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Orson Welles Citizen Kane
1,214 wordsThe biggest mistake we have made is to consider that films are primarily a form of entertainment. The film is the greatest medium since the invention of movable type for exchanging ideas and information, and it is no more at its best in light entertainment than literature is at its best in the light novel. -Orson Welles Orson Welles was passionate about film. By the young age of 25, he had directed, produced, and starred in what is today considered by most to be the greatest movie ever made, Cit...
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End The War British Merchants
1,187 words... n sidered the pinnacle of success for a privateer voyage. These captured vessels were the primary reason upward mobility was so possible. A captain might return to port with a total of three captured ships on one voyage. He began his adventures as an employee of the investors who furnished him with his original ship and crew. When divvying the spoils, it was not uncommon for a privateer captain to request one of the captured ships for the bulk of his compensation. He could take this ship, hi...
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Slave Traders Olaudah Equiano
797 wordsThe Middle Passage was almost inconceivable. Hundreds upon hundreds of Africans were abducted from their homes to go on boats to America. They were stacked like books on shelves in order to bring enough Negros for a profitable slave trade. The life on the boats on the way to the New World was so bad that the Africans preferred death to their gruesome future. The conditions on the boats were hellish. The slaves on the ships were packed like sardines and chained together. Among the gripping words ...
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Snuff Films Charles Manson
1,337 words... s are mirrored by noted women's rights attorney, anti-pornography activist and University of Michigan law professor Catherine MacKinnon, who is researching the subject. "My opinion is completely to the contrary to the FBI's. I know snuff films exist. These so-called official people don't enjoy a lot of trust. In many cases they " ve got one public line, while they move in another direction. " Asked to substantiate her claims, she replies, "To divulge anything would jeopardise my own investig...
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Wal Mart Death Row
1,078 words... pro-homosexual lyrics. Other states including Virginia have followed suit by passing the same law. This means that millions of dollars in stock could potentially be removed from companies such as Time Warner if the state decides it doesn't approve of any one album produced by that company. This gives the government a huge amount of power and control over the artistic content of a company's label. Local governments practice censorship even more often than the federal government. In Detroit, M...
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Knocked Unconscious Barbed Wire
1,285 wordsJuly 1 st 2001 Sweat poured down my rugged unshaved face, bathed in my camouflage, and dripped on my MP 5 sub-machine gun. As I ran for my God-forsaken life I spit out my fresh chew and screamed at my division sniping in the nearby trench, GET THE HELL OUT! ITS GONNA BLOW! ! Once I gained their attention it was too late. BAWOOSH! I tried to glance at my four other companions but I only caught a glimpse their distraught visages a split second before debris covered my sight and I was luckily blown...
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Submarines In The Revolutionary And Civil Wars
995 wordsThe Trident Submarine houses twenty-four nuclear warheads with each having a range of 4, 600 miles over land. If a nuclear war were to break out between the Soviet Union and the United States, virtually every major city could be destroyed in a matter of hours. The origin of these major players in modern day warfare lies in the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. A Dutchman named Cornelius Van Drebbel, made the very first submarine in 1652, to fight the mighty Spanish ship called the Rotterdam Boat. It...
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World War Ii 60 Years
1,154 wordsWas the "Hindenburg disaster" a result of sabotage committed by the opponents of the Nazi organization? Did a bolt of lightning strike the zeppelin? Or was one of the most devastating accidents in aviation history nothing but a cunningly planned insurance fraud? Over 60 years ago, airships were the "queens of the skies. " In the early 1900 s, a stubborn, yet brilliant German count, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, took keen interest in balloon flights and was devoted to the design and construction ...
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Outlook On Life Good Friend
672 wordsThe summer of 1993, and how it changed my life forever. First let me tell you the story of James and me. My best friend James and I were very close, we grew up together, and went to the same school together, well sometimes as we liked to skip alot. James and I were like a mirror; we both liked the same foods, the same music, and the same idea about life. James had a good heart never wish anything bad on anyone and always speed light in the worst of times. Like other kids growing up we liked to h...
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North Pole Common Man
523 wordsEnglish 1302 19 February 2004 Response Paper # 2 Danger Of Knowledge Through the theme of dangerous knowledge Mary Shelly is conveying a message, with the characters of Walton and Victor. The desire to make history. An attempt to go beyond accepted human limits and to access the secrets of life. Both Victor and Walton possess an insatiable thirst for privileged knowledge the things that are unknown to the common man. Walton states I preferred glory to every enticement that wealth placed in my pa...
