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    significant imagery to show the isolation and importance of the situation. There is a certain tension in the air when the two old friends reconnect after their falling out. They are alone in the middle of nowhere: “Victor looked around the desert‚ sniffed the air‚ felt the emptiness and loneliness” (159). Alexie uses imagery to encapsulate the situation that the two young men are in. To help the reader feel the tension of the isolated experience‚ imagery is used to describe the spacious and lonely desert

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    scene of "The Crucible"‚ the playwright reveals insight into John and Elizabeths troubled marriage through Elizabeths subtle passive-aggressive gestures‚ Johns incoherent ramblings‚ and his emotional explosion at the end showing his frustration. Tension between the two immediately increases when John Proctor comes home late. Apparently‚ Elizabeth knows about Johns extramarital affair with Abigail. Elizabeths annoyance is seen when Proctor states‚ Oh‚ is it [a rabbit]! In Jonathans trap? Elizabeth

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    Secondly‚ the strife theme is very powerful in this music as it shows the tension between the two families and its impact on Romeo and Juliet. Tchaikovsky presents the theme of strife with ‘agitation’ and angry rhythms in woodwind along with racing scales in strings. His choice of dynamics such as crescendo reinforces the tension and solemn mood between the families and as a result‚ the audience can feel the feud escalating due to the growing force of chords and the sudden changes in dynamics. Moreover

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    All that Jaws Throughout the history of modern cinema‚ we as a people have seen various films that have caused fear‚ hope‚ laughter‚ love‚ and various other emotions. The movie Jaws‚ directed by Steven Spielberg‚ was a very well-written film‚ but the insignificant parts made me lose focus on whatAdvanced Search Documents 1 - 20 of 57 Jaws All that Jaws Throughout the history of modern cinema‚ we as a people have seen various films that have caused fear‚ hope‚ laughter‚ love‚ and various other

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    Tony Caselle Poling 1 Period 2 01/14/16 William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is widely known as a horrible tragedy about two teen lovers whose death bring their feuding families together. While there may be a dramatic ending to the play‚ it starts off as a funny and delightful comedy. To divert the audience’s attention from the cruel reality of the play‚ Shakespeare focuses on the parts that make it entertaining for the audience. If humor was not added‚ Romeo and Juliet would have been a very tiresome

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    lighting and angles‚ can provoke powerful reactions in the audience. Steven Spielberg is well known for his cinematographic style. One of the movies he is best known for is Jaws. Three of the many interesting shots were the shark’s point of view‚ the zolly‚ and the shots of Captain Quint preparing for the shark. All three instigate suspense and keep the audience on the edge of their seats. An interesting group of shots in Jaws are the shark’s point of view shots. These occur throughout the entire

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    the village and possibly shows that the Hoopers are not very sociable and do not want to be disturbed. The fact that the house is only accommodating five people in the book even though it is such a grand house also represents remoteness. Warings creates problems though for Kingshaw as he is secluded from his friends. He is asked if he wants to go on holiday with his friends but Helena Kingshaw refuses on his behalf and tells Charles that he needs to spent more time with his new companion‚ much to

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    identity. She pulls up her coat collar to hide her tears‚ in which she cries; handling the situation with the weakness of a woman‚ rather than the strength of a male. Her strength has no match now. She will always be a female at the root no matter how strong it appears

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    awsJaws Directed by Steven Spielberg‚ ‘Jaws’ is one of the highest grossing and most profitable movies ever made‚ making around five hundred million pounds. The film is about a great white shark which terrorises the shores of Amity‚ slowly picking out the towns people and dragging them down into the deep blue. In this essay I’m going to explain how Spielberg creates suspense‚ tension and panic in the film by describing camera and music techniques and how they are used in certain scenes. Firstly

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    to his determinations of what she can and can’t have‚ traps Minnie. He was attracted to her beauty and happiness‚ but held her captive until her spirit could no longer “fly”. The bird remains a symbol even through its death. As the bird dies‚ so does Minnie’s spirit. The bird’s ultimate “freedom” through death also parallels with Minnie’s freedom through her husband’s death. Even though she is jailed in the play‚ her spirit

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