...Stan Banas English 101 2/1/2016 Sith vs. Jedi Throughout history we have bared witness to many epic battles. Whether they are between nations, people or corporations there have always been great rivalries in our past and will be many more on through our future. Each contestant always has its own advantages over the other as well as the people or organizational backing them. Very commonly the supporters feel very strongly about which side they have chosen and will go to great lengths to support their claim. In the infinite battle between the Jedi order and the Sith, we face this age old dilemma of: “Who is better?” Within the Star Wars universe, Sith vs. Jedi is also often referred to as the light side vs. the dark side of the force. Nowhere in its history is one labeled as good or evil. Since the ancient Rakatan, the original users of the dark side around 30,000 BBY (Before the Battle of Yavin), the dark side was just another aspect of the force. Although in our traditional standards of good and evil, where the Jedi are known as keepers of the peace and justice, and the Sith are known to seek out galactic domination and harness there power through raw emotions such as anger, hatred, and greed, it can be argued that neither one is good or evil, and in fact each aspect are both, in fact, good and evil. The Sith were formed out of necessity from infighting within the ranks of the users of the dark side of the force. Darth Bane, around the year 1,000BBY, developed the “rule...
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...Star Wars: The Last Jedi – I really wanted to like it. SPOILER FREE VERSION: I really want to like this movie. There are some very good bit in it. I thought they did a nice job adding to the Star Wars lore, but the movie was really gimmicky and heavy handed. A lot of people liked it and I’m happy for them. I personally felt it was a bit much. The movie is growing on me a bit, but it did not live up to my expectations. There were also 3 moments in particular that I really couldn’t stand, but I’ll put those in the spoiler section. Before I get to that, I will start with showing you my rankings of the various Star Wars movies that have come out over the last several decades, so you can get a basis for comparison regarding my feelings on the series...
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...act, think, and live. A cinematic adventure that would do more than just entertain the audience for an hour and thirty-one minutes. A film with a name would be known throughout the globe, Star Wars. The first Star Wars movie spawned forth a universe in which fans dreamed they could become a part of. Despite all of its box office success, the greatest accomplishment of the Star Wars universe, was the change it caused to cultures worldwide. Star Wars pioneered modern cinema, brought upon us a new age of thinking, and created fans whose passion knows no bounds. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope was the first film to be released in what is now known as “The Original Trilogy.” Along with its successors Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, A New Hope showed film studios and filmmakers around the world that movie trilogies can be extremely successful. With such an elaborate and lengthy storyline that spans across the three movies, it kept audiences entertained for years to come. This paved the way for many of the trilogies we see coming to theatres today. The box office successes of these films opened the door for an even greater success in merchandising. While the current revenue of the box office sales is estimated to be $4,277,000,000 the sales from toys alone is estimated at $12,000,000,000 and that number is increasing every day.[1] The success that Star Wars had from its...
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...sudden stop, he becomes godforsaken, knowing the truth but no connotation to act upon what is real or cautious to his state of well being. Risen upward like a dead beast in a volcanic palace, his body plunders with fluorescent red eyes showing the villain he has now suited into. The surface of his residue crumble the steel bed, perishing the metallic superficial, converting it into slate. He is transported, all but the sith ways are his billow for survival. Pall spreaded over his glare. His coffin, he is just lugged like a corpse. He cries and cries for his newborn son, but laughs of the creation that he has now become. As the ship arrives and whirls his ashes, heat ignites from his soul,causing a malfunction to his force, vanished are his jedi ways, the chosen one has arrived. Constructed and mechanical he is now, wishing he can become more man than machine but ambitioned by the sidious force he has always craved. His eyes engaged upon glass, his whole torso filled with technology that brings him to hell with oxygen, his feet clustered with gargantuan metalized black boots,but all fades away from his new given face. The face of a helmet far more villainized than any demonic...
