The historical value of speeches in Thucydides In writing his history as a whole‚ it is fair to say that Thucydides has always been praised for his relative historical accuracy‚ be that due to his actual presence at events‚ his use of eyewitness testimony or his noted checking of facts. In style Thucydides kept his narrative sections rather impersonal thereby allowing the story to unfold itself. However‚ to then lay bare what stood behind the narrative‚ the moral possibilities‚ the mistakes
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Since the beginning of film there have been many styles and genres that have been portrayed on the silver screen. Each style has it’s own distinct qualities‚ laced with the talented individual who created it. These styles have been evolving and changing according to the technologies and resources available at the time. One of the most prominent styles has always been realism. Realism in films has been around since the beginning of films and is still present and making a huge impact today. Realistic
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- Case: BMW Film. Answer the following question: - 1/ Was the BMW film idea a good one? How successful has the campaign been? - 2/ What was the motivation behind the idea? Who was the target market for the BMW films campaigns? - 3/ What should McDowell do? Which option should he pick? Answer : 1/ Was the BMW film idea a good one? How successful has the campaign been? Answer : Definitely it is. Firstly‚The BMW Film ‘ The Hire’ attracts nine million people to view it on
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Also known as "white heat" films and "the real thing‚" the snuff film myth lives on like Bigfoot‚ despite the fact that no law enforcement agency in America has publicly admitted to ever locating one. Alan Sears‚ former executive director of the Attorney General’s commission on pornography during 1985-86‚ agrees with the more than two dozen law enforcement agencies I interviewed. "Our experience was that we could not find any such thing as a commercially produced snuff film‚" says Sears. "Our commission
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Textual Analysis in Film Camera Analysis ← Composition ← Framing ← Camera Height ← Angle of view ← Depth of field ← Choice of lens Mise en Scene Film Analysis questions ← Dominant: Where is our eye attracted first? Why? ← ← Lighting Key: High Key? Low Key? High Contrast? Some combination of these? ← ← Shot and Camera Proxemics: What Type of shot? How Far away is the camera from the action? ← ← Angle:Are we ( and the camera)
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[pic] 42nd ANNUAL WORLDFEST-HOUSTON FILM FESTIVAL TO SHOWCASE DOCUMENTARY “FOOD FIGHT” Houston‚ TX (Mar. 18‚ 2009) —The 2009 WorldFest-Houston proudly presents Food Fight as part of its award-winning documentary side bar. Food Fight is a fascinating look at how American agricultural policy and food production developed in the 20th century‚ igniting a California food movement that sparked a tasty‚ counter-revolution. The documentary dishes up topics including sustainable produce‚ farmers markets
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entire movie. The Birds movie trailer builds tension in different scenes which makes the film achieve horror aspect in addition to suspense. Additionally‚ in film genre‚ suspense puts the audience in a state of excitement or in a situation of expectancy. Aspects such as graphics‚ sound and the language used in movie trailer help to create suspense and the urge to watch the entire film. Focusing on the three films; The Birds 1963‚ Texas Chainsaw massacre 2003 and Scarface 1983‚ shall aim to define suspense
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Historical Context The historical context of The Merchant of Venice turns‚ for the most part‚ on one question: the status of Jews in Shakespeare’s England. Jews had lived in England throughout the Middle Ages; they were treated then as property of the King‚ and were permitted to stay in England‚ over the protests of the Church‚ only by his "good graces." In fact‚ English kings allowed the Jews to remain in England largely for financial reasons: practicing trades‚ particularly money-lending‚ that
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Historical and Scientific Perspectives on HomosexualityRunning head: PERSPECTIVES ON HOMOSEXUALITY Assignment: Historical and Scientific Perspectives on Homosexuality 1 YOUR NAME PSY/265 DATE NAME OF PROFESSOR Historical and Scientific Perspectives on Homosexuality According to the text‚ homosexuals are considered to be individuals who are romantically and sexually attracted to members of the same sex (Nevid‚ Rathus & Fichner-Rathus‚ 2005). Historically‚ there have been numerous
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believing in the accuracy or inaccuracy of sensory information. Our senses are the connection between the world and our mind. A lot of philosophers defined our senses as the window of the soul. Every sense in our brain work hand to hand and build a combined picture of where we are‚ who we are‚ and what is going on in our environment‚ our thinking and sensing are hardly connected and we rely on accurate observations. The reasons for believing in the accuracy or inaccuracy of sensory information‚ when
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