When watching Disney's Pocahontas, one can immediately see that the producers have adapted the history of Pocahontas to the likes of the - American - audience. ... Incapable of planting crops, the settlers of Jamestown were starving by January 1608. Powhatan decided to deliver much-needed food to the colony and the supplies were often brought to Jamestown by Pocahontas herself. The girl also acted as her father's ambassador or go-between in dealing with the settlers. ... According to Jacquelyn Kilpatrick, the producers "[...] changed [Pocahontas'] age, her body, and gave her a m...

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The powers that be were notified many times of what was going on. ... It is easy, when faced with all of these facts, to recognize that the image of the world as having German wool pulled over their eyes is fallacious. ... Despite their virtual lack of outside support, the European Jews did not go like lambs to the slaughter as they are often portrayed. ... Imagine watching all those you loved or cared about killed. ... The powers that be were notified many times of what was going on. ...

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They defeat the monster and come out the conquering hero, never forgetting the memory of their battle. ... They fell in love with the house from the moment they laid their eyes on it. ... I guess it all goes to show how independent I am." she joked, adverting her eyes away from her husband's worried gaze. ... Jake entered their bedroom leaving Vivian waiting in the doorway. ... re not going to believe this." ...

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He looked at his watch; it was 3:00 a.m. ... With that, his eyes closed and he saw only darkness. ... Then Fiona and Tim told Tim's family that they were going out for a walk. ... Out of curiosity, he watched for a moment, trying to figure out what was going on. ... Tim watched the scene in quiet amazement. ...

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You couldn't make her cry-you could damn near slap her across the face and all you would be met with were two questioning eyes looking up in curiosity at you. ... Be sure watch very carefully where you're walking. ... The look in her eyes was one soldiers were happy to see out of their comrades in battle. ... I positioned Sam in front of me so I could watch through her vantage point for any potential targets. "Keeps your ears and eyes peeled, now. ...

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Now scientists have discovered that all the violence in television can in fact mold a young innocent person into becoming a monster right under our eyes, just by watching television. ... In this paper I'm going to go back to some of these studies conducted, research their findings, and try to and explain how the results on television violence relate to our children's latest violent behavior. ... Shamel Burrough, both 18, were given their sentence despite pleas of leniency by their attorneys. ... Studies conducted by scientists have found that the behavior of hostile kids in school we...

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Escamillo is a toreador, who is cherished by all and also falls for Carmen the first time he lays eyes on her. ... All the men have their eyes fixed on her and she loves it, all but Don Jose, which makes Carmen want him even more than the other men. ... Micaela urges Don Jose to leave with her and go home to his mother. ... The reasons, of course, were many. ... At that time upper class citizens were mainly the only people that went to operas and plays. ...

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His eyes, the color of smoked wood, were filled with awe and stretched wide, concentrating on the way her brightly colored hair twisted down her shoulders and back. ... He grabbed the girl's hand, intertwining their boney fingers together and pulled her down into the tall, dew-covered grass with him.She lied next to him in the early fall morning, and watched his face carefully,especially his eyes, as they trailed over her own face. ... If you make Jack go away you can see her, and everything will go back to normal. ... His eyes were wide with concern as this beautiful girl in front of him...

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Her eyes opened widely with surprise as she awoke with a startle. ... "What's going on?" ... She called for her friend as her trembling hands wiped weary tears from her eyes. ... Afraid of what she might find, tears started to stream from her puffy tired eyes. ... Come on, lets go." ...

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As the party heads south, Cora tries to mark their trail, but, under the watchful eyes of the Indians, finds it difficult to do so. ... He tells her that if she agrees to be his wife, he will let Alice go. ... After the enemy group goes away, the party continues on their journey. ... When he wishes to spend the night awake keeping watch, Hawkeye advises him to sleep, telling him that he does not yet know all the sounds of the forest. ... Cora wants to go and meet Montcalm to explain her problems, but Hawkeye discourages her. ...

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Chicago Bears are opening their new stadium for home football games in 2003. ... They know that the game is meant to be watched with others. ... When watching the players perfect their final motions and stretch all limbs for agility and power, there is a rush of excitement that circles the crowd. ... Jake especially likes to watch football on Sundays with his friends and family. ... At times he will beg for her approval to go off with his friends to watch football. ...

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Morrison describes how African-American girls during this time period were encouraged to aspire to be white. ... These characters create fantasies in the attempt to find comfort and adapt to their society, but what they end up finding is isolation and lack of fulfillment as their fantasies cannot satiate their desires. ... Due to the notion of where beauty lies that was implanted in her mind at such a young age she is obsessed with the need to achieve this beauty and longs to obtain blue eyes as it occurs to Pecola that "if her eyes were different, that is to say, beautiful, she herself w...

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Families were taken out of their homes and forced to move to distant locations in exile. Their destinations were unknown and their future was also unsettled for they did not know what would await them. ... In her book, Toby Fluek, a small Jewish girl, describes how her family had to move to a Jewish Ghetto and go into hiding several times to save their lives when World War II began. ... Children were kidnapped from their homes and sent away to camps, and the children that were useless were killed by starvation, lethal injections, and disease. ... The victims were treated inferior simply becaus...

