...get Thomas Bonds English 201 Nov. 20, 2013 Fight Club and Reservoir Dogs Fight Club and Reservoir Dogs portray similar themes. The primary characters in both films are disconnected from themselves and therefore have trouble functioning in their own lives. These characters also have differing beliefs on the nature of their own realities and are disconnected from them. Similarly, David Fincher and Quinton Tarantino use thematic and stylistic devices to disconnect the viewer from the reality of the films’ narratives. In Reservoir Dogs, the characters are disconnected from themselves; they do not even have names. Instead, they are each assigned a color and are referred to by their colleagues as Mr. Orange, Mr. Pink, Mr. White, Mr. Brown, etc. The men are selected to do a job for a criminal organization that involves stealing precious jewels. What makes this organization so odd, however, is the fact that none of the men selected are allowed to use their real names. The head of the organization, Joe, assigns these color names to the criminals, creating an air of disconnect, as neither the characters in the film nor the viewers know their true identities. This removal of identity not only creates disconnection among the characters, but also causes disconnection in the characters’ own selves, negatively effecting their ability to be the “professionals” that they so often pride themselves on being. This adverse affect on their lives ultimately causes the deaths of each character...
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...ENG 201 - 20420 30 April 2015 CE - 2 Reservoir Dogs & Pulp Fiction: Life’s Parodies In the film Reservoir Dogs, Joe Cabot organizes the group that will participate in a diamond robbery. No one in the crew knows each other’s name. Since that is his intention, Cabot gives them codenames from a color chart. He names them Mr. Orange, Mr. Pink, Mr. White, Mr. Blue, Mr. Purple, and Mr. Brown. It is odd to Cabot that the gentleman referred to as Mr. Pink disliked his codename. The name is just a code that will help the crew identify each other so no one expects him to start arguing about the name. Mr. Pink represents the outcasts of this society. Every time he argues in the movie, everyone is quick to counter him. That is like today’s feminists, civil rights activists, and the differences between politicians, anyone who is against society’s “norms” is subject to criticism. An expectation for a group of criminals is the fact that they can handle the pressure that comes with the crime. Yet, in this film, the group is made up of bluffers. They act desperately in almost every situation they find themselves in. For instance, when they found out someone was double crossing the, they all become panicky and start pointing their guns at each other. Another example is when Mr. Orange gets shot, he panics and pleads with Mr. White to take him to the hospital. This film teaches the audience that if one gives guns to an individual that has childlike characteristics, someone will...
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...You are here: Home » About Sustainability > Environmental > Water Quality ------------------------------------------------- Water Quality Where water quality issues are prevalent, there are a number of design and operational systems that can be used to minimise impacts of a hydropower scheme within a reservoir and downstream. These begin with adequate data collection and a comprehensive environmental assessment process. Issue Changes in water quality may occur within and downstream of the development as a result of impoundment. The residence time of water within a reservoir is an influence on the scale of these changes, along with bathymetry, climate and catchment activities. Where water quality issues arise, they can vary greatly and can include reduced oxygenation, temperature, stratification potential, pollutant inflow, propensity for disease proliferation, nutrient capture, algal bloom potential and the release of toxicants from inundated sediments. Some water quality problems relate to activities within the catchment beyond the direct control of the proponent but which can cause water quality problems when compounded with the power station operations. Flooding of biomass, especially forests, results in underwater decay. In deep lakes that tend to stratify, colder de-oxygenated water at depths in the lake have in some cases released metals from the sediments e.g. methylmercury. Deep intakes can in some cases result in deoxygenated and hydrogen sulphide rich releases...
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...would benefit the people who live in the river basin because in they have faced droughts and floods so the reservior will help the agriculture productivity without having to worry about flooding issues that have happened in the past. The author states that the dam's can produce over 18 GW of electrical power which is equivalent to 18 nuclear power plants or large coal power plants which can help improve the problems that china has been facing with air pollution and its reliance on imported energy.The reservior according to the author can open another option for transporation as well. Although this seems like an amazing idea and has a lot of positive attributs. There are a significant amount of negative effects that can result from the reservoir. The author explains the different negative effects that it can have such as danger to some of the wildlife and the increased risk of waterborne diseases spreading throughout the community. This author does a great job at explaining the different aspects including positive and negative effects that can come from the resevior. I believe that the reservior could be a very good thing for this area. Although it may seem as if the negative effects outway the positive effects, If the community makes sure that they put a HIGH emphasis on making sure that the reservior is maintained well and that the communitys health and safety is the number one priority then the reservior would be a great idea for that...
