...POW STORY “UNBROKEN” LOOKS SUFFERING IN THE EYE “Unbroken” is a 2014 American historical biographic war-sports drama film, produced and directed by Angelina Jolie, and based on the 2010 non-fiction book by Laura Hillenbrand, “Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption”. The film revolves around the life of USA Olympian and athlete Louis “Louie” Zamperini, portrayed by Jack O'Connell. He joined the armed forces and went on a rescue mission before his plane crashed. Stuck on a raft for 47 days and then picked up by Japanese military ship Louie must spend the rest of his days in the army camp but he must fight for his freedom. “Unbroken” is the best movie I've seen in ages. Let me start by saying that Angelina Jolie is truly a genius! I can't imagine a female directing a heavy movie like Unbroken. She actually manages to show all the important details of Louis's life in just 2 hours. For some film makers it's not enough. The screenplay by the Coen Brothers is surprisingly lucid. Firstly there is an exciting plane battle which puts the viewer right in the vulnerable position of the crew. I have admiration for the story of Louis's running. From my point of view it is inspirational. It’s repeated like a mantra: “If you can take it, you can make it.” Those words drive Louis Zamperini all his life. Then there is the survival in the sea on life rafts for many days. Situations like this have been shown before but here it is particularly well done. Finally...
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...Date: December 23 Staring: Zana Marjanovic, Goran Kostic, Rade Serbedzija Director: Angelina Jolie Genre: Drama, Romance, War Screenwriter: Angelina Jolie MPAA Rating: R “What does Lara Croft do in her spare time?” This burning question has been the cause for many sleepless nights among men and teenage males. “Plan to raid a tomb?” you ask? No. “Polish her guns?” Sorry, Tomb Raider was a family film. However you would be getting warmer if you asked something along the lines of “Does she write her on script and then direct it?” To that question the answer would be yes. Angelina Jolie makes her directorial debut in the film “In the Land of Blood and Honey.” This film is a love story set in the middle of the Bosnian conflict. Which proves that while being a lady, Jolie still knows what men want, action. The movie plays the story of two parties who were romantically engaged before the start of the Bosnian war, and the conflict that arises therein. “In the Land of Blood and Honey” does not star Angelina Jolie, however it does star a local cast that was actually involved in the Bosnian conflict. “It’s a heavy film.” Jolie said. The movie was also shot on location in both English and the local language known as BHS. Early screenings of the film have been the cause of much debate within the Bosnian community. Some saying “Too soon Angelina, Too soon.” Others defending Jolie by stating, “Its about time Eastern Europe got some commerce.” But most were just upset...
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...Ok so, there have been a few issues with the server that people are talking about. I understand a lot of people have issues and I appreciate on how fast the admins/Developer are taking care of these issues. I for one as a kohi player have never complained, but im here today to do just that *lul* I have no idea on how mods/admins do the banning, most likely reporting to the antiskid and the reports that come up in chat and responding to them as quickly as possible. (Sources: streams). I've died to hackers and understand the issue of people playing unlegit, so I do my part as a player, and ./report (name) him/her. In one scenario I've died countless amount of times to one hacker and nothing was done about it. Ive been acting professional about it and became so salty at the end, I screamed "help hacker, please tp" while getting a new bumhole from this hacker. I get that most of you reading up to this point will be arguing on how mods and admins are busy doing whats good for the server. Let me remind you, I was fighting a hacker, ./reported him/her, also did /helpop and screamed in chat while this person was blantely hacking and nothing was done about it. Minutes later, mods as well as admins are talking to each other about non - related issues, nothing to do with the server, streams, and something about Stimpay (cough fenboyz). I respect Kohi, the effort given by Prplz/ Travisvv as from what Ive seen is amazing. Im here suggesting that the server "hire, recruit" more mods/trials...
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...10) My realage is 16.6 but since I am a year younger than the age I wrote my realage is actually 15.6. 11) The first thing I do that keeps me young is that I don't smoke and nor do my parents or anyone I am friends with because of that I am not exposed to passive smoke which is what keeps me young,Also keep on top of stress of stress is second thing that is making me younger.This is actually quite hard to do but if I keep reminding myself that it could be worse then I seem to handle it better.THe third thing making me younger is staying positive I noticed that if I just view things in a different perspective then they turn out better plus there's no point in feeling sorry or bad for yourself when you could spend that time to get things done.The...
