What is the history of animation?

An animation is a hand-drawn(or made with computers to look similar to something hand-drawn) film for the cinema, television or computer screen, featuring some kind of story or plot (even if it is a very short one).

Early examples of attempts to capture the phenomenon of motion into a still drawing can be found in paleolithic cave paintings, where animals are depicted with multiple legs in superimposed positions, clearly attempting to convey the perception of motion.

The phenakistoscope,zoetrope, as well as the common flip book,were early animation devices to produce movement from sequential drawings using technological means, but animation did not really develop much further until the advent of motion picture film.

James Stuart Blackton(1875~1941) has made the first animation in the world, Humorous Phases of Funny Face. There is also opinion that the first animation(in the traditional sense, i, e. on film) was Fantasmagorie by the French director Émile Cohl released in 1908. Fantasmagorie is a French word, and it is named as A Fantasy, Black and White or Metamorphosis in English, One of the very first successful animations was Gertie the Dinosaur by Winsor McCay. It is considered the first example of true character animation.

In the 1930s to 1960s, theatrical cartoons were produced in huge numbers, and usually shown before a feature film in a movie theater.MGM, Disney, Paramount and Warner Brothers were the largest studios producing those 5 to 10-minute “shorts”.

Competition from television drew audiences away from movie theaters in the late 1950s, and the theatrical cartoon began its decline. Today, animations are produced mostly for television, Disney has made many well-known animations that here are only some of them: SnouWhite and the Seven Dwarfs(1937),Bambi(1942), Cinderella(1950), Sleeping Beauty(1959),One Hundred and One Dalmatians(1961)Robin Hood(1973), The Little Mermaid(1989),The Lion King(1994), Pocahontas(1995),Tarzan(1999), Meet the Robinsons(2007)and so on.

American television animation of the 1950s featured quite limited animation styles, highlighted by the work of Jay Ward on CrusadeRabbit. Chuck Jones coined the term“illustrated radio" to refer to the shoddy style of most television cartoons that depended more on their soundtracks than visuals. Other notable 1950s programs include UPA’Gerald McBoing Boing, Hanna-Barbera's Huckleberry Hound, and Quick Draw McGraw, and rebroadcast of many classic theatrical cartoons from Warner Brothers, MGM, and Disney. Hanna-Barbera'sshow The Flintstones was the first successful primetime animated serie. In the United States, running from 1960 to 1966(and in reruns since).While many networks followed the show's success by scheduling others! prime time cartoons in the early 1960s, including The Jetsons , Top Cat and The Alvin Show , none of these programs survived more than a year prime time. However, networks found success by running these failed shows as Saturday morning cartoons, reaching smaller audiences with more demographic unity among children, Television animation for children flourished on Saturday morning on cable channels and in syndicated afternoon time slots; prime time cartoons were virtually nonexistent until 1990s hit The Simpsons ushered in a new era of adult animation.

I would like to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt thanks to you for your very active participation in our recent conference in Montreal on the“ future aviation.” The Chairman and Board Members have also asked me to pass on their sincere appreciation for your efforts in supporting the Institute in this important undertaking your skill in chairing the controversial panel on “The Role of Developing Countries in the Future of Aviation Management” was very much appreciated by those representing all sides of that susceptible topic, As well, we have received numerous post-conference requests for the paper you delivered on “The Critical Issue of Cooperation Between Airlines and Airports.” It appears that you may have penned a best-seller with that one !

On both a professional and a personal level, I really appreciated the time that the two of us were able to spend together for fun and reflection during conference down times. I certainly learned a lot about the unique aspects of aviation operations in your part of the world (not to mention the things you taught me about the backhand on the squash court!).

We are currently hard at work producing the “Compendium o] Conference Proceedings” document, and we expect to be sending it out to all participants early in the new year.

Again, thank you so much for your enthusiastic participation in our conference. I have no doubt that it would not have been the success it was without your presence.

Please keep in touch ，and drop in and visit us whenever you are in this part of the world.

What is the story Juno about?

Juno is a 2007 American social drama film directed by Jason Reitman and written by Diablo Cody, Ellen Page stars as the title character,an independent-minded teenager confronting an unplanned pregnancyand the subsequent events that put pressures of adult life onto her. Thfilm won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and earnedthree other Oscar nominations including Best Picture. The film confronted the issue of abortion, a sensitive subject in American culture,and won plaudits as well as criticism from members of both the pro-life and pro-choice communities.

The film tells the story of Juno MacGuff (Ellen Page), a sixteenyearold Minnesota high-schooler, who discovers she is pregnant with a child ithered by her friend and longtime admirer, Paulie Bleker (Michael Cera), While at first she intends to have an abortion, she changesher mind and decides to make a plan for the child's adoption. With thehelp of her friend Leah (Olivia Thirlby), Juno searches the ads in thePennysaver and finds a couple she feels will provide a suitable home. Along with her father, army veteran Mac (J, K, Simmons), Juno meetsthe couple, Mark and Vanessa Loring (Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner),in their expensive home and expresses a desire for a closed adoption.

Vanessa is extremely anxious around Juno and their initial interactions are uneasy, However, Juno and Leah happen to see Vanessa in ashopping mall being totally at ease with a child, and Juno encouragesVanessa to talk to Juno's baby in the womb, where it obligingly kicksfor her, On the other hand, Juno more easily forms a friendship withMark, with whom she shares tastes in Punk rock and horror films. Junohangs out with Mark a few times, ignoring a warning from her stepmotherBren(Allison Janney) that she shouldn't spend time alone with a married man.

As the pregnancy progresses, Juno struggles with the emotions she feels for her baby's father, Paulie, who is clearly, although passively in love with Juno . Juno maintains an outwardly indifferent attitude to Paulie, but when she earns he has asked another girl to the prom, She is hurt  and angrily confronts him. Paulie reminds Juno that it is at her request they remain distant and tells her that she broke his heat, He also suggests that she has feelings for him and she is unable to admit.

Not long before her baby is due, Juno is again visiting with Markmit.when their interaction becomes strongly emotional. Mark then confessethat he is leaving Vanessa Vanessa arrives home, and to her shock,Mark tells her he does not feel ready to be a father, and there are stillthings he wants to do first a dream Vanessa does not share, As shewatches their marriage fall apart, Juno leaves and cries by the side ofthe road before coming to a decision, Returning to the Lorings’ home,she leaves a note for Vanessa.

After a heartfelt discussion with her father, Juno accepts that sheloves Paulie, Juno then tells Paulie that she loves him, and Paulie's actions make clear her feelings are reciprocated, At his track meet, whenPaulie notices Juno is not in the stands and realizes she must be in labor,he rushes to the hospital to be with her (she had not told him becauseshe didn't want him to miss the meet). He arrives to find Juno has give birth, and comforts Juno as she cries. Vanessa comes to the hospital where she joyfully claims the newborn boy as a single adoptive mother.On the wall in the baby's new nursery, Vanessa has framed Juno's note,which reads “Vanessa:lf you're still in, I'm still in.-Juno”. The filmends with Juno and Paulie playing the guitar and singing together sometime later, followed by a kiss.

