Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

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    that money can buy. He will use deception to sway her into loving him by pretending to be a suave millionaire He has a controlling personality and he is willing to move heaven and earth because she is the only thing he lives for. Without Daisy there is no Gatsby so he may as well be dead. Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald- The Great Gatsby. Baz Luhrmann- The Great Gatsby-movie. Jay Gatsby is a poor man who falls in love with the emotionless Daisy Buchanan. He commits himself to…

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    British Indian film Slumdog Millionaire. The film takes place in Mumbai, there we follow Jamal Malik, as he tries winning the Indian version of ``who wants to be a millionaire``. The present text will focus on the development of the two main characters Jamal and Salim. The film introduces us to the eighteen-year-old Indian boy named Jamal Malik. He is being interrogated by the police because they think he cheated on the Indian version of ``who wants to be a millionaire``. Because of this even…

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    entered the business of illegal alcohol trading and other illegal ways of making money fast together with Meyer Wolfsheim, a business friend. Due to Wolfsheim being very shady, Gatsby tries to hide that connection to appear more clean and gentle. He wants to appear gentle and smart even though he is quite brutal in some moments. Tom on the other hand is the complete…

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    A story about luck, friendship, brotherhood, love, adventure and fate, Slumdog Millionaire is an excellent portrayal of Mark Twain’s famous quote: “Truth is stranger than fiction.” Though the movie is not completely based on a true story, some of the key plots are based on and were inspired from real life events, meaning that these things did and do happen to real people. The movie has marvelously captured human emotions as the protagonist rides up and down his life’s roller coaster. The movie…

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    In The Great Gatsby, we are introduced to Jay Gatsby; a rich millionaire who throws extravagant parties every weekend in his mansion. Before becoming a millionaire, Gatsby met a beautiful woman but left her to join the war. He is madly in love with Daisy that he searches for her to get back together. Although Daisy is married, Gatsby wants everything to be how it used to be. Gatsby’s desire to live in the past prevents him from moving forward. One’s past is full memories. They can useful or…

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    Nothing’s better than being winning. Playing the lottery has its advantages and disadvantages; if you win you can become a millionaire and never have to work a day for the rest of your life if you lose then congratulations you just wasted money on a lottery ticket. Gambling has become an addiction for millions of people in the U.S., and that its disadvantages far outweigh the small chance of winning. Winning the lottery and playing the lottery too much is affecting how are people treated, how…

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    Slumdog Millionaire is truly a “rags to riches” story of a young boy from the slums of Mumbai, India. It was a very popular movie when it debuted in theaters spring 2009. This movie fits into our developing world theme perfectly, especially with the “India: Success at Home”, that is just what this movie is about. Along with a young boy raised in poverty suddenly winning 20 million dollars, Slumdog Millionaire shows us that anything is possible while also covering aspects of society and class,…

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    Twelfth Night and film Some Like it Hot both include the idea of deception to help make the structure of their story. Twelfth Night is about a woman who plays the role of a man in order to work for the Duke in Illyria, but eventually has Countess Olivia fall in love with her while being a messenger of the Duke’s love letters. Some Like it hot is about two men who join an all woman jazz band to run away to Florida after witnessing a mob murder. The characters in both Twelfth Night and Some Like…

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    Your thoughts and the way you think attracts everything in your life including success. The most successful people of all time were interviewed to detemrine what it was that made them wealthy and these are the 21 charecterisitics of a millionaire mindset. 1. Have A Big Reason Why Without a big reason why YOU are ROADKILL! There has to be something inside of you that continues to drive you everyday powerful enough to overcome all the distractions of life. 2. Pick A Few Personal Targets That…

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    Societal values and ideals vary significantly with time and context, influencing the works of composers and the archetypes they use. The 1857 Brother’s Grimm Little Red Cap (LRC), Alfred Tennyson’s 1800s Morte D’Arthur (MDA) and the 2008 movie Slumdog Millionaire directed by Danny Boyle each portray a heroic archetype reflecting the values and societal norms of their context. Elements such as religious beliefs, political stance, technology and social conformity and acceptance have all played a…

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