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...Colorado River Report "An inhospitable desert has become a playground, and the Colorado River has become a plumbing system.” The Colorado River Report (2000) states that, “the erection of dams, reservoirs, and canals, along with countless diversions, has turned the river in a plumbing system, and today, the Colorado is a river no more.” The creation of this pluming system has imposed destruction on the river, such as “most of the native fish are endangered, that major bird migration stops are severely truncated and degraded, that some of the most spectacular scenery in the world is less than spectacular” (Colorado River Report, 2000), for example. The Colorado River Tasks Force concluded that “the current usage of the river is unsustainable. The existing plumbing system is vulnerable to sustained drought or earthquakes, as well as to engineering failure” (Colorado River Report, 2000). Simply put, all of these problems are the outcome of “unbalanced allocation of a critical natural resource, the water of the Colorado River Basin” (Colorado River Report, 2000). The study expresses that California’s allocation of the Colorado River is 4.4 maf/y, yet California diversions from the river have often exceeded this and have been as much as 5.2 maf/y. The six other basin states have insisted that California implement a 4.4 Plan (of the water that must be delivered by the Upper Basin states to the Lower Basin) to alleviate most or all of these problems. “To do this...
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...............................1 Aswan High Dam…………………………………………..2 Bangladesh…………………………………………………..3 Colorado River Basin…………………………………….4 James Bay, Canada….......................................5 Ogallala Aquifer……………………………………………6 Three Gorges Dam………………………………………..7 Florida Everglades…………………………………………8 Florida Everglades The Florida Everglades is one of the three largest national parks in the US. It also contains an ecosystem not found anywhere else in the world. A huge reservoir called the Floridan Aquifer lies around 1000 ft. below. 8 The Florida Everglades is one of the three largest national parks in the US. It also contains an ecosystem not found anywhere else in the world. A huge reservoir called the Floridan Aquifer lies around 1000 ft. below. 8 Three Gorges Dam The Three Gorges Dam increased the quantity reservoirs hydroelectric stations, abundantly. It also cause 1.2 million people to relocate. 7 The Three Gorges Dam increased the quantity reservoirs hydroelectric stations, abundantly. It also cause 1.2 million people to relocate. 7 Ogallala Aquifer It is used to hold more freshwater than all freshwater lakes, streams and rivers on earth. Due to pumping of this groundwater, many locations are experiencing water shortages. 6 It is used to hold more freshwater than all freshwater lakes, streams and rivers on earth. Due to pumping of this groundwater, many locations are...
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...the Trinity River before and after the construction of the dam. (4) Before the construction of the dam discharge reaches over 500 cumecs at peak times which occur early on in the calender year . However this value decreases to almost 0 for the rest of the year until the late December, early january period. After construction of the dam this value, as we would assume, has plummeted to roughly 0-5 all year around which peak in October b) Explain how damn construction may alter fluvial processes operating in a river system (4) Dams may affect the process of deposition of alluvium, for example in the case of the three gorges dam, alluvium that should have been deposited further downstream is now being deposited in a 600km long artficial reservoir that was built behind the dam, this alluvium is trapped behind the dam and then interferes with the natural process of transportation. Transportation is also affected due to there being limited amounts of water able to flow and hence leading to perhaps smaller materials being transported. c) In what ways can rivers provide opportunities for a number of human activities. Rivers provide a number of opportunities for humans such as transport, recreation, disposal of waste (industry), agriculture and tourism. (6) Rivers provide a suitable setting for agricultural industry as the land are the river is not only easy to farm due to the shallow and flat gradient allowing mechanical mobility but also is very fertile due to things such as alluvium...
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...using hydropower is known as hydroelectricity and is generally considered to be reliable. Fossil fuels, coal, and oil release pollutants into the air but Hydropower is fueled by water which means it does not but provides fresh and natural power for the community. Dam systems can, however, have a noticeable adverse impact on the environment.(“Waterpower”) Large dam projects occupy enormous amounts of land and deprive plants and animals of their habitats which can cause endangerment of species. Sediments and nutrients tend to accumulate in the reservoirs of dams which this promotes the growth of algae and weeds and can give off greenhouse gases and promote global warming. Multipurpose dams, dams built to accomplish several goals at once seem to be more of a drawback than benefit. They are at the center of environmental concern due to their generally larger size and proportionately greater impact on their surroundings. Dams along with their reservoirs can destroy habitats and block access to the river's headwaters which is necessary for fish that live in the ocean but migrate up river to release or deposit eggs. Waterfalls, rapids, beaches, and other scenic areas could be destroyed and in particular beaches are often eliminated down and upstream from dams due to...