What are the 4 stages of social drama?

Dramatic films are serious presentations or stories with settings or life situations that portray realistic characters in conflict with either themselves, others, or forces of nature. A dramatic film shows us human beings at their best, their worst, and everything in between. Each of the types of subject-matter themes has various kinds of dramatic plots. Dramatic films are probably the largest film genre because they include a broad spectrum of films. See also crime films, melodramas, epics (historical dramas), biopics(biographical), or romantic genres just some of the other genres that have developed from the dramatic genre.

Dramatic themes often include current issues, societal ills, and problems, concerns or injustices, such as racial prejudice, religious intolerance(such as anti-Semitism), drug addiction, poverty, political unrest, the corruption of power, alcoholism, class divisions, sexual inequality, mental illness, corrupt societal institutions, violence toward women or other explosive issues of the times. These films have successfully drawn attention to the issues by taking advantage of the topical interest of the subject. Although dramatic films have often dealt frankly and realistically with social problems, the tendency has been for Hollywood, especially during earlier times of censorship, to exonerate society and institutions and to blame problems on an individual, who more often than not, would be punished for his/her transgressions.

Social dramas or “message films” expressed powerful lessons,such as the harsh conditions of southern prison systems in Hell's Highway(1932) and I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang (1932), the plight of wandering groups of young boys on freight cars during the Depression in William Wellman's Wild Boys of the Road (1933), or the lawlessness of mob rule in Fritz Lang's Fury (1936), or the resourcefulness of lifer prisoner and bird expert Robert Stroud (Burt Lancaster)in John Frankenheimer's Birdman of Alcatraz (1961), or the tale of a framed, unjustly imprisoned journalist (James Cagney)in Each Dawn I Di(1939). In Yield to the Night(1956), Diana Dors relived her life and crime as she awaited her execution. A tough, uncompromising look at New York waterfront corruption was found in the classic American film director Elia Kazan's On the Waterfront(1954) with Marlon Brando as a longshoreman who testified to the Waterfront Crimes Commission. The film drew criticism with the accusation that it appeared to justify Kazan's informant role before the HUAC.

Problems of the poor and dispossessed have often been the themes of great films, including The Good Earth(1937) with Chinese peasants facing famine, storms, and locusts, and John Ford's The Grapes of Wrath(1940)about an indomitable, Depression-Era Okie family the Joads-who survived a tragic journey from Oklahoma to California. Martin Scorsese's disturbing and violent Tari Driver (1976) told of the despairing life of a lone New York taxi cab driver amidst nighttime urban sprawl. Issues and conflicts within a suburban family were showcased in director Sam Mendes’ Best Picture American Beauty (1999), as were problems with addiction in Steven Soderbergh's Traffic (2000).

What happened to the phantom of the opera face in 2004?

It is 1911, and the contents of the Paris Opera House are being auctioned off. Present are the auctioneer, porters, and bidders. Raoul, seventy years old and in a wheelchair, buys a poster and a music box. As the auctioneer displays the Opera House chandelier, he explains that it is connected with the legend of The Phantom of the Opera. With a flash of light, the audience is flung back in time , when the Paris Opera House was at its height.

We are thrust in the middle of a rehearsal for the opera Hannibal Monsieur Lefèvre, the retiring manager of the Opera, is showing the new managers, Monsieurs Firmin and André, the great stage. As the prima donna, Carlotta, is singing, a backdrop falls to the floor, nearly killing her. The cry is raised, “It's The Phantom of the Opera!” Upset, Carlotta refuses to sing.

Meg Giry, daughter of the ballet mistress, Madame Giry, suggests her friend, Christine Daaé, take Carlotta's place.  Christine has been taking lessons from a mysterious new teacher.

Raoul, a nobleman and patron of the Opera, recognizes Christine as a childhood friend. He comes backstage after the performance to escort her to dinner, but Christine tells him she cannot go , because her teacher,  “The Angel of Music”, is very strict.

When Raoul leaves Christine's room, the Phantom appears. Chris-tine is lured into the bowels of the Opera House, where the Phantom will continue her lessons.

He leads her to his underground lair, where she sees a frightening vision of herself in a wedding gown. She faints, only to be awakened several hours later by the Phantom's music on the organ. Creeping up behind him, she rips off his mask. Horrified, he takes her back to the surface.

The Phantom has sent notes to both the managers of the Opera, as well as Raoul, Madame Giry and Carlotta, which give instructions that  Christine will have the lead in the new opera,Il Muto.

Il Muto proceeds as planned, with Carlotta in the lead, and Christine in a secondary role. As promised, disaster strikes-the stage hand,Joseph Buquet, is killed, and Carlotta's voice is stolen.

In the confusion, Raoul and Christine escape to the roof of the Opera House. There, with all of Paris around them, they pledge their love to one another, They cannot see the Phantom overhearing their vows of love . Enraged at Christine's betrayal, the Phantom causes the final disaster of the night-the mighty chandelier comes crashing to the stage floor.

The second part opens at a grand Masquerade Ball, held on the steps of the Paris Opera. No one has heard from the Phantom in six months. Christine and Raoul are engaged, but are keeping it a secret;Christine keeps her engagement ring on a chain around her neck.

Suddenly, the Phantom appears, disguised as The Red Death, and delivers to the managers a score from his opera, Don Juan Triumphant.

At first, the managers refuse to perform the strange, disturbing opera. Then, with the help of Raoul, they devise a plan to trap the Phantom, using Christine as bait. Plans for Don Juan Triumphant and the trap are made.

Christine visits the grave of her father, There on the grave stands the Phantom, beckoning her to join him, Raoul appears and takes her away.

At last, the opening night of Don Juan Triumphant arrives. The theater is surrounded by guards and police, eager to catch the Phantom. As the opera comes to its end, the Phantom takes the place of Piangi, the lead singer. He confronts Christine on stage during the performance and escapes with her once more to his labyrinth below the Opera House. In a last confrontation, the Phantom gives Christine a choice: stay with him forever, or he will kill Raoul. Her decision brings to an end the story of The Phantom of the Opera.

musical film 

The musical film is a film genre in which several songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, The songs are used to advance the plot or develop the film's characters. A subgenre of the musical film is the musical comedy, which includes a strong element of humour as well as the usual music, dancing and storyline.

The musical film was a natural development of the stage musical.Typically, the biggest difference between film and stage musicals is the use of lavish background scenery, which would be impractical in a theater. Musical films characteristically contain elements reminiscent of theater; performers often treat their song and dance numbers as if there is a live audience watching. In a sense, the viewer becomes the real audience, as the performer looks directly into the camera and performs to it.

