern day‚ a time dominated by “hookup culture”‚ a time where social equality is celebrated and desired‚ and also a time where many believe that older custom that formed as staples to society such as manners and faith‚ are tarnished. But the meaning behind chivalry itself is well misunderstood in modern society‚ it’s not uncommon to run into a complainer‚ who spouts “Chivalry is dead” after they feel as they were mistreated‚ these

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    dead metaphor

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    Dead Metaphor In his most recent play‚ Dead Metaphor‚ George Walker uses strong character development to strengthen his claim that the internal struggles of each character affect society’s balance of good and bad. Dean‚ the main character‚ recently returned from the war‚ where he served as an army sniper‚ in order to start a family; however‚ he is having problems finding a job due to his background with the army. He is soon faced with a difficult decision when three people in his life ask him

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    Is Chivalry Dead

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    Is Chivalry Dead Chivalry has never been real from the beginning of time. “Chivalry” was just a practice of being nice to women in ancient times. The world has changed a lot sense ancient times. Ancient times are called just that for a reason‚ they are ancient and in the past. Ancient times are based on ancient thinking that is even older than the times itself. To move forward in today’s world you have to think towards the future‚ not in the past. To think of chivalry as being “alive”

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    Dead Fish

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    The artwork ‘What About The Dead Fish?’ was created by Shamsia Hassani‚ who is the first female graffiti artist in Afghanistan. This drawing is an example of what she calls a “dreaming graffiti” artwork‚ which she creates by painting on pictures of places in Afghanistan she would like to visit but is unable to due to the warfare. It was made using spray paint in 2011 on the ruins of a Russian cultural centre in Kabul‚ Afghanistan. The artwork depicts a scene of a woman in a burqa sitting on the stairs

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    Dead Armadillos

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    A brave‚ tough‚ and a self-confident woman‚ that is who Gail White is. White claims to be a critic of the world around her and she expresses this through her poetry. In her poem “Dead Armadillos‚” she points out the way the society looks at animals and how they give importance to them. Gail White was able to bring attention to the status of animals in the wild by using armadillos as a representation of them‚ and telling how the majority of the society gives little importance to them by using similes

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    Is Film Dead

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    Matthew Harris FDA Creative Practise Photography Creative cultures 2 17/4/1 http://mattharris-fda.weebly.com Is Film Dead? Matthew Harris Is film photography a dying art? This is the question that inspires and drives my film photography work. Film photography is about subverting modern technologies and techniques to get deeper inside the vocabulary of photography. Digital photography is a blossoming art form that grows more and more popular every day. Can film photography have a place

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    Guest Speaker Write Up

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    Mehdi Tazi : 260471916 Section 5 Guest speaker: Caroline Dagenais Caroline Dagenais was invited as a guest speaker‚ on November 8th in order to discuss the importance of Information Technology in her field. She went through different subjects from how technology enabled the hospital to operate like a business company to her own career stream. What I found particularly interesting and surprising is the way she was hired to be manager of a department she didn’t know anything about‚ and

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