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    Prometheus Film Analysis

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    Her personality is the embodiment of the Badass sci-fi female protagonist Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) of the Aliens franchise. Mind you, this is not a prequel to the Alien films says Director Scott Ridley. But unlike Ridley’s “Rippley,” who sets out to eradicate all Xenomorph of the Alien movies. Shaw has a belief that life has ultimately a divine origin, and sets out to find the answers of it. Prometheus, does echoes many of the classic Alien’s technology such as hyper sleep chambers and a curious yet devious android called “David” (Michael Fassbender of the X-men: Days of Future Past.). Another great character is Meredith Vickers (Charlize Theron) who is supervises the expedition, but is also the daughter of Peter Weyland (Guy Pearce), the proprietor of this mission. Vickers, had father issues since Weyland refers…

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    a trip returning to earth after going on a mission to find minerals within its ships you have seven passengers who are in a deep sleep. You have Captain Dallas, his second in command Executive Officer Kane, Warrant Officer Ripley, crew members Ash Science Officer, Navigator Lambert, and Engineers Parker and Brett. They have all been working together for some time in deep space forming relationships and co habituating habits. In Alien we how our main character our protagonist the person we as…

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    Patricia Highsmith’s novel “The Talented Mr. Ripley” presents to the reader a sexually complex character, Tom Ripley. Tom Ripley, who plays both the protagonist and antagonist in the novel, possesses the gift of imitation, forgery and impersonation. He uses these gifts to his advantage whenever possible throughout the novel. The other two main characters of this book are Marge and Richard “Dickie” Greenleaf. Sexuality is a sensitive topic for Mr. Ripley, even when he was a young child. He does…

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    Between 1790 all through 1860 America was a new country trying to learn how to run itself. The success of the American Revolution brought hope of a country with a just government; a nation where every citizen has a say in how things are run. I believe America had only started to envision that, with citizens like William Manning proposing thoughts on how American government could be, but with concern about how it could get corrupted. The way some citizens would stay oppressed while others…

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    Field Work Analysis

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    Field Work Complete, Analysis Begins. Well over two years ago, preparations for a project to identify a heroic but largely forgotten engagement outside the community of Lexington, Massachusetts began. During the preparation and daily methodical work both in the archives and in the field a partnership would be forged which would place Minute Man National Historical Park on the frontline of research for the 21st century. Park service archaeologists would join in the effort of park management,…

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    Ellen Degeneres Qualities

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    things and discover new opportunities. She is always offering her support and encouragement. She is a true role model and leader, many people can relate to her, trust her and are inspired by her such as myself. Ellen DeGeneres is a famous talk show host and a well-known comedian. She was born on January 26, 1958 in Metairie, Louisiana. In her early life, she dreamed to become a veterinarian but she did not pursue that career. In the process of trying to find her desire she waited tables,…

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    Ellen DeGeneres is one of the best celebrities you can imagine. She has her own talk show and it is very entertaining, in her show she frequently donates to charities and her audience. Ellen also serves as a proud LGBTQ. She is one of the one liked person. She created some Ellen cards which are cards that are given to people with a nice compliment/ comment as an act of kindness. The Ellen cards are available on her website: http://www.ellentv.com/2016/05/03/download-the-official-ellen-card/. As…

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    Patricia Highsmith’s novel The Talented Mr. Ripley and Anthony Minghella’s 1999 screen adaptation of the same name delve into the life of a man with a talent for impersonation, fraud and his desire to obtain a lush lifestyle beyond his means. Sexuality and eroticism play a key role in the film adaptation. The precursor novel does not portray Tom Ripley as an overt homosexual, it displays the character as a sexually ambiguous individual. However, in the film it is evident that Ripley would rather…

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    Ellen Degeneres Essay

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    On this day Ellen DeGeneres was born to, mother, Betty Pfeffer DeGeneres and, father, Elliot DeGeneres. Betty DeGeneres had been married for a year when she was 19 years old before meeting Elliot DeGeneres, claims, author, Lisa Lannucci. Elliot supported the family by selling insurance, and Betty contributed by carrying a variety of jobs throughout the years. Ellen also had an older brother names Vance who was four years older than she was. As Ellen grew up in New Orleans it is stated by…

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    Perelandra Summary

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    From what I read of C.S. Lewis’s Perelandra, it was primarily uneventful. Lewis tells the story of Elwin Ransom’s recent trip to the planet Perelandra or Venus. Lewis, the first-person narrator, portrays himself as one of Ransom’s closest friends. He tells the story from Ransom’s memory of Ransom’s experience on Perelandra. Ransom describes the planet to be very beautiful and different from earth. The planet is covered with a “roof” preventing the inhabitants of seeing the sky clearly. On…

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