...the presence of the children in the deep sea water. Afterwards, the audience realizes that the camera is actually moving faster than the kids are swimming, and that is when the audience also notices that the shot is not neutral; it is actually the shark’s point of view. Therefore, as the kid on the board gets bigger on the screen and closer to the audience, the audience also knows that the shark is approaching the kid. The audience does not see any of the shark in this shot, but they are certainly aware of its presence and they see how the shark approaches the kid that is on the floating board, as if he is waiting for the shark to come and take his life away. The audience can relate to the shark to some extent as well. A predator hunts for food in order to survive. The audience follows the shark’s point of view and picks a target with the shark, and consequently, is able to see the vulnerability of the kid. There is nothing in the water to stop the shark, nor is there any resistance from the little boy. If the audience puts themselves in the shark’s shoes, they would know that the shark is only doing its instincts, which in turn establishes how dangerous the beach area is and how defenseless human beings are with a shark...
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...the action in an objective way. An example of this is when the girl jokes about the horse in the painting and walks away, just to go back, when she “stared at the horse, which she must have felt she had affronted by her laughter” (page 5 line 6). Of course, the narrator does not know why she comes back to the horse; this is just his guess of what she is thinking. This affects the readers, since we do not get to know the thoughts and feelings of the other characters. At the beginning of the story, the old man tells a younger man about Stubbs the painter and about the horses he painted. But the young man seems restless and he is not interested in listening to the old man. By his exit, he ends up insulting the older man, who does not understand why the young man is not willing to learn anything about Stubbs. Stubbs and the painting of horses seems to mean a great deal to the older man, so he gets insulted, not only by being left, but also because of the fact that the younger man rather wants to go to the French eighteenth century than spending time looking at one of the older man’s favourite paintings. By describing the scene like this, the narrator makes us sympathize with the older man. This is the first place in the story where the old man is described in a piteous way. Suddenly, the atmosphere of the room changes by the entering of a group of young schoolgirls. Everybody in the room,...
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...The Tell-Tale Heart (Poe 691-695) by Edgar Allan Poe has stood the test of time as one of the most popular short stories in American literature and is still read in almost every educational institution in the country today. In this written discourse we will uncover the reason this is so. Poe intends to capture his readers’ attention and then employee psychological tactics that will play on your emotions in only a very short amount of time. Not stopping there he then uses a tactic of letting you believe that this could be possible and this could happen to me or someone I know. While all of this is happening Poe decides to let you inside the mind of what it is like to be a deranged killer who has serious psychological issues. When fist diving...
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...answers the question. Critical Reading Identify the letter of the choice that best answers the question. ____ 1. At the beginning of the story, what seems to be the most important thing in Tom Benecke's life? a. | opening the window that always sticks | b. | going to the movies with his wife | c. | getting paid at the end of the week | d. | getting a promotion at work | ____ 2. Which of the following events happened first in “Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket”? a. | Tom thought about what the police would find in his pockets. | b. | Tom dropped coins from his pockets to the street below. | c. | Tom watched his wife get ready to go out alone. | d. | Tom smashed his fist through the window. | ____ 3. Which of the following events causes Tom to go out on the ledge? a. | Tom does research on store displays. | b. | Clare goes to the movies alone. | c. | Tom's paper flies out the window. | d. | Tom puts on his coat. | ____ 4. Which event in “Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket” causes Tom to panic? a. | His wife goes to the movies. | b. | He sees the street below him. | c. | He thinks about the contents of his pockets. | d. | He sees a man reading a newspaper across the street. | ____ 5. Which of the following is a moment of high suspense in the story? a. | Clare leaves. | b. | Tom looks down and panics. | c. | Tom stares through the window into his living room. | d. | Tom sees the yellow paper fly out the...
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...A Man's Best Friend A man's best friend is one that is always there for him through tough obstacles and hardships in life. George Orwell once stated, "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." The relationship humans tend to have within the animal kingdom is not as civilized as it should be. When looking at it from a moral and religious perspective, humans should treat all animals equally. Statistics have shown that in developed countries such as the United States, animals such as dogs are treated far better than other animals. The question then arises, why do dogs get treated more diligently while other animals with the same mental capacity get slaughtered and consumed? By looking at "Let Them Eat Dog" by Jonathon Foer, the perception of why one should not think of dogs as superior animals and why the idea of consuming a dog should not be looked down upon in society will be thoroughly analyzed and examined. People in the United States think it’s morally wrong to eat dogs since it is a household pet. The same people who don’t eat dogs, eat other animals such as pigs, chickens, and cows, which is questionable because they still devour animals that are necessary to the environment and society today. In "Let Them Eat Dog" by Jonathon Foer, the author gives logical reasons on why we should eat dog, and why it is not harmful to the society in any manner. It's legal in 44 states to eat dog, and dog meat poses no greater health risk than any other meat....
