...Questions for the movie Seven Morgan Freeman – detective William Somerset: It doesn’t hurt that the film features some magnificent acting. I think, Morgan Freeman has been casted for the movie, because he’s a phenomenal actor. He’s a very convincing actor, who gives his roles a perfect touch. He seems so real in action. Morgan Freeman is likely the best performer working today, and I don’t think he’s ever been better than here as veteran detective Somerset. Freeman is a very versatile actor and he embodies the range of emotions felt by Somerset vividly. The detective is a complex character and Freeman manages to display these impressions quietly and subtly but with beautiful precision. Freeman exhibits the unreliable tones of the role and makes the character come to life. In Seven he appears as the veteran. He knows what he’s doing, and supposed to do in the movie, to make it good. In the beginning he gets David Mills on the neck, which is trying hard to make a good job to impress William. I think, Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt compliment each other well, and they have many similarities and differences. For example the age, the play, the way they are interpreting their roles and so on. Brad Pitt – detective David Mills: I think, Brad Pitt has been casted for the movie, because he’s the perfect contrast to Morgan Freeman and also a very good actor. They are absolute opposites, young and older, black and white, spontaneous and thoughtful. Kevin Spacey – John Doe: I’ve read that...
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...Argument Essay The everyday “sins” of typical college students are not of great severity at first, but by consistently repeating the “sins”, they could possibly become habits. Thomas H. Benton’s essay “The Seven Deadly Sins of Students”, describes the seven “deadly sins” that a typical college student makes in everyday life and how the recurrence of these “sins” could lead to habitual behavior. The seven “deadly sins” explained in Benton’s essay is: Sloth, Greed, Anger, Lust, Gluttony, Envy, and Pride. Constantly repeating these “sins” will eventually become habits. Most people try to take the quick, or easy way out of most situations. This ideal is no different than what college students believe they have to do to “express their unique talents” (Benton). Typical students “take the path of least resistance” with hopes of creating an easier life upon themselves when “they don’t understand that those choices will eventually cause more unhappiness than the more difficult paths they chose not to walk” (Benton). The “path of least resistance” may have some happy and successful people emerge from its walkways, but more often than not, the repetition of the “deadly sins” will consequently bring one down to unhappiness and sorrow. Pride, first in the order of the seven deadly sins settled on by the church, could be defined as being very conceited about one’s self. I believe that pride could get out of hand because it is easy to say that you are more successful, better, and smarter...
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...In preparing myself for the Nine Deadly Sins of Project Planning, I will be focusing on each factor individually by stating what I will be doing to make sure my projects and planning do not fail pertaining to now and within the future to come. Firstly, I will focus on the first sin that being not planning at all. Knowing that every detail when it comes to project planning is key, I have reviewed and understand that making sure each detail must be reviewed and understood before the planning must begin. Not planning at all can cause headache after headache and is very important, understanding this I have developed a plan of action to always have a plan in play before I even start to establish my coming of the project to be. Nevertheless, my plan of action is to always have a well thought out plan and to follow the plan of action, as well establishing the plan in the first place will be my very first step always. I will plan for the worst and the best always, also making sure that I always have a backup plan knowing you can’t always plan the future and things to come. My second plan of action will follow the second sin, failing to account for all project activities. I will develop comprehensive plans, which will not only work for me but also work for my team in terms of understanding and importance of the project at hand, also make sure that the door is open to further my teams understanding of my comprehensive plan. Focusing on the third sin of project planning this being failure...
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...To most people, pride is broadly known as a feeling of great satisfaction with one’s achievements, qualities, or possessions. From time to time, pride is defined as having an unrealistically high opinion of oneself’s importance. To some, it is noted as the fourth deadly sin, along with gluttony, lust, greed, wrath, envy, and sloth, to be avoided at all costs. These conflicting meanings can make pride is a double-edged sword. On one hand, it is confidence, dignity, and self-respect, but on the other, it can become arrogance, vanity, and contempt for others. Contempt, meaning; the notion that another person or thing is worthless and/or beneath you. To be justly proud is to have faith in yourself, and satisfaction with your accomplishments....
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...the Five Deadly Sins of Marketing? Marketing involves promoting or bringing awareness to your product or service, and it is crucial to the survival and prosperity of your business. Not every business owner holds a marketing degree, and some companies do not hire marketing experts. In either case, an effective marketing campaign might develop from trial and error. Even if a company's owner doesn't have a marketing background, it's imperative that he recognizes and avoids five deadly sins of marketing. Forgetting Your Target Audience Failing to keep your target audience in mind results in squandering advertising budgets on marketing to the wrong groups of people. This is a deadly sin because your message will reach people who do not have a need for your product or service. Target marketing ensures that your message reaches the right group of people. Before you can create a targeted message, you must first define your target audience. Start by listing the benefits of your products. Consider the price point for your product or service. Next, decide who's likely to need your product or service. If you're marketing a line of beauty products, for example, businesses such as salons, nail shops, spas and beauty supply stores might benefit from your products. Ignoring Your Customers' Needs Overlooking your customers' needs can kill your marketing efforts because you're likely to structure a marketing strategy that isn't customer-driven or customer-focused. Avoiding this sin involves...
