...James is a good kid...he's respectful, smart, and naturally athletic...He just happened to get mixed in with the wrong crowd!! The majority of you run around town acting hard calling each other "niggas" thinking...
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...Paper One Assignment for Film One (F1) ARTH 334 James Jackson February 7, 2015 “The Kid” debuted in 1921 written and directed by Charles Chaplin is great film about a poor man (played by Charles Chaplin) who runs into a situation that tests his morals and character. He finds an abandoned baby orphan on the street and not having the means to support another person he still decides to care for this child (played by Jackie Coogan) and teaches him what he knows about the world. This film perfectly presents a good balance of comedy and drama in a way that makes you sympathize with the main characters and route for their happiness of staying together. Three specific items to concentrate on are its camerawork, editing, and sound. The camerawork (Cinetography) aided in the story telling of this film by using match on action, specifically different scene angles showing different views within same scene and adding continuation to the story. This type of scene change allowed for movement of the subject as it was occurring to various places and continue temporal continuity. I noticed however the camera was always still with limited left and right panning action only. Adding more movement to the camera through tracking shot could have possibly made the scene more fluid in motion avoiding the viewer from orienting themselves at every scene change. It would have been possible for Chaplin to add this technique as it was already available and featured in an Italian film in 1914...
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...ritics, record-label hype and American modern-rock radio, which Yorke compares to "a fridge buzzing". This coincides with the soundtrack of the film, with sounds that weave in and out of snatches of interviews, conversations, and songs. Along with this "radio wave" effect is a series of edits and quickly moving shots with stills, slow tracking shots, time-lapse photography, and colour/black-and-white film and video. The documentary opens with video taken from the back of a subway train, along with the track "Fitter Happier" from OK Computer. This cuts to the band members reading off several dozen radio intros. Interspliced with the promotional material is live footage taken from various venues around the world, including the song "Karma Police" on Late Show with David Letterman. Included in the documentary are various video clips of television appearances, newspaper articles, and other mentions of Radiohead in the media. In a clip from a Sky News programme, presenter Kay Burley comments on the video for the band's song "No Surprises", saying "Music to cut your wrists to. [...] It's the most miserable-sounding tune I've ever heard." While watching the video, the programme's music reviewer quips "You'll probably quite enjoy it because he actually drowns at the end". The making of the video is then shown, where frontman Thom Yorke is lip-synching while trapped in a tank of rising water.[2] The world tour that is the subject of the film has subsequently been admitted as a...
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...Bump in the Night: The Vampire Bat Authors Note This essay of a memoir has been submitted on April 7, 2013 Oh my god! This did not just happen to me. I find myself locked outside of my apartment with just my underoos on. I'm around eleven or years old at this time in my life. My mom and I have been in our apartment for about a year or two at this point so know my neighbors petty well by now. I had just moved to Maryland from Savannah, GA a few years ago. I'm slowly adjusting to being a latch key kid because my mother was a corrections officer and worked odd shifts sometime early morning or the midnight shift. I have two older brothers Mike who is the oldest at 7 years older than me and Toby who is 6 years older than me. They are not living with us at this time. My mom has been working these odd shifts for a year or so at this time so I was used to being home alone. There were rules I had to follow to keep myself safe. I'm pretty sure all latch key kids parents made them live by these rules as well. Never open the door from anyone but my mom or my brothers unless given direct instructions from either one of them. Don't give the impression that I might be home alone. Sometimes I would leave the television on or radio in the living room to give the illusion that there is some activity going on inside our apartment. This being home alone at night had become standard operating procedure at this point. There were just a few things that really bothered me when she would...
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...It is a weeping, and a moaning, and a gnashing of teeth It is a weeping, and a moaning, and a gnashing of teeth When it comes to my sound which is the champion sound Believe! Believe! [Hook (x4):] Lamborghini Mercy Your chick she so thirsty I’m in that two seat Lambo With your girl she tryna jerk me [Verse 1: Big Sean] Drop it to the floor Make that ass shake Woah make the ground move, that’s an ass quake Built a house up on that ass, that’s an ass state Roll my weed on it, that’s an ass tray Say Ye, say Ye, don’t we do this err’ day-day? I work them long nights, long nights to get a pay day Finally got paid, now I need shade and a vacay And niggas still hatin’, so much hate I need an AK Now we out in Paris, yeah I’m Perrierin’ White girls politicin’ that’s that Sarah Palin Gettin’ high, Californicatin’ I give her that D, cause that’s where I was born and raised in t’s prime time, my top back, this pimp game hoe I’m red leather, this cocaine, I’m Rick James hoe I’m bill droppin’, Ms. Pacman is pill poppin’ ass hoe I’m poppin’ too, these blue dolphins need two coffins All she want is some heel money All she need is some bill money He take his time, he counts it out I weighs it up, that’s real money Check the neck, check the wrist Them heads turnin’, that’s exorcist My Audemar like Mardi Gras That’s Swiss time and that’s excellence Two door preference Roof gone George Jefferson That white frost on that pound cake So your Duncan Heinz is...
