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THE RISE AND FAll OF ENRON KARANJYOT SINGH LOVEPREET SINGH 000352171 000352551 WHAT WAS ENRON-Enron, a company headquartered in Houston, worked one of the biggest regular gas transmission organizes in North America, totaling in excess of 36,000 miles, also being the biggest merchant of common gas and power in the United States. Besides from gas and power Enron dealt with a lot…

humiliated for being a “sissy” or “too sensitive”. And on the other hand, women who do not adhere to the predetermined characteristics of a true woman, involving a loving and nurturing disposition, are said to be cold hearted and insensitive. In the blockbuster movie, The Hunger Games, Katniss, the stoic heroine must act more like the charismatic Peeta, her male companion. In this instance the woman is portrayed as cold and unfeeling and the public despises her for it, whereas the man is warm…

To follow the blockbuster laws, there should be a strong contrast between the two main male characters and the characters who play a couple in the movie. Therefore, if Daisy is a bird in the cage, Tom is the true evil, owing to whom all the negative conflicts happen. Fitzgerald 's Tom is somewhat of a Betty Hutton 's song inspiration: “He 's a demon / He 's a devil / He 's a doll!” He cheats on his wife, drinks and, naturally, dislikes Gatsby. In the movie, Tom is the one who becomes actual…

Rosemary’s baby (1968) is a horror film directed by Polish native Roman Polanski. This was Polanski’s first American film and his second horror film and it was based on Ira Levin’s bestselling novel of the same name written in 1967. This was a creepy and eerie film about a young couple Rosemary and Guy (Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes) who were newlyweds who moved into an apartment in an old apartment building in Central Park West in New York. The couple became friends with their strange…

The mechanisms behind how an idea becomes popular and spreads from one individual to another, as seen in examples like viral videos on YouTube or in product campaigns for companies like Google, can be distilled by Berger into six basic concepts contained in the acronym “STEPPS.” STEPPS which stands for Social Currency, Triggers, Emotions, Public, Practical Value, and Stories are, as per Berger, the ingredients that have been proven to make any idea or product, no matter how boring, become…

Sharks are some of the most misunderstood creatures in the world. They are often given an unfavorable image by the media, both in the news and in the movies. For example, the 1975 summer blockbuster movie "Jaws" directed by Steven Spielberg, portrayed great white sharks as ferocious man eating monsters, that actively hunts humans. In addition, the Discovery Channel is guilty of doing this in their Shark Week television program. The program over exaggerates the behaviors of sharks as being very…

QUOTATION WORKSHEET: ORIGINAL: I have a gun and I am not afraid to use it if necessary! said the bank robber. REVISED: The bank robber, yelled, “I have a gun, and I am not afraid to use it if necessary.” ORIGINAL: Just a minute said Unit 17 I’m just around the corner REVISED: Unit 17, responds with, “Just a minute, I’m just around the corner.” ORIGINAL: The loss prevention agent told us we couldn’t leave until the police arrived. REVISED: The loss prevention agent told us we couldn’t leave until…

Gender Inequality in the Film Industry needs to be talked about If you can’t name 5 female directors that have directed more than 3 films, gender inequality exists in the film world. There is a huge pay, equality, opportunity, and bais gap between men and women in the film industry. For every 5 men working, there is 1 woman (Zurko). As a women pursuing film, it’s discouraging how i will have less opportunity and wage than someone else just because of my gender. By highlighting the social and…

When 20th Century Fox released The Siege in theaters in November 1998, protesters tested the thought of Middle Eastern villains motivated by their Islamic faith. During film production, Arab-American organizations criticized it for reinforcing U.S. stereotypes of Muslims and of Islam as a religion of terrorism. This film depicts a scene that would have never been expected only to have a devastating terrorist attack happen in NYC only three years later. I chose to analyze this movie because of…

Influence or Influenced? The Dictionary.com definition of pop culture is “Cultural activities or commercial products reflecting, suited to, or aimed at the tastes of the general mass of people.” But it is so much more than that. Pop culture has become a way of life for most Americans. It may look like it is reflecting the general public, but it the general public is more influenced by pop culture than pop culture is by the general public. Pop culture doesn’t give the people a voice. When…