...Professor The Book of Eli When December 21st 2012 (speculated date at which the world would end) was getting closer, the amount of post-apocalyptic films were coming out, some avid movie viewers might have been jaded with those types of films. This movie directed by the Hughes Brothers, shows a clear and accurate depiction of the power of the Bible in broken times. The Book of Eli is not your average post-apocalyptic film. From the melodic soundtrack, to the astonishing performance delivered by Denzel Washington, “The Book of Eli” is certainly a must watch! The Plot of the movie is carefully crafted, and it is easy to tell that the directors and producers all took their time before putting together this intricate plot. “The Book of Eli” takes place several years after a nuclear holocaust. The lone man named Eli (played by Denzel Washington) wanders the desert nuclear wasteland, living on what he can find and disposing of any marauders who give him any problems. After traveling west for a few years Eli arrives in a small town. Eli comes to the attention of the town’s leader named Carnegie after killing several attackers in the local bar. Carnegie sends the attractive Solara (Played by Mila Kunis) to seduce Eli and to try to convince him to stay, seeing that Eli has an enormous amount of combat skills. Carnegie later learns that Eli has one of the last known copies of the Bible; which determines Carnegie to obtain this book at all costs. Eli survives Carnegies...
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...Purpose: The Book of Eli Our purpose, as a Christian, is to worship and glorify God. We are to live as close to Christ-like as we can and we are to tell others the Gospel so they can make the decision to follow God also. In this essay, I will be discussing the movie The Book of Eli, the worldview of the characters and if they stayed true to them, the obstacles that may have deterred them and my reactions to the movie. I believe Eli was a Godly man, and has a Christian worldview. Throughout the movie, he prays to God and quotes scriptures. He honors God with his life and is following Gods will. I didn’t know until near the end that the book Eli was carrying was the Bible. Eli faces many trials. He has little water and food and he meets several people on his journey that want to kill him. Throughout the movie, he remains steadfast in his purpose. Two of the main characters Eli meets on the way are Carnegie and Solara. Carnegie wants the Bible for selfish purposes. He believes if he has the Bible, he will be God. Carnegie wants to be the leader over everyone. Solara knew nothing of the Bible and God. She becomes friends with Eli and helps him to protect the Bible. Eli teaches Solara how to pray and quotes scriptures to her. She takes on the Christian worldview. Eli had to deal with a lot of trials along his journey. A woman on the road tries to lure men in so that the men she is with can steal from them and kill them. Carnegie tries to capture Eli so he can kill...
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...The Book of Eli Film Review In the film The Book of Eli, we are introduced to a character that is never exactly named who is walking west on a journey that God has led him to take. Throughout his journey, there are many scenes that relate to the Print Era and there are also very many scenes that are extremely significant in the film. In my paper, I will be discussing these scenes and I will also be discussing my interpretation on the film’s meaning, and my final reaction to the film. In the film, we are introduced to a post-apocalyptic society where things we find to be extremely common, and maybe even useless, are very rare and prized possessions. Books are one of these rare items and something that only the wealthy have, the wealthy being Carnegie. This relates to the beginning of the Print Era because in the beginning of the era, only the wealthy had books due to the fact that they took so long to produce. Books took so long to produce in the beginning of the Print Era because they had to be written by a scribe instead of just being printed which takes about an eighth of the time it takes to write out an entire book. Books in the town that Carnegie runs are very rare due to the fact that there was an apocalypse and majority of the books were destroyed. Carnegie is the only wealthy one and the only one in power, therefore he has majority of all of the books that he steals from others, even though he is only looking for a certain one. Throughout the film, there are...
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...Professor Snyder The Book of Eli With December 21st 2012 (speculated date at which the world ends) coming closer, and the amount of post-apocalyptic films coming out, some avid movie viewers might already be jaded with these types of films by now. This movie directed by the Hughes Brothers, shows a clear and accurate depiction of the power of the Bible in broken times. The Book of Eli is not your average post-apocalyptic film. From the melodic soundtrack, to the astonishing performance delivered by Denzel Washington, “The Book of Eli” is certainly a must watch! The Plot of the movie is carefully crafted, and it is easy to tell that the directors and producers all took their time before putting together this intricate plot. “The Book of Eli” takes place several years after a nuclear holocaust. The lone man named Eli (played by Denzel Washington) wanders the desert nuclear wasteland, living on what he can find and disposing of any marauders who give him any problems. After traveling west for a few years Eli arrives in a small town. Eli comes to the attention of the town’s leader named Carnegie after killing several attackers in the local bar. Carnegie sends the attractive Solara (Played by Mila Kunis) to seduce Eli and to try to convince him to stay, seeing that Eli has an enormous amount of combat skills. Carnegie later learns that Eli has one of the last known copies of the Bible; which determines Carnegie to obtain this book at all costs. Eli survives Carnegies attempt...