After the 1960s, filmmakers tended to avoid “musical films” in favour of using music by popular rock or pop bands as background music, in the hope of selling a soundtrack album to fans. However, there are exceptions to this rule. Films about actors, dancers or singers have been made as successful modern-style musical films, with the music as an important part of the storyline. Many animated movies also include traditional musical numbers; some of these movies later became live stage productions, such as Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King.

While the 2lst Century opened with a rebirth of musical comedy onBroadway, musical film remained in a state of near-limbo. The animated  musical boom of the 1990's had petered out, and musical films once again became almost as rare as literate sitcoms.

With almost no stage musicals making it to the big screen, it was :pleasant surprise to see the unconventional off-Broadway hit Hedwigthe Angry Inch(2001)succeeds with original star John Cameror Mitchell repeating his uncompromising performance in the title role, Effective despite a limited budget, Hedwig proved that offbeat musicals could find an appreciative commercial audience.

That same year, the even stranger Moulin Rouge(2001) captured the imagination of millions of filmgoers by presenting a pedestrian love story through a wild mixture of musical sequences and eye-catching images. Director Baz Luhrmann threw together a dizzy hodgepodge of old and new pop songs, and kept the screen whirling with MTV-style quick cut editing. Nicole Kidman and Ewan MacGregor looked and sounded sexy in musical sequences that flew by at such speed that their lack of musical talents hardly mattered, ost critics and film goers overlooked the often confusing pace and turned Moulin Rouge into the first real musical screen hit of the new century, It garnered numerous awards and more importantly by Hollywood standards-earned millions at the box office.

Musical film took another turn into new territory with 8 Mil(2002), the first film to feature a hip-hop score that grew out of and played a part in the film's storyline. Dark and angry, the film delighted teen audiences that might have steered clear of a traditional musical Controversial rap artist Eminem starred in this supposedly semi-autobiographical story of an ambitious white trash rapper struggling to make his name in Detroit's all-black rap music culture.

What is the story Sense and Sensibility all about?

 What is the story Sense and Sensibility all about?

Sense and Sensibility is a British dramatic film directed by AngLee. The screenplay by Emma Thompson is based on the 1811 novel of the same name by Jane Austen.

Set in the English countryside, the film follows the loves and heartaches of sisters Elinor (Thompson) and Marianne Dashwood (Kate Winslet). The two have extremely divergent approaches to life: Elinor represents “sense" and believes in behaving with propriety and thoughtfulness, while Marianne represents “sensibility" and basks in her own emotions. Both women, however, experience confusion when their lovers, seemingly on the verge of proposing marriage, spurn them.

When Mr, Henry Dashwood dies, leaving all his money to his first  wife's son John Dashwood, his second wife and her three daughters are left with no permanent home and very little income. Mrs. Dashwood and her daughters ( Elinor, Marianne, and Margaret) are invited to stay with their distant relations, the Middletons, at Barton Park. Elinor is sad to leave their home at Norland because she has become closely attached to Edward Ferrars, the brother-in-law of her half-brother John. However, once at Barton Park, Elinor and Marianne discover many new acquaintances, including the retired officer and bachelor Colonel Brandon, and the gallant and impetuous John Willoughby, who rescues Marianne after she twists her ankle running down the hills of Barton in the rain. Willoughby openly and unabashedly courts Marianne, and together the two flaunt their attachment to one another, until Willoughby suddenly announces that he must depart for London on business, leaving Marianne lovesick and miserable. Meanwhile, Anne and Lucy Steele, two recently discovered relations of Lady Middleton's mother, Mrs.Jennings, arrive at Barton Park as guests of the Middletons. Lucy ingratiates herself to Elinor and informs her that she (Lucy) has been secretly engaged to Mr. Ferrars for a whole year. Elinor initially assumes that Lucy is referring to Edward's younger brother, Robert, but is shocked and pained to learn that Lucy is actually referring to her own beloved Edward.

Elinor and Marianne travel to London with Mrs. Jennings. Colonel Brandon informs Flinor that everyone in London is talking of an engagement between Willoughby and Marianne, though Marianne has not told her family of any such attachment, Marianne is anxious to be reunited with her beloved Willoughby, but when she sees him at a party in town, he cruelly rebuffs her and then sends her a letter denying that he ever had feelings for her, Colonel Brandon tells Elinor of Willoughby's history of callousness and debauchery, and Mrs, Jennings confirms that Willoughby, having squandered his fortune, has become engaged to the wealthy heiress Miss Grey.

Lucy's older sister inadvertently reveals the news of Lucy's secret engagement to Edward Ferrars. Edward's mother is outraged at the information and disinherits him, promising his fortune to Robert instead. Meanwhile, the Dashwood sisters visit family friends at Cleveland on their way home from London. At Cleveland, Marianne develops a severe cold while taking long walks in the rain, and she falls deathly ill.  Upon hearing of her illness, Willoughby comes to visit, attempting to explain his misconduct and seek forgiveness. Elinor pities him and ultimately shares his story with Marianne,  who  finally realizes that she behaved imprudently with Willoughby and could never have been happy with him anyway. Mrs. Dashwood and Colonel Brandon arrive at Cleveland and are relieved to learn that Marianne has begun to recover.

When the Dashwoods return to Barton, they learn from their man-servant that Lucy Steele and Mr Ferrars are engaged. They assume that he means Edward Ferrars and are thus unsurprised, but Edward himself soon arrives and corrects their misconception: it was Robert, not himself, whom the money-grubbing Lucy ultimately decided to marry. Thus, Edward is finally free to propose to his beloved Elinor, and not long after, Marianne and Colonel Brandon become engaged as well. The couples live together at Delaford and remain in close touch with their mother and younger sister at Barton Cottage.

Romance Film

While most films have some aspect of romance between characters (at least as a subplot), a romance film can be loosely defined as any film in which the central plot (the premise of the story) revolves around the romantic involvement of the story's protagonists. Common themes include the characters making decisions based on a newly found romantic attraction. The questions, “What am I living for" or “Why am I with my current partner" often arise.

Romance films make the love story or the search for love the main plot focus. Oftentimes, lovers in screen romances (often romantic dramas) face obstacles and the hazards of hardship, finances, physical illness, racial or social class status, occupation, psychological restraints, or family that threaten to break their union and attainment of love. As in all romantic relationships, tensions of day-to-day life, temptations(of infidelity), and differences in compatibility enter into the plots of romance films.

Romance films often explore the essential themes of love at first sight, young and older love, unrequited love, obsessive love, sentimental love, spiritual love, forbidden love, sexual and passionate love, sacrificial love, explosive and destructive love, and tragic love. Romance films serve as great escapes and fantasies for viewers, especially if the two people finally overcome their difficulties, declare their love, and experience life “happily ever after"--implied by a reunion and final kiss.

Many romance films do not have fairy-tale, wistful thinking stories or happy endings, although love serves as a shield against the harshness of the real world. Although melodramas and romantic comedies may have some romance in their plots, they usually subordinate the love element to their primary goal--to provide humor or serious drama.