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...Four Key Elements on Tarantino Films Quentin Tarantino has revolutionized the film industry. From his first directorial debut of Reservoir Dogs (1991) to his latest film Django Unchained (2012) he has presented the audience with unique techniques to intrigue and capture their desires for more. I regard Tarantino as the William Shakespeare of our time, because of the development and passion for his imagination and ambiguous style. Jim Smith wrote of Quentin Tarantino, as well as his films, so to have a better understanding as to whom Tarantino is as a person and director/writer. Smith titled his book “Tarantino”. The book states Tarantino has four key techniques in which most of the films are based on. These techniques are: the usage of the dramatic dialogue in the film; the very long, slow scenes exploiting, explaining, and foreshadowing the characters; the sudden dramatic reversal of tones; and the anti-chronological structure that transcends the audience’s limit of thought. Film directors edit their work to maintain only significant scenes to be revealed, thus most dialogues are cut in order to achieve such goals. Tarantino does otherwise. Dialogue is one key element in his films. Through dialogue, Tarantino manages to convey certain elements that are crucial to the existence of each character. For almost the first ten minutes in Reservoir Dogs, the development of each character is raised through the use of Dialogue. The characters discuss many comical issues which informs...
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...Famous Creative Thinkers PHL 458 April 2, 2015 Famous Creative Thinkers Carl Sagan was known as an American Scientist and was born November 9, 1934 and died December 20, 1996. Carl Sagan was a pioneer in many countries scientific realm and is known throughout the world as the renowned astrophysicist of our known generation. He was also an achieved astronomer, cosmologist, astrobiologist, author, scientist, and writer. Dr. Sagan published more than 600 scientific papers and over 20 books during his lifetime. Dr. Sagan spent most of his professional career as a professor of astrology at Cornell University. Dr. Sagan grew up as a young boy in Brooklyn, NY in the early 40's. His mother was very religious and his father a Ukrainian immigrant who worked in a garment industry. Carl was an avid reader of science fiction and did not play sports. Carl Sagan was an avid science researcher, and many of his books and writings clashed with the religious groups. Carl often would talk about life on other planets or solar systems and how could Earth be the center of the Universe if we as a species had never experienced or seen other beings or worlds. The religious sect of society had their negative views of Dr. Sagan and fought to reduce funding of his program on PBS Known as "Cosmos". They eventually won these funding arguments, and the program was discontinued. “Every one of us is, in the cosmic perspective, precious. If a human disagrees with you, let him live. In a hundred billion...
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...Alex Peterson Professor McClure 11 AM Intro to Comm 3/30/14 Pulp Fiction Pulp Fiction is a classic Quentin Tarantino film made in 1994 that is best known for having the story line written in small vignettes that piece together to throughout the course of the movie. The movie starts off in a coffee shop where two minor characters (Ringo and Honeybunny) begin to rob the shop while two main characters (Jules and Vincent) are sitting with a briefcase that they need to bring back to their boss (Marsellus Wallace). After this, it goes to a new scene where Marsellus has asked Vincent to take his wife out to dinner and show her a good time. Vincent is nervous so he goes and gets heroin before taking her out to dinner for the night. Later they get back and Marsellus’s wife (Mia) mistakes his heroin for cocaine and overdoses, so Vincent has to give her a shot of adrenaline to bring her back. Now it goes back to the opening scene before the coffee shop where Vincent and Jules are first retrieving the briefcase. Vincent and Jules get shot at from close range, but none of the bullets hit. Jules has an epiphany and calls it divine intervention that they are both not dead. They take the briefcase with them to the coffee shop as Ringo and Honeybunny rob it, and Jules has a new way of looking at things. Instead of killing them he gives the robber fifteen hundred dollars to leave so he doesn’t have to kill them. This movie has one main symbol that is shown throughout the entire film in...
