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    remember the 5th of November. The gunfire, treason, and plot. I know of no reason the why the Gunpowder Treason should ever by forgot.” That is the opening sentence for V for Vendetta. V for Vendetta is a movie about a guy in a Guy Fawkes mask, “V”, in an alternate future where Germany won WWII and Great Britain is now a fascist state, while “V” uses hit and run tactics against the British government he ends up crossing paths and rescuing a woman from police, he makes her his ally that he can…

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    their own Utopia, their own perfect world. Utopia will vary from person to person. As seen in the the graphic novel "The complete Maus" and the film "V for vendetta". Both of these texts represent someone trying to create their perfect utopia, the graphic novel "The complete Maus" dives deeper into the life of a Jew during World War II, while the Movie V for Vendetta tells us a story about a corrupted Government trying to control the United Kingdoms. This is why I believe the perfect "Utopia"…

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    used to drive how we think. One film type that is genius at portraying these topics is science fiction. From this genre, there has emerged one film in particular that has and will continue to influence America’s behavior—V for Vendetta. Together, I will show how science fiction and V for Vendetta were strengthened in the technical aspect, how they have been influenced by American culture, and how, in turn, they have influenced American culture. Science fiction in and of its self is generally…

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    We open the story,”V for Vendetta”, to a woman getting ready in here apartment. The setting is a dystopian London town. The woman’s name is Evey. She goes out on the street but gets stopped by fingermen. A masked man named V, swoops in and saves her by killing two fingerman. He then takes Evey back to his Shadow Gallery, where he holds a lot of art and music that were taken by the government. V then goes after Mr. Prothero and captures him by killing all of bodyguards. He takes Prothero to a…

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    necessary to take justice into one's own hands. Such is the case of Edmond Dantes in "The Count of Monte Cristo" and V in "V for Vendetta", once honest and good men consumed by pain, disappointment, and hate who engage in a vendetta against those who destroyed their life. The success of both characters' revenge is achieved differently because V destroys and Dantes exposes. Dantes and V come from different worlds. Dantes lives in France between 1815 and 1839. He is a sailor that in one of…

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    V as a covered rebel tries to execute those in Norsefire as a result of their dictatorship. V is no doubt understood with explosives, philosophical keenness and PC hacking. V represents the force between the totalitarian government and the minority bunch.In the movie, “V for Vendetta,” I assume the character of V. throughout the movie, I hide behind a mask that belonged to Guy Fawkes, the man who tried to blow the parliament building of England on November 5th, 1605. I had gone through a…

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    V For Vendetta

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    The film V for Vendetta directed by James McTeigue is a dark thriller set in futuristic, totalitarian Britain. V for Vendetta tells the story of a mild-mannered young woman named Evey who is rescued from a life and death situation by a masked vigilante known only as "V." McTeigue uses a wide variety of film techniques to help express thought and emotion of the characters. In the opening scene of ‘V for Vendetta’ McTeigue establishes the setting to be an oppressive, totalitarian society in need…

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    V for Vendetta and 1984 speak of a society similar to our own needs such as leadership, stability, and freedom from an autocratic government. In 1984, Winston Smith struggles under a dystopian government where the Party has complete control over society, with Big Brother monitoring even their thoughts. In V for Vendetta, London is under fascist rule of a dictator named Sutler who demands control over society, to the extent of using humans as a scientific experiment even if it resulted in their…

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    Last year on this day, I was in an interview for the position of a Lifeguard/Instructor, even though I had all my certifications recently, but I had no experience teaching a real class. Unfortunately, I was given the hardest class to teach in that interview and I was not good at public speaking at all. As a result of that, I got rejected right on the spot, making the first rejection in my life , it was a tough moment for me. Well, my goal of overcoming my fear of public speaking during the…

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    In 2010 there was a follow up study that confirmed the results and continued to show the negative impact of low quality day care facilitates for young children, even after they reached adolescents (babycenter.com staying at home pros and cons…

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