Romance films are one of the forms in which societies reflect changing attitudes towards relationship between men and women, Indeed,one of the hallmarks of much romance is the “battle of sexes”, in which male and female stake out their respective territories and establish through the resolution of disagreement and misunderstanding what is mutually acceptable, The lovers in When Harry Met Sally, for example, are seen groping and fumbling their way towards a new kind of love based not on passion but on affectionate amiability; Sleepless in Seattle charts the new territory in which the single parent father and his potential lover find themselves; and Titanic combines contemporary approval of a woman's right to choose her own partner with a nostalgic perspective on the self-sacrificing chivalry of the traditional male, It is in this way that films become part of the broader dialogue that the societies hold about the roles that men and women play, and the identities they are expected to assume.

Romance is part of the attraction of the cinema, with its gorgeous stars and passionate on-screen (and off-screen) love affairs. This program looks not only at the famous romantic stars of classic Hollywood like Marilyn Monroe and later Sophia Loren and Brigitte Bardot, but it also looks at the reflection of social attitudes towards sex, love, and marriage and how they have changed over time. A comparison between the suppressed feelings of Brief Encounter, the sexual freedom of A Bout deSouffle, and the sexual domesticity of Annie Hall provides a new an intriguing angle on the genre of romance films.

Is Once Upon a Time in America worth watching? 

Once Upon a Time in America is a crime film directed by Sergio Leone. The story chronicles the lives of Jewish ghetto youths who rise to prominence in New York City's world of organized crime. The film explores themes of childhood friendships, love, loss, greed, violence, the passage of time, broken relationships, and the appearance of mobsters in American society.

The film is made up of two extended flashback sequences(in 1922~1923 and 1932~1933, respectively), along with a framing device set in 1968. Summoned back to New York after thirty-five years of hiding in Buffalo, New York, aged Jewish mobster David “ Noodles“Aaronson is forced to confront his past as he searches for the mysterious person who tracked him down. The bodies of three of his former friends are moved from a Jewish cemetery, which is dug up to make room for a new building complex, to a crypt in another cemetery. He also receives an invitation to a party from a mysterious Secretary of Commerce, Christopher Bailey. In order to find the answers as to who sends for him and why, he must look back into his painful boyhood and young adult years.

The 1922~1923 childhood sequence shows young Noodles’struggles as a poor street kid in the Jewish ghetto of Brooklyn. His gang consists of Patrick “Patsy” Goldberg, Phillip“Cockeye” Stein, and little Dominic. They nominally work for local hoodlum Bugsy, The scenes deal with Noodles and his gang as they first meet Max and become an independent operation under his and Noodles’ leadership, the establishment of the gang funds (the suitcase in the train station locker which later becomes a crucial plot piece), and Noodles’ fruitless flirtation with Deborah Gelly, a local girl who aspires to be a dancer and actress. The sequence ultimately ends in tragedy as Bugsy, furious over the boys' becoming independent of him, shoots Dominic in front of his friends. Noodles retaliates by stabbing Bugsy to death with a switchblade, along with a police officer who intervenes, and he is sent to jail for nearly nine years. Max, in charge with Noodles’ absence, is left alone on the outside with the group.

Now a young man, Noodles is released from jail in 1932 and quickly becomes reacquainted with his old gang, who are now major players in the bootlegging industry during the waning days of Prohibition. The gang is recruited by the Minaldi brothers to steal a shipment of diamonds from an insurance dealer and deliver them to Joe.

Determined to show Deborah he is more than the poor street kid he once was, Noodles goes on an extravagant date with Deborah and he pours out his soul to her. However, he is left feeling rejected by her after she informs him of her intention to leave for Hollywood to become an actress. Enraged, he rapes her in the backseat of their limousine, but he instantly regrets this after she leaves without a goodbye.

Meanwhile, Max drives the gang in even deeper with the Mafia. union, and politics. Max is very willing and eager to advance his gang's position, but Noodles still expresses deep misgivings about what they are doing. After Prohibition is repealed in 1933, Noodles balks when Max suggests that they launch a robbery of the New York Federal Reserve Bank. Realizing that it would be a suicidal gesture, he is convinced to tip off the police about a planned liquor run; after he places an anonymous phone call, Max, Patsy, and Cockeye are all killed in a shootout with the police after Max starts shooting in an attempt to get killed. Having been hiding out in an opium den, Noodles barely escapes his pursuers and saves Moe from his abuser. Having retrieved the key to the locker, he makes his way to the gang's money hoard, which they all agreed, as boys, belongs to all of them. However, Noodles is shocked to discover that the money is missing, and he is forced to flee to Buffalo, where he lives under the name Robert Williams.

In the 1968 sequences, Noodles returns to New York and reunites with Fat Moe, When visiting the mausoleum where the bodies of his friends were moved, he discovers a plaque dedicated to them by himself(which he has not done) and a key to the same locker where they kept their savings, Upon arriving, he discovers a suitcase of money with a note stating it is payment for a contract killing. Later, he learns from an elderly Carol that Max deliberately wanted to die rather than end up in an asylum like his father, and Deborah has become a famous actress. While meeting with her after a performance of Cleopatra and Antony, he discovers from her that Bailey had a son whose mother died in childbirth and that Deborah has been living with him. He is shocked to learn that the son David waiting outside (named after him) bears a striking resemblance to Max.

It is then revealed to the audience that Max survived the shootout, faked his death with help from the Syndicate, stolen the million dollars and taken on the identity of Secretary Bailey. Throughout the present day scenes, Bailey is said to be under investigation for claims of corruption, and he has hired Noodles to assassinate him allowing him to finally obtain his revenge on Max and give him a chance to settle the score. Not wanting to kill another person, Noodles simply refuses. Furious that this is Noodles’ way of getting revenge, he steps into the back of a garbage truck and kills himself.

Gangster Film

Gangster film genre matured and changed over time from the year 1925 through 1950. Major elements of the genre, as well as the style, influences, themes, and mythic resonance's contained in gangster films.During the mid-1920s, the gangster film began to attain its status as a movie genre.

Throughout its development, the gangster film genre provided an index of the social, political, and cultural values of the times. As a popular form, gangster films reflected the ideas and concerns, which held the attention of the general public, As the genre developed, the moral stance, which these films presented kept pace with the changing attitudes in vogue at the time. Perhaps the most important gangster film to be made was Little Caesar, directed by Mervyn LeRoy and released in 1930. This picture clearly defined the genre of the gangster film as it is thought of today. However, it is important to note that “the roots of the gangster film go back to the movies’ infancy." As early as 1912, D.W. Griffith's one-reeler Musketeers of Pig Alley already featured “ such soon to be standard ingredients as the innocent hero and heroine unwittingly embroiled between rival gangster factions”.

The gangster genre surged in popularity during the 1930s, and most historians locate the beginning of its classical phase at this time .“ The gangster picture became an excellent format to display cinema's sound capacities: ballistic machine gun fire, screeching tires and sharp streets electrified the screen. The rise also coincided with historical conditions of Prohibition, notorious real gangsters, like Al Capone, and violent outbursts, such as The St. Valentine's Day Massacre in 1929.

