Pack 1 Flashcards

1
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…is the act of enacting (put into practice) perceived justice summarily (immediately) and without legal authority.

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Vigilantism

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Christopher Nolan Filmography

(English)

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2020 Tenet (post-production)

2017 Dunkirk (directed by)

2015 Quay (Documentary short)

2014 Interstellar

2012 The Dark Knight Rises

2010 Inception

2008 The Dark Knight

2006 The Prestige

2005 Batman Begins

2002 Insomnia

2000 Memento

1998 Following

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Darren Aronofsky Filmography

(American)

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2014 Noah

2011 Lou Reed & Metallica: The View (Video short)

2010 Black Swan

2008 The Wrestler

2006 The Fountain

2000 Requiem for a Dream

1998 Pi

Also producer of one strange rock

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4
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Nolan’s cinematographer: Inception, batman series…

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Wally Pfister

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5
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Director of Whiplash? what other films?

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Damien Chazelle

2018 First Man (directed by)

2016 La La Land

2014 Whiplash

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6
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Best cinematographer

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Roger Deakins

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7
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Pan’s LABYRINTH director

and rest of his movies

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Guillermo del Toro

20 17 The Shape of Water

2013 Pacific Rim

2008 Hellboy II: The Golden Army

2006 Pan’s Labyrinth

2004 Hellboy

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…was an ancient judicial practice by which the guilt or innocence of the accused was determined by subjecting them to a painful, or at least an unpleasant, usually dangerous experience.

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Trial by ordeal

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9
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Who is the painter

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Joseph Christian Leyendecker (March 23, 1874 – July 25, 1951) was a German-American illustrator

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10
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Status Quo

A

the existing state of affairs, particularly with regard to social or political issues

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11
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Filmography Ridely Scott

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2017 Alien: Covenant (directed by)
2015 The Martian (directed by)
2014 Exodus: Gods and King
2013 The Counsellor
2012 Prometheus
2010 Robin Hood
2001 Hannibal
2000 Gladiator
1979 Alien

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12
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Demographic

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a particular sector of a population.

“the drink is popular with a young demographic”

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14
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Kinship

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  • a sharing of characteristics or origins.
  • Blood relationship
  • coefficient of relationship
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Chiefdom definition?

from anthropology standpoint?

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  • a form of hierarchical political organization in non-industrial societies usually based on kinship, and in which formal leadership is monopolized by the legitimate senior members of select families or ‘houses’.
  • In anthropological theory, a form of social organization more complex than a tribe or a band society, and less complex than a state or a civilization.
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16
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System of Social Classification

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  • Hunter-gatherer bands that are generally egalitarian
  • Tribal societies with some limited instances of social rank and prestige
  • Stratified tribal societies led by chieftains (see Chiefdom)
  • Civilizations, with complex social hierarchies and organized, institutional governments
17
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Surplus

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  • is used to describe something that is extra or that is more than is needed.
  • Few people have large sums of … cash.
18
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topography

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the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.

19
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Who is this from:

If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.

A

Carl Sagan

American astronomer, Scientist

20
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contemplate

A

look thoughtfully for a long time at.

“he contemplated his image in the mirrors”

21
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Affable

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friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to.

22
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meticulous

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showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.

“the designs are hand-glazed with meticulous care”

23
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exuberant

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full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness.

“a noisy bunch of exuberant youngsters”

24
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gregarious

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(of a person) fond of company; sociable.

“he was a popular and gregarious man”

25
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gregarious species

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(of animals) living in flocks or loosely organized communities.

“gregarious species forage in flocks from colonies or roosts”

26
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Valiant

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possessing or showing courage or determination.

27
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Symbiotic

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denoting a mutually beneficial relationship between different people or groups.

28
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One of the Kurasawa movies for study characters in environment?

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Yojimbo (用心棒, Yōjinbō, “Bodyguard”) is a 1961 Japanese samurai film directed by Akira Kurosawa

29
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dichotomy

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a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different.

“a rigid dichotomy between science and mysticism”

devision

separation

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