The movie I chose to review on is entitled ‘The Hate U Give’. I chose this movie because for me, it portrays discrimination towards black people being Starr, her family, Ofrah and her childhood crush Khalil Harris. The title or headline I chose for this movie is the acronym ‘Thug Life’ because that is what is mainly portrayed in the movie. Basically, this movie is based through a lifetime event of Starr Carter, a sixteen-year-old who witnessed two tragic deaths...
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Movies aren’t constantly a figment of creativeness. Some draw thought from real lives and true incidences. Tom Hanks starrer and Clint Eastwood directed movie ‘Sully’ is exactly that. In January 2009, Captain Chesley Sullenberger and First Officer Jeffrey Skiles miraculously and safely landed US Airways Flight 1549 at the Hudson River. A decision had to be made and it was made. Decision making instructions couldn’t have come from anywhere higher than through this film. Sully is that indispensable chief who...
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‘Samson and Delilah’ by Warwick Thornton is a survival love story about two young Indigenous Australian’s Samson (Rowan McNamara) and Delilah (Marissa Gibson) battle, facing difficulties around them and on a journey of finding a better life. To get away from a small and poor community, Samson and Delilah move to the closest town, Alice Springs. The film, also shows lifestyle of indigenous people and issues that they face in the communities in the central Australian desert. Samson lives with...
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Documentary films are about documenting real life and not creating life like the purpose of animation, ‘Waltz with Bashir’ (by Ari Folman), maintained simple story to get the message across, the filmmaker as the main character take us through the film and build up the story from not knowing what they are talking about to connect all the interviews to help us understand what actually happened. What make this film stand out other than the other documentaries, is when the...
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Amy Chua is what some may consider, a Chinese-American superstar. She is a Harvard graduate, professor at Yale Law School, an author of five books, and a devoted mother to her two daughters, Sophia and Louisa. Despite her countless achievements and success, she is undoubtably most famous for her 2011 memoir, ‘Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother’. Following The New York Times release of an excerpt from her book, Chua experienced enormous backlash from Western-parents all over the United States....
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Every human has some dreams, he or she wants to lead life by fulfilling his or her dreams. But somebody’s dreams come true, but some dreams never come true. Of course, all the dreams of all are not fulfilled. Some dreams become nightmares in human life. I had a dream to enroll in medical college. My aim in life was to become a doctor. But after taking part in the medical college admission test and failing to get the marks...
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During the year 1933, the Nazis came into power led by Adolf Hitler without using any force. Hitler convinced the Nazis to help him get rid of all the Jews. He forced all or most of the Jews onto crowded train cars and hauled them off to either any of the various ghettos, any of the various concentration camps, or any of the various labor camps. The ghettos were not much better to be living in then labor or concentration...
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The power of cinema is incredible, but it is certainly overlooked. A key element to a successful film is its ability to raise awareness, awaken interest in social issues but more importantly change the way viewers perceive important topics. Often, we find ourselves ‘in the story’, helping characters make decisions – rooting for them when they make the right decision and cringing when they don’t. We get emotionally involved, we identify, and like Taraji P. Henson’s character in Theodore Melfi’s...
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‘To the Bone’ focuses on a twenty-year-old college dropout named Ellen (or Eli) who is struggling with anorexia nervosa (AN). Her stepmom is out of treatment options until Ellen meets an unconventional doctor who accepts her into his program, which consists of staying in a group home for six weeks and recovering from eating disorders. The drama is centered around the physical and mental effects of this eating disorder. 'To the Bone' was written and directed by Marti Noxon and...
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‘The Secret Life of Pets’ is an animation created by Illumination and distributed by Universal Studio under the instruction of director Chris Renaud. This is an adventure with a hint of comedy animation that earned a total of more than 800 million dollars up till now. And with all the factors sated above. The animation is considered a successful one. The movie is about Max, a Jack Russell Terrier who was adopted by his owner Katie in Manhattan, New York....
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The realism era was a style in art that defined everyday life for the common person. It depicted harsh realities and the everyday life of rather ordinary people. The era’s start varies, it could be as early as 1820 to the 1930’s. Realism is a sharp comparison to romanticism. It is broadly defined as “a representation of reality”. It was a clear objection to romanticism. The main category the movement was confined in was the novel. Realism appealed to the...
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“The beautiful creation of the Almighty has been destroyed by the Almighty's mightiest creatures” – this topic could be a subject for debate, there will be motions against the house, for the house; but whatever will be the result depending on the strong opinions, the truth is Almighty is disappointed to see his creation in deep soup. We the members of the mankind for our betterment have made injustice to the mankind in disguise of our comfort, betterment. Yes we...
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Bad parenting occurs when the guardian of a child does not act out their duties and responsibilities when raising that child. There are many reasons why a parent is considered bad. Bad parents abstain from affection from their child, lack support in their child, take up excessive or extreme discipline, or are unwilling to provide any necessary resources for their child. On the contrary, a good parent will help their child understand who they are and will provide any necessary...
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Pakistan. A country divided by its political views, and dominated by countless military coups and Taliban regimes. Terror has filled the country, stripping the people who live there of their basic educational rights, deny women of their natural human rights, and even persecute those who do not believe in the same religion. However, the specific topic that I chose to delve deeper into is the education in Pakistan. There is startling news that comes from Pakistan and its surrounding countries...
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Coffee and Wine You come home from work and you just want a nice cup of warm coffee to relax, or even more relaxing, a glass of wine. You’ve got your lattes and macchiatos, and reds and whites; all there waiting for you to unwind after a long day! Both of whom are filled with neurotransmitters that will have an effect on your mood. Coffee has many neurotransmitters in single cup, more specifically the caffeine carries transmitters such as norepinephrine,...