Film historian Robert Warshow has argued that gangster films represent an American form of tragedy, pivoting on capitalism's dark underbelly. Warshow's formula for all gangster films typically involves a poor immigrant so desperate for the American dream money, position flashy clothes and cars that he falls prey to a life of crime. His rise is feverish, and his downfall complete, usually culminating in a spectacularly violent death. This climactic ending was necessitated, in part, by censorship's demands for compensating moral values. Filmmakers couldn't glorify crime; they had to make sure that it didn't pay in the final analysis.

Yet, the interest center a film's most memorable and influential qualities of the gangster film rests squarely with the use of guns, cars, piles of cash and street smarts. As with the Western, the gangster film reinvents the public's fascination with the swaggering male Western outlaw who has an underlying distrust of modern society, this time set in a decidedly urban milieu.

During the 1930s, cultural anxieties continued to mount over the ghettoization of major urban cities across America. Public attention was focused on individual's fight to access financial security, in addition to new forms of contraband. These factors ensured the success of the gangster film genre, which developed at this time. Key examples of classical gangster films include Little Caesar (1930), Scarface, ThShame of The Nation (1932), and The Roaring Twenties (1939).

Motion pictures, though often viewed as no more than fantasy and escapism, often reflect the society and time in which they are produced and for all the melodrama and " fantasy" of the gangster film genre, this one type of film that seems destined to be a reflection on the society which produces it, Such as Public Enemy ( William Wellman, 1931) and  The God father (Francis Coppola, 1972). Though they are separated by 40 years of time, the two films have much in common, they both reflect different views of their respective social settings and specifically of the nature of the experience of organized crime in America.

Is Gladiator 2000 a good movie?

Gladiator is a big-budget 2000 American epic film directed by Ridley Scott. The story and screenplay is written by David Franzoni, and starred by Russell Crowe, Juaquin Pheonix and Connie Nielsen. The film won Academy Awards for Best Actor in Leading Role, Best CostumeDesign, Best Fffects, Visual Effects, Best Picture, and Best Sound, and gained some other Oscar nominations for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Music, Original Score and Best Writing Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen. The film also got another 45 wins and over 70 nominations.

Gladiator taken as most accurate picture of the Roman Empire Hollywood has ever put out, Gladiator's plot is a whirlwind of faux Shakespearean machinations of death, betrayal, power plays, and secret identities (with lots of faux-Shakespearean dialogue ladled on to keep the proceedings appropriately “classical”), but it's all briskly shot, edited,and paced with a contemporary sensibility.

Gladiator is set in 180 AD, and uses actual historical personages and events for background. In Gladiator, victorious general Maximus Decimus Meridias is a powerful Roman general, loved by the people and the aging Emperor, Marcus Aurelius and has been named keeper of Rome and its empire by dying emperor, so that rule might pass from the Caesars back to the people and Senate, Marcus'neglected and power hungry son, jealous son Commodus learns of the plan, murders Marcus Aurelius, and plans to execute Maximus in order to secure his claim to the throne.

Escaping an ordered execution, Maximus hurries back to his home in Spain, too late to save his wife and son from the same order and he is soon taken prisoner by slave-traders. Along with his new friend Juba(Djimon Hounsou), he is bought by Proximo (Oliver Reed), an owner and trainer of Gladiators and trained as a gladiator by him.

The only desire that fuels him now is the chance to rise to the top so that he can look into the eyes of the man who will feel his revenge and fulfill the dying wish of his emperor. Recognizing Maximus's potential, Proximo grooms him for a trip to Rome's Colosseum.

The time soon comes when Proximo's troupe is called to Rome to participate in a marathon of gladiator games held at the behest of the new emperor, Commodus. Once in Rome, Maximus wastes no time in making his presence known, he gains fame as a gladiator and uses his celebrity to cause further damage to Commodus’ tenuous hold on the susceptible Roman people, hoping to inspire them to rediscover their lost values and overcome the corruption that is eating away at them, he becomes more powerful than the emperor .

He is later involved in a plot to overthrow the emperor with his former-love Lueilla, Commodus's sister, after whom he lusts, and also the widowed mother of Lucius, heir to the empire after his uncle, and democratic-minded senator, Gracchus, However, the plan is revealed, These actions prompt Commodus to square off with Maximus in the Colosseum with the fate of Rome at stake, At last he makes his will come true avenge Marcus Aurelius’ death, kills Commodus, frees the men whom he himself Cammodus arrested and gives the rule back to the people and Senate but he himself dies for that, To honor him people lift his body walking outs the Colosseum solemnly leaving Commodus's body on the ground behind.

The Epic

Epic films often take an historical or imagined event, mythic, legendary, or heroic figure, and add an extravagant setting and lavish costumes, accompanied by grandeur and spectacle and a sweeping musical score.  Epics, costume dramas, historical dramas, war film epics, medieval romps, or “period pictures" are tales that often cover a large expanse of time set against a vast, panoramic backdrop. In an episodic manner, they follow the continuing adventures of the hero (es), who are presented in the context of great historical events of the past.

Epics are historical films that recreate past events. They are expensive and lavish to produce because they require elaborate and panoramic settings, on-location filming, authentic period costumes, inflated action on a massive scale, and large casts of characters.

Giovanni Pastrone's Cabiria was quickly followed in Italy by many films dealing with ancient Rome and Greece. In America, after the birth of Nation established the viability of longer, ambitious historical films, MGM, in 1925, released Ber-Hur, directed by William Wyler(1902~1981)，which became a commercial blockbuster. Cecil B. Demille's (1881~1959) The Ten Commandments(1923) established Hollywood as the major producer of epic films in the 1920s.

In the 1930s and early 1940s, however, the epic form waned as audience tastes turned to contemporary subjects, exemplified in the sophisticated musicals and comedies of Hollywood and in the ltalian " white telephone" comedy genre (films about the rich and idle). But the form returned full force in the early 1950s, with Quo Vadis (MeryLeRoy, 1951) and The Robe ( Henry Koster, 1953), and the first to be shot in Cinema Scope. The epic, with its lavish sets and mass choreography of crowds and armies, lent itself to the widescreen format that was one of Hollywood's responses to the threat of television. For most critics, BerHur represents the high point of the style, King of King(Nicolas Ray,1961),and ElCid(Anthony Mann, 1961) were also accomplished works as DeMille's The Ten Commandments(1956), which marked a return to subject he had first treated in 1923.