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...In the story Beowulf he shows many different things but the things I thought stuck out that he showed were Courage, Strength, and Heroic Deeds/Heroism. Beowulf fought 3 different battles and was very successful in most of them. Beowulf showed Courage because he believed he could battle and save all of these people. He gave other people courage that believed in him and he wanted to prove that he could do it. Beowulf came here to do something and he wasn’t leaving until he was finish with it. Beowulf had enough courage he needed, he never backed down and he always got back up on his feet. He had the courage to go fight huge monsters and couldn’t let being afraid get in his way with any of the battles. Another theme Beowulf showed was strength. Beowulf proved that just because he was smaller and not a monster he could do just as much as them if not more. He killed with just his bare hands which showed so much strength and gave everyone else strength because if he can do it they can at least try. Beowulf had strength when he went to every battle, he had the strength that when he went to every battle he was going to succeed and he didn’t let anything get in the way. The last thing that I thought was a good theme was Heroic Deeds/Heroism. Beowulf went in there to do a job and save lives and he did. Beowulf is a hero to so many people because of his actions and what he has done. Beowulf killed the bad people that they couldn’t kill their selves. Beowulf was just a small...
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...literature was once on the verge of disappearing from our hands. Beowulf, a classic heroic epic story from the Anglo-Saxons about a Geatish warrior who defeated three creatures: Grendel, Grendel’s mother, and a dragon, was almost destroyed. Only one manuscript survived during that era, which was nearly burned. Thankfully, numerous translations and adaptations of this story have been created to make this influential epic a widely spread influence that has impacted future pieces of literature. Seamus Heaney made a translation of the original Old English poem into literature that is accessible to the contemporary English reader. The most recent adaptation was director Robert Zemeckis’s Beowulf, which starred actors such as Anthony Hopkins and Angelina Jolie. Using “performance capture technology”, the movie uses digitally enhanced live action to make a world that looked animated. The movie stays faithful to the old story with the characters and events, but there are many differences that separate the film from the book. King Hrothgar is depicted not as a noble king, but a miserly man full of guilt. Rather than being portrayed as a noble hero, the Beowulf in the movie is a flawed character who succumbs to his desires. Grendel’s mother is a seductress who tempts Beowulf with promised wealth in Zemeckis’s version, and was originally a ferocious creature akin to Grendel. Compared to Seamus’s literature version, director Robert Zemeckis’s film Beowulf introduced humanistic flaws of sin and guilt...
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...itself. What’s even devastating about it, is the fact that people like myself know so little about it. Second, was profound sadness. It was so heartbreaking to watch and hear the Darfurian people’s daily account of horror. The film provides such a vicarious sensation of their everyday nightmare. Not only are they deprived of the basic needs such as food and shelter but are also stripped off dignity in the most inhumane way. And lastly, the film instilled in me a great admiration for the people of Darfur. I commend their courage and great strength. I’m in awe of their great resilience to withstand grave abuse, and ability to maintain hope for freedom. My first knowledge of Darfur is from a tabloid magazine reporting celebrities like Angelina Jolie and George Clooney giving refugee aid in the country. Embarrassing to say, I was more fascinated with the celebrities rather than the real story about Darfur. My second...
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...Tyhjai Patterson English 1 RTA Essay 11/20/13 Angelina Jolie: A Woman with a Cause When most people see the name Angelina Jolie they only think of the talented actress, the significant other of Brad Pitt or the celebrity with the very diverse children but she is so much more than that. Since 2001 Jolie has been working alongside the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to bring awareness to the unfortunate situations of refugees from around the world. She has traveled to and volunteered in many third world countries such as; Sierra Leone, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Iraq and North Caucasus. In addition to this, she along with Brad Pitt founded the Jolie-Pitt foundation which is dedicated to eradicating extreme rural poverty, protecting natural resources and conserving wildlife. This foundation also donates to many other humanitarian groups, one being Doctors without Borders. In 2009 Angelina Jolie gave the opening speech for a World Refugee Day event being held at the National Geographic Society headquarters in Washington D.C. Throughout this speech Jolie concentrates not on the horrible conditions that refugees endure but on the spirit that they have from being in these situations. When speaking to millions of Americans she doesn’t rely on facts or statistics but instead she uses anecdotal evidence, visualization and pathos to get her point across. The purpose of this speech is not to persuade but to inform the people of America about the amazing people she has...
