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Historical Event South America
549 wordsIn December of 1915 a huge step for the rights of Peasants in Peru was taken. Juan Pevez was born in Ica, Peru and in 1915 he lead an uprising against the Picasso family who ran the that Pevez worked on. In Water! , an excerpt from Pevez's autobiography, a dispute over rights to water is described and how the peasants overcame. Southern Peru does not see much rain during the year, so when it does come it is an extremely valued commodity. In December 1915 a very unusual thing happened. The water ...
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Finding Purpose In Arthur Miller The Crucible
676 wordsThe Crucible is a book that conveys a very ugly part of American history. The author, Arthur Miller, uses a play format to educate his audience about a very confusing event that took place in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. In 1692 a tightly wound New England community broke into a rash of scandals and rumors having to do with witchcraft and devil worship. Miller uses actual occurrences, names, and dates in the story, which makes the book a semi- reliable source of information about the event. Mil...
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The Cuban Missile Crisis In Film Thirteen Days
1,161 wordsThe film Thirteen Days shows the viewer a blockbuster look at the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis that challenged the Kennedy administration. It does a reasonable job of sifting through history and picking the pieces that allow the audience to understand the historical event and enjoy the movie without being overloaded with information. The character of the Presidents fiercely loyal aid, Kenneth OConnell played by the actor Kevin Costner is followed throughout the film to give a more personal feel to ...
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Aztec Empire Spanish Conquest
1,402 wordsVictors and Vanquished The history of the Western hemisphere is full of war and conquest. One of the most significant and defining of those conquests is the downfall of the Mexico/Aztec Empire. While there are many other events to choose from, this one stands out since it was one over one of the largest empires in Central America. It is also important to look at because of the immense cultural impact it had. The story of this takeover reads like a movie script, a small band of Spaniards single h...
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Snow Falling Camera Angles
1,727 wordsSteven Spielberg? s masterpiece? Schindler? s List? portrays the indifference and injustice associated with the Holocaust. Those events of guilt and suffering were so terrible in their scale and intensity that it was only suitable for a documentary style of interpretation. Spielberg? s strength to present a historically based event derived from the subtle way he approached to interpret it. It seems only natural that a film as powerful and disturbing as Schindler? s List emerged from Spielberg? s...
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