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...who’s really going to get the job done. One who will fight to the end to save our economy, or the one who wants to just save the people closest to his beliefs? Well that time has come, with our two running candidates General Grievous (democrat) and Wookie Chewbacca (republican). When we sit back and look into the past of these two candidates, only one stands out in the crowd as the next commander and chief “General Grievous”. According to Darth Sanwicki (2012), creator and trainer of Qymaen jai Sheelal, “The Brain of a human, body by Intel”. Looking into the republican party we see high class people making high class decisions, whatever happened to the Republican belief ” legislations should will be on the Jedi table ...your Jedi members and senators will probably try to get peace on a state or local level rather than national level “The republics guide the government, Princess Queen Amadilla(2012). Running mate Wookie Chewbacca from the home planet of Kashyyyk, what were the republicans thinking, his main supporters are Ewoks who raised him after his losing battle on his home planet. Now we are looking to him to be our leader, with only academic smarts and a gift with mechanics this Shyriiwook speaking candidate is...
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...Generated by ABC Amber LIT Convertera http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html Killing Dance(v2.1) Anita Blake - Vampire Hunter Book 6 Laurell K. Hamilton, 1997 Anita Blake, vampire hunter, is now herself a hunted woman. Who put the $500,000 price on her head--a man or a monster? It's not just her own skin she needs to save; the rivalry between her werewolf boyfriend, Richard, and Marcus, the other alpha werewolf in his pack, has come to full boil. And there's always Jean-Claude, the vampire who's been waiting for just the right moment to slip inside Anita's head and heart. 1 The most beautiful corpse I'd ever seen was sitting behind my desk. Jean-Claude's white shirt gleamed in the light from the desk lamp. A froth of lace spilled down the front, peeking from inside his black velvet jacket. I stood behind him, my back to the wall, arms crossed over my stomach, which put my right hand comfortably close to the Browning Hi-Power in its shoulder holster. I wasn't about to draw on Jean-Claude. It was the other vampire I was worried about. The desk lamp was the only light in the room. The vampire had requested the overheads be turned out. His name was Sabin, and he stood against the far wall, huddling in the dark. He was covered head to foot in a black, hooded cape. He looked like something out of an old Vincent Price movie. I'd never seen a real vampire dress like that. The last member of our happy little group was Dominic Dumare. He sat in one of the client chairs. He was...
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...wanted, yet she knew she would meet him one day. She continued to focus on the everyday challenges of life. Not wanting anybody to discover who she was or what she can do. (Jedi Temple) Meanwhile in the Jedi Temple chambers there stood a short green creature with pointy ears facing two Jedi masters. Both masters looked at each other concerned. "Master Yoda you summoned us," said one of the Jedi masters. "Yes Master Plo Koon. I want you two to travel with senator Mon Mothma to her home planet, Chandrila," said Yoda as he walked towards the two Jedi. "Protect the senator you must. I feel she may be in great danger. She is the youngest senator to enter the Senate," proclaimed Yoda. The second Jedi then asked, "Master Yoda do you think it’s the Separatists?" "Yes, for they have been targeting many of the senators. Trying to gain allies they are," said Yoda, "you must hurry now. Senator Mothma will be leaving...
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...One thing they have in common is they all love and passionate about Star Wars movie. They are deeply inspired by the Jedi’s philosophy and vision that they want to apply and bring that fictive movie character to real life. The 21 Jedi Maxims, or Maxims of Jediism are the first true Jediist text, created for the Jediism / Jedi religion community around 2002. The original version is far from perfect and a bit redundant, this version corrects some of the issues with the original text. Prowess: To seek excellence in all endeavors expected of a Jedi. A Jedi strives to acquire greater skill and expertise in what they do at all times so that it may be used in the service of the greater good, and not for personal profit. This requires discipline, patience and perfect practice. Justice: To always seek the path of ‘right’. A Jedi is unencumbered by bias or personal interest. Justice is a double-edged sword, one that protects the weak, yet also passes judgements according to a set of values. A Jedi tolerates that which is not Jedi and does not pass judgement on that which causes no harm for it is just. Loyalty: To have faith in your Jedi brothers and sisters. A Jedi remains true to what they have learned and to their own teachings. A Jedi always serves...
