Precious (2009) was originally a novel written by Sapphire‚ although its screenplay was authored by Geoffrey Fletcher. Clarice Precious Jones‚ who is known by her middle name‚ has coped with abuse her entire life. Her father continuously abuses sexually by raping her‚ and now she is pregnant with his second child. Precious’ mother‚ Mary‚ inflicts a different type of abuse upon her daughter. She forces Precious to overeat‚ which has caused major obesity and thus has diminished her self-esteem
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was originally going to be named Scary Movie‚ but nearing film completion the Weinstein brothers were inspired to name it after a Michael Jackson song by the same name. It’s amazing how an 18-page script could become a film that
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The movie “Cheaper by the Dozen” starring Frank Gilbreth‚ was an extremely engaging movie because of the different lifestyle he lived. He had 12 kids‚ was industrial engineer and efficiency expert that raised his kids in a way‚ which is out of the norm. In the movie “ Cheaper by the Dozen” there was scientific management and motions study written all over it. There were plenty of scenes where he demonstrated it. For instance‚ Frank Gilbreth would call his children when he comes home from work by
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In the movie‚ Mimic‚ the setting is dark and gloomy‚ which is perfect for a science fiction‚ horror film. The movie takes place deep in the subway and beneath underground of New York City. The story begins with children dying from a disease suspected of being carried by cockroaches. Susan Tyler‚ an entomologist‚ creates a killer cockroach to go in and kill off the infected ones. The killer cockroach is supposed to only live for 6 months. This works and everyone praises Susan for saving the
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general factors which have direct impacts upon the process of learning. This factors namely: (1) school-level factors‚ (2) teacher-level factors‚ and (3) student-level factors (Marzano‚ 2003). The school-level factors are “primarily a function of school policy and schoolwide decisions and initiative.”: (1) a guaranteed and viable curriculum‚ (2) challenging goals and effective feedback‚ (3) safe and orderly environment‚ and (5) collegiality and professionalism. The teacher-level factors are “primarily
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Plato (428 B.C--347B.C) Plato was born in 428 B.C to Ariston‚ a descendent from early kings of Athens‚ and Perictione‚ a distant relative of the 6th century lawmaker Solon. He was a Greek philosopher. Throughout his life‚ in his Academy‚ he educated those who would become some of the most influential mathematicians and philosophers. Plato ’s many contributions to modern mathematics include the founding of the Academy of Athens‚ method of philosophical problem solving‚ and his Theory of Forms.
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In the movie “Regarding Henry”‚ Henry demonstrates 2 different lifestyles. His first personality is his busy working‚ successful lawyer personality. But it also shows his lack of attention for his family‚ his will to do anything in a case as long as he wins‚ his self conscious thought of how people view him. Henry goes through a life changing event of nearly being killed‚ when he was shot in his head. He managed to live‚ but the mental trauma he would deal with for the rest of his life was a loss
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Movie Title: Argo Summary Argo was a film released in 2012 that talks about the invasion of the American embassy in Tehran‚ Iran‚ during the Iranian revolutionaries in 1979. During the invasion of the embassy‚ six Americans managed to escape while the others were held hostages. The six Americans managed to seek shelter under the official residence of the Canadian Ambassador. Together with the Canadian government and the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)‚ a plan was discussed to save the six Americans
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Myra A. Logan Myra Adele Logan helped open up society to the idea of women making huge attributions to medicine. She was born in 1908 in Tuskegee‚ Alabama and died in 1977 from lung cancer. Her father was a treasure at the Alabama Tuskegee and her mom was a health care activist and a suffragist. She was the first women to preform open heart surgery. She also researched antibiotics and breast cancer. Not only was she a women‚ but she was a black women. During this time period‚ not a lot of black
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The film “crash” is an ensemble drama film that’s a collision of self-concepts‚ of prejudices. It’s about racial and social tensions. Makes us view ourselves in a different aspect‚ breaks down our self-illusions‚ and lays our deceptions and our tenderness bare. It’s a film of justice‚ and not the usual kind of litigious righteousness that’s usually demanded. Rather‚ it’s the justice of the second chance‚ and of undeserved mercy. Crash is backed with excellent cinematography‚ and original soundtrack
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