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...Recently many women have been uploading parody videos of what it would be like if women “catcalled” men. These videos were created to show men how ridiculous “catcalling” is. My favorite videos are the ones that portray women performing the most popular type of “catcalling” for men, the vulgar type. It shows men how offensive and degrading it is to have someone holler sexual comments at them. It’s not just offensive and degrading, it’s also annoying and immature. Men say they wish women would speak to them that way, but they only feel that way because they’ve never had to deal with it the way women do. Many people view “catcalling” as something innocent, as just a joke, but it isn’t because women are unaware of what that man’s intentions are. This man is potentially a rapist or a murderer, but then again he could just be immature, there is no way to know what that man’s intentions are and that’s what is so frightening about...
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...Heart is a story about a man who claims he has a disease but implies that because it has not dulled his senses, he cannot be called mad. He also points out his mental disorder actually caused his senses to become more acute. When he claims that he has heard things from heaven and hell, it gives away that his super human sensory is an illusion. He seems insane, he talks about an old man who he loves, but he can’t stand his eye or his heart beat. Before the end of the story he kills the old man. In the film there are characteristics that add to this story. The visualization, since you don’t have to imagine it, gives a greater impact. Film has the ability to add a lot of emphasis that make certain scenes stick out from the rest. This grabs attention. Some elements in film can’t be put into literature, an obvious one is actual sound. There are many different similarities in film and literature adaptions, but film brings unique qualities to a story that literature cannot. Film adaptation provides a physical visual for the events in the story. The film begins with a scene of the killer standing in a dark room while in a straightjacket. It's an erie start for the film. The killer is breathing heavily and opens his eyes slowly. This scene gives evidence that he is mad mentally and emotionally. This also makes it seem like the killer has objective. The killer arrives at his brothers house at night time. They make a toast. They continue to talk while sitting in their father's library....
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...How are fashion and appearance central to the construction of social identities? Fashion can be defined as the prevalent style and custom at a certain point in time. Besides being necessary and protecting us, clothing also shapes and defines us in the cultural, social and psychological aspect. It has been a part of culture and identity since the earliest of times. We live in a world where fashion and clothing play a significant role in shaping and determining the identity and social image of people. This physical appearance often determines other people’s impressions of us and becomes a measurement of our self-worth. Nowadays with an increased self-consciousness, establishing the social identity of a person, fashion and appearance have played a crucial role. Wilson (1992: 13) has said, ‘clothing in fact, has the unique characteristic of being able to express ideas about sex and the body while simultaneously it actually adorns the body.’ While sexuality for both men and women has largely been shaped by the central ideas of fashion and appearance, there is evidence indicating women have been impacted more by the influences of fashion than men have. Therefore it is possible to say women, who are strongly influenced by fashion, may be more susceptible to social identities as Craik (1994: 176) said, ‘women are fashionable but men are not.’ Although Finkelstein (1996: 56) has argued that, ‘fashion has been seen as a device for confining women to an inferior social order,’ showing...
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...of dozens of semi-naked women dancing provocatively around one famous rapper has become the usual in music videos. Hip hop has become a mess of unrealistic images of female sexuality. Some defend that the sexism in hip hop is a part of a hip hop artist life. If that’s the case then how did this image become the accepted standard of hip hop music video format? Many artists try to manipulate their fans in believing that this is their lifestyle, but the main reason behind that is sex sell and it draws people in. Some women have made careers of this lifestyle. If you pay attention to hip hop videos you may see some of the same faces in multiple videos. The more revealing they are the more casting calls and more money they will receive. To me I find it embarrassing that rappers degrade females in their music videos but still have the same ones in every other video. What would your parents think if they see something like that? Because I know my mother wouldn’t be so pleased. Young women who watch music videos on a daily tend to imitate the video girls to get young men’s attention wearing provocative clothes and dancing suggestively. I have to admit Page2 that I wanted to be the center of attention and Hip Hop videos showed you exactly...
