Despite the fact that The Battle of Elderbush Gulch (1913) and Stagecoach (1939) were made in two separate generations, there is an immense amount of similarities. D.W. Griffith's silent film was produced in a short amount of time and had a low budget. John Ford’s talkie used innovative camera angles, music and conversation to drive plot and action. Although different stories, during the rising action, both films had settlers surrounded by shooting Indians and were saved at the last second by soldiers
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David Andrew Leo Fincher is an American filmmaker, a director and producer who started his career as a production assistant at Korty Films, working under John Korty, a film director and animator, best known for his television and documentary work. David Fincher’s love for film started at an early age, when, like Steven Spielberg, he made home movies with an 8 mm camera. At Korty Films, David Fincher quickly moved up the production department’s ladder, eventually becoming a visual effects producer
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William Darrell “Billy” Mays was born Jully 20, 1958 in Mckees Rock, Pennysylvania. He spent most of his childhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He sent some time in West Virginia University but decided to drop out to work on his father’s hazardous waste company. Billy started his career as a sales man on the Atlantic Boardwalk selling the “Washmatik” to anyone who would pass by. Along with the “Washmatik”, Mays also sold many other “As seen on TV’ producs. Mays attributed much of his success and
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The movie the Interrupters was filmed in Chicago, Illinois. They followed ex gang members Cobe Williams, Ameena Matthews, and Eddie Bocanagreda. Each of these ex gang members had turned their life around and are now part of an activist group called CeaseFire. The activists talked about the trouble they have been involved in and the violent acts that they had committed. The activist were known in the neighborhood since they used to be high priority gang members in the area. Knowing the gang lingo
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The main idea of this source is to present five new studies being conducted on youth gangs. A broader developmental perspective, underscoring the need for ongoing inquiry linking the heretofore separate literature on youth gangs and antisocial peer influences from criminology and developmental science (201). Gangs have been present in America for decades. All through only in recent years are local and national observation studies showing gangs growing at an increasingly rapid rate. This section discusses
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“When language was not transcendental enough to complete the meaning of a revelation,” American soldier William H. Hunt once said, “symbols were relied upon for heavenly teaching, and familiar images, chosen from the known, were made to mirror the unknown spiritual truth.” This is especially true correct considered the rule of titles: concise and succinct. The title “The Rose that Grew from Concrete” of Morice Martinez’s story is a textbook example of how symbols were used instead of bare languages
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One of the nation’s most horrendous crimes has been that of massacre of 1929. The Valentine’s Day Massacre has left a well-known dent in the Chicago justice system. This case happened over eighty years ago and has still not been solved. There have been numerous speculations as to who the suspect or suspects maybe. On the morning of February 14, 1929 it started out as just a regular day in the windy city of Chicago. Sadly it turned out to be everything but a lovely Valentine’s Day. Seven members of
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In the book The Outsiders by S.E Hinton, the gang that includes Ponyboy, Sodapop, Darry, Two-Bit, Dally, and Johnny shows a group of boys in a gang that is based on a group of friends that depend on each other for different reasons. These reasons include not having a strong family tie, not having parents, and not having a home. This relates to an article written by Amanda Vogt titled “Gangs a Cry for Family” which talks and explains that troubled teens with problems with family go to gangs for a
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The Hardships of the Oregon Trail In a new, war recovering United States, people set off west for new opportunities and land. The Oregon Trail was arguably the biggest migration factor in westernizing America. According to The New Encyclopedia of the American West, the trail was originally laid and set as a fur trading route in 1811 and only accessible on horseback or foot. Eventually settlers began to travel the route, expanding it farther and farther west. From the mid 1830s through 1869 the
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I admit that I’m not really a fan of watching movies, but I have always enjoyed Walt Disney’s movies. There are the classic movies such as Cinderella and Bambi, and the newer generation of movies, such as Toy Story and Frozen. In all of Walt Disney’s movies he has managed to make his hero or heroine a memorable character. Disney movies typically have a moral underling issue or an ethics lesson woven into the plot. The Disney movie Mulan has followed that same Disney tradition. Mulan takes place
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