The epic form in Hollywood reached its zenith in the early 1960s with three films; Spartacus (Stanley Kubrick, 1960), Cleopara Coseph L Mankiewicz, 1963), and The Fall of the Roman Empire (Mann, 1964). (Spartacus, which gave screenwriter credit to Dalton Trumbo (1905~1976), a prominent leftist who had been blacklisted Hollywood for refusing to cooperate the House Un-American Activities Committee, became known as “the film that broke the blacklist”) However, The Fall of the Roman Empire did poorly at the box office, and from 1964 until the mid-1990s the epic was decidedly out of fashion. With Braveheart (Mel Gibson, 1995) and Gladiator (Ridley Scott.2000), the epic renewed itself in a way that heralded a return to cultural prominence. Gladiator, in particular, provides a fascinating example of the use of new visual technologies to narrate the past. Its elaborate use of computer-generated imagery recreates the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, and an exceptional sense of realism in its gladiator contests. With varying degrees of critical and box-office success, twenty-first-century directors have made more films in the epic genre, including Troy(Wolfgang Petersen, 2004),Alexander (Stone, 2004), and The Passion of the Christ(Gibson, 2004).

What was the point of the Bee movie? Bee Movie(2007)

 Abortion History-A Brief History of the Abortion Controversy in the United States

Published on   November 24，2024   13:46PM  By Alice

In the United States, abortion laws began to appear in the 1820s, forbidding abortion after the fourth month of pregnancy. 

Through the efforts primarily of physicians, the American Medical Association, and legislators, most abortions in the US had been outlawed by 1900.

Illegal abortions were still frequent, though they became less frequent during the reign of the Comstock Law which essentially banned birth control information and devices.

Some early feminists, like Susan B. Anthony, wrote against abortion, They opposed abortion which at the time was an unsafe medical procedure for women, endangering their health and life. These feminists believed that only the achievement of women's equality and freedom would end the need for abortion. (Elizabeth Cady Stanton wrote in The Revolution, “But where shall it be found, at least begin, if not in the complete enfranchisement and elevation of woman?” ) They wrote that prevention was more important than punishment, and blamed circumstances, laws and the men they believed drove women to abortions. (Matilda Joslyn Gage wrote in 1868, “I hesitate not to assert that most of this crime of child murder, abortion, infanticide, lies at the door of the male sex..."）

Later feminists defended safe and effective birth control when became available as another way to prevent abortion, (Most of today abortion rights organizations also state that safe and effective birth control, adequate sex education, available health care, and the ability to support children adequately are essentials to preventing the need for many abortions.)

By 1965, all fifty states banned abortion, with some exceptions which varied by state:to save the life of the mother, in cases of rape or incest, or if the fetus was deformed, Groups like the National Abortion Rights Action League and the Clergy Consultation Service on Abortion worked to liberalize anti-abortion laws.

The Supreme Court in 1973, in the case of Roe v. Wade, declared most existing state abortion laws unconstitutional. This decision ruled out any legislative interference in the first trimester of pregnancy and put limits on what restrictions could be passed on abortions in later stages of pregnancy.

While many celebrated the decision, others, especially in the Roman Catholic Church and in theologically conservative Christian groups, opposed the change, “Pro-life” and “ pro-choice” evolved as the most common self-chosen names of the two movements, one to outlaw most abortion and the other to eliminate most legislative restrictions on abortions.

Early opposition to the lifting of abortion restrictions included such organizations as the Eagle Forum, led by Phyllis Schlafly. Today, there are many national pro-life organizations that vary in their goals and strategies.

Opposition to abortions has increasingly turned physical and evenviolent-first in the organized blocking of access to clinics which provided abortion services, organized primarily by Operation Rescue, founded in 1984 and led by Randall Terry. On Christmas Day, 1984, three abortion clinics were bombed, and those convicted called the bombings “a birthday gift for Jesus”.

Within the churches and other group opposing abortion, the issue of clinic protests has become increasingly controversial, as many who oppose abortions move to separate themselves from those who propose violence as an acceptable solution.

The latest major conflict over abortion laws has been over termination of late pregnancies, termed “partial birth abortions” by those who oppose them, Pro-choice advocates maintain that such abortions are to save the life or health of the mother or terminate pregnancies where the fetus cannot survive birth or cannot survive much after birth, Pro-life advocates maintain that the fetuses may be saved and that many of these abortions are done in cases that aren't hopeless.

What was the point of the Bee movie?  Bee Movie(2007)

Published on   November 17，2024   00:52AM  By Alice

Bee Movie is a comedy that will change everything you thought you knew about bees. It is a 2007 Golden Globe-nominated CGI-animated film starring Jerry Seinfeld, Renée Zellweger, Matthew Broderick Megan Mullally, John Goodman, Chris Rock, Kathy Bates, and Patrick Warburton, Produced by Dream Works Animation, it is directed by Simon J. Smith and Steve Hickner, Its title is a play on the term “B movie”. Bee Movie is also the first motion-picture script to be written by Seinfeld, who co-wrote it with Spike Feresten,Barry Marder, and Andy Robin, The cast and crew include some veterans of Seinfeld's long-running NBC sitcom Seinfeld, including writer/producers Feresten and Robin, and actors Michael Richards, Patrick Warburton, and Larry Miller(who plays the title character on the Seinfeld episode The Door man.

Barry B, Benson( voiced by Jerry Seinfeld) is “just an ordinary bee'who recently graduated from college and is about to enter the hive's Honex Industries(a division of Hones Corporation and owned by Hexagor Group)honey-making workforce, Along with his best friend AdamFlayman(voiced by Matthew Broderick), Barry is initially very excited. but his latent, non-conformist attitude emerges upon finding out that his choice of job will never change once picked; this prompts Barry to leave the hive and see the world on a daily run with the macho, elite " PollenJocks", though Adam tries to talk Barry out of it. He thoroughly enjoys his new freedom and is impressed by the process of nectar collection and pollination, but after being stuck to a tennis ball during a game and flying through a panicky family's car, he decides humans are crazy and that he should go home. Unfortunately, it begins to rain and he crash lands on a windowsill; the apartment's occupants have just come home and they close the window before Barry can escape. After freaking out the people inside and nearly being squashed, he is rescued by a female human named Vanessa Bloome ( voiced by Renée Zellweger) and gently put back outside. This unexpected act of kindness intrigues Barry, who goes back in to thank the woman even though doing so would violate Bee Law #1-“Don't talk to humans.” Despite both of their expectations, they develop an instant bond bordering on attraction and start hanging out together frequently. Of course, all of their friends and family are completely upset by this relationship.

While they are going through a grocery store, Barry is shocked to discover that the humans have been stealing and eating the bees'’ honey for centuries, and after venturing to Honey Farms and witnessing the artificial process by which the honey is gathered, he ultimately realizes that his true calling in life is to set the world right by suing the human race for stealing their precious honey, This is later shown on Bee Larry King via Hive at Five, The trial initially goes well, until the main defense lawyer(voiced by John Goodman) goads Adam into stinging him in order to show the less lovable side of bees, but Barry counters by producing the smoke machine used by Honey Farms to drug and subdue their bees.

