HSC English (ESL) Language Study within an Area of Study Related Text Scaffold (Fill in one for EACH text) Related text scaffold 1. Find out basic information about the text. a) Name of text: The Shawshank Redemption b) Composer: Frank Darabont c) Source (Where you got the text from. Include date of publication‚ or date of accessing website): Castle Rock Entertainment‚ September 23rd 1994 d) Type of text Film 2. Summarise the text. In 1947
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As of today‚ over thirty‚ well known critics would consider Shawshank Redemption to be the greatest movie of all time. Although the film has been given this title‚ director and writer Frank Darabont knows the true genius behind this story is writer‚ Stephen King. Stephen King is mostly known for his horror‚ suspense books‚ but this time he wrote a book about Andy Dufresne‚ a banker from Maine who is wrongly charged with murdering his cheating wife and her lover. King writes “Rita Hayworth and the
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The movie "Shawshank Redemption"‚ written and directed by Frank Darabont is about Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) who in 1947 is sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison for the murders of his wife and her lover. However‚ only Andy knows that he didn’t commit the crimes. Sent to Shawshank Prison to do hard time‚ Andy‚ a banker in the outside world has to learn to get by in the brutal‚ cutthroat confines of prison life as he is subjected to vicious attacks from the guards and his fellow in-mates
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Watching Shawshank Redemption was not only a fantastic journey‚ but it also made me question some of my beliefs regarding inmates. Andy Dufresne’s character conveyed a kind spirit even though the people he was surrounded by were anything but. Red’s mockery of the behavior assessment committee was especially poignant of what perspective of prisoners. Though I had never considered prisoners to be drastically different people‚ I had never realized how similar they were to us. The idea of contrasting
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Chapter 1: Dian Fossey plans a trip for seven weeks to Africa where she will study gorillas and meet scientists Louis and Mary Leakey. Fossey goes with the Leakey’s to look at a giraffe fossil at an excavation site. She ends up falling into the ditch where the fossil was‚ breaking her ankle and throwing up all over the fossil. After two weeks of recovering‚ Fossey goes to study gorillas with Alan Root‚ a photographer‚ and his wife‚ Joan. After watching the gorillas‚ Fossey returns to her hometown
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Gorillas in the Mist Essay I think the message of this movie was that if you stand up for what you really believe in and put all your effort towards it‚ you can achieve whatever you set your mind to‚ like how Dian Fossey was the inspiration to save many species. After the film‚ my main thoughts were‚ “What can I do to help this situation?” This movie also changed my viewpoint on primates. Before I watched this movie I very strongly disliked gorillas and monkeys in general. I look at them
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The differences between the average American’s view of water and the average African’s view of water are outstanding. Americans take advantage of the water that freely flows through our faucets everyday. African women struggle to find‚ gather‚ and carry their water to their homes. “The Illusion of Water Abundance‚” “The Burden of Thirst”‚ and “Unquenchable” give unique insight into the way different peoples view the source that gives humans life. This synthesis paper will focus on the ethics of
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The novel‚ The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng‚ is mainly about recalling stories of Yun Ling’s childhood until the end of her days with Aritomo. Her life was basically miserable because of the Japanese war and her sister died‚ but after she met Aritomo she fell in love but when he left and never came back she was heartbroken. So she designed a garden in memory of her sister and it was called Yugiri. Yun Ling fears losing along with her ability to comprehend words are her memories. What can
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are different types of ghosts‚ demons‚ and spirits. ¨The Interactive Personally‚” is a very common haunting because it’s usually a ghost of a family member or pet. “The Ectoplasm or Ecto-Mist” is a type mist or fog which is usually a vaporous cloud that appears several feet away but can move swiftly. This type of mist can be captured in video or in a photograph. It can appear in different colors such as white‚ gray‚ or even black. “The poltergeist” is one of the most popular terms used in paranormal
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Short Summary of the movie The Mist After a storm in the town Maine‚ David Drayton drives from his lakeside house with his son Billy and his neighbour‚ Brent Norton‚ to the supermarket to get supplies. On the way‚ they see a heavy mist‚ and later‚ they see military convoys‚ police‚ and ambulances heading into it. In the supermarket‚ a frantic local arrives crying that there is something alive in the mist. The manager closes the front entrance but the mist encloses the store. The Christian woman Mrs
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