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...As a gallery curator for the Queensland Art Gallery, I have been asked to present three artworks representing The Seven Deadly Sins. These three artworks I have chosen are all of which depict the sin, Pride. The artworks “Pride, Seven Deadly Sins”, 1985 by Fiona Hall, “Pride”, 1945 by Paul Cadmus and “The Seven Deadly Sins”, 1993 by Otto Dix are all fantastic examples of artworks displaying a particular sin or all seven deadly sins. The sin in particular that I have focused on is Pride; Pride is a belief in one's abilities, selfishness and putting one's beliefs first before anything else. The first artwork representing the seven deadly sins is by Fiona Hall, in this artwork Fiona Hall has explored the sin Pride. Fiona Margaret Hall was born in 1953 in...
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...Traditionally, pride was frequently and widely established as the greatest possible sin to commit. Dante’s Purgatorio demonstrates how those who have been too prideful in their mortal lifetime are condemned to the first and farthest terrace from Paradise. But through the passage of time, the negative opinions that the seven deadly sins were originally regarded with have slowly changed for the better, and pride in particular has even become a quality to be encouraged. The seven deadly sins are traditionally thought to be the be all and end all of evils that mankind should avoid at all costs, and pride is the worst one of all, being the sin that leads to all other sins. To take pride in any achievements is to sin, which would guarantee one’s...
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...Preparing myself against the “Nine Deadly Sins of Project Planning” PRG101 Instructor: Dr. Stephen Vodhanel January 10, 2015 Mark E. Johnson Jr. In preparing myself for the Nine Deadly Sins of Project Planning, I will be focusing on each factor individually by stating what I will be doing to make sure my projects and planning do not fail pertaining to now and within the future to come. Firstly, I will focus on the first sin that being not planning at all. Knowing that every detail when it comes to project planning is key, I have reviewed and understand that making sure each detail must be reviewed and understood before the planning must begin. Not planning at all can cause headache after headache and is very important, understanding this I have developed a plan of action to always have a plan in play before I even start to establish my coming of the project to be. Nevertheless, my plan of action is to always have a well thought out plan and to follow the plan of action, as well establishing the plan in the first place will be my very first step always. I will plan for the worst and the best always, also making sure that I always have a backup plan knowing you can’t always plan the future and things to come. My second plan of action will follow the second sin, failing to account for all project activities. I will develop comprehensive plans, which will not only work for me but also work for my team in terms of understanding and importance of the project at hand...
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...A Summary and Critical Analysis: “The 7 Deadly Sins of Performance Measurement and How to Avoid Them” Doris Willis Ottawa University May7, 2016 Productions-Operations Management – OAD 30013 Review: Hammer, M. (2007). “THE 7 DEADLY Sins OF PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT [and How to Avoid Them],” MIT Sloan Management Review, 48(3), 19-28. Business managers are responsible designing and using metrics to track and improve operating performance to ensure customers are satisfied, productivity increases, and to boost sales. Operational performance measurement is one of the toughest problems facing many organizations nowadays. “The 7 Deadly Sins of Performance Measurement and How to Avoid Them” by Michael Hammer seeks to answer why companies fall target to recurring mistakes when using metrics. Ultimately, this article documents and evaluates seven prevalent mistakes exploited and how each improbity circumvents performance management and how to elude them. Summary The article centers on interviews with various executives. The consensus is managers’ do not use metrics effectively; they measure either too much or too little or the wrong things. Numerous companies implement metrics without giving any thought to the consequences of these metrics. He notes many of the operational metrics used by businesses make little or no sense. Hammer spells out the general dissatisfaction managers’ feel with metrics. Hammer outlines two routes that will ensure useful...
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...largely determined by an acute fear of sin and eternal damnation2, a significant portion of the West European art works created between ca 1000 and ca 1500 featured scenes and symbols dealing with the nature of sin and the ways of expunging it from the human life. With the advent of the Renaissance and the subsequent re-focus on the Antiquity-inspired rehabilitation of the human corporeity, the so-called late Gothic art would nevertheless demonstrate its tenacity, especially...