Barry wins the lawsuit, and all honey in the world is confiscated and returned to the bees; too late, Barry and Vanessa realize that the sudden, massive stockpile of honey has put every bee out of a job, including the vitally important Pollen Jocks. Without bees pollinating the flowers, all plant life begins dying, with the entire food chain close behind. To set things right, he and Vanessa find a way to save all the flowers by going to the Tournament of Roses Parade in California and bringing back with them all the pollen-filled flowers to pollinate the world; Barry and Vanessa fly the flowers as luggage on a flight from Los Angeles International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport. The flight begins to take a detour that would be fatal to the flowers, and in trying to intervene, Barry accidentally knocks out the terrified pilots; Vanessa joins him and tries unsuccessfully to fly the plane, but in the meantime, millions of bees have rallied together and arrive at the last minute to help them safely land.

Armed with the pollen of the last flowers, Barry and the Pollen Jocks manage to reverse the damage and save the world's flowers, also restarting the bees’beloved honey production, Nothing is mentioned about the fate of the existing honey or companies like Honey Farms. Though humans and bees are seen treating each other visibly better. Barry becomes a member of the Pollen Jocks, helping to pollinate the plants while also running a law firm inside Vanessa's flower shop, switching the name from “Vannesa's Flowers” to “ Vannesa and Barry: Flowers;Honey; Legal Advice”, As the film closes, his office door reads "lnsects at Law”. Mooseblood also works in his office with him, as shown when Barry is interviewing a cow.

In a word, Barry B, Benson (Jerry Seinfeld)is an inquisitive little honeybee who is less than thrilled about taking on the only career path laid before him making honey. And this film has been rated PG for mild suggestive humor and brief depiction of smoking.

Finland Travel Guide - A Winter Wonderland With a Twist

Finland Travel Guide - A Winter Wonderland With a Twist

Published on   November 4，2024   23:13PM  By Alice

Finland may be best known for Santa, but this Nordic country is so much more than a winter wonderland. Its splintered archipelagos and 188,000 lakes stretch towards the Arctic Circle, home to brown bears, wolves, elk, and ferocious wolverines, as well as the indigenous reindeer-herding Sami.

Fly between Helsinki and Rovaniemi on Finnair or the overnight car carrier train run by VR (Valtion Rautatiet). Lake and archipelago cruises are also available during summertime.

Skiing

Ski and snowboard enthusiasts will delight in Finland’s extensive mountain slopes. The snow is plentiful and the resorts are easily accessible by rental cars — ideal for navigating this rugged terrain.

The best time to visit for skiing is the beginning of spring or January and February, which are a bit quieter than the peak season from December to mid-February. Plan ahead, though, as the slopes and accommodations fill up quickly during this time.

Winter (December to February) is an enchanted setting for a holiday, from a stay in a snow village to a dog sled expedition under the Northern Lights. From playful hobby horse tours to exhilarating ice fishing, there’s plenty to discover in this frozen paradise.

Snowboarding

Finland is best known as the home of Santa Claus but it has a lot more to offer. Magnificent scenery and a laid-back culture combine to make it the perfect ski destination.

Explore the enchanting capital Helsinki with its iconic landmarks such as the neoclassical Helsinki Cathedral and Suomenlinna Sea Fortress, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that has guarded Helsinki for centuries.

If you’re looking for a more extreme experience, head to the snow-sure slopes of Ruka in Lapland. With 17 slopes and special accommodation such as glass cabins, this is a place to really get your boarding legs. The light hours are short here so you will need a good pair of goggles to cope with the dark. Then relax in a sauna after your day on the slopes. See our full guide to skiing in Finland for more information.

Snowmobiling

Whether you’re an adrenaline junkie or just want to experience the beauty of arctic nature, Finland has a snowmobile tour for you. Take a guided tour and feel the thrill of driving over frozen lakes, secluded forests, and expansive felltop vistas.

Many tours start with a safety briefing and teach participants how to operate their snowmobiles and communicate with their guide using communication signals throughout the trip. Some, like this one in Rovaniemi, also offer eSleds (electric snowmobiles)—not only are they more environmentally friendly than their gas-guzzling brethren, but they disturb the natural ambiance less.

Be sure to carry extra clothing, water, a trail map and compass, and matches. The Arctic wilderness is remote, and search and rescue is limited. The emergency number is 112. Learn basic Finnish language and familiarise yourself with local weather conditions and travel safety tips.
Snowshoeing

From cosmopolitan Helsinki to the icy wilderness of Lapland, Finland’s diverse landscapes offer an array of outdoor winter adventures. Experience Finnish culture, cuisine, and nature while you enjoy clean air, a warm people, and a unique blend of modernity and tradition.

Unlike skiing, snowshoeing is easier for those with no prior experience and is the perfect winter option for hikers who don’t want to put their hiking boots away. Snowshoeing paths crisscross pristine winter landscapes that you can’t access by road, from the rugged fells of the Kainuu region to the frozen lakes and ice sculptures of Lapland.

On the final day of their winter adventure in Lapland, our Travel Guides rehydrated with an invigorating sauna session and then bravely plunged into a frozen lake. It was a fitting end to a captivating journey, one that highlighted the invigorating spirit of this Nordic winter wonderland.

Hiking

From its epic mountains to serene waterfalls to wilderness lakes, Finland's nature is utterly awe-inspiring. However, the country reserves its full splendor for those willing to explore it on foot. Strike out on a hike and you'll discover a real-life Narnia of tree-lined meadows, splintered islands, and far-flung Lapland, whose tundra shelters herds of Sami reindeer.

The Hetta-Pallas Trail whisks hikers up and over windswept fells in Pallas-Yllastunturi National Park, revealing stirring views of old-growth taiga forest and bilberry-blanketed bogs along the way. Hikers also can take a deep breath here: The area boasts some of the cleanest air on Earth.

Karhunkierros (Bear's Trail) is the most famous hiking trail in Finland. The 82-km route cuts through tremendously wild Oulanka National Park, where cliffs, gorges, and rock formations loom over rushing waters. It's an experience few can replicate - and it's one that should be done in a group.
Sightseeing

From the dazzling capital of Helsinki to the vast wilderness of Lapland, Finland offers the traveler an experience that's as rich and varied as its natural landscape. From serene lakes to majestic cathedrals, it calls out to the adventurer, tourist, shopper and culture-lover alike.

Suomenlinna Castle

One of the best things to do in Helsinki is to explore the city's 330 islands, most notably the UNESCO-listed Suomenlinna, which was built by the Swedes to scare off Vikings (you can get there with regular municipal ferries).

The Finns also love to party and Finland’s large towns and cities have a great selection of stylish bars and clubs. They often feature live bands and floorshows and are popular with young people. For something a little more intimate, there are lots of lovely terraces and small, family-owned bars to visit.

Shopping

The shopper’s paradise that is Helsinki is a great place to find unique Finnish souvenirs. From kukkaroja hats to ryijy bread, to Sami crafts like trinket boxes and reindeer antler pendants (look for the label ‘Sami Duodji’).

Homeware stores such as Lokal sell handpicked items that combine beauty with functionality and sustainability. You can also browse through the curated group exhibitions in the store’s gallery to combine your shopping trip with culture.

