Nabokov Online Journal‚ Vol. VI (2012) _______________________________________________________________________ NABOKOV’S SHORT STORY “SIGNS AND SYMBOLS”: An interdisciplinary roundtable discussion♣ _______________________ Hal Ackerman‚ Screenwriter (UCLA) Murray Biggs‚ Theater scholar (Yale University) John N. Crossley‚ Mathematician (Monash University) Wayne Goodman‚ Psychiatrist (Mount Sinai School of Medicine) Yuri Leving‚ Moderator (Dalhousie University) Frederick White‚ Literary scholar
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Essay Question: Critically discuss and describe the emergence of musical film and its influence on society. "The musical is one of the most popular film genres among both audiences and film scholars‚ probably for many of the same reasons - the spectacle‚ the music and the enjoyable predictability of the outcome weighed against the pleasure of the varied details." Bill Marshall and Robynn Stilwell A proverb once claimed that "in life‚ you are either being entertained or educated. If you aren
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Literature Literature (from Latin litteraetantri (plural); letter) is the art of written works‚ and is not bound to published sources (although‚ under circumstances unpublished sources can be exempt). Literally translated‚ the word literature means "acquaintance with letters" (as in the "arts and letters"). The two major classification of literature are poetry and prose. "Literature" is sometimes differentiated from popular and ephemeral classes of writing. Terms such as "literary fiction" and
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the correspondent engage in an argument with regard to the difference between a lifesaving station and a house of refuge‚ from which they could seek aid. The cook believes such an establishment is located at Mosquito Inlet Light‚ though the oiler points out that they have not yet reached this place. The men find it difficult to communicate with one another‚ since they are unwilling to sound foolishly optimistic‚ but also are unhappy to make dire predictions. The captain assures them that they will
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Dystopian Societies A dystopian society claims to be perfect in it’s efforts to please the wants and needs of human being‚ but in reality is corrupted in its selfish actions to control society. In the movie “Aeon Flux”‚ Mother Nature is killing off human beings and society is enclosed within walls of a futuristic society. Aeon Flux is a lady who works with other rebels in the city to seek the truth behind the government’s true intentions. This is a dystopian society because although it has resolved
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Dystopian stories use differing people in order to parade the concept of free will‚ and how it is hidden in the midst of government control. The characters are often faced with hardships in order to get to the point that they are enveloped in their own free will. George Orwell’s well known dystopian fiction novel‚ 1984‚ and Minority Report directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Philip Dick are often placed side by side in comparison. Both fictional written adventures that broadcast the journey
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MINING FOR MEANING: A STUDY OF MINIMALISM IN AMERICAN LITERATURE by JEREMY ROBERT BAILEY‚ B.A.‚ M.A. A DISSERTATION IN ENGLISH Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of Texas Tech University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Approved Wendell Aycock Chair of the Committee Sara Spurgeon Scott Baugh Ralph Ferguson Dean of the Graduate School December 2010 Copyright 2010 Jeremy Robert Bailey Texas Tech University‚ Jeremy Robert Bailey‚ December 2010
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invented. Equality has always wanted to learn everything about the world and the mysteries it contains. At some point‚ he discovered electric light and seemed to completely understand the usefulness of science as a tool. His curiosity and opposition towards his society lead him towards him escaping from his society and forming a new society that promoted more individualistic ideas. Despite the dystopian
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Books help in teaching about dystopian societies and how to prevent it from happening to our world. The Hunger Games‚ by Suzanne Collins‚ is a dystopian themed novel that shows all aspects of a dystopian society and the struggles to survive. “Our part of District 12‚ nicknamed the Seam‚ is usually crawling with coal miners heading out to the morning shift at this hour. Men and women with hunched shoulders‚ swollen knuckles‚ many who have long since stopped trying to scrub the coal dust out of their
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GILEAD AS A DYSTOPIAN NOVEL “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood takes place in the Republic of Gilead‚ a totalitarian and theocratic state where women are seen as an object. Because of low reproduction rates‚ the Handmaids are assigned to bear children for elite couples. Atwood wrote this novel based on a dystopian society to warn the reader about the dangers of a theocratic and oppressive society. She creates a dystopia with the elements such as; the oppression of women‚ the perversion
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