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...one test should not determine one’s acceptance into college because these students have been working hard for about four consecutive years to meet the requirements to gain admission into a certain university. One test does not show what a student is capable of achieving in college. Transition: Now, let us talk about why standardized testing should not be used to determine admissions. II. Body a. Unfair i. One test does not show one’s full potential or intelligence. ii. i iii. I think the pictures give meaning and life to the album. iv. The album itself is a masterpiece because of the pictures and the beautiful songs. i. The album has a total of fourteen songs. ii. The album includes many artists such as Kid Cudi, Raekwon, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, Rick Ross, John Legend, Jay-Z, CyHi the Prynce, and Pusha T. iii. In my opinion, the songs of MBDTF are more grandiose and impressive than any other songs on his other albums just because of those collaborations. b....
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...not go outside, do your homework, and do not call me at work. Besides chasing my sister back into the house when she escaped, we followed the rules and waited until our parents to get home. Merriam-Webster defines a Latchkey child as a school-aged child of working parents who must spend part of the day unsupervised (as at home) —called also latchkey kid Generation X,—born between 1965 and 1980— became a generation that was pushed into adulthood at an early age. It was an era of new technology. We watched the evolution of computers the size of a room become the norm as a desktop appliance. By interacting with computers at an early age, Gen Xers have a greater understanding of its concept. We spent less time with our parents then earlier generations. It was common for Boomer mothers to stay at home and raise their children, while the fathers went off to work. Unlike Boomers, Gen Xers were the first generation to be recognized as latchkey kids. Our generation found ourselves at home taking care of our younger siblings and ourselves while our parents worked. I never considered myself a Latchkey kid. I was like all the other fifth graders with working parents and younger siblings. I babysat all the time when my parents ran to the grocery store, or when they needed a date night. Babysitting was nothing new to me. I knew that my parents needed to work, so that we could have a good life. There have been many studies showing that unsupervised children...
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...Characteristics of At-Risk Students: Latchkey Children Tiffany Tham AED 201 Linda Rosiak Axia College, University of Phoenix June 13, 2010 Children who go home to an empty house without parental supervision are called Latchkey Children. These children are usually left alone until one or both parents arrive home from work. Latchkey children are often told by parents not to open doors for strangers or step outside. A list of emergency contacts is usually left in a place where the children can see in case of an emergency. Parents usually provide a snack for the children to come home to while they wait for their parents’ to come home and make dinner. Some parents even cook dinner the night before so the child can just reheat and eat. I was not a Latchkey child, but many of my friends were. Many of them would walk home to an empty house every day; some of them would have food prepared for them; and some would have to do it themselves. At our age I never realized that my friends would be categorized as at risk students because they went home to no one. The programmed I researched is called the START program. The Start program helps children with anything from homework to tutoring, as well as reading, literacy, math and recreational activities. START also provides extended daycare needs to those students who need them. Each school’s extended program varies but all provides similar activities for students. Start also offers programs through community partners. The START program...
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...Edelweiss pirates What were they? The edelweiss pirates were mainly working class members of gangs. They preferred American culture such as their music opposed to tradition German culture. There were no specific leaders as the youth group were loosely organised. How did they oppose the Nazis? They beat up Hitler youth members, wrote graffiti on the walls and distributed anti-Nazi leaflets. Were they persecuted? Public execution was held for some of the pirates for the killing of a Hitler Youth leader. How successful? Partially as the public execution put many off but opposition still continued. Swing Youth What were they? They were young people who refused to conform to Hitler Youth values or even of its membership. The swing youth were fans of American jazz and swing. They tended to have long hair and listened to foreign radio which was an offence in war times. How did they oppose the Nazis? They listened to and recorded songs from foreign radios. This was considered a huge offence in war time. They also set up swing club which was tolerated until 1940 and it went “underground” after. Were they persecuted? Himmler threatens the ring leader stating those taking part in the swing movement will be sent to concentration camps with beating and harsh labour. How successful? No as swing movement still continued underground. White rose movement What were they? They were a small group of Munich students led by Hans and Sophie Scholl. Their aim was to shame German...
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...public relation issues that affected the brand’s identity and image, rise of fast fashion competition and its struggle with its brand position and pricing while the consumers’ preferences are changing. Through examining these various elements, it is clear that Abercrombie and Fitch must take a diverse approach in order to revitalize its brand and maintain profitability. First of all, one of the main internal issues that led to Fitch’s decline was their lack of sustainable competitive advantage. Indeed, A&F views brand image as its most important asset, and their postioning enabled them to set premium prices on their apparel. They lost their audience and brand image these past years ; in fact, the problem is that the « cool » college kids do not perceive A&F as trendy anymore. A better marketing information system is required to change that, evaluating customers tastes and needs evolution. Besides of Fitch’s loss of competitive advantage, public relation disasters highly damaged firm’s image. In 2002, a racist T-shirt that disparaged Asian Americans led to negative...
