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Violence And Crime Femme Fatale
1,296 wordsOn the Dark Side: Fight Club & Neo-Noir In Fight Club (David Fincher, 1999) the director, Fincher, presents the elements that are essential in a Neo-Noir film. The most obvious of the characteristics is the dark overtone of the film. Fight Club is mostly set in night or in shadows as are most noir films. The other obvious characteristic of Neo-Noir is the voice over narration. Voice over narration is when a voice off screen is doing a narration of what is happening on screen. This narration is p...
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Trial And Error Greatest Achievements
2,482 wordsThomas A. Edison earned his reputation as one of America's greatest inventors and heroes. Full of innovation, ingenuity, and enterprise, Edison "embodied[d] much of what Americans have felt was positive about the national experience. " Edison can put claim to 1093 US patents in addition to thousands more international patents. His works include such major contributions as advancements in telegraphy, the phonograph, a perfected nickel-iron-alkaline battery, and the first commercially successful i...
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Carbon Dioxide Nuclear Reactors
788 wordsSome people might think its the opposite of heavy pollution! But NO, Light Pollution is man made light that falls outside the area of intended lighting. Some examples are a street light that shines in your yard or your bedroom window and a billboard light that over shines the sign. Light pollution is the broad, glowing, dome of light we see over metropolitan areas, sports arenas, parking lots, or industrial complexes. It can also be a neighbor's backyard light shining into your bedroom window th...
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Thomas Alva Edison Electric Light Bulb
4,787 wordsEdison's and His Brilliance Thomas A. Edison earned his reputation as one of Americas greatest inventors and heroes. Full of innovation, ingenuity, and enterprise, Edison embodied[d] much of what Americans have felt was positive about the national experience. Edison can put claim to 1093 US patents in addition to thousands more international patents. His works include such major contributions as advancements in telegraphy, the phonograph, a perfected nickel-iron-alkaline battery, and the first c...
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Thomas Alva Edison Fiber Optic
2,291 wordsHave you wondered why streetlights are yellow, or why the year 2000 cars have brighter headlights and they are a different color? Have you ever wondered how the indiglo light on your watch works, or why it glows green and not white? And did you know that same indiglo light can be used while frozen, dipped in water, bent in half, stepped on, or in hazardous environments. Lighting has changed over the last few years; there are advantages and disadvantages of different kinds of lighting. Lighting h...
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