the coming of sound and color films as a negative step for the industry. He thought it would lead to the end of the silent era and to a pursuit of technical perfection in movies that place emphasis on "inartistic demand for the greatest possible realism" (Arnheim ‚ 183) In an excerpt from Film As Art titled The Complete Film‚ Arnheim expresses his views on the future of film. He uses the term "complete film" to describe what he will become the perfected film format that is hardly artistic
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The short story I that I want to analyze is written by Hunter S.Thompson and published on ESPN.com (Thompson‚ "ESPN.com: Page 2: Fear & Loathing in America"). The source from University of the People’s library is “The Magical Presidency of George W. Bush” by Dan Dervin (Dervin‚ 2009 #3). Thompson opens the story by combining a fictional and nonfictional account of the death tolls after the attacks on 9/11 and some of the most horrible tragedies in U.S.A’s history (e.g. Pearl Harbor). Furthermore
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Reaction Paper Freakonomics: Documentary Emmanuel S. Garcia Managerial Economics Land Bank of the Philippines Freakonomics was a good way to introduce the basic concepts of economics applied in everyday living and what we can learn from that. It primary aim seems to open the eyes of the general public to the fact that economics should be a conscious part of our way of life. Generally‚ what it says is that economics is a good tool in understanding and eventually helping us decide important aspects
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Obituary of Carmen Julia Mascaró García In this essay I will be talking about the obituary of Julia Mascaró. She gives us to understand more of what we already know about our Puerto Rico‚ how bad is the economic situation‚ corruption in government‚ talks about the poor inculcation of values being taught to our children‚ the number of people who are unemployed and crime that embraces us. I think that leaves us in his obituary Julia is somehow a lesson‚ it is rare when a person writes his own obituary
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formalism is the concept that a work’s artistic value is entirely determined by its form—the way it is made‚ its purely visual aspects‚ and its medium. Formalism emphasizes compositional elements such as color‚ line‚ shape and texture rather than realism‚ context‚ and content.” . In Hero‚ Zhang Yimou combines cinematography with mise en scène to bring his own vision of the story‚ particularly with the use of certain colours. There are a total of five colours in this movie which choosed to express
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Once Upon a Time by GABRIEL OKARA Once upon a time‚ son‚ they used to laugh with their hearts and laugh with their eyes: but now they only laugh with their teeth‚ while their ice-block-cold eyes search behind my shadow. There was a time indeed they used to shake hands with their hearts: but that’s gone‚ son. Now they shake hands without hearts: while their left hands search my empty pockets. ‘Feel at home’! ‘Come again’: they say‚ and when I come again and feel at home‚ once‚ twice‚ there will be
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not being properly formal when greeting Ultima. Ultima requests that María not scold Antonio‚ as the night was hard on all the men in town. María protests that Antonio is still a baby. She says that she thinks it is a sin for boys to become men. Gabriel hotly declares that it is not a sin‚ only the way of the world‚ and María argues that life corrupts the innocence and purity that God bequeaths to children. She says bitterly that if Antonio becomes a priest‚ he will be spard Ultima are the only grown-ups
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of Magic Realism The Russian novel‚ Master and Margarita‚ was written in an environment of strict government control in early twentieth century‚ where even the presence of the manuscript in the author’s own house was something to fear. Bulgakov is believed to have burned the manuscript‚ only to re-write it later from memory. He must have felt a writer’s responsibility to record the historic issues that contradicted the country’s regime and atheistic religious stance. In magic realism‚ many layers
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By examining Stella’s ineptitude to recognize Stanley’s true character‚ Blanche’s solace in her own fantasy‚ and contrasting them with Stanley’s hard set realistic view of life‚ Tennessee William reveals the only way to shield themselves from the horrors of reality is to live life in one’s own fantasy. Throughout the play‚ Stella avoids confronting the truth about Stanley and shelters herself with the myth that he is what is best for her. Stella can not face the truth when she knows it deep down
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Peter Gabriel Peter Gabriel has earned a worldwide reputation for his innovative work as a musician‚ writer and video maker. When at school‚ he CO-founded the band Genesis which he left in 1975. His albums‚ live performances and videos since then have won him a succession of awards. In 1980‚ he collected together a group of people to found WOMAD (World of Music‚ Arts & Dance). In a series of international festivals‚ each year WOMAD brings together traditional and modern music‚ arts and dance
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