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...In "The Electric Ant," Phillip K. Dick portrays the character Garson Poole as a success in his journey to complete his quest. Garson Poole becomes more than human as he is able to feel every possible combination of sensations all at once and that is something beyond human. After his tape ran out Garson Poole felt an intense rush of emotion and feeling simultaneously, a literal, real, physical synesthesia; Garson Poole felt human for the first time. The details he sees, hears, tastes, smells, and touches are significant because they are what finally cause Poole to feel human. The tape filtered Garson's senses: he had one type of touch, one type of hearing, one type of sight, etc; when the tape ran out, the filter was removed, and Garson was able to experience the contrast of an unfiltered world. His statement, "I am living, I have lived, I will never live," can be interpreted as an allusion to "veni, vidi, vici" through the use of asyndeton. The Narrator describes what is happening to Poole's actual mechanical body as if it had no person relying on it, as something that is simply replaceable. After Poole discovered that he was indeed not a human, his quest was to get rid of his reality tape in order to have the "opportunity to experience everything. Simultaneously. To know the universe and its entirety, to be momentarily in contact with all reality. Something that no human can do" (Dick 236). Once Poole did cut the tape, although he had up to 40 minutes to put it back together...
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...research highlighted the | | |following points: | | | | | |• Discovery channel viewers consisted of mostly urban males between 25 - | | |54 years. | | |• Around 60% of its viewership was from the SEC A and B.14 | | |• Discovery was very popular with kids and their parents. | | | | | |According to the study, the channel needed to pay more...
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...student, who has grown up in suburban Los Angeles and is pulled into the past when her beloved Japanese grandfather dies. After his death, she talks to her aunt, and she discovers that her grandfather had bequeathed his corner market in the Crenshaw District—long since sold and even boarded up—to a certain black kid who has worked with him. When Jackie starts to explore this history—her aunt has asked her to find the kid, Curtis Martindale--she finds herself more and more intrigued. Why did old Frank Sakai leave the store, or the $38,000 in proceeds from selling it, to this young African American? As she begins her exploration, Jackie meets Lanier, a young black man who works in a social service center in the neighborhood of the store. Lanier does wonderful things for the kids in the neighborhood, and he knows some of the history that Jackie is pursuing. She very quickly learns that Curtis is one of four black kids who were left to die in the store’s freezer during the turbulence of the Watts Riots in 1965. Needless to say, this complicates matters considerably. Lanier thinks he knows the perpetrator, a bigoted Irish cop who seemed to have it out for all the black kids in the neighborhood. When they talk to an African American policeman in hopes to find out more about the case, they find that the doors of inquiry are slammed in their faces. That doesn’t stop them, though, from exploring further. By following connections and even vague leads, they discover a lot about the...
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...In English my name means someone who is wise and honorable. According to the Biblical references, my name means judgment of God. In Chinese, my name means lucky family. My Chinese name was chosen by my wise grandparents. My English name was chosen by my parents from a movie. Daniel is also the name of the main character of The Karate Kid, Daniel LaRusso. In this movie, Daniel moves to a new city and being the new kid in town, he gets bullied by a gang of tough students from the local karate school. Daniel befriends a Japanese handy-man, Mr Miyagi who is the janitor at his apartment block. He is later trained by him & taught the ancient art of kung fu & eastern philosophy which he uses to overcome the bullies. My name is Daniel because of that main character. I am like that person because I was also bullied when I was in elementary school. Although I like kung fu, I did not learn it to overcome my bully problem. I do not wish to be like Daniel LaRusso because I do not think that violence is the solution to our problems. People have responded to my name as if it were an original name and as if there were too many Daniels in the world. When people say my name, they make it sound plain and not unique at all. So instead of calling me Daniel, I ask them to call me Dan or Danny. A little variation helps make my name more unique. A nickname I would like would be a nickname that makes mean important person. Something with power that people would obey me by. A nickname like...
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..."Everyone in the hospital knew Kurt now; he was commonly known as 'Gerda's Lieutenant' Everyone joked about us.", page 223. The two married, moved to America, and had kids of their own. In her own words, many years prior to her moving, she said "Survival is both an exalted privilage and a painful burden." A novel, A Tree Grows In Brooklyn by Betty Smith, is much different, and less drastic, than that of All But My Life. Francie Nolan, a young girl growing up in Brooklyn during the coming of the 20th century, has learned to survive through her experiences growing. Francie would develope the knowledge she headed off to college with using more than book smarts. As a girl, she had a wide range of vocabulary, and because she was advanced, Francie had trouble finding friends. Her loneliness marched on until she was 15. Before Francie had learned too many harsh truths, she had excitedly carried her trash in order...
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