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After 232 years of independence and 43 presidents, the United States of America has elected its first African American president.
In the past, there have been quite a number of movies with African American presidents.
The first fictional African American president was Rufus Jones played by Sammy Davis Jr., in Rufus Jones for President. It is a 1933 short musical-comedy written by A. Dorian Otvos (Merry Go Round of 1938 (1937), Goodbye Broadway (1938)) and Cyrus Wood (All Girl Revue (1940), Alice in Wonderland (1940)) directed by Roy Mack (Hillbilly Blitzkrieg (1942), Headline Bands (1946)) where an African American child is elected president of the USA. Since the movie is at least 75 years old, it wouldn’t be surprising if many people haven’t heard about it.
The second one, 39 years later, is Douglas Dilman played by James Earl Jones in The Man – Not to confuse with the 2005 movie with the same title staring Samuel L. Jackson and Eugene Levy. It is a 1972 political drama based on a novel with the same title, written by Irving Wallace (The Second Lady (1980), The Celestial Bed (1987). The screenplay was written by Rod Serling (Assault on a Queen (1966), Planet Of The Apes (1968)) and directed by Joseph Sargent (Sybil (2007), Sweet Nothing in My Ear (2008)). Douglas Dilman becomes the first African American president after the president and the speaker of the house are killed.
The third one is Lindberg played by wrestler/actor Tom Lister, Jr. in the science fiction-fantasy movie The Fifth Element (1997) starring Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm Mila Jovovich and Chris Tucker. This movie wasn’t about his presidential campaign or career, but about saving the world with the help of four stones and the fifth element.
The fourth one is Tom Beck played by Morgan Freeman in the science fiction-drama movie Deep Impact (1998); also staring Robert Duvall, Téa Leoni, Elijah Wood and Vanessa Redgrave. Just like The Fifth Element, the movie wasn’t about his presidential campaign or career, but saving the world this time from a comet. It didn’t do as well as expected in the box office, but a movie with a similar storyline – Armageddon – was released two months later performed much better.
The fifth one is Mays Gilliam played by Chris Rock in Head of State (2003). It was written, produced and directed by Chris Rock; which kind of explains some of the mistakes. This movie is about May Gilliam’s presidential campaign and how he got elected as the first African American of the United States of America. North America. If you pay attention at the end, when it’s announced that he has won the election, you’ll see that a guy who looks a lot like him gets shot. President Obama made his victory speech behind a bullet proof glass. Makes you wonder. May’s running mate was his brother Mitch, played by Bernie Mac (God rest his soul), which makes Mitch Gilliam the first African American Vice President.
The sixth one is Alonzo Camacho played by Terry Crews in Idiocracy (2006). A soldier named Joe Bauers (Luke Wilson) and a prostitute called Rita (Maya Rudolph) take part in a military project which involves getting hibernated for a year. But because the project was canceled, they were forgotten and ended up being awaken 500 years in the future in a world where everybody is stupid. The President is Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho, porn star and five-time ultimate smackdown wrestling champion. This might be the least popular movie since it wasn’t promoted properly and no official trailers were released. But it did receive good reviews from viewers. I think it’s worth checking.
The seventh one is one of the most popular and favorite fictional president. I’m talking about President David Palmer played by Dennis Haysbert in the series 24.
The eight is President Wayne Palmer, brother of David Palmer, played by DB Woodside in the series 24. We didn’t really get to know Wayne as president because of his “accident” in the sixth season.
There you go, fictional African American presidents on screen. I think that now everybody might be on the look out for a female president. So far, we’ve had Mackenzie Allen played by Geena Davis in Commander in Chief, Caroline Reynolds played by Patricia Wettig in Prison Break, Laura Roslin played by Mary McDonnell in Battlestar Galactica. In 24 Season 7, the president is said to be a woman.
I wonder how a pregnant female president would be like; maybe walking around with nannies, strollers and dirty nappies. Now that would be funny!
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Elements, a common theme in fiction particularly fantasy are properties of various objects, living things, and the environment. Founded upon philosophical concepts in the Greek, Chinese, and Japanese traditions amongst others, elements are often expanded in fiction to include more than the traditional four or five properties associated with antiquity.
Elements appear in a wide variety of media, including novels, film, television, comic books, table-top role-playing and video games. In music, there are also a number of concept albums featuring elemental themes.
Classical
Nearly all conceptualizations of the elements include fire, water, earth, and air, in addition to a fifth element, which varies by tradition. In fiction, as in philosophy, the elements are also affiliated with more abstract concepts such as personality and temperament.
Fire
Fire is most commonly depicted as a destructive element and wielded by characters with an aggressive disposition. Environments with an affinity to fire tend to be hostile and dangerous. Fire is invariably opposed by water.
Water
Water is often depicted as a restorative element, due to its real-life importance in sustaining life. Characters with an affinity to water are often peaceful, although many have shown a propensity for violence when provoked. Water environments tend to be serene and abundant with life. Water is opposed by fire.
Earth
Earth is depicted as an element of stability, and is often wielded by characters who are physically strong or imposing. Characters aligned with this element can have tendencies toward either passive or aggressive behavior. Earth is naturally opposed to air.
Air
Air (also referred to as wind) is depicted as an element of freedom and caprice, and is often wielded by carefree or whimsical characters. Characters aligned with this element tend to emphasize speed over strength. Where environments have an affinity to air tend to be at high elevations or actually suspended in the air. Air exists in opposition to earth.
Aether/Fifth Element
The fifth element – often called “Aether” or “Ether” – tends to be more abstract than the other four elements in that it has no clear physical manifestation. It can be depicted simply as pure energy with no properties, or as the power underlying the other four elements. Where characters in fiction wield the fifth element, they most often play a significant role in the plot, if they are not the main character.
Non-Classical
Creators of fiction have developed the elements concept in many ways, some going as far as to disavow the classical elements and replace them with an entirely new array, while others have used the classical as a foundation and expanded upon it. The following are non-classical elements that have appeared in various media. As this list can quickly become exhaustive, the entries below are limited to elements that have appeared in at least several works of fiction.
Ice
Most often a derivation of water, ice is sometimes treated as its own element. Characters aligned with ice are more likely to bear a cruel disposition, and exhibit more aggressive behaviors. Environments with an affinity to ice also tend to be more hostile and treacherous to navigate, not unlike icy environments in the real world.
Light/Holy
Light in fiction is depicted as the element of goodness or truth, such that is often coterminous with “Holy”, as in the Final Fantasy series of video games. Light/Holy can have either restorative or destructive tendencies, most often a threat to those aligned with “evil” or “darkness”. It is also commonly associated with life and the living. Characters with an affinity to light are often portrayed as physically appealing and/or non-threatening, and are looked upon with favor by the rest of the world.
Shadow/Darkness
Shadow or Darkness as an element in fiction tends to be associated with the forces of evil, or at least with those maligned by most of the world. It is also commonly associated with death and the dead (or undead). Characters with an affinity to shadow or darkness are often physically unappealing or intimidating, all the more reason for them to…(and so on) To get More information , you can visit some products about decorative ceiling light, robo scan light, . The LED High Power String Light products should be show more here!
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