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    At this point in time, it may seem as if Huston has presented all the inner workings of the relationships within The Maltese Falcon, thus revealing all the complexities of the relationships and its meaning within society. However, with the relationship that blossoms between Samuel Spade and Brigid O’Shaughnessy, Huston further complicates the understanding of characters within the film and continues to unravel new details about the situation between Spade & Archer. The relationship that emerges…

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    solved?” in a detective story? Characters in “The Maltese Falcon” and in “L.A. Confidential” have shown that justice means to fight for the truth in which the detectives found for themselves, community and the people they care for. Characters in the “Maltese Falcon, “and “L.A. Confidential” proved that their jobs depends on making things right. Sam Spade in “The Maltese Falcon” believes he deserves not to take the fall for the crimes in the falcon scheme with Cairo, Gutman, Wilmer, and…

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    Falcon Field, This historic part of Arizona was built in Mesa in 1941 with many factors contributing to its construction (Arizona Aircraft Wrecks). The Construction of Falcon Field started with Mesa’s Major George N. Goodman talking with local military officers and saying that construction of this airfield would cost the city of Mesa $50000 dollars to build (BREAK GROUND). While at Falcon Field there would be a large building housing the kitchen and the mess hall, and to the right of it was the…

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    Human Falcon Film Analysis

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    young woman reluctantly becomes the official companion to a man she hates: he’s the richest man on the planet known as the Human Falcon or Ubermensch, whose responsibility is to save the world. BRIEF SYNOPSIS: LITA LONSUN (20’s) becomes the official companion to the richest man on the planet. He’s been called many names including the Atomic Warrior, the Human Falcon, Ogun, and Ubermensch. Lita and the MAN have a mutual contempt and distrust for each other. PETER GRAY (50’s) escorts her…

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    I believe that the motto “Once a Falcon, Always a Falcon,” is a perfect motto to describe myself as both a person and student. Growing up, I always took pride of my hometown (Vermilion, Ohio). My hometown, paired with the rollercoaster of experiences I endured throughout middle school and high school, made me who I am today. Granted, there were hard times and struggles, but I would not be where I am today had I not grown from those experiences. As I stated in my application, I represented my…

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    Giovanni Boccaccio’s Federigo’s Falcon tells a tale of a wealthy bachelor who desires the love a beautiful woman named Monna Giovanna. Federigo thought Monna wanted luxurious gifts and a brave, macho man. His assumptions led him to spend all of his money and risk his life in competitions. When Federigo had nothing but a falcon, resulting in him trying to please her by cooking it for her. Federigo misjudged the situation and ended up feeding the falcon to her when the falcon was all she wanted,…

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    The Maltese Falcon (1941) is an example of where “we can compare cinema to another related medium: live theater” (Barsam & Monahan, 2016, p.4). Movies of the twentieth century, particularly earlier in the century, did have a “live theater” feel to them, and Falcon in particular, certainly did as a slice-of-life piece. The nitty-gritty streets, the dialog, the guns, the costuming, and…

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    The Viaks Case Summary

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    Vicks is an independent printing and distribution company and is based in Utica NY. In this scenario, they would become the printer and distributor for all Kendor Music products. Sixty percent of Vick’s current business is with music publishers, so they have the knowledge and capabilities to handle the needs of a music publisher (9x12 paper, and different collating/binding requirements). For over 30 years, Vicks has been the exclusive printer/distributor of Alfred Music, the 2nd largest print…

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    Roger Ferris Essay

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    First of all, the principle of the spy universe that the ends justify the means can be observed through the main character Roger Ferris. Indeed, Ferris often sacrifices people or part of his personal life to achieve the ends. For instance, at the beginning of the book Ferris has a source of information whose name is Nizar who needs to get expediated in the United States to be save (p.48). However, Ferris knows that he cannot save this guy, so he takes all the information he needs and promises…

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    The Millennium Falcon is one of the fastest ships in the Star Wars universe. It makes the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs. This “hunk of junk” has outmaneuvered a fleet of TIE fighters through an asteroid field and, while most ships in Star Wars — from Imperial Star Destroyers to X-Wing fighters — are capable of faster-than-light travel, only the Millennium Falcon has the benefit of specialized care from Han Solo and his trusted copilot Chewbacca. Like Han Solo, business professionals are…

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