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...several texts and an image related to the Apollo 11 mission, that demonstrate how it relates to the rhetoric concepts of ethos, pathos and logos. As well as in how it is effectively used to prove throughout these pieces of texts the subject and writing to the rhetoric concepts mentioned. Neil Armstrong, the man to take the first walks on moon’s surface, along with another astronaut. Having millions of people watching such an historic event, the Times of London article informed many of them. Allowing not only the journalist to inform, but as well the astronauts themselves. The article's main focus is to inform what exactly happened that day, which therefore affects the writing of the text in first/third person point of view. This particular article uses logos by stating general facts of the event. It provides dialogue from the astronauts to provide more to their statement that were mentioned. Also it uses specific details from the perspective of the astronauts to defend their points clearer....
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...The other film viewed in class, The Accused, exhibits that often in the world of rape cases, that the victims themselves are viewed as suspects within their own cases. That more often than not, these cases play into the man’s point of view, and need a man’s point of view to validate the victims side of the case. The film centers around a woman named Sarah Tobias who isn’t what most would call a model citizen. In fact, she plays into the role of Kimmel’s “bro”. Kimmel describes a “bro” as the following: “Another way for a girl to avoid being either a babe or a bitch is to become a “bro”. These girls prove their mettle in Guyland through shrinking such “feminine” traits as intimacy, loyalty and openness and appropriating guys’ behavior: sports,...
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...my little plane, twisting and twirling the plane was sent in every direction I was shaken violently out of the plain, lucky my parachute was still attached. I hit the ground hard landing in a farm paddock. The bird was busted she buried her nose in no man's land, half a mile due west of where I went down. Wilson, the poor sap, didn't make it out but that was his bad luck. I awoke at a cold breeze brushing on my face, I looked around and I soon realised I was in German Territory. I sneaked around and remembered one thing, seeing my gorgeous plane plunge towards the ground. It was a dreadful sight to bare seeing my plane twisting franticly as the sun engulfed it with its glare. Where oh where would I ever get another one, I thought jokingly...
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...gift from God. When a man and a woman marry, they should be able to look forward to enjoying a fulfilling sexual relationship for the rest of their lives. Yet long before people marry in our society, they have been forced to view images of cosmetically perfect bodies engaged in simulations of sexual acts. The way mainstream media portrays sex leaves many teens ill prepared for a life where lasting sexual joy can only come from a relationship built on mutual love, respect, honesty, and trust. Sex is the second strongest of the psychological appeals, right behind self-preservation. Its strength is biological and instinctive. However, its effectiveness and application are gender linked. Thus, in advertising it is easy to get a man’s attention by using women’s bodies and associate getting the woman if he buys the product. It is playing on his instinctive side rather than his intellectual view of the world. To sell to a woman, advertising relies on romance. Romance fits into the woman’s intellectual view of relationships since its...
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...When Goodman Brown meets the man whom Hawthorne later reveals to be the devil, Hawthorne draws attention to the man’s staff, which resembles a black serpent. The staff strongly suggests the man’s supernatural and sinful nature, and it connects “Young Goodman Brown” to the Biblical story of Adam and Eve’s temptation by a serpent to eat the fruit from the tree of knowledge. Goodman Brown and Faith, like Adam and Eve, are tempted to do what is forbidden in their community and lose their innocence for the sake of knowledge. The staff of the devil in this story is described as having, “…the likeness of a great black snake, so curiously wrought that it might almost be seen to twist and wriggle itself like a living serpent.” (13) This is directly...
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...on you. The sauntering people around you can get you just as entertained, and you might even be presented for the contrasts in the different generations over the ages. In the in media res opening we are presented to a first-person-narrator whose gender and appearance remains unknown throughout the story. She (or he) is spending a one hour break at a museum with a very clear and simple intent. The plan is to find a great painting centered in the middle of the room where she can sit and study it. But not just any painting (p. 1 lines 4): “It should be already known to me”, is how the text describes it, and indicates that we might be dealing with narrator who is playing safe. George Stubbs painting “Chestnut Horse” is the piece of art she ends up admiring. At first she is alone in the room, but then an elder (p. 1 lines 9) “well-presented” man joins her. He is sitting quietly and observing the painting until a younger boy, which relation to the man we are not presented for, takes the seat next to him. The man in his sixties starts telling the boy about the “Chestnut Horse”, and in this passage the reader is presented for an essential theme in the story; generations gaps. Though our narrator is very interested in the man's speech (p.1 lines 15): “How much I would have liked to know as much as he did, and to share this passion for Stubbs and the horse but only phrases reached me”, it does not takes long before the young boy gets bored and says (p...
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