When one contemplates the concepts of cinema and attractions‚ the ideas of the modern day blockbuster film might come to mind. World disasters‚ car chases‚ and high profile police investigations are just some of the story lines that attract people to theatres year round. The term "cinema of attraction" introduced by Tom Gunning into the study of film is defined more precisely. To quote Gunning‚ a cinema of attraction: "directly solicits spectator attention‚ inciting visual curiosity‚ and supplying
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the timberline in these mountains lies at about 3000 m (about 10‚000 ft)." East of the Cordillera Oriental are vast reaches of torrid lowlands‚ thinly populated and only partly explored. The southern portion of this region‚ called selvas (rain forests)‚ is thickly forested and is drained by the Caquetá River and other tributaries of the Amazon River. The northern and greater part of the region comprises vast plains‚ or llanos‚ and is traversed by the Meta and other tributaries of the Orinoco
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as he and his wife were very poor. He returned home‚ and decided‚ with his wife‚ that he should look for the plant in the forest. So he gave his farewells to his wife‚ and left the house. He ran desperately through the town where the church bell rang for 5 o’clock‚ through farmland‚ and then into the Donadea Forest. It had reached dusk as Jack frantically searched the forest for the large leaved plant along an old trail. He was surrounded by tall oaks with vines hanging down from their long stiff
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Part A (a): Ethical dilemma Kate is faced with the dilemma is weather to report about the contaminated milk to the Queensland Food Safety Authority (FSA). Ethical egoism Under ethical egoism‚ Kate should report the issue to the food safety Authority. Because under the ethical egoism it is maximising the self-interest which she doesn’t want to see customers get ill and furthermore the business get bad publicity. Also being rewarded as a most honest person in the restaurant she doesn’t want to be
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Political interpretations of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz include treatments of the modern fairy tale (written by L. Frank Baum and first published in 1900) as an allegory or metaphor for the political‚ economic and social events of America in the 1890s. Scholars have examined four quite different versions of Oz: the novel of 1900‚ the Broadway play of 1901‚the Hollywood film of 1939‚ and the numerous follow-up Oz novels written after 1900 by Baum and others. The political interpretations focus on
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In the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz‚ directed by Victor Fleming‚ Dorothy Gale is in a monochromatic world with her dog Toto‚ which is represented by the sepia tone of the film from the scenes in Kansas. This‚ to her‚ is a monotonous life that she wishes to break away from. When her wishes come true‚ she is whisked way to the vibrant and colorful world of Oz. She eventually is captured by the Wicked Witch of the West and is back in a dull‚ monochromatic castle with minimal vibrant fantasy colors
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outdoors. 1859 Monet comes to Paris and enters the Swiss Academy.1860 Monet meets Pissaro and Courbet. In 1861 monet joined an army for a seven year time in Algeria. 1863 Monet discovers Manet’s painting and paints "en plein air" in the Fontainebleau forest. 1864 Monet stays in Honfleur with Boudin‚ Bazille‚ Jondkind. He also meets his first art lover: Gaudibert.1865 Monet’s paintings are submitted for the first time to the official Salon. 1867 Birth of his first son Jean Monet while Claude Monet is
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Grant Miller Andrew Wilkinson M.S. University Colloquium 14 March 2012 SouthWest Florida’s Wetland Wilderness: Big Cypress and the Ten Thousand Islands Jeff Ripple’s extremely detailed book dives into the complex eco-systems of Big Cypress Swamp and the Ten Thousand Islands and extensively describes the plants and animals that live in these areas. Ripple leaves no stone unturned as he tells of the eco-systems that exist within these amazing subtropical watersheds. The book takes each
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altitude‚ but coffee is by far the major crop and its price on the world market has affected Colombia’s economic health. Colombia is rich in minerals‚ including petroleum‚ natural gas‚ iron‚ nickel‚ coal‚ copper‚ gold‚ silver‚ platinum‚ and emeralds. The manufacturing sector of the
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Bogota Bogota is a vibrant city that is situated below the cold Andean Mountains and offers a mixture of modern shopping malls and historic colonial buildings. The City’s main centre is the La Candelaria where there are restaurants‚ bars and hotels in amongst the ancient homes‚ churches and convents. The South of the City is where the working class stay and is still well known for the drug industry but North of the city is filled with hotels and entertainment in the districts of Zona Rosa and Zona
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