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Applying Science into Our Daily Lives
How do we apply scientific formulas or theories into our daily lives? According to Associate Professor Dr Hon Wei Min, Dean of the Faculty of Applied Sciences at UCSI University,
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Kuala Lumpur International Dragon Boat Festival
By Edrea Sun Since its inception many hundred years ago, the dragon boat race had traditionally drawn huge crowds in the thousands comprising rowers, supporters, foreign tourists, curious onlookers and locals alike. This time around the festival has come early and was held at the Kepong Metropolitan Lake Garden, the first ever water activity held
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Leisure & Lifestyle
Nocturne:Five Stories of Music and Nightfall
By Khoo Kok Kian Nocturne is derived from the French word, Noctunal and from Latin, Nocturnus. People usually interpret it as a music piece which is inspired by night. A very famous classical music piece by Frederic Chopin was also named based on this word. Kazuo Ishiguro, a prominent author, who is also penned The
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Talk To Us
By Conrad Edmund Bateman Mitch Albom once said that, “The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.” In conjunction with a yearlong celebration of UCSI University’s Silver Jubilee, the
"Light UP Lives Charity"
The Social Network
If you are a fan of Facebook and log on to this social network day and night, then this is one movie you should watch.
The Social Network is based on the true story of its founder, Mark Zuckerberg who came up with this brilliant idea in the fall of 2003. The idea of creating this social network we call “Facebook” came up when he was sitting in his dorm one night and started creating a fury of blogging and programming which became a huge success in communication.
Movie tagline
Six years later with five million friends, Zuckerberg became the youngest billionaire in history. But as they say, success does not come without troubles. In this movie, it shows that “you do not get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies”.
The Social Network gives us an insight into when Facebook was created, through the warring perspective of the young and intelligent men who each claim they were there at its creation. The film shows the movement from the halls of Harvard to the cubicles of Palo Alto to focus on the very early days of a culture changing phenomenon in the making. It created a bond that brought all these creators together and how it also tore them apart.
This movie has some interesting plots and twists to it. But what surprised me the most was that Jesse Eisenberg who was picked to portray Zuckerberg, did not have a Facebook account. He had to create one after being picked for this role to understand it better.
David Fincher who is also known for his other works such as The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Panic Room and Fight Club did a good job with this movie because of the storyline and choice of actors. The storyline plays loosely with the facts of the Facebook’s founding and the actors played their roles very well in the movie.
A scene from the movie
This movie has so far received numerous nominations for the 6th Golden Globe Awards including best picture, best director, best adapted screenplay and also best actor. It has also received 9 Critics’ Choice Nominations including best picture and Screen Actors Guild Nominations including best ensemble.
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