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    well in the comedy acts with Dean Martin. They became stars on stage and behind the camera. The comedic duo has had a long history together when they started working as performers at the 500 Club. These young adult actors worked their way up during classic Hollywood. Black and white film was the norm and male comedy duo’s like Abbott and Costello, and Martin and Lewis were all the rage. Lewis and Martin would eventually split making appearances individually through out the fifties and sixties. …

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    September 18, 2016 at 6:30pm, I had the privilege of attending Dirty Dancing, the classic story on stage written by Eleanor Bergstein at the Memphis, Tennessee Orpheum. Bergstein is an American writer who wrote and co-produced the popular film Dirty Dancing back in the 80’s. She wrote the story based partly off her own childhood. James Powell was the director, Trinity Wheeler was the producer, and Michele Lynch was the choreographer for this musical. With this being a musical there were many…

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    Although Dharavi is a mega-slum, this does not mean its people do not value education. As previously mentioned, the mother in the film did her best to save as much as she had to in order to send her daughter to school; the mother even took breaks from trash-picking to help her daughter with homework. The same woman also started an organization in Dharavi for the children of the city…

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    Jim Carrey is one of the best comedians of our time. He has been in many amazing movies and has made many people laugh. He is now an extremely famous and popular comedian but he was not always this successful he had a very humble start. Jim Carrey although now a famous comedian he started just like anybody else. Jim Carrey grew up in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada; he was born on January 17, 1962 (Biography.com). Carrey got his start at a stand up spot in a club in Toronto (biography.com). In 1978,…

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    project that is supposed to take you out of your comfort zone and challenge your expectations of music. I felt it was too at first but, after reevaluating it, I realized that it 's actually more ground shaking than you 'd expect. I am an African American baptist Christian that was raised in gospel and contemporary Christian music. I have never been to a play before and the closest I 've been to something of that style is an opera when I was about ten years old. Believe me, it was a culture shock…

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    Many times in our lives, we tend to judge people depending on their authenticity. While this might just be human nature, people tend to look beyond that. People are just looking to determine how authentic a person can be. Some people deserve to be admired for their beliefs, expectations and principles. In the book The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, Holden Caulfield has many beliefs and judgements about people based on what they say and do. Although, this may be thought as of a…

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    Mackenzie McHale, a main character on the show The Newsroom, plays an integral role as Will McAvoy’s executive producer at ACN. Mackenzie, being an intense, caring, and passionate person, intervenes in the lives of other characters to encourage their growth and development. Since she views herself as a very determined individual, Mac utilizes her vast array of knowledge and her quick wit to outsmart anyone and face all of the challenges and pitfalls that come with running a fast-paced news show.…

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    Film Friendly Persuasion

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    and went for experimental drug treatments. In 1995, he publicized his status making him lose secereal of his sponsors considering that HIV was considered taboo at that time. 17. Anthony Perkins. Anthony Perkins was most noted for his part in the 1956 film Friendly Persuasion. It was in the middle of 1980s when he learned that he was HIV positive. He tried his best to keep his privacy about the virus until his death in September 1992 due to AIDS related pneumonia. 18. Magic Johnson. One of the…

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    THE HYBRID is a sci-fi thriller with a solid concept. The idea of a young child disappearing and his desperate father fearing that aliens abducted him is a very appealing premise. The concept easily hooks the audience. While there’s a lot to really like about the premise, overall the script would benefit from more development. The story begins well. The first 13 pages are engaging. There’s a solid inciting event when the young boy, Micah, goes missing. The audience is emotionally invested in…

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    This show tries to incorporate ASL and even deaf or hard of hearing people be the actors and actresses in this show. This show shows some of the difficulties people who are hard of hearing or deaf have to deal with as well. In one episode, Daphne wants to become a doctor so when she is in college, she has to take a chemistry class with…

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