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...LUCASFILM LTD. AND IS INTENDED AND RESTRICTED SOLELY FOR USE BY LUCASFILM LTD. PERSONELL. DISTRIBUTION OR DISCLOSURE OF THIS MATERIAL TO UNAUTHORIZE PERSONS IS PROHIBITED. THE SALE, COPYING, OR REPRODUCTION OF THIS MATERIAL IN ANY FORM IS STRICTLY PROHBITED. 1 EXT. SPACE 1 A vast sea of stars serves as a backdrop for the Main Title, followed by a rollup, which crawls into infinity. There is unrest in the Galactic Senate. Several hundred solar systems under the leadership of the rebel leader, Count Dooku, have declared their intentions to secede from the Republic. This separatist movement has made it difficult for the limited number of Jedi Knights to maintain peace and order in the galaxy. Senator Amidala, the former Queen of Naboo, is returning to Coruscant to vote on the critical issue of creating an army to assist the overwhelmed Jedi. PAN UP to reveal the amber city planet of Coruscant. A yellow Naboo Fighter flies OVER CAMERA toward the planet, followed by a large Royal Cruiser and two more Fighters. 2 EXT. CORUSCANT - DAWN 2 The ships skim across the surface of the city landscape. The sun glints off the chrome hulls of the sleek Naboo spacecraft as they navigate between the buildings of the capital planet. 3 EXT. CORUSCANT, LANDINGPLATFORM - DAWN 3 Two Naboo Fighters land on one leaf of a three-leafclover landing platform. The Royal Starship LANDS on the central leaf, and the third Fighter lands on the remaining platform. A small GROUP OF DIGNITARIES waits to welcome...
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...created in the movie that Lucas molds from major religions including Christianity. For example the movie molds Christian sayings like “May God be with you” to “May the Force be with you” as pointed out from John McDowell in his article for Bethinking. They also treated the force like it was the almighty comforting grace. Just as if Jesus is the rock that all Christians stand on. The force has also come to have a good side and a dark side. We can easily view that as a representation of our entire religion, Christianity has a good side and an evil side. The entire religion is based on spiritual warfare, that is very similar to the battle created between the light and dark sides of the force. The light side represents all thats good and the Jedi uphold and defend that side of the force. This is very much like how we as Christians are called to uphold and defend God to the world and all who go...
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...Force with the twentieth century and the Biblical worldview, it is clear that the Force has no resemblance to God and that its worldview is not part of the twentieth century or the Biblical worldview. Master Jedi Obi Won Kenobi first introduces the Force as he sits in his desert hut. Obi Won explains to Luke Skywalker the nature of the Force. He states, “The Force is what gives the Jedi his power. It is an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us, penetrates us, it binds the galaxy together.” The Force was an energy field that connected all living things in the galaxy. The power of the Force could be used by individuals who were sensitive to it. The Force gives powers to those who weld it, the Jedi and the Sith. The two main practitioners of the Force's power were the Jedi Order and the Sith. Usage of the Force granted a number of convenient powers, such as the ability to sense impending attacks; to push and lift physical objects; influence the thoughts of others, known as the "Jedi mind trick;” and even see the future or maintain one's consciousness after death. Those who use the Force for evil, often turn to the dark side. Dark side users, those who gave in to anger, depression, and hatred, could summon lightning from their fingertips. Jedi taught younglings that the Force could be used for many purposes, including protection, persuasion, wisdom, the manipulation of matter and the performance of great physical feat.Though...
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...So, I’m going to have to do to this one what I did to the first one, and again, I fully acknowledge the Plinkett reviews as a source for me to draw from. The big difference here is that while I was more than willing to give a little leeway to The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones gets no such love. Plain and simple: this movie was terrible. The Direction First and foremost, we need to remember one big thing about the first 3 movies: only one was directed by George Lucas. The other 2 were done by directors Lucas respected (Kershner and Marquand). These movies are 100% Lucas and, in the case of Clones, he elected to direct a movie that was nearly entirely filmed against a green screen. This allowed him to do filming of characters against a blank canvas while allowing him to basically design whatever world he wanted around them. Green screens had long been used for special effects and matte fills, but hadn’t been used this heavily at this time. While Episode II wasn’t a full “digital backlot” film, there were tons and tons of shots that had actors doing their thing with nothing around them but green cloth. The upside here is that digital backlots can save a lot of money in film production since you don’t have to build sets that are either very complicated (aka “expensive”) or utterly impossible. The downside is that if your director isn’t, you know… an actor’s director, the actors all end up like they’re acting in front of a bunch of green cloth because they have nothing...