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...Hwang 1 Jenna Hwang Somin English 1A 18 September 2013 Ways Women Are There were specific views on women of how they were supposed to act to what they were supposed to do with their life. It’s always been this idea that women are the “damsel in distress” in desperate need of saving from a certain “prince charming”. Throughout the years those views have altered quite a bit. Not only are they beautiful and elegant, they are now also powerful while possessing the ability to control their future. As I was growing up, Disney movies and certain people in the media molded my judgment on women in both positive and negative ways. The princesses and actresses showed me how women can be the “damsel in distress”, weak and only necessary for preparing food and bearing children; the “heroin”, powerful and independent; the “eye candy”, a distraction or an object purely for the pleasure of men; and naturally the “Lady”, the superior females who have the positive aspects of both the “eye candy” and “the heroin”. When I was a child the only movies I watched were the classic Disney movies. Those princesses were the female role models that I looked up to. They were always so beautiful with great talent. No matter how horrible the environment in which the princesses grew up, they were always humble and kind to anyone and everyone. On the contrary, some people even say that they are naïve or too nice and that they would have gotten taken advantage of easily if girls were like that in the real...
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...Heroes, Heroines and Celebrities Characteristics of Heroes and Heroines in Popular Culture The characteristics of heroes in popular culture can differ from the usual defined traits of heroes. A hero is generally defined as a person who is brave, intelligent, strong, moralistic, a martyr, fearless in battle, a fighter for a cause or a combination of all of these factors (Defining Heroes and Villians in Literature, Pop Culture and Current Events). Moral examples also are also what describe someone as a hero or heroine, when their deeds exemplify courage and self-sacrifice. Characteristics of Celebrities Celebrities have notoriety for various reasons and circumstances. Celebrities can be persons who possess a prominent profile due to their professions, such as the entertainment field, or being a public figure, while others are sports figures, or may be known because of reality shows. Some are well known simply because they are wealthy, some are known because of their connections to others, while others are famous for just creating attention in the media. Very often celebrities are automatically stereotyped as being wealthy and living a glamorous life. The Cult of Celebrity People are undeniably obsessed with celebrities, and often follow their every move and statement made on Twitter, Facebook, tabloids and entertainment reporting site for example. Celebrity worship in some ways is a reflection of a need or desire for societies to elevate them to a mythical status and...
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...The Panda Have you ever wanted to become something or to achieve a goal, but no one ever believed in you or said that’s a bad idea? Well you would find out and learn how the character “Po,” from Kung Fu Panda overcame this challenged he faced. It is also a very interesting film to inspire the young children and adults that are also facing a similar scenario. Po was a big fat panda that was helping his father at a noodle shop. Po’s father always wanted his son to become famous for making the special noodle soup and to run and carry on his business. Po had different goals and plans in mind; he wanted to become the “Dragon Warrior.” He always saw himself as a failure and cannot achieve what he wanted in the beginning, but he started to believe in himself when Master Ogway talked to him. Po was chosen to defeat Tai Lang if he came to destroy the village. He wanted to leave the Jade Palace after he found out that he had to fight Tai Lang. He started to train harder and to try and prove that he can defeat the evil Tai Lang that escaped from jail. When Po was picked by Master Ogway to become the “Dragon Warrior,” many people saw him as a disgrace that he was chosen instead of Crane, Mantis, Tigeres, Monkey, or Snake. He found strength from his father telling him that there is no secret ingredient in the soup which explained the “Dragon Scroll” he had. Tai Lang also looked at the “Dragon Scroll,” but he did not realize why it was blank, but Po figured out the meeting. But he gained...
