This year, I think I grew a lot in many areas. Academically, I am proud of a couple of subjects, but I am proudest of my growth in Science. Throughout MS I had trouble with the subject, and I think Grade 8 was the year I showed a lot of improvement through hard work and a more positive perspective towards the subject. I had a lot of fun in Music and Math as well, as they were two subjects I loved and was great at. Personally and socially, I learned a couple new things. I think I have become a more
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consequences. Their affects on the social world can be seen from my very own experiences from institutions, to peer groups, to media representations, and lastly, to how I’ve come to view my own sense of identity. Growing up in a predominantly white neighborhood as a child allowed me to constantly become aware that I was different. Through interactions with my peers in elementary school, I noticed that my hair was a different texture, that my color was a lot darker than most, and that I was different.
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was originally given the name Ana Lucia, but my father decided to add the name Amanda right in the front. Therefore, my whole name is Amanda Ana Lucia Benavente(ben-ah-ven-tay). I was a chubby baby and I grew to be not too thin and not too thick. I wear large blue Ray-Ban glasses and my hair usually down. My hair as well as my eyes are a dark brown. I do have a bit of blonde in the hidden parts of my hair that used to be a rebellious dark purple. My skin is caramel tone, the type of color that makes
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MUSI 1306 – Lecture Questions 3 1. Describe the term humanism. Humanism is a movement where people focused on life rather than religion. Their focus went back to ancient Greece, paintings/sculptures evolved, learning/teaching became important. 2. Describe the aesthetic differences between Da Vinci’s Madonna of the Yarnwinder and Giotto’s Madonna and Child. Da Vinci’s Madonna looks softer, gentle, younger, and prettier. The woman (Mary) appears kinder. Giotto’s Madonna is more modest
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1. On small-budget films, what qualities or qualifications might a filmmaker seek in a production sound mixer? The sound mixer position can vary, depending on the film's budget, needs, and size of crew. 2. What are wild lines, and why are they not present in theatrical productions? Wild lines are lines that the actors repeat because the originals were not said right. When the lines that were repeated are better then they add those lines over the original version. 3. How can footsteps be muffled when
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designers and music composers. The music in a game can be as important as the visuals and the story in my opinion; helping to paint a vivid picture of environments and moods to aid in storytelling. Junichi Masuda is the world famous sound composter for game freak, and is best known for his creation of sound and music in the Pokémon franchise of games. The first term that comes to my mind when referring to the work of Junichi Masuda is “nostalgia.” I think back to playing “Pokémon Gold” with my best friend
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注意很多问题后要加理由，不然考官就会问你“WHY” 第一部分很多是问个人信息的问题，答案因人而异，这里提供的答案可以做为范本，不符 合你的情况的可以做些修改。符合你的情况的，你可以练熟！还有一些问题，就是我们提 供的问题的变化，就是不同的问法，但是你可以用同一个方式来回答的，要记得考试时候 能听明白，然后会转化哦！ 1. Your Work or Your Studies • Do you work or are you a student? Well, I am a senior in Zhejiang University and I’m planning to pursue my master’s degree in the U.K after my graduation. That’s why I take this test.
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for a specific product or service or brand through a systematic preparation and blend of pictures ,music ,texts ,colors ,sounds ,…that make an apparent and interior meaning for them.so the primary purpose is to make a perfect ads with no disturbance or complexity to audience. ************ --} Let’s start the analysis with: 1) Visual: * Real or Imaginary? This ad is real, and part of our day life. * People: people here were happy, lovely &energetic, the ads focuses on youth people that
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the production of urban music because in their belief it was supposedly violent and not to be heard by the youth. I followed this story on the news for a while and after a couple of weeks I found out that some of the youth was doing violent actions after listening to urban music. I wanted full proof so I watched some of my friends and how they acted after listening to urban music and as bad as it seemed the government had a point that couldn’t be augured against. Urban music had influenced drugs, sex
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one’s pursuit for the Good Life through the construct of pleasure. The author goes through the lens of Csikszentmihalyi Flow Theory as well as other beliefs such as Buddhism and hedonism to showcase how pleasure can be obtained through different mediums, such as skill acquisition, doing activities that are pleasurable and comforting, or sacrificing personal desires on the behalf of serving others. From this conversation, the author expresses a few ideas that explain why the constant pursuit for pleasure
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