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...The Book of Eli I want to start off by saying the worldview that is worded in the Book of Eli is a very great responsive book and has its own relationship to humanity. The book is the bible. The film has lots of control, potency and a means of mercy and justice. In the film the bible is based on the words of life it can change a person’s world. Eli is living by the book and the characters. The message of god’s words, every aspect from the film to the plots, to the characters god words is much respected and well profit. The characters in the film has there right s and wrong which is what we all go through in our worldviews. There are good and evils and the film. When there is only one copy of the bible left because the other copies were destroyed by a war people are fighting to get to that bible and Eli has to make it to the United States. The characters in the story where true to the worldview because Eli was there to protect the last copy of the bible Eli the respect of god’s words and his obedience. With their being commitments and beliefs Eli is not just a man to be deterred by their interchange and to live with the truth. ‘’While I was disappointed to see the end of the film momentarily stray from its powerful Biblical message by subtly implying that the Bible is equal to other religious texts, this implication pales in comparison to Eli’s last amazing act of faith at the end of the film. Eli’s last act of faith and his obedience to God is powerful and moving and...
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...this book that show that their actions are either moral or immoral. Two characters who are the least and most moral are Eli Samuels and Dr. Wyatt. In this book, Dr. Wyatt’s actions were the most moral because he was trying to help people out by genetically manipulating humans to create healthy babies and Eli was the least moral because he destroyed precious life by smashing his and other mother’s experimental eggs from the freezer. Dr. Wyatt’s actions were the most moral because he was helping out struggling people. Ava just wanted to have a baby of her own but it was too risky to have a baby that could be tested positive or negative for Huntington’s disease. Ava Samuels would be feeling really guilty on her part if Eli turned out to be tested positive...
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...grade classmates. Charlie’s mom talked to the teacher and then kissed Charlie goodbye and said “Good Luck, I’ll see you this afternoon”. Then Charlie took his book bag off and sat down in his chair. Last year Charlie’s teacher was very understanding of his autism, and helped him with a lot of things in and out of school. He was afraid Mrs. Brown, his new 3rd grade teacher wouldn’t understand him and the...
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...series. Carrie is a writer, storyteller and an artist. She’s written countless books, many that are award winning her very first book ‘The Beckoners’ won the Arthur Ellis YA Award, is a CLA Honour book, and is being adapted for film. Carrie is able to hold the interest of many teenagers with her griping novels. 2) The novel ‘The Droughtlanders’ is set in a futuristic world where disease and death are kept outside city walls and is spread by the Droughtlanders- people who try to survive on the parched land between the keys. The characters in the novel want to destroy the keys so that all the Droughtlanders may have a chance at living without the fear of death. The main issues the characters face in this story are the erupt changes of lifestyle that they must undergo in order to survive. Also they seek approval from their family this proves to be an issue when nothing they do makes them happy so they push themselves to their limit and at the same time uncovering new traits about themselves. 3. Character | Physical Description | Psychological Description | Motivation | Static or Dynamic + Proof | Eli | He is the smaller twin of Seth but becomes more physically fit as he works in the circus with the Droughtlanders. Tan skin, darker hair then Seth. | He is very timid and shy. Very wimpy. But after escaping to the Droughtland, Eli becomes a tougher man and learns to stand up for himself. | Eli travels in the Droughtland to seek answers for his mother’s connection to the...
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...Faith Challenged by Evil Historic Event Can a person maintain a stronger growing faith and untouched humanity ideas during an evil historic event like the Holocaust? Elie Wiesel’s book, Night, will answer this question. Throughout history humanity has faced numerous tragic event caused either by nature or human beings, both of God’s creations. The Holocaust, which means “sacrifice by fire”, began in 1933 when Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany. During the Holocaust the Jews were the most affected. The Nazis killed eleven million Jews, almost two-thirds of all the Jewish population living in Europe. Jews were not the only ones the Holocaust targeted; Gypsies, homosexuals, and Jehovah’s Witnesses were also victims of Hitler’s plan. In recent years, events like The Twin Towers terrorist attack in 2001 and the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami have brought enormous suffering to the world, suffering that can somehow be compared to the one lived during the Holocaust. Continuing is the analysis of Elie Wiesel’s horrific experiences during the Holocaust. Did these experiences affect his faith? Was his perception of humanity ideas impacted? The book Night starts describing Elie’s faith as one indestructible. As young as he was he had deep knowledge of Jewish mysticism studies. Elie believed in God; a God of love and unlimited power. He was told that God is the master creator of all world’s wonders and that these wonders where the emanation of the divine world. Elie concluded that if God...
