A Letter to the Summer
A Letter to Momo and Summer Wars can be considered two very influential animated Japanese films, both of which have received multiple awards and nominations, including the Japan Academy in 2010 for Summer Wars and a nomination for the Japan Academy in 2013 for A Letter to Momo. Both Films deal heavily with the genres of family, drama, and comedy, although A Letter to Momo leans more into the supernatural genre and Summer Wars Leans more toward action and a nice touch of romance. Both movies are incredibly heartwarming, very thrilling at times, and you can find great messages from either movie; Family can come in all shapes and sizes, and that you should never give up on yourself or those around you.
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Clutching to an unfinished letter from her father that only reads “Dear Momo”. Momo goes through the film feeling regret towards the death of her father, as they had gotten into a fight the last time she saw him and she told him that she thought he was selfish and that she hoped he didn’t come back. Along with regret, she feels loneliness and some isolation from having no friends in the new town she is in, as well as the fact that her mother starts attending nursing classes on the mainland every day after they move in, leaving Momo to stay by herself on the island. Then there are the main characters of Summer Wars, first being Kenji Kaso, a 17 year old high school student math genius who had been first place runner up to represent Japan in the math Olympics. Kenji had been working a summer job doing maintenance on a website called Oz, which is seen to be a revolutionary website that is basically Facebook, eBay, Amazon, a virtual arcade, and government database, and everyone has cute little avatars as an added bonus …show more content…
In Summer Wars, Kenji and Natsuki’s family take on Love Machine in a Japanese card game called Koikoi to save Japan from a space probe that Love Machine had made fall out of orbit which would cause massive damage wherever it would land. Although the plots are different, they both share very similar themes in the way drama, loss of loved ones, acceptance of death of loved ones, as well as finding family in unlikely
In Samba, Alma Guillermoprieto describes the Carnival celebrated every year in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and explores the black cultural roots from which it takes its traditions as well as its social, economic, and political context in the 1980s. From her firsthand experience and investigation into favela life and the role of samba schools, specifically of Manguiera, Guillermoprieto illustrates a complex image of race relations in Brazil. The hegemonic character of samba culture in Brazil stands as a prevalent theme in numerous facets of favela life, samba schools, and racial interactions like the increasing involvement of white Brazilians in Carnival preparation and the popularity of mulatas with white Brazilians and tourists. Rio de Janeiro’s early development as a city was largely segregated after the practice of slavery ended. The centralization of Afro-Brazilians in favelas in the hills of the city strengthened their ties to black
Looking at different pieces of art work at the art museum and one-piece in particular impressed me. It’s called “View of Molo”, painted by Giovanni Antonio Canal. Giovanni Canal was born in Venice, Italy in 1697. This particular piece was painted circa 1730-1735. The piece hangs at the El Paso Museum of Art in El Paso, Texas. The painting is part of the permanent collection donated by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation in 1961. The art work was done on canvas using oil. The painting can be found in the Baroque and Rococo Period Gallery.
In the “Letter to her Son” Abigail Adams uses diction, tone, and style to author a loving and warm hearted letter to her son, John Quincy Adams, in order to encourage him to improve and possess honorable qualities.
He wants to achieve his goals and let nothing stand in his way when he does. In addition to Christopher's persistence inside the classroom, he also kept on with the investigation despite what his father said. After Christopher discovers the letters from his mom, he does not quite understand what it means because he believes his mom to be dead. But his father tells him not to look through the letters anymore and puts them in a cupboard in his room. "It was six days before I could go back into Father's room to look in the shirt box in the cupboard ." (102) Even though Christopher's father tells him to leave the letters alone, he directly disobeys him to look for the truth within the letters. With his persistence he builds up enough courage to go into the letters and find out the truth about his mother. Because of this he finds the truth and finds his mother in London. Through Christopher's persistence he disobeys his father to find the letters and find out what he has been hiding from
According to the summary by Book Browse, “Summer Sisters is a riveting exploration of the choices that define our lives, friendship and love, of the families we are born into and those we struggle to create. For every woman who has ever had a friend too dangerous to forgive and too essential to forget, Summer Sisters ...
As viewers, we often don’t consider the three-dimensionality of objects when evaluating their authenticity. In terms of paintings, for instance, a public portrait is seen as more authentic from the painter’s point of view, while self-portraits are seen as authentic images of the subject and the painter. Considering one more authentic than the other seems ludicrous as they each illustrate divergent types of authenticity. However, as John Berger argues in Ways of Seeing, self-portraits are less stiff and rigid, and more personal, “They are there in all their particularity and we can study them, but it is impossible to imagine them considering us in a similar way” (98). One painting in particular, Autorretrato con Pelo Corto by Frida Kahlo, manages to capture what a public portrait of Kahlo would not; it, among many things, clues in her divorce, sexual identity and orientation, and health issues.
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blending new cultural and artistic influences with the old; just as the indigenous peoples of Japan had their culture and customs superimposed on by the Chinese. This blending of culture, tradition and drawing style is true of anime and manga and general; and exceedingly so in the case of Studio Ghibli and their leading Director Hayao Miyazaki. He flawlessly blends western sources and settings with ancient Japanese history and traditions. His films are also filled with under-lying messages of environmentalism, pacifism, and feminism that have had an obvious broad appeal to audien...
Analysis Memorandum Introduction This is an analysis memorandum proposing the use of Microsoft Access databases within our Security Division’s infrastructure. Many security managers are relying heavily on the use of Microsoft Excel spreadsheets in order to keep track of their personnel, security violations, inspection programs and training. While spreadsheets are effective means for complex calculations they are also limited in that they basically fall short in showing the relational qualities of security data in relationship to particular fields and queries. Not only do they fall short in relational quality, but they are also very difficult query in order for the user to locate particular records without having to go through entire spreadsheet. Since the success of our jobs and National Security rely heavily on the maintenance and tracking of personnel security clearance information, information security information and industrial security information, what better way of achieve our goals then to develop a relational database which can track and monitor the progress of these three area disciplines.
Both filmmakers star as two brothers who, not happy with their turbulent childhood in the UFO death cult, from where they escaped ten years before, decide to return to find the closure they need. Allured by a cryptic video message they step into the secluded Camp Arcadia, which holds unexplainable forces and secrets. Reconnection with old pals brings some good memories from the past, which can't prevent them from becoming trapped both in grueling time loops
Games. It is a captivating love story, as well as a violent, action-packed adventure that you won’t
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Revka makes this remark regarding the fragility of Masada but this statement can be seen as much more than a mere description of the shelter. She mentions of “faith” to be the medium holding Masada together but also the culprit to their final downfall. For she believes that faith has blinded their sight, veiling the truth under false hopes that upon careful inspection would reveal to be “empty inside”. Like the clouds that drift onto the top of deserts, “promising rain” to those who pleaded water in the ruthless desert but failing to provide so, Masada is akin in this situation; Masada will not become the savour for these deserted people, although it may appear so. “Clouds” are also usually associated with a negative connotation, causing discomfort
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Bringing Back Grand Father (2007) is a humorous story about how a body deals with being foreign, being bald and being separated from someone he loves like crazy. Sea Glass Summer (2010) tells the story of a resourceful, determined girl who can’t wait to grow up, but brings to recognize just how much she has left to