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    pieces of music. He was born on February 8, 1932 in Floral Park, New York. A few important works of his, are the soundtracks for Harry Potter, E.T.- The Extra Terrestrial, Star Wars, Jurassic Park and Jaws. So far, he has educed a plethora of awards for his works. He has gained five Oscars, four Golden Globes, seven BAFTAs and twenty-one Grammys. With forty-eight nominations for the Oscars, he is runner-up Walt Disney as the most nominated person incessantly. He was awarded a multitude of gold

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    lloyd and distributed by universal pictures in partnership with tom hanks,rita playton and littlestar. It earned 6.8 million on a 52 million budget. Meryl streep’s was 59 years old when they made the movie she’s won 2 two oscars and countless other awards. The movie is a musical and the songs are from ABBA it come out on broadway october,18,2001 at the winter garden theatre after premiering in london at the prince edward theatre.it was on March 23, 1999 that the musical mama mia met its first and most

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    Two very talented comedians in their own right but have you ever wondered how did they become the stars that they are and how different were their paths in getting there? Who are their targeted audience and why? The obvious similarities between Mo’Nique and Fey is that they are both women and both are comedians but the similarities stop there. Mo’Nique was brought up in a two parent household however her family struggled with addictions and abuse. Fey also was brought up in a two parent household

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    let’s face it, discrimination isn’t over, and it never will be. Women have been belittled in almost every industry in comparison to males. The numbers are there, and there is no argument against it, women have made and do make less. Quite frankly, it’s ridiculous that in this day and age that we have advanced to, we still see women as less superior and deserving of less pay. the average wage for women is seventy-seven cents to the dollar that a man makes for the exact same job. To add salt to the

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    The Calvin Klein company has been trapped into a crisis in 2015 after the Annual Academy Award ceremony because of a stolen dress full of fake pearls it designed. The public felt betrayed by the organization because they have been noticed that the pearls were precious and priceless from the previous news. This crisis largely influences the organization’s reputation in a negative way in the next few days. In this case, the TMZ company plays an essential role in this crisis as a primary stakeholder

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    Ann Landers, was an American advice columnist and eventually a nation wide media celebrity. A 1978 World Almanac Survey named her the most influential woman in the United States. She had once mentioned that “Television has proved that people will look at anything rather than each other.” It means that people would rather look that a screen than facing towards to people. This reminds me of a time in my life when I was alone in both freshman and sophomore years. There were any times when I have nowhere

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    named Pixar Painting studios in 1986, Pixar becomes a real corporation. In the same year, as its first computer-animated short film, luxo Jr. , which is also the source of its mascot, is nominated for Academy Award for Animated Short Film. Moreover, almost every film it creates wins satisfying awards in the following years. The year of 1991 is the start point of cooperating with Walt Disney. Until 2006, the relationship between Pixar and Walt Disney has changed from cooperation to merger.(Wikipedia)

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    John Williams once said “so much of what we do is ephemeral and quickly forgotten, even by ourselves, so it’s gratifying to have something you have done linger in people’s memories” – and linger it did. Mr. Williams has made significant contributions to the arts of music and film. To fully understand the gravity of his achievements and their affect on humanity, we must first look at the progression of sound in film; the effect music has in film and its audience; and lastly his accomplishments of

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    won several Oscars as well as being nominated for several more. The movie was extremely successful in the box office. According to The Numbers website, the movie grossed over 400 million dollars worldwide (La La Land, 2017). Because of the Oscars awards, profits, and good reviews, the hard work, time, effort, and money put into it made it extremely successful. The movie La La Land is full of numerous musical performances and songs since it was based off of a musical. The movie’s music track itself

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    Dreams. Everyone has Dreams. Something for someone to think about when they're in times of trouble. The Academy Award winning film, Lala Land takes the aspect of dreams to a completely different level. Whenever Damien Chazelle released the first trailer for the movie over a year ago, I was automatically in love with the masterpiece that was about to bless all my five senses. Just within the minute and a half teaser I saw over a year ago, I was mesmerized by the phenomenal cinematography and score

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