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Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
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The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
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The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
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This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
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Macroeconomics- Movie Location
This will be used as part of your Personal Professional Portfolio once graded.
Objective:
Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
1. Proposalfor print advert:
Name of Film:Working title: Indelible. Wechose thisas the very
meaning of the word is leaving marksand scarsthat can’t be
removed. Thisis symbolic of our FGM idea as it’sa traumatic
experiencethat tendsto emotionallyscar people.
Tagline of Film:At the moment, theoptions are…
It’s a chainreaction
It’s a never ending cycle
Memoriesarelike scars, they never fade away
Some woundslast forever
It’s permanent
Production Name:Grim productions
Medium:Print Advert
Format:Print/ landscape
Target Audience:15 to late 30s
Content of the advert:
Concept 1: Our print advert will containanimageof a tattered doll in
a close-up shot, in a tight frameattached topuppeteer strings. We’ll
see twolarge handson the top of the poster controlling thesestrings
with the doll slumped at the end. We’ve chosen to have a doll in the
poster to illustrateour film will revolve around a child. The poster will
be darker on thetop, using low-key lighting to hint to the audience
the person controlling the stringsisthe antagonist and iscontrolling
the protagonist inthefilm. The doll will be madefrom fabric and will
have darkhair, wearing a blackand white dress. The top will be black
to show whatever the antagonist hasdone to the protagonistis
influencing her, forcing her to giveinto her past darkness, whereas
the bottom of the dress will be whiteto symbolize innocenceand
purityas well as createanidea of a fight betweendarkness and light.
There will be stainsof blood on the bottom of her dress to hint at our
FGM idea. The colour of the stringsis going to be red connoting
danger and violence. The doll will use a direct mode of addresswith
2. an emotionless, straightface, almost as a cry for help, as a symbol of
the littlegirl in our film. The titleof thefilm will be in capitalletters
at the bottom of the poster, placed in the middle. The taglinewill be
slanted, in smaller font, embedded intothe puppeteer strings.
Publishing of the advert:We’regoing to use above the line
advertising. Theadvert will be shown on several social media
platformssuch as Instagram, Snapchat and Facebook. Thisis because
the younger sideof our target audiencetend touse Snapchatand the
older side use Facebook. They all equally use Instagram regularly.
What is your Unique Selling Point?Our product focuseson a
real life issue that’son the rise. FGM is highly concentrated inAfrica,
Asia and the MiddleEast. Our narrativeisdifferent as it challenges
Todorov’s theory of equilibrium being restored at theend; in contrast
to thisour film ends on disequilibrium.
Competitivemarket: Working title, Warner bros, Blumhouse,
hammer horror as they all target thesame audienceasus. Their
horror posters follow the typicalconventions. Their are very dark and
sinister, which we aim to makeours like. For exampleWarner Bros
Annabelle’s poster also containsa doll/ their maincolours arered
and blackjust like our poster. However ours is unique aswe have the
puppeteer idea going on, instead of the doll just sitting inthe frame.