The Fortress of Suomenlinna and the UNESCO-listed Uspenski Cathedral are both worth visiting for their architecture, history and beautiful location. The best way to get around the city is by foot or bicycle. Alternatively, take one of the bus lines or the metro. Renting a car is an option for more freedom and flexibility.

Nightlife

Finland may be best known for its breath-taking natural beauty, secluded islands and rich culture, but it also has a lively nightlife scene. With a range of bars, clubs and terraces to choose from, Finland is a prime destination for those looking for a fun-filled city break in 2023.

Whether you’re into karaoke or stylish cocktail bars, Helsinki has an entertainment option for everyone. Located in Vironniemi, Pien Shop offers a fusion of bar and club culture with an eclectic atmosphere. Alternatively, Apollo Live Club is a repurposed movie theatre and features live performances and karaoke.

Across the country, Turku offers a diverse nightlife scene that seamlessly blends history with modern entertainment. Guests can enjoy theme parties at Koulu, where echoes of the past are intertwined with contemporary beats. Alternatively, the 45 Special music venue hosts a line-up of Finnish and international artists.

Culture

Finns are renowned for their egalitarian, open-minded and pragmatic attitudes. They value punctuality and good manners. They appreciate that visitors take the time to learn the language and understand the local culture.

Finland's rich culture is largely influenced by the country’s history. The Finnish people are proud of composers such as Jean Sibelius and contemporary artists like Kaija Saariaho and Magnus Lindberg. They're also proud that their semi-nomadic Sami people have preserved their unique culture in Lapland.

Sports are a vital part of Finnish culture. The locals take pride in ice hockey, football and pesapallo (Finnish baseball). The films of Aki Kaurismaki have shone a spotlight on Helsinki’s lurid bar scene. But Finns are just as happy spending summers at their own kesamokki (summer cottages). During Midsummer the whole country shuts down and the residents go for barbecue parties, saunas and swims in the lakes and sea.

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Youth is not a time of life

Published on   November 2，2024   18:33PM  By Alice

 Youth is not a time of life, it is a state of mind;it is not rosy cheeks ,redlips and supple knees, it is a matter of the emotions : it is the freshness;it is thefreshness of the deep springs of life.Youth means a temperamentalpredominance of courage over timidity of the appetite , for adventure over thelove of ease.This often exists in a man of 60 more than a boy of 20.Nobodygrows old merely by a number of years.We grow old by deserting ourideals.Years wrinkle the skin ,but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles thesoul.Worry , fear , self -distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back todust.Whether 60 of 16 ,there is in every human being 's heart the lure ofwonders, the unfailing childlike appetite of what's next and the joy of thegame of living.In the center of your heart and my heart there's a wirelessstation : so long as it receives messages of beauty , hope ,cheer, courag.

 

Youth years, we are not self-heed; the years of youth, the career of youth; the years ofyouth, only because of the burning dreams in this chest." At very small, someone asked me:"Child, what is your ideal?" I said that I am so happy: "Be a great scientist." After a few yearssomeone asked me: "Big boy, what is your dream?" I said to the person: "For the family, formyself, I want to make a big money for my business." Later, someone asked me this question,I thought about it, "as long as I can support my family, I can have a meal to eat." I thoughtabout it when I mentioned the same problem. It is inevitable. Youth, I have not understoodthree-year-old children who are habging to often hang a few words in the mouth - ideals.dreams, and ambition. If the ideal is to the future of a better future: Dream is the forwardingof a beautiful future life; the ambition is a firm pursuit of good future. So, I feel on the futureor feel that I can only be: worry, sacred, fear., Youth year, I realized that this loneliness is lonely.and I taste this virtual. Looking for the footprint left by youth, looking for a seal of youthyears. I have always thought that I would like yourself to youth, until it is like a white cloud onthe blue sky. But because your appearance has changed my many mistakes. If the darkness ofthe night will pass, then you are the dawn before the dawn, awaken my dinner. If green is asymbol of hope, then you are green messengers, the angel of hope. Give me the value of life.If you give me a smile, then I am cold and low, I feel very comfortable.

 

youth is a preclous gift and a golden time in ourlife.when we are young, we are strongand healthy. it is the time for us to prepare ourselves to bee responsible citizens.

youth es only once in a lifetime, therefore, it is important that we should not waste thoseyears in idleness and bad living. this is also the time when our memories are best. we are ableto learn more during this time than when we bee older. during our younger years, we havethe enthusiasm to set high goals for ourselves. we also try to overe obstacles which areplaced in our way.

if we realize how precious youth is, we will be fulfilled when we are young as well as whenwe are older, if we waste our youth, we will spend the rest of our lives wishing we could beyoung again.

Youth is short and beautiful, it is the starting point of life, laying the beginning of ourgood life.

Shakespeare said, "youth is a treasure that cannot be stored for long" A lot of things inlife have the chance to have another chance. Everyone can be young only once. Therefore,don 't miss your precious in the limited youth. if you want to do it, you should summon upcourage to pursue!In my understanding, youth is different for everyone and every generation.

For parents, youth may be just a record, carrying a familiar song, with a familiar rhythm inmind. For parents, youth may be just a poster, with beautiful handwriting and publicity,handsome and beautiful characters, full of expectations and aspirations for the future. Forparents, youth is a long journey, to travel with loved ones, to accompany their parents to thedistance they once yearned forAt that time, youth was simple and beautiful. Although life washard, it could always smile at the corner of the mouth.For us, youth is a lot morecomplicated.For us, youth is an endless stream of homework. I am tired of comparing with myneighbor’s children and trying my best to study in school. I am tired of how far away I amfrom those famous universities.

These troubles may seem trivial to others, but for us, the future road is ultimately ourown, and how to go now should also be determined by our own will!For us, youth is a suddenrebellion. Maybe it 's a truancy pretending to be sick, maybe it's an excitement to go to thebar with my classmates, maybe it 's a fight with my classmates Under our calm andcontrolled youth, we always hope to do something that belongs to us and is decided byourselves. Although the future of their own may feel bored or even regret, but at least that istheir own story in youth!For us, youth is a letter full of parting. The separation in primaryschool is called growth. The graduation in junior high school becomes choice, and thegraduation in senior high school becomes separation.

Many times, what age brings us is not only maturity, but also loneliness. In this era ofnetwork full of life, although you can connect with a person across the screen, thousands ofmiles away, it is empty. After the separation, it is very that meets again. Perhaps at this time, aletter written by myself, a yearning that can be held up and watched, is more important thananything else.In this world, no one’s youth is exactly the same, but no one 's youth iscompletely different. But no matter what, youth is only once, which is very precious foreveryone.

No matter it’s hard or happy, it 's our good fortune. May we all be childlike and haveour own innocence on our own way of growth.

Sunset and Love

Aurora's Love

The auroras, a symbol of love and dreams

For in the rain, our love will always stay