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    The two terms/concepts are voice-over and diegetic sound in the film’s LA Confidential, Match Point, American Beauty, and Zero Dark Thirty. Diegetic sound within the cinematic film domain include tracks of various sounds that are in synchronization with the film and additional sound narrative that includes voice-over. Earning two wins and seven Academy Award nominations, L.A. Confidential director, Curtis Hanson depicts the crime/drama/mystery/thriller genre film that fades-in to an extreme…

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    emotion, mental, and physical. A win win relationship would be between two people that benefit each other in any situation. Some examples of win win relationships were George and Lennie, Max and Kevin, and Mitch and Morrie. In the book Of Mice and Men, The Mighty, and Tuesdays With Morrie. They all had a win win relationship with one another because they benefitted each other. There are three categories emotional, mental, and physical are going to be discussed in these three body paragraphs.…

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    Amir says something happened in the winter of 1975 that made him what he is today. He also says that a past of “unatoned sins” is calling him up when he remembers a phone call from Rahim from last summer. He sits on a bench and thinks about Baba, Ali, and Kabul. Chapter 2 Amir and Hassan were trouble makers doing things like reflecting sunlight inside their neighbor’s windows. These were Amir’s ideas but Hassan never blamed it on him when they were caught. Amir’s mother died when giving birth,…

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    answers to the questions that we pose for ourselves, regarding human beings and the world that we inhabit, is the main way to develop these inherent elements into a true sociological imagination. While reading Tuesdays with Morrie, I quickly jumped to the conclusion that Morrie would immediately give up after being diagnosed with a devastating disease. I believed that he would spend his final months dwelling on the past and remembering happier times when he was able to dance and teach.…

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    Tuesday’s with Morrie is a movie about a professor named Morrie who has ALS, or Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Mitch, one of Morrie’s former favorite students, reconnects with Morrie and records Morrie’s “Last Teachings of Life”. Mitch has a standing schedule to see Morrie on Tuesday during Morrie’s “office hours”. Throughout the movie, Morrie tells Mitch life lessons that help change the way Mitch thinks about some things. Psychosocial Development explains that in the last stage of life…

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    In all honesty when we were assigned Tuesdays with Morrie and heard a little summary of what the book held inside, I quickly made the assumption that it was a “useless project” or a “waste of time”. I began to read the book with a totally uninterested attitude and even though the book may not be my favorite genre, it really grabbed my attention whether I liked to admit it or not. The wisdom and insight Morrie sought to inform people on and the inspiring outlook he had on life stirred in myself a…

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    which ends up captivating the audience watching,“...and the anchor asked if my professor had anything to the millions of people he had touched.” (39 Albom) Morrie, throughout the memoir Tuesdays with Morrie, was put onto a broadcasting platform which ended up helping millions of people cope with medical issues going on in their life. Morrie used his power to broadcast how to live every day the best and positivity to millions of people throughout the world. The idea of a person being powerful…

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    The announcement in the paper states that Hector Bowen, better known as Prospero the Enchanter, entertainer and stage magician of great renown, died of heart failure in his home on the fifteenth of March. It goes on about his work and his legacy for some time. The age listed is erroneous, a detail few readers perceive. A short paragraph at the end of the obituary mentions that he is survived by a daughter of seventeen years of age, a Miss Celia Bowen. This number is more accurate. There is also…

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    Jim Bayliss Characterisation Description “Dr Jim Bayliss is nearly forty. A very self-controlled man, an easy talker, but with a wisp of sadness that clings even to his self-effacing humour.” Jim Bayliss is one of the supporting characters in All My Sons first introduced in the first page of Act One. He is Joe Keller’s neighbour and a general practitioner who sacrificed his dream of being a researcher for a life of stability-- becoming a private practice doctor. He represents the future…

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    Morrie from “Tuesdays with Morrie” by Mitch Albom says many aphorisms that will make me evolve in the future. Morrie used thirty-one aphorisms in his book and I have chosen three that I am able to connect with. Morrie and Mitch together throughout the book influenced me . Morrie from “Tuesdays with Morrie” reminded me of why I should love, that it is never too late for family, and not to reflect my life off others. Morrie had a great life because he knew how to love, he knew how to receive…

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