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    Hurricane Katrina was an excellent case study in the divide between society, the government, and the individual as well as the inability for big government and law enforcement to manage crisis. One event factor, only partially controlled by society, was the almost $100 billion and counting effect of Hurricane Katrina on the U.S. Economy. This figure is quite low, when one takes into account not just the repairs and reconstruction for the region, but the interruption of the Gulf oil supply, ruin of

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    The first documentary “Home of the Blizzard” was created in 1913 by Frank Hurley Productions. It was the world's first insight of experiences through a screen. In 1922, the first successful documentary, Nanook of the North, was documented by Robert J. Flaherty, though the black and white reel film caused a lot of controversy for portraying staged events as reality. Nanook of the North was published for the purpose of persuasion, conveying the directors view of the eskimo life by voice over narration

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    3.0 and a GPA of below 2.7 in core classes will be subject to academic review. SPH candidates must have at least a 3.0 GPA at SPH in order to graduate. Awards: G. Joseph Tauro Distinguished Scholars G. Joseph Tauro Scholars Paul J. Liacos Distinguished Scholars Paul J. Liacos

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    Unzipped: a look at Isaac Mizrahi and the eccentric world he represents Crude and lewd with attitude: Unzipped offers a raw look into the fashion world as Isaac Mizrahi prepares for his fall 1994 comeback collection. Following a critically-detested season, Unzipped launches into the creation of Mizrahi’s new line. With shots ranging from Mizrahi in bed to his frequent interactions with industry icons, Unzipped offers an intensely intimate look into the unconventional and hilarious life of Mizrahi

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    2 THE BEGINNINGS OF CINEMA UNITED STATES The first public screening of a film in the United States took place in 1896 in New York. The projector was developed by inventor Thomas Alva Edison, whose company was also the producer of the short films. Fatherhood American fiction cinema is often attributed to Edwin S. Porter, who in 1903 used an innovative technique mount 8 - minute film Assault and robbery of a train by which different fragments from different shots of the same film was together to

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    United States of America United States is one of the countries with the greatest diversity in the world, from its geography to the demographic composition; It is impossible to speak of a unique feature in this scenario geographic, racial, ethnic and cultural wealth. The influx of immigrants, who come from the most remote regions of the planet or the neighboring nations has been continuous and constant for 150 years . For example, in 2013 they lived around 41.3 million immigrants in the United States

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    The history of filmmaking is vast and spans several centuries, beginning in the mid to late 1800s following the invention of the camera, by experimenting with photography to create animation and moving images. Since then, cinema has evolved from looping one to two minute scenes on film, to one to two hour movies shot in a multitude of possible mediums, with several different types of picture, sound, and digital effects. The advancements of digital cinema have disrupted the construction of reality

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    Today, individuals are sacrificing privacy in order to feel safe. These sacrifices have made a significant impact on the current meaning of privacy, but may have greater consequences in the future. According to Debbie Kasper in her journal, “The Evolution (Or Devolution) of Privacy,” privacy is a struggling dilemma in America. Kasper asks, “If it is gone, when did it disappear, and why?”(Kasper 69). Our past generation has experienced the baby boom, and the world today is witnessing a technological

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    Journalism http://jou.sagepub.com/ Hegemony and discourse : Negotiating cultural relationships through media production Michael Robert Evans Journalism 2002 3: 309 DOI: 10.1177/146488490200300302 The online version of this article can be found at: http://jou.sagepub.com/content/3/3/309 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com Additional services and information for Journalism can be found at: Email Alerts: http://jou.sagepub.com/cgi/alerts Subscriptions: http://jou.sagepub.com/subscriptions

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    BSc, PhD, RN, RNT, PGCHE, ILTM, Head of the Institute of Nursing and Midwifery, School of Health and Social Sciences, Middlesex University BA, MPhil, RN, RGN, RNT, CertED, Senior Lecturer in Nursing, School of Health and Social Sciences, Middlesex University BA, MSc, PGDip, RN, DN, CertED (FE), Senior Lecturer in Health Studies, School of Health and Social Sciences, Middlesex University Abstract A new framework for critiquing health-related research is presented in this article. More commonly

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