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** ---With Anthem ** Malan ENG4U1 Mr. Noble //Children of Men// is a science fiction film that adapted from P. D. James’s 1992 novel //The Children of Men//. This film was directed by Alfonso Cuarón in 2006.
 * Children of Men **

// Children of Men // is set in 2027, United Kingdom. Human have been sterile for 18 years. At the beginning of the film, the youngest people who is18-year-old in the world called Diego, has just been stabbed and dead. Those events have led to the social unrest, chaos and violence of society all over the world. The hopeless and depressing atmosphere is full of the world.

Theo Faron, the main character in the film, is a former activist and works for the government as a passport administrator. //The Fishes//, which is led by Theo’s estranged wife Julian Taylor, is an anti-government organization. This organization gives Theo a serious mission: to protect the only pregnant woman Kee in the world to reach //Human Project//, where a group of scientists study in curing infertility, located in the Azores.

During the journey, Theo, Miriam, Julian and Kee are ambushed by an armed gang and stopped by two police officers. After killing two police officers, they get //The Fishes’//s another station. While Theo finds Kee have been token advantage by //The Fishes//, so Theo, Kee and Miriam escape and ask help from Jasper Palmer, the old partner of Theo. Jasper plans to send them into the //Bexhill// refugee camp, where is nearly to the //Human Project// ship //Tomorrow// should berth. After Theo and Kee arrive the appalling refugee camp, they luckily get help from //Marichka// (a kind woman who lives in the camp) to get a room, where Kee gives birth to a girl. During the full-scale among the refugees, //The Fishes// and the military, there is a momentarily pause which is given by the cry from the little baby. And then, Theo and Kee successfully escape from the land to the //Tomorrow//.

There are many connections between //Children of Men// and //Anthem//.

Both of them are setting in the future. //Children of Men// is set in 2027 while //Anthem// is set in “hundreds upon hundreds of years ago”. In terms of technology, there is only few difference between //Children of Men// and nowadays. However, in //Anthem//, the technology in Equality’s society is worse than the Unmentionable Time, even now. Also, these two stories start with an amazing background: one is in a special society that women have infertility ability 18 years ago; the other one is in a strange Council that people and their minds were tightly controlled.

Also, there are lot of rules and laws to restrict men in the Council in //Anthem//. People lose freedom of their bodies and minds. It is as same as //Children of Men// while people, who are illegal immigration, are controlled by the England government. For example, they are not allowed to get into the city centre. Nobody was allowed to help them even though they are poor and homeless.

Through //Children of Men//, after the despair during 18 years, the baby, like a pure pearl and a god’s baby, is the only hope in the world. It seems that everybody witnesses the weak flame of the human’s future. They respect, protect and pray for the baby. In //Anthem//, once Equality 7-2521 is late to return to the City Theatre, he has been caught. When the Council of the Home quests him, he thinks of the electricity and the light bulb that he discovers. He decides that he will not say the discoveries out. Those discoveries which Equality tries to protect are the hope of freedom for him.

There is a big difference between //Children of Men// and //Anthem//. In //Anthem//, people feel comfortable to live in the Council. They are happy with their name, job, house and life. However, in //Children of Men//, in the //Bexhill// refugee camp, there are signs of “UPRISING” everywhere. The refugees are not satisfied with their lives. They try their best to against the government.


 * The Review of Oceans **


 * ‍ This holiday, I have seen movie, Oceans, which was made by Jacques Perrin. This movie is screened in USA firstly on Earth Day 2010, which cost 75 million dollars and took 4 years to shoot. This documentary movie is talking about the mysterious world inside of the oceans. Before I saw this movie, I only knew that 75% of earth's surface is full of water. But now, I can feel that there is not only water but also a wonderful world inside the oceans. The main characters of this movie are the sharks, whales and other animals and plants, which live in the oceans. I get so many astonishing frames from different point of view that I have never seen before. I can understand the food chain of this deep world. The things that happen inside the oceans are as same as the human society. There are two kinds of oceans, one is people usually see and the other is the picture that shows in movie. And this is the whole oceans when they come together**


 * Descriptive Exercise **


 * One Piece is a Japanese manga. It has been created by Eiichiro Oda and is serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump since August 4, 1997. It is the most eminent manga in Japan. The main character, Monkey D. Luffy, had eaten a supernatural fruit and became an elastic rubber man. Luffy as a captain and his other eight crews courageously started their adventure to get the ultimate target---One Piece. When I initiated to watch One Piece, I was moved and encouraged again and again. I am immersed in it, which always educates me about a spirit of united, valiant and unremitting. I will love One Piece forever.**


 * My Best Friend **


 * I have my best friend at junior high school, Christine. We did not get together until we studied in the same classroom. She was good at English and I was good at math, so we could help each other with study. That was the reason why we easily became friends. I was quiet and she was active, and we held the almost opposite characters to create our interesting lives. We lived in the same bedroom and ate on the same table. At weekends, we went shopping and went to KTV. We held the best memories at that time. But this month, she will study abroad for one year. When we face each other without any word, I want to give my sincere thanks and a deep hug to her. I want to tell her: “Don’t be afraid. You are not alone, there are so many friends waiting for you and supporting you to go through anything. I will miss you.” **