Sewards Icebox Flashcards

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Q

This blockbuster film flies in the face of tradition by claiming that years of training and dedication can be bypassed with a simple request

A

The Matrix

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Classic Martial arts move from 2000 nominated for 10 Oscar’s and won 40 awards that was a critical and financial success
Subgenre
Sword that drives the action of the movie
Main characters lee moo by and u shoe Lin

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Crouching tiger hidden dragon
Michelle yo and chow young fat
Sword is great destiny
Subgenre - Woo Juh - translates to Chinese heroes ; has elements of kung fu and fantasy but tend to be historically based stories of folklore

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The war between the 8 nation alliance and the Manchu general jhan ghoul was called this as it was the first time the western world experienced war that included martial arts and didn’t have a proper name for it

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The boxer rebellion fought mostly with Chinese peasants vs our military
Associated with next closest sport boxing

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4
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Least populated state capital

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Montpelier

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City history
Over 700 years after its founding date, this port city became associated with a psychological response

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Stockholm (syndrome)
73 bank robbery and hostage taking gave us this phrase

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