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She wore very little, if any makeup and had the faint blue circles under her eyes of a new mother. Although she seemed genuinely happy and her smile definitely reached her eyes, it was a tired smile. ... Although her finger and toenails were painted, the polish was not shiny and new and there were a couple chips. ... The young mother lowered her eyes but not before I saw her smile too. ... Even though I watched as intently as possible without looking like a stalker, I did not notice any negative microexpressions, not even for the briefest of moments (Leow & Leong, 2013, p. 68). ...

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Before the Olympics, you would not see people cheer, or support someone from outside of their family, even if they were wearing the colors of the flag. ... Today in the United States there are a few things that everyone seems to turn the T.V. on and watch, or at least watch the highlights of that way around the water cooler at work you sound a little educated on the topic. ... It had been 1,500 years since the Olympic games were last held in Athens so as you can imagine, all eyes were on this event. ... Great Britain also, had a good number of Athletes that attended, and like the other thirtee...

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Invigorated audiences defined their ideas of combat by watching films that glorified heroic soldiers. ... Watching the noble-grunt films, the audience relates with misunderstood, confused, idealistic, and betrayed characters. ... Over the last the forty years, far more Americans have reached their comprehension of the Vietnam War from watching noble-grunt films, such as The Green Berets, The Deer Hunter, First Blood, Platoon, Apocalypse Now, and Born on the Fourth of July, rather than reading historical books. ... First, the hunting scenes were shot, not in the smaller and older Alleghenies o...

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Each director longed for an easier, more effective way to enhance the graphics of their film. ... Television producers took existing images and changed their characteristics using a computer. ... During this time, a showing of a computer animated short film didn't win over many people watching. ... Spielberg was originally going to do the "stop motion" effect. ... The people working on CG decided to make a skeletal dinosaur using their computers. ...

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He has brown hair and brown eyes. ... Their father has not worked since the beginning of the year and their mother recently got a part time job working overnights, so they are able to watch the kids on their own. ... Their case with HHS has since closed out, but both of the children were verified with developmental delay and have been working with an early childhood special education teacher and a services coordinator in the home. Their mother has experienced mental instability, going through bouts of depression and anxiety related to issues in her past as a child who was in and out of foste...

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He has brown hair and brown eyes. ... Their father has not worked since the beginning of the year and their mother recently got a part time job working overnights, so they are able to watch the kids on their own. ... Their case with HHS has since closed out, but both of the children were verified with developmental delay and have been working with an early childhood special education teacher and a services coordinator in the home. Their mother has experienced mental instability, going through bouts of depression and anxiety related to issues in her past as a child who was in and out of foster ...

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This, and the furniture, the shell lamps and the fancy bric-a-brac that clutters the narrow house indicate that the Cabadings had not only risen high enough to justify their split-level pretensions but were expecting to go higher. ... The status gods of Suburdia were properly propitiated. ... They didn't have to talk at all; he would do all the talking himself, so long as they sat there in the sala before his eyes. ... He couldn't bear to see Lydia and Leonardo rise and go up together to their room. ... Said Cabading bluntly: "If she goes with you, I'll shoot her head before yo...

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The body might be thrown into convulsions, and strange objects, and even creatures were passed from the mouth and the anus. ... face is cut, her hair heavily matted, her eyes wild looking, and she has a plastic tube taped to one nostril. ... Watching the actions of Regan is very disturbing; the image of a child is always an angelic one. ... Karras then goes on to respond, "If that is true, then you must know my mother's maiden name. ... Viewers watching this film or any film containing the anxiety of demonic possession can try to relate to an any day experience. ...

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Completely indifferent, their failures, like their hopes, are small, even weak (Jerome, Wallace. 2007: 2827). ... Much later showed it to the narrator when they began going out though he didn't like the poem (Shmoop Editorial Team). ... They started to listen but were interrupted before the narrator can hear anything about himself. ... The narrator is watching TV, and Robert is listening. ... "My eyes were still closed. ...

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Initially, her parents were together and had an older sister Alline. ... Her parents were in their own toxic relationship. ... With a child experiencing and watching a toxic relationship at such a young age, she learns that this is a norm in comparison to what a true, happy marriage is. Anne Mae, around age eighteen, was reunited with her mother and sister in the city, after watching her father have unstable relationships with multiple women. ... This incident set the stage for the song they were performing on stage. ...

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Their identity, or at least their competency, is thrown into doubt. ... Her eyes waited on him for an answer, a smile, a little nod, but he made no sign. ... She moved uneasily in her chair, the large eyes still watching his face. ... Mary realizes that if the police find the evidence she will go to jail. ... What you going to give him for afterwards?" ...

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Dancers use their bodies to communicate with each other, using their hands and eyes in place of their mouths. ... At the dance clubs we noticed communication between dancers through their eyes. ... Their eyes were serious and their brows were wrinkled with concentration. ... All eyes were on the advanced woman dancing closest to us. ... By the end of the dance a small circle had formed around her watching her every move. ...

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