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...taon na akong nakikisinghot ng oxygen plus usok ng jeep dito sa earth, at isang gabing hindi nananaman ako dinalaw ni kumareng antok, umapaw nanaman ang brain activity ng genious ni kimpoy. Naisip ko lang, pagharap ko kay Lord sakaling madeds na ako gaano ba kalinis ang konsensya ko, kung meron man. Kung ililitanya ko lahat ng pagkakataong nagkasala ako baka i-close mo na ito at hindi na basahin. Pero guilty ako sa halos lahat ng kasalanan na maiisip mo at kaya mong ilimita sa salita wag mo lang akong mabintangbintangan na nagpa-abort. Pero sa nakaraang enrolment ngayong semester, sa buong linggo kong pamomroblema sa schedule ko, mukhang nadagdagan ng mga tatlong chapters ang libro ng kasalanan ko. Kinakabahan na ako at baka ang seven deadly sins ay pangkaraniwan na lang sa buhay ko. So am I guilty? Let’s check. ANGER Umabot ako sa puntong lahat ng bagay ay napagbuntungan ko ng galit. Lahat nasungitan ko, baka nga napikon na sakin yung mga kasama ko. Pero kung susumahin, iilang beses palang talaga ako sobrang nagalit sa buong buhay ko (kung tama ang pagkakaalala ko). Galit na galit ako nun nung hindi ko naranasan maski minsan ang JS prom at nung pakiramdam ko ay naloko ako, sa sobrang bigat nung pakiramdam lalo na at hindi ko mailabas dahil hindi ko kayang kagalitan yung taong gumawa sa akin nun, halos gabi gabi kapag mag-isa ako ay umiiyak talaga ako, yun lang kasi ang kaya ko we. Madalas nagagalit ako sa sarili ko. Ang ganda ko kasi we. JOKE. Baka magalit ka sakin. ...
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...Deadly Sin: Betrayal Two best friends share everything with each other. One best friend comes out to the other and tells her she’s gay. The girl proceeds to tell her boyfriend, and later that day, the entire school knows. Characters Best Friend: Catherine Best Friend 2: Courtney Boyfriend: Dambite (Dom-bee-tay) Setting A high school in a Southern Baptist town. Notes to Actors Best Friend 1 (Courtney): Battling with insecurity about being a lesbian, finally getting up to tell her best friend, Catherine. Acts scared in the beginning, relieved once the truth comes out. Super strong southern accent. Best Friend 2 (Catherine): Dating Dambite, social butterfly, loud mouth, supportive to Courtney (but then goes behind her back and tells boyfriend)...
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...Chaucer is going on a pilgrimage to Canterbury in April with 29 other people. In the “Prologue”, Chaucer introduces and describes all the pilgrims who will go with him to Canterbury. He depicts the characters with their clothing, social status, personality traits, and manners to show the weaknesses and flaws of the clergy members. The seven deadly sins are lust, pride, greed, sloth, envy, wrath, and gluttony. The deadly sins help show the flaws in the pilgrims. In Chaucer’s “Prologue”, he uses clergy pilgrims as the basis for satire of the church during the 14th century. Chaucer questions the corruption of the church based on the description of two clergy members, the Nun and the Friar, which illustrates his disappointment and frustration with...
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...APPENDIX A-TITLE PAGE Centro Escolar University Makati "TAO: ISANG TAGULAYLAY" A Project Submitted to Mrs. Shirley M.P. Aglibot Professor In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in (Humanities 12) NATASHA MICHELLE C. GALO BSBAMM-2A September 3, 2014 APPENDIX B-RUBRIC IN THE PLAY REVIEW PROJECT Centro Escolar University Makati Name: NATASHA MICHELLE C. GALO Course/Year/Section: BSBAMM-2A |CRITERIA |TOTAL POINTS |SCORES | |Content (Intensive analysis of all the |40 points |_____________________ | |elements of the play focusing on strong | | | |and weak points with specific citations)| | | |Complete number of attachments (Title |10 points |_____________________ | |page, Report, Rubric and Worksheet for a| | | |Play Review) | | | |Observance of the Format (Presence of |15 points |_____________________ | |all the subheadings including...
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...representation of the negative in the Anglo-Saxon society. Beowulf and the dragon are two kings with an interest in treasure; Beowulf’s interest consisting of glory, and the dragon’s consisting of greed. Although their interests differ, their focus on the gold is the reason behind the demise of many people. The dragon’s rage over his missing gold cup makes him “lash out in flames” and “leave nothing alive in his wake” (Beowulf, 2306, 2315). The dragon’s rage comes from his obsession with his valuables, and the idea that someone would take from him is an outrage. The dragon’s rage is connected to that of old, greedy kings who believe they are entitled to all and everyone else entitled to nothing. Of course, his greed, which can be seen as another deadly sin in Christianity, and his pride over having such prizes, descends him from his superior status to his permanently retired status. After Beowulf’s death, the Geats fear of the Swedes, who will attack them upon hearing the news of Beowulf’s death (Beowulf, 2999-3003). Beowulf, although a good king, does not necessarily hold his people’s interests at heart considering how he decides to fight the dragon with the feeling of doom impending on him (Beowulf, 2419-2420). What the Geats need, as mentioned by John Leyerle, is “a king who acts...
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