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...A.) Causative Agent/Scientific Name Rubeola is the scientific name for what we know as the Measles. The Measles is a highly contagious disease caused by a virus. This virus is from the paramyxovirus family and spread through respiration, in other words you breathe in the virus by your nose or mouth. The symptoms include fever and coughing with an itchy irritating rash. B.) Historical Information In the 9th Century the first known case of the Measles virus was written. The Doctor who published this case was Persian. Then in 1957 a Scottish doctor by the name of Francis Home showed a demonstration that measles was caused by an infectious agent in the blood of those who had the virus. As of 1912 the United States required that all cases of this virus be reported by all physicians and laboratories. This was because the disease was now nationally notifiable. 6,000 deaths were reported as measles-related death each year in the first decade. In the decades before the vaccine was created most children had gotten measles by the time they were 15 years old. 3-4 million people in the United States got the virus every year. Due to this virus hundreds died, thousands hospitalized, and some people even suffered from brain swelling which is known as or called encephalitis. John F. Enders and Dr. Thomas C. Peebles were the physicians responsible for isolating the virus in a 13-year olds blood and creating a vaccine. Creating the vaccine was very successful and has saved many lives. The CDC...
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... Pulp Fiction In summary, I tend to strongly agree with John Haynes that the film’s crossover success as sort of an “Indiewood” (pg. 712) genre contains immense irony, as the film definitely encompasses such a star-studded cast, particularly through Travolta’s renowned casting (pg. 711), which reflect typical Hollywood and also the movie’s loyalty to some facets of mainstream films with its cultural allusions; however, the author also specifies clearly that the film adamantly projects elements of its own distinctive style and also infuses aspects that deeply strays from mainstream films, which I totally agree with without any qualm. Hayes also seems to further imply that we can “expect the unexpected” from this disorienting film as a whole, a statement that characterizes the essence of this movie for me as well. In particular, the Haynes also cites numerous examples of how the film is anything “but a conventional film” (pg. 696) in terms of its contents, style, symbolisms, etc. Examples such as the “you play with matches” shots (pg. 696), its use of 1950s iconic allusions, along with it’s playful tone (pg. 697), as well as its postmodern emphasis on surfaces and reflections (pg. 698), serve as further validation that it deviates from the norm, a thing that most films tend to employ. Hayes also lists how it reveals even some action genre features via it’s “medieval image of abjection” (pg. 704). Again, I see these assertions as being valid. Hayes also refers to the film as almost...
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...Reservoir Dogs, directed by Quentin Tarantino, is one of the renowned film noirs in Hollywood cinema culture. The film noir is a French meaning a genre about time (Miyao Lecture 3). There are several characteristics that feature film noir: for example, almost all noir films are crime and action films and revolve around two overarching themes - the irretrievable-ness of time and the emphasis on trust and betrayal (Miyao Lecture 3). Moreover, film noir has its own cinematic techniques to distinguish itself from other genre films, such as flashbacks to manipulate the time to alter the story order. The film Reservoir Dogs does a great work in manipulating time and space as Tarantino even stated in his interview that he wanted to introduce each...
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...Cannon Hill Park is one of the premier parks in Berminham and has been awarded Green Flag status. With beautiful flowerbeds, lakes, pools and a wonderful collection of trees, its easy to see why. Theres plenty of opportunity for exercise at the parks tennis courts, bowling and putting greens and wildlife enthusiasts can follow the walkways and cycle routes longside the River Rea. The conservation area within the park includes a 5 acre woodland known as the RSPB Centenary Plantation. There is also a wildflower meadow, which is sown each year with cornfield annuals such as field poppy, cornflower and corn marigold, providing visitors to the Park with a spectacle which is very rare in the urban environment. Traditional forms of land management are used to enhance this beautiful area, less than 2 miles from the centre of Birmingham. The park is an ideal venue for families with childrens play areas and boats for hire on the lake in the summer. There are plenty of picnic areas and refreshments are available at the Garden Tea Rooms and the Midland Arts Centre. 佳能山公园（Cannon Hill Park）是伯明翰首要的公园之一，并已经被授予Green Flag status，而它美丽的花圃，湖，足球场和树木则证明了这个奖项。在这个公园，您有足够的机会来练习网球，保龄球和高尔夫球。 公园里的保护区有有着5英亩的森林土地被叫做RSPB Centenary Plantation。还有一个野生的草场，这里每年都长有罂粟，矢车菊和万寿菊，给游客一个与城市环境大不相同的景色。 这个公园是家庭带领孩子来玩的理想场所，夏季还有可以租赁的小船。在Garden Tea Rooms 和Midland Arts Centre还有足够的野餐地点。 本篇文章来源于美国旅游网(usa.bytravel.cn) 转载请以链接形式注明出处 网址：http://usa.bytravel.cn/art/192/bmhjnsgyCannonHillPark.html Introduction Cannon Hill...
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