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War Horse is an excellent Steven Spielberg classic that reaches true perfection. It’s a powerful movie that captures the touching bond between a young man and his beloved horse, Joey who might be the bravest horse ever portrayed on film. It’s based on Michael Morpugo's 1982 best-seller. There's plenty of good action and the story is brilliant. It features the grand theme of war and drama, but it also is an intimate story. The horror of war is seen through the eyes of the horse. The story…

Catch Me If You Can follows the young con artist called Frank William Abagnale Jr., as he escapes the misery of his parents’ divorce. From being a pilot to a lawyer to a doctor, Frank did this all before he was even 19, employing the tactics that he learned from his father. Frank is continually pursued by an FBI agent called Carl Handratty. Frank is also picked on at his new school for dressing up, which leads him to his first impersonation: a substitute teacher. When his parents are informed,…

The second main character in Animal Farm, who is also the antagonist, is Snowball. He is a round and static character, who is described indirectly through his speech and actions. To begin with, Snowball is a metaphor for Leon Trotsky. He is exiled by Napoleon and never seen again. To begin with, although Snowball isn’t a bad character in the novel, he is still considered as an antagonist since he challenges the main character, Napoleon. Snowball runs against Napoleon for power on Animal Farm.…

George Orwell displays an extremely negative view towards communism, totalitarian governments, and the means by which oppressors rise to power in the story Animal Farm. It’s very clear by the writing techniques and statements from the writing that Orwell feels very strongly about the issues and he dislikes how the government was during the Russian Revolution. During the Revolution, communism was being used as the form of government, and Orwell wanted equality for all, so he strongly disagreed…

Benjamin greatly contributes to the problem of totalitarianism on the farm by being passive and not voicing his opinion on Animalism. Although an intelligent animal, Benjamin chooses not to use his intelligence to challenge the new, corrupt government. Furthermore, he doesn't question their authority and by not doing so, causes the new way of life to remain in place. When asked by the animals what he thinks of the building of the windmill, he refuses to have an opinion on it. The animals are…

Ever been the leader of something and started taking advantage of it? This is one of the questions people would ask after reading George Orwell’s Animal farm. The book displays class conflicts and showing how some classes are more equal than other ones.This book was an allegory to the Soviet Union and the allies during World War II. People can see the well known leaders and allies in some of the characters. Orwell shows how badly the working class was treated comparing it to times in the Soviet.…

The definition of power is the capacity to control or influence the behavior of others or the course of events. “Power is ethically neutral - it can be used for constructive or destructive purposes, self-interest or the good of others, or both at the same time. Power… triggers intense emotions - fear, envy, jealousy, greed.” We learn that in the real world, power is a very strong but also fragile commodity. In the poem ‘Men of England’ by Percy Bysshe Shelley, the goal was to send out a message…

Animal testing has been used for 150 years, various tests can be performed, and all have many different purposes. During the 17th century, William Harvey was one of the first, recorded people to conduct a studies on animals. His objective was to conduct several studies on animal to pinpoint how blood circulated. During the 19th century the use of animals, for scientific research had boomed, along with anesthetics. Due to this, in 1876, the Cruelty to Animals Act was passed, making it the first…

In the Chipotle super bowl ad, there is a wave of depressing feelings being portrayed as the ad shows a farmer, who has just started a family, and seems like a nice guy that soon turns into a farmer that begins caging up all of these farm animals and injecting chemicals and other inhumane things into them. Luckily, the farmer comes to a realization towards the end as to what he has done and is able to 'save' the farm animals by undoing all the horrible things he began doing in the beginning. I…

A brief overview of the issue The notion of Animal Welfare is one that has been the subject of constant deliberation throughout both the 20th and 21st centuries, and continues to be of relevance in contemporary Australian society. This growing awareness of animal welfare has permeated throughout public opinion, which is slowly shifting to respect the inherent rights of animals. As a result, there is a greater call for commercial industries and government practises to change in accordance. Not…