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...of the nation. Israel had known strong leaders in Moses and Joshua. Then, after settlement in the land, the Israelites are led by a series of judges who rise up in difficult times. At this point, Israel is not an organized nation. In fact, as the book of Judges comes to an end, tribal wars threaten to tear the people apart. The books of Joshua and Judges demonstrate that things are far from perfect, even though the people are in the promised land. 1 Samuel opens not in the halls of power, but in the house of a man remembered only here. Elkanah is married to two women, and Hannah, his favorite, is barren. This theme is familiar, and reflects another time when barrenness put God's promise in question with the matriarchs, Sarah and Rachel. We are reminded that what seem to be personal domestic decisions also have world-wide consequences when seen across the whole span of history. Hannah begs God for a child, and during her prayer, she encounters the priest Eli who is less than comforting. accusing the praying woman of being drunk! Despite this initial encounter, Eli tells Hannah that her prayer will be answered. Hannah has her long awaited child and does as she promised. She gives the child to the LORD. The boy, Samuel, remains with Eli at the holy place in Shiloh. This family may seem odd to us, but it was common for the time. Also, Hannah's promise may appear rash, but the dedication of her son to the Lord is akin to the sacrament of baptism or the dedication of an...
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...Cay and Lord of the Flies. Night has many important actions that were responsible for others consequences. The first action that was responsible for a consequence was when Eli Wiesel's family tried to flee the country when they had a chance. They failed to flee, so their consequences was being sent away to a concentration camp. From that, Eli was separated...
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...CASE 6-3 “Eli Lilly in India: Rethinking the Joint Venture Strategy” 1. I think Eli Lilly pursued the right strategy joining Ranbaxy Laboratories to enter the Indian market. While companies were using the global market to amortize the huge investments required to produce a new drug, they were hesitant to invest in countries where the intellectual property regime was weak. During the 1990s both companies had a strong reason for the joint venture. Ranbaxy wanted to make its presence globally and Lilly wanted to get their feet on Indian grounds. In 1992, Ranbaxy approached Lilly to investigate the possibility of supplying certain active ingredients or sourcing of intermediate products to Lilly in order to provide low cost sources of intermediate pharmaceutical ingredients. Based on the strategic alliance, Ranbaxy would supply certain products to the joint venture from its own portfolio that were currently being manufactured in India and then formulate and finish some of Lily’s products locally. From the beginning, both companies had a lot in common, they both believed in high ethical standards, technology and innovation, and future of patented products. They created the joint venture with $7.1 million capital and an initial subscribed equity capital of $3 million, with equal contribution from Lilly and Ranbaxy, leading to an equity ownership of 50 percent each. India, with an 800 million population had about 300 million of people that were considered to...
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...Eli Whitney was a great inventor during the Industrial Revolution, mostly known for his invention of the Cotton Gin. Eli Whitney grew up in Massachusetts, studied at Yale, and became one of the Industrial Revolution's greatest inventors, all the while still having time for a family life. Born on December 8, 1765 in Westborough, Massachusetts. Eli Whitney was born into a farming lifestyle. His parents, Eli Whitney Sr. and Elizabeth Fay, led simple farming lifestyles. However, Eli had always been more inclined towards machinery and technology. He lived a nice life until his mother died when he was eleven and his father was forced to remarry. Eli went to school in Westborough, there he learned to read and write and also greatly advanced in mathematics....
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...arrival at Auschwitz-Birkenau, his mother and sister were murdered within hours, while he was put to work as a slave labourer. Eight months later, the Germans evacuated the camp and forced the survivors on a death march that ended at Buchenwald. Wiesel was one of the few still alive when the Americans arrived in April 1945. This is written a style that seems to be typical of many modern Israeli novelists; it is so close to the truth of the actual events that transpired in Wiesel's life that it might as well be treated as autobiographical. Thus, it seems to some to be more a work like a novel than a memoir, but Weisel describes it himself as more of a deposition. It isn't autobiography in the traditional sense, but that is what helps give the book its power. Wiesel himself as spent his...
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...In the two books “night” by elie wiesel and “the book thief” by Markus Zusak there is lot of similarities and difference.One difference would be the overall theme, the book night’s theme would be man’s inhumanity toward other people,while the book thief’s theme is there are some people who are inhumane but the rest are not and does whats right.One similarity would be death in both book the protagaonist loses someone who they love the most.Another similarity would be that both book takes place during world war ll. The inhumanity in the night is stated on page 115,the last page “but still no trace of revenge.”This is referring to the prisoners not taking revenge because they don't want another human being to hurt like they way they were hurt.As for the book,the book thief ,the example for inhumanity is shown on page 512 ”The next time she spoke, the questions stumbled from her mouth. Hot tears fought for room in her eyes as she would not let them out. Better to stand resolute and proud. Let the words do all of it. 'Is it really you? the young man asked,' she said. 'Is it from your cheek that I took the seed?'’.This quote shows that do not...
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