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Marco Polo Queen Isabella
1,103 wordsAlthough the journals and diaries, in which Christopher Columbus is said to have recorded his discoveries, have long been lost to us and the ones that remain are not the originals, these works may not tell the whole story, or even possibly the truth of his discoveries. This essay will endeavor to explain what Columbus expected to find in the Indies, how his reports reflected these findings and the deception in what he reported back to the empire in a bid to hide his misfortunes. Upon the reading...
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Joined Forces North Carolina
597 wordsEdward Teach, alias Blackbeard, "more than any other, can be called North Carolina's own pirate, although he was not a native of the colony... As is the case with all pirates, his origin is obscure. His name originally, it seems was Edward Drummond, and he began his career as an honest seaman, sailing out of his home port of Bristol, England. He is seldom known by that name, for after he became a pirate he began calling himself Edward Teach, sometimes spelled in the records as Thatch, Tache, or ...
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Aided By Athena Odysseus Is Not A Hero Scylla
546 wordsThe Odyssey is an epic poem about a Greek warrior named Odysseus, who just finished fighting in the Trojan War. He journeys home only to find his house overtaken by suitors trying to marry his wife, and kill his son. During his journey he comes face to face with deadly creatures, and has mind-boggling experiences at sea. But after all that Odysseus has done, Im not convinced that he is a hero. He is not a hero because he exhibits a cold-hearted personality, and because Athena gave Odysseus a lot...
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Naturalism And Stephen Crane The Open Boat
1,769 wordsNaturalism is frequently cited as one of the dominant literary movements of 19 th century America. Naturalism aimed at a detached, scientific objective portrayal of a natural self controlled by instincts and ruled by passion. Since a self was not perceived to have free will, naturalism debunked moral judgment. Historically, naturalism is perceived to have been more inclusive but also less selective than realism (Hart 525). Naturalism was boxed-in by a determinism established by Darwinian theory ...
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Analysis Of Gary Crew Angel Gate
425 wordsGary Crew writes the novel Angels Gate. It is written in first person and viewed through the eyes of Kimmy. The main character, Kimmy, and his family the Harriots live in a town called Jericho (named after a biblical city). His mother and father run a doctors surgery and help the injured or people in need. They work from their own house. This is called the Laurels. The town of Jericho is quite normal; gossip travels swiftly and not everyone is extra special, but then the mysterious death of Padd...
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General Review Of The Music Man Musical
535 wordsUpon viewing Meredith Willsons The Music Man, I made a pact with myself, never to go see another musical again, or at least not pay for one. I dont want to discredit the Department of Theatre or anyone else involved, for I believe they worked hard and put on a great performance. This being the most professional play that Ive seen, besides a couple in grade school, I find it hard to believe one would attend a musical, unless they were expected to write a paper about it. The Music Man left me lost...
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20 Th 1506 Died In Valladolid Columbus
762 wordsChristopher Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy on August 25 th 1451, and he died in Valladolid Spain on May 20 th 1506. His life is filled with mystery and controversy. Even though there has been controversy about his birth date and this birthplace, the historians have narrowed it down to this date and place. His childhood is another mystery. It is said that Columbus was the oldest of five children to poor wool weavers. His son has stated that Columbus had attended the University of Pavia; Columb...
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Compare And Contrast William Bradford
664 wordsCompare and Contrast Essay The author John Smith, a pilgrim who arrived to the Americas, wrote a description of the new land in his book A Description of New England. In this book Smith shows a wonderful world of vast food and pleasure. Also, William Bradford another pilgrim who arrived to Plymouth on the coast of Massachusetts, wrote a book called Of Plymouth Plantation in which he describes what really happened there, how did the pilgrims actually lived. The purpose of this essay is to compare...
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Lai Massacre Vietnam Veterans
666 wordsMy Lai Massacre What Americans refer to as the My Lai Massacre happened in the quiet village of Son My, only a kilometer from the coast of Vietnam in Quang Ngai Province. On March 16, less than two months after the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese launched their famous 1968 Tet Offensive, Bravo and Charlie Companies of the 11 th Infantry Brigade of the 23 rd Infantry Division entered the hamlet of My Lai and killed at least 347 Vietnamese, mostly women and children. The official Vietnamese death t...
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Didn T Wasn T
699 wordsAugust 2, 2000 Narrative essay Growing up in the streets of Los Angeles one will be caught into the temptations that are out there. One of the biggest temptations being caught into gangs. It is pretty hard not joining one especially when you see all your friends joining a certain crew or gang. This temptations are brought upon you during your junior high years, when everyone wants to fit in and find all the friends on can find. Fortunately for me a incident occur that would change my life foreve...
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