Here's my question:
As a schoolboy I was taught that cells in the human body die and regenerate in such a way that after a handful of years you share no cells with your younger self. (I seem to recall it raised concerns with theories of personal identity and comparisons with the trusty old broom that'd only had 3 new heads and 2 replacement handles). Anyway, if this is true - how come tattoos last for so long?
Because tattoos are made of ink placed between layers of cells. The individual cells may die or migrate, but the ink stays put fairly well. Over time, it blurs and fades as skin cells migrate and stretch.
Q. If I were to send a low value item like a stick of rock (some candy) to the USA would I have to make a customs declaration? Would I have trouble sending consumables? Has anyone done this successfully?
Yes, technically, you would have to declare, and as long as they're not perishables, meat or fruit (or prohibited drugs), there shouldn't be a customs problem. And if it's a small amount, I wouldn't worry about it. I've gotten stuff from South Africa... actually, there's a package of seeds one of my uncles sent to me that arrived yesterday. Technically illegal, it got through with no problem.
a considerable part of studying Auteur theory as it relates to Hollywood consists of discussion of the plotlines and dialogue of the films of Howard Hawks, John Ford, Billy Wilder et al. and how these reflected their particular preoccupations and world-views..
Can anyone solve this enormous cinematic paradox?
Because these were the directors idolized by the writers at Cahiers du Cinema, the French journal whose contributors included Godard, Truffaut, and all them Nouvelle Vague filmmakers. They noticed that *despite* the limitations of the studio system, certain directors maintained a powerful sense of personal style; that certain films could only be made by certain directors while producers or writers or cinematographers were largely indistinguishable, and that thus the identity of the film relied upon the authorship of the DIRECTOR.
The auteur director was thus a rebel fighting the authoritarian regime of the studio system, and deserved to be freed from bondage - which was a big part of the mission of the New Wave filmmakers. |
