Week4 - American Sniper

American Sniper is a 2014 American biographical war drama film directed by Clint Eastwood and written by Jason Hall. It is based on the book American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History(2012) by Chris Kyle, with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice. With 255 kills, 160 of which were officially confirmed by the Department of Defense, Kyle is the deadliest marksman in U.S. military history. The film stars Bradley Cooper as Kyle and Sienna Miller as his wife Taya, with Luke Grimes, Kyle Gallner, Sam Jaeger, Jake McDorman, and Cory Hardrict in supporting roles.

The world premiere was on November 11, 2014, at the American Film Institute Festival, followed by a limited theatrical release in the United States on December 25, 2014 and a wide release on January 16, 2015. The film became a major commercial success, with a worldwide gross of over $534 million. It became the highest-grossing war film of all time, the highest-grossing film of 2014 in the United States, and Eastwood's highest-grossing film to date.

The film received mostly positive reviews from critics, though it attracted some controversy over its portrayal of both the War in Iraq and of Chris Kyle. At the 87th Academy Awards, American Sniper received six nominations, including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Actor for Cooper, ultimately winning one award for Best Sound Editing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Sniper_%28film%29

Structure of the Lead: 

who - American Sniper

when - 2014

what - is a 2014 American biographical war drama film

why - not given

where - America

how - not given

Keywords:

Sniper 狙擊手

biographical 傳記的

Week3 - Charlie Hebdo attack

Paris (CNN)Paris' iconic Eiffel Tower went dark Thursday night, hours after silence descended across France for a minute as the nation marked poignant tributes for the 12 people killed in a terrorist attack a day earlier at the offices of Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris.

In the capital, many bowed their heads under umbrellas earlier as the bells of Notre Dame Cathedral tolled across the city.

It was a scene mirrored in towns and cities across France, and elsewhere in Europe, as people honored those who paid with their lives for press freedom.

On Thursday night (2 p.m. ET), lights on the Eiffel Tower were shut off in a somber tribute. Throughout the night, people lit candles, waved banners and paid their respect to the victims at makeshift shrines.

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/01/08/world/france-rally-reaction-charlie-hebdo-attack/index.html

Structure of the Lead: 

who - Paris' iconic Eiffel Tower 

when - Thursday night

what - went dark

why - for the 12 people killed in a terrorist attack a day earlier at the offices of Charlie Hebdo magazine

where - Paris

how - not given

Keywords:

Cathedral 大教堂

makeshift 臨時代用品；權宜之計[C]

Week2 - National Taichung Theater

National Taichung Theater starts trial operations

• Publication Date：11/24/2014
• Source： Taiwan Today
• President Ma Ying-jeou said Nov. 23 that National Taichung Theater will help attract more performing art groups to Taiwan and boost the country’s cultural profile.
  “The theater is set to become a new landmark on the local cultural and creative landscape,” Ma said during a ceremony marking the commencement of trial operations at the facility in central Taiwan.
  “Along with National Theater and Concert Hall in Taipei City and Wei-Wu-Ying Center for the Arts under construction in Kaohsiung City, the facility will help usher in a new era for the performing arts in Taiwan.”
  Taking five years to complete, the NT$4.36 billion (US$141.56 million) project features a beamless design and irregular curved walls. It is the brainchild of Pritzker Architecture Prize winner Toyo Ito from Japan, whose work on the Kaohsiung Main Stadium attracted worldwide praise.
  Covering 57,024 square meters in downtown Taichung, the facility includes a 2,000-seat grand performing hall, an 800-seat theatre and a 200-seat experimental theater. It will officially open to the public in early 2015 under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture.
  As part of the celebrations, Taichung City Government is staging dance and theater performances, as well as concerts and light shows, at the site.
  The inaugural show was a production of “Cat Man” by traditional opera troupe Ming Hwa Yuan Arts and Cultural Group. It is to be followed by performances of “Don Quixote” by the Paper Windmill Theatre Nov. 27 and 28. (SFC-JSM)
• http://www.taiwantoday.tw/ct.asp?xItem=224373&ctNode=445

Structure of the Lead: 

who - President Ma Ying-jeou

when - not given

what - National Taichung Theater will help attract more performing art groups to Taiwan and boost the country’s cultural profile

why - not given

where - Taiwan

how - not given

Keywords:

commencement 開始，發端

beamless 沒有橫樑的

irregular 不規則的

Week1 - Is case of the 43 missing students in Mexico closed?

(CNN)Mexican authorities say they're not done. There are still suspects at large they have to detain, and detainees they must try and sentence. But Mexican Attorney General Jesus Murillo Karam says there is "legal certainty" that 43 college students who went missing four months ago in the Mexican state of Guerrero were murdered.

At a news conference in Mexico City Tuesday, Murillo Karam said 99 suspects have been detained so far. Authorities have also obtained hundreds of testimonies, confessions and pieces of evidence.

"These and other elements we found during the investigation allowed us to carry out an analysis about the logical causes and, without a doubt, we can conclude that the students at the teachers' college were abducted, killed, burned and thrown into the San Juan River, in that order," Murillo Karam said.

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/01/28/americas/mexico-missing-students/index.html

Structure of the Lead: 

who - Mexican Attorney General Jesus Murillo Karam

when - four months ago

what - says there is "legal certainty" that 43 college students who went missing

why - not given

where - in the Mexican state of Guerrero

how - not given

Keywords:

testimonie（人、物、資格、品質等的）證明書；推薦書

confession 承認；坦白