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...conversations. This reality shows has become a trend in Hollywood and the American people believe that they are living the life of these celebrities. The entertainment media does not only affect the American culture it also affects what people are doing. Woman and teenage girls are looking at this media to compare what they wear, how they look, and how their lifestyle is. Teenage girls use the media to shape their body like their favorite celebrities, and in many occasions it has affected their health. Teenage girls are suffering of eating and emotional disorders. In the last couple of years entertainment media has become extremely popular and the American culture has been influenced in both ways positive and negative. With celebrities like Angelina Jolie, utilizing the media to promote cancer awareness of the women population, the American culture sees a positive use of entertainment media. Her and other celebrities use their media power to influence promoting healthier lifestyles, family values, and world peace. Celebrities like Lindsay...
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...Dear Simon Mills I am writing to you to express my concerns about your recent article titled ‘Think before you ink’. I was in outraged to have read some of your opinions expressed. To begin with I strongly disagree with your first statement, you state that even the most beautiful and classy women who have tattoos such as Angelina Jolie or Kate Moss have ‘blighted’ – rather than enhanced their bodies. You are suggesting that these women have spoiled their own bodies. However this is your own view towards tattoos. I believe that crafts and designs art work is a unique way of personal expression. Also the big question is how do tattoos affect your life? You used the word ‘graffitied’ to describe tattoos as damage to what these women have done to their bodies. This holds negative connotations such as a criminal act but at the end of the day it’s their own body. Your harsh and unfair comments have insulted many people who have tattoos. It is clear that from the start of this article you are trying to persuade the readers as well as being one sided. Straight away you go on to describe the celebrities with tattoos as being ‘badly drawn cod-philosophical/fauxtribal/cloyingly sentimental illustrations’. You then go on to describe celebrities Pete Doherty and Amy Winehouse as being ‘aspirational figureheads’ clearly employing sarcasm and in fact, most likely suggesting the exact opposite. We see you constantly giving your biased opinion about your dislike of...
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...NHI-Unit 10-Writing a biography-Angelina Jolie Angelina Jolie is an American actress who was born on June 4th , 1975 in Los Angeles. Her original name was Angelina Jolie Voight and her father Jon, who won an Oscar when she was two, was an established superstar. Her mother who’s also her current manager was part-Iroquois and a model and an actress. Her past When Angelina Jolie was a little child she moved to the East Coast. There she spent a happy childhood although her mother wasn’t rich and so they had to buy clothes at thrift stores. When she was young she was a member of the “Kissy girls”, whose job was to hunt boys down and kiss them till they screamed. Another hobby was to collect snakes and lizards. She even had a favourite lizard, called Vladimir. Later she was a student at Beverly Hills High School far from being beautiful. She wore braces, glasses and was painfully skinny. So the students teased her but they didn’t know that she had an impressive collection of knives. Her movie career At the age of seven she appeared in her first movie but her breakthrough came with Girl, Interrupted. It followed her big hit: her role in Tomb Raider, where she had to master a British accent. She had to become familiar with kick-boxing, street-fighting, yoga and ballet. In 2005 she released Mr. and Mrs. Smith, where she and Brad Pitt starred as a bored couple. Now she is married with Brad Pitt and although she is committed to motherhood she does charitable work...
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...Article 3: To Tattoo or Not to Tattoo (to discuss in week 4 seminar) Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow it. The increase in the number of people with tattoos is a good thing. According to a worldwide survey carried out by the HSBC bank, 46 per cent of people see tattoos as ‘self expression’. However, in the UK, 30 per cent of people described them as ‘down-market’, compared with only 7 per cent of those in the US. It must be significant that there is a large number of US A- list celebrities who have tattoos. In the Top Twenty-Five Tattooed Celebrities list, there are fifteen females and eleven males. The top is Angelina Jolie who has at least twelve. Hugh Hefner (the owner of ‘Playboy’) described fourth-placed Jessica Alba as the ‘Sexiest Woman Celebrity in the World’ and she has many tattoos. Obviously, people with tattoos are seen as very attractive. People like David Beckham and Robbie Williams have been responsible for an increase in people wanting tattoos in the UK, but the growth hasn’t been as great as it has been in the US (where 1 in 10 adults has one). This could change, however. Given that in 2103 the UK Prime Minister’s wife had a tattoo (a dolphin on her ankle), this must have contributed to an increase in the number of women having tattoos. The third of the UK population who see tattoos as ‘down-market’ should remember that the upper class used to have them. For example, the Queen’s grandfather and great- grandfather, George V and...
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