2/24/2011

Mid-term Writing Test

What should be the best film of the year.


Facebook is now part of the everyday life of almost 500 million people. Actually, the creator of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, is the youngest billionaire of the world and his business is always innovating in the social network industry. Released the October 1, 2010, the film social network is telling the story of this young adult who is studying in Harvard University and was predestined for what would be a planetary issue.

First, the film takes place in fall 2003, and starts rapidly when Zuckerberg and his girlfriend Erica breaks in a series of insults. Being angry about this situation, he decide to revenge himself by using is programming skills and starting doing a website were girls from the campus was compare to each other and rank for being the hotness. This experience that puts him in trouble, gives him the chance to meet the Winklevoss twins that helps him develop what today is call "Facebook". Some years after, the control of Facebook was starting to fall over when the intellectual property of the site was being debated by the Facebook team dropping then a spiral of complex events troubling the life of the young creator.

Second, the movie is presenting an interesting view of facebook's visionary creator Mark Zuterberg. Using Facebook that is now part of our life makes this movie is a key to understand this social network. Using the friendship surrounding him and the entire social quest that the young billionaire crosses. Mainly, by representing Mark's intelligence and different goals for is life project intended to gives us a comprehension of what's the website itself. By jumping back through time gives energy to the movies that is at the base a geek computing and court deposition. This effect works perfectly and maintains this movie interesting and captivating. The only negative point is that the movie is not a biography but a fiction that kind of stop our reflection to the fact that in final it is all planed by Hollywood.

In conclusion, Social Network should win the Oscard for the best movie because the main theme touches over 500 million people over the world. It is an evidence that using meticulous relationship between the character and make what facebook his at the base: a human creation highlighting a research of friends. The most important point of this film is the humanity that is put in it by using character's feeling like anger and what can immerge from the soleness of a university student: ... Facebook.

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1/27/2011

A men passionate for is art.

It's been four years that Laurent Bellemare's interest to heavy metal started growing. The passion who leads him throught different bands became the center of is life. Making show frequently with is band called Tribunal, he is always improving in is technics. Already popular for is french lyric's based on reflexions about humans and their sense of humour, is goals of rolling on tours are about to become is reality. The implication that Laurent is putting into his art is starting to paying off because Tribunal is already a reference in the Montreal underground metal scene.

Laurent's short term objectives are to succeed in finishing the first album of Tribunal and making shows with is other bands call Impalement and Disinclined. Is musical skills allows him to change style easily and to try new ways of performing. He is even playing drums in Disinclined. Is ultimate long term goal is to be able to make tours and live from is art. Is implication into metal scene is surely becoming the key of a near success.

In conclusion, the implication that Laurent have for is art will certainly be the key of a long success in the metal scene. Hope to see him play in big shows!