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...Training a Cost or an Investment How do you view training and development in your business? Do you need to quantify and measure it? Is the value you place on developing your staff and management purely monetary or is there a greater benefit to the individual and to the organisation? In a study carried out by the International Institute of Management Development 80% of respondents were unable to quantify the effect of development. Yet millions of pounds are invested, in management development alone, each year in the UK. It just doesn’t add up. It is engrained in all good businesses to test, measure and know their numbers. So why spend millions without knowing the result. So what is the value of training? Many organisations say they now agree that their work force is their greatest asset and so investing in their development is both necessary and worthwhile these organisations place a high value on training. However, some still see training as a necessary interruption to work and productivity and place very little value upon it. The fact is that the value of training is and always has been difficult to measure. However we find that in organisations which place a high perceived value upon development the real benefits are far greater than in those organisations which do not. Changing the perception of training in an organisation is like changing any cultural belief but it can be done by ensuring that the true value of this work is communicated clearly and ...
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...Nick Martinez Professor Kevin Hastings Heroism 17 October 2014 Luke Skywalker and the Adventure of the Hero Joseph Campbell’s perception of a hero’s journey begins with a primary series of steps called the Adventure of the Hero. Many narrative heroes use all or many of these steps. One particular character is Luke Skywalker from Star Wars. In his journey to become a Jedi he goes through these initial stages. Luke Skywalker lives with his Aunt and Uncle on a farm. Luke wants to be a pilot but his uncle has been holding him back from joining the academy so that Luke can help out on the farm. In order to get enough hands to compensate for Luke’s departure they must purchase droids to work on the farm. This is where he meets R2-D2, a droid that the family purchases from some space creatures called the Jowas. R2-D2 contains a message from a women name Princess Leia. In the message, she is addressing a man named Obi-wan Kenobi. Luke figures that she means Ben Kenobi who is an old man that lives on Luke’s planet. Luke decides that he will go later to look for Ben and figure out what the message is about. However, R2-D2 is determined to find Obi-wan Kenobi as soon as possible and ends up leaving in the night to find him. Luke finds the droid the next day but is unfortunately attacked by savage creatures called the Sand People. They prepare to kill him but he is saved by Ben Kenobi who happens to be passing by. Ben listens to the message that R2-D2 is holding and informs Luke that...
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...Krayat home of the Mandolarian splinter sect known as the Spartans was colonized just after the Mandolarians lost the war with the Republic. The main Mandolarin forces splintered after their defeat with only a fraction avoiding the Republics retribution. The Spartans had lost their home system to the Republic army. The Spartan Mandolarins gathered as many of their people as possible and punching a hole in the blockading Republic forces escaping into hyperspace. The main bulk of the Spartan Mandolarins stayed behind savaging the Republic fleet and ground forces before being wiped out. This sacrifice prevented the Republic from determining where the escaping refugees had headed. Traveling for two months further and further into the unexplored regions of the outer edge of the galaxy the refugee armada arrived at what would become their new home. Krayat they named the new system after a fierce dragon from their home system. The system contained a red giant star and 14 planets. 6 of the planets were gas giants with 4 to 12 moons each. 2 were to close to the sun to be life sustaining. 4 were beyond the life zone and were froze rocks. That left 2 viable planets in the life zone and each had developed ecosystems with no indigenous intelligent life. The half a million refugees crammed onto the warships and civilian ships began to rebuild. A millennium later the Spartans have changed little in their life philosophy. The war with the Republic has been kept alive through tradition...
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