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    The action and adventure subgenre in movies has “long established features of Hollywood productions as well that of other national cinemas” (Tasker). This subgenre has elements of an adventure which includes journey, quest, or discovery that takes place in a “fantasy and exoticized setting” (Action and Adventure Films) along with incredible scenes of violent, combative, explosive, and pursuit action sequences. Action sequences can also be “comic… apocalyptic, military, conspiratorial and even romantic” (Tasker). Action and adventure films have a primary focus on some sort of conflict. It usually involves an individual or a group that is a hero type figure that faces a great force or opponent that affects them physically and mentally. Typically,…

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    Grand Canyon

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    How the Grand Canyon Came to Be In the middle of the desert lived a very curious wolf named Tico. Tico had a very good friend named Sandy. Tico and Sandy did everything together. There favorite thing to do was find bones, then hide them deep in the ground. Tico and Sandy were known to be good at finding rare and big bones. Sandy and Tico would often switch task of who was to find the bone and who was to clean the bone. When it was time to hide the bone they would agree on a hiding place, then…

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    Roquentin’s feelings of “adventure” and Anny’s notion of “perfect moments” tie together throughout Nausea. Roquentin spends most of his time alone, self-analyzing, but it is through his adventure that he discovers what he has been missing. Unlike Roquentin, Anny had been chasing these “perfect moments” her whole life and by the end of the book, she feels as if she has run out of them. Anny and Roquentin’s lives seem to almost run parallel to each other, but going the opposite directions; Anny…

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    of the movie The Hunger Games Katniss Everdeen commences her "Hero's Journey". In the beginning of the film Katniss' ordinary life is shown to the audience, including her poverty-stricken district, her small-knit family, and her friendship with a boy named Gale. The first step in the Hero's Journey is "The Ordinary World", in which the hero's normal life is examined before they go on their actual journey. On the day of the infamous reaping, in which two tributes (a girl and a boy) are chosen…

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    La Mafia Trailer Analysis

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    La Mafia In media we have produced a film trailer entitled La Mafia; our group consisted of me, Chris, Jeremiah and Onur. The film’s genre is both comedy and action, with the setting being in a school. Throughout the production we set goals to make sure our trailer was unique. Our production was aimed at the 13 -21 year age group, targeting the B-D social groups, in addition to the Aspirer psychographic group. Our production was more targeted at the male audience, as it utilises the…

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    Max And His Dog Reflection

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    Max is More Than Just a Story of a Boy and His Dog The 2015 film Max is an entertaining family film because of its story about a family overcoming loss, its outstanding acting, and its kid-friendly action scenes. The film Max follows a teenage boy, Justin Wincott, and the military-trained dog he is left in charge of after his brother is killed in combat in Afghanistan. The dog, a Belgian Malinois named Max suffers from post-traumatic-stress-disorder, putting additional strain on the Wincott…

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    Every staff member, including temporary staff and contractors, should know: • What protection is available to them if they decide to report another member of staff What areas of malpractice or wrongdoing are covered in your schoolâ€TMs whistleblowing procedure • The different routes available to them for reporting a concern, including who they can approach both in the school and in the local authority In my workplace we are provided with a Whistleblowing Reporting Policy and Procedure which…

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    and onto the diaper of the baby 's lower body, in addition an IV runs through the right leg of the boy. The fact that the boy has not been cleaned in up in preparation for the picture adds to the realness of the image and situation. Perhaps the hospital attending to him cannot afford enough bandages and sheets to change them frequently.The image is taken with the boy in this condition rather the after a bandage change to boost the sense of sympathy and pity provoked out of the viewer. As well,…

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    Data Collection and Analysis This next step in an action research is the data collection and analysis. Data helps the researcher to gather information that will be used for a better understanding to the topic. The quality of the data is the main reason for the action as a result of the inquiry. It is beneficial to collect as many types of data this can be interviews, surveys or observation. By utilizing several types of methods and looking from different directions, this process is known as…

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    Dreams, are they fantasy or a longing for something once forgotten? For Douglas Q, his dreams seemed all too real to be anything more than a past life. The action packed movie Total Recall and the short story “We can Remember it for you Wholesale” have many similarities and differences throughout one another. The greatest differences being in the characters, settings, and plot. The short story introduces us to Doug Quail, Kirsten, Dr. McClane, and Interplan. Doug Quail, the main character,…

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