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Indian ocean has gained the world’s attention due to its strategic importance in terms of economic and geo-politic. It is the the third-largest of the world’s ocean. It is sirrounded by three lands on it sides, in the west by the eastern and soithern parts of Afroca and the south-western part of Asia, in the north by southern Asia and in the east by south-eastern Asia and western Australia as shown in figure 1. Indian Ocean is named after Indianas...
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Ocean mapping consists of different techniques and resolutions of quality all of which have benefits. 100% of the ocean seafloor has been mapped with a horizonal resolution of 1 to 12 kilometres by the Geosat and ERS-1 spacecraft (Smith and Sandwell 1997). However less than 10% of the global ocean has been mapped by sonar technology (NOAA 2018). Although the knowledge of the ocean floors terrain and its depths are known, the detail of the floor its self is vague....
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World War I (WWI) and World War II (WWII), were vastly different from each other due to the use of technology. The nature of War in WWI was between countries to acquire colonies, territory and resources. In WWII the nature of the war was war of ideologies, such as Fascism and Communism. There were major advances in weaponry and communications which not only effected the way the war was fought but also the outcome. WWII was especially devastating due to...
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Together sixty-five percent of kindergarten classrooms are made up of African Americans and Hispanic individuals. On the contrary, only eighteen percent of them are being admitted into gifted and talented programs (par. 5). America's school system and student population remain segregated, by race and class. Inequalities still remain in schools; this is not just the result of poorly managed schools; it reflects how society still contains racial and socio-economic discrimination. Most of the problems of schools come from either racism...
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Many individuals remain obsessed with anime. To some people who are not privy to the industry, anime often appears as Japanese cartoons catered for children. While there are certain shows and movies whose target audience are children, many otakus tend to like anime so much for a number of reasons. Contrary to misconceptions, animation is designed for people of all ages. These have different genres as well in order to appeal and cater to a much wider audience even outside...
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Engerman claims that… which, to some extent, is similar to J.L Gaddis’ core argument - it was the differing ideas of security and with that the building of two very different empires that caused the Cold War- , as both are post-revisionist. However J. L Gaddis reveals a strong anti-communist rhetoric throughout due to his political affiliations… Issues of national security rose for both the USSR and the USA during the Second World War that led to a crucial pursuit...
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The Great War, World War 1 began in July 1914 and lasted until November 1918. The war involved two sides “Central Powers” and the “Allies”. With an estimated 9 million combatants and seven million civilians’ deaths because of the Great War. Many factors led up to World War 1, such as nationalism, imperialism, and the assassination in Sarajevo. The Western Front was quickly lined with trenches producing a stalemate for most of the war. With the introduction of these deadly...
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Biomass is any waste, wood or crops that can be used as an alternative energy source to fossil fuels. Examples of biomass are bacterial decay, burning, fermentation and conversion. Burning is the earliest form of biomass, it was used up until the 1800’s and was used to heat up houses. Bacterial decay is when bacteria feed on dead organisms and create a gas called methane, this gas can be very bad for our environment by producing excess carbon dioxide or...
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The Cold War was, at it’s core, a conflict of good versus evil, showcasing a clear death-match between the forces representing freedom, and the forces representing totalitarianism. Lasting from 1947-1991, the Cold War’s countless costs such as lives, money, pride and national security still take a heavy toll on the world we live in today. There are a multitude of economic, political and social legacies that would not exist without the Cold War, each entailing positive or negative traits that...
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Democracy is a system of government in which citizens have the power to elect their government's representatives. Decisions on who is considered a member of the people and how power is shared or delegated by the people have evolved over time and at various rates in different countries, but they have gradually expanded to include more and more people in all countries. The concept of democracy has changed significantly over time, and the two most common forms of democracy today...
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Crude oil (petroleum) is a highly complex mixture of organic compounds of which some 1.3 million liters enters the environment each year. Oil spills occur way to often causing a messy decontamination challenge to our environment. What is helping the ocean become cleaner and decontaminated? It’s a bacterium that is called Alcanivorax borkumensis that reacts rapidly when there is a large amount of oil in the ocean or soil. What exactly is Alcanivorax borkumensis? This is a bacterium that benefits...
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The definition of democracy concentrates on the debates among proponents of deliberative, substantive, and procedural justice. Procedural democrats generally emphasize institutions and practices characterized by a democratic regime (Dahl, 1-3). Deliberative democrats make decisions showing that the most appropriate procedures can be transformed into a proper form of democracy (Dahl, 2-5). Substantive democracy explains the procedures as necessary but not adequate to bring about democratic results (Miller, 201-210). Modern political democracy is therefore defined as a system of governance where...
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18 years ago, in 1991, it was the year that the Cold war had ended. More than four decades of the geopolitical tension between two superpower nations – the Unites States and the Soviet Union, however, there are still a lot of debates going on whether was it really ended as now there is a new economically form of Cold War between China and America emerged or whether was it really a war or not. This essay will be discussed...
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Have you ever wondered how we live in the world that we live in today? What made it become what it is now. Sadly war played a large effect on how America is today and the Cold War is one of them. It had many causes and also many long and short-term effects. Let's start with what the Cold War was and then move on to the causes and effects. Well, the Cold War is the result of the end...
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It took 30 years for Love Canal to be inhabitable again after twenty-two barrels of toxic waste were dumped into its waters in the late 1970’s. Land pollution has greatly increased over the past several decades. Climate change has caught the attention of the world with very recent statistics of ice glaciers, ice gaps, and ice sheets melting metric tons of ice back into the water. This has surfaced many bad signals of global warming and climate change. We began...
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