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    Lennie are two men who travel together and work on different ranches together. If the music playing was upbeat and intense then that sets the mood for the scene. For example there was sad music then candy gave away his dog and then moments later you heard a gunshot in the distance and the music set the mood for that scene. The beginning scene was a girl in a red dress running away and George and Lennie were running away while being chased by dogs and people on

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    Ancient History Essay Cleopatra was born in 69 B.C. and died 30 B.C. and is one of the most infamous women in history. She’s renown as a liberated Egyptian pharaoh who used her intelligence and charm to rule Egypt‚ however people view her as a cunning manipulator‚ who used support from powerful men to sustain her position on the throne. Historians such as Dr. Jo Quinn and Philip W. Sergeant interpret her actions as heroic and view Cleopatra as a figure of feminism. Other historians including James

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    An important scene found in the movie To Kill A Mockingbird is a scene concerning Mr. Tate recoiling upon the outcaste‚ Boo Radley‚ and unraveling a new perception of friendship. Atticus Finch (played by Gregory Peck)‚ his daughter Jean-Louise Finch‚ also known as Scout (played by Mary Badham)‚ and Boo Radley (played by Robert Duvall) all play an important role in the scene. As scout relates what had happened‚ she notices a man in the corner of the bedroom behind the door. She identifies the mysterious

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    Kane is a camera technique called deep focus. This element is constantly utilized to add a larger complexity to both the plot and perspective. Deep focus makes anything and everything within the shot immediately relevant. It is portrayed in the scene where the youngest version of Charles Kane is throwing snowballs at the tin sign outside of his original home. First‚ a shot from far away from boy Kane where he is isolated against the white of the snow outside‚ the camera slowly pulls backwards

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    What does this passage suggest about the relationship between Cleopatra and Antony? Compare this with how the relationship is portrayed in the other written source material from the classical period in Book 1‚ Chapter 1. The relationship portrayed in the extract‚ between Anthony and Cleopatra seems at first to be one sided. Anthony is depicted as an ‘insensitive brute with a heart of stone’ in comparison to Cleopatra who is ‘utterly devoted to him alone’. This show of devotion is a continuous

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    How does Act 1 of Antony and Cleopatra prepare the audience for tragedy? In this essay i will discuss how act of Antony and Cleopatra prepare the audience for tragedy. Firstly the character of Antony is one of three who rule Rome after the assassination of Julius Caedar. But Antony’s popularity is shortlived‚ as Shakespeare’s audience discovers when Act I opens in Alexandria‚ Egypt‚ where Antony languishes under the spell of Cleopatra’s incomparable beauty and charm. She spends her every wile and

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    Cleopatra VII was a remarkably intelligent woman with great charisma and political astuteness. The ancient historian‚ Plutarch‚ stated that “to know her was to be touched with an irresistible charm. Her delightful manner of speaking was such as to win the heart.” (Bradford 14). She utilized these assets to win over the favor of two of the most powerful man of Ancient Rome‚ Julius Caesar and Marc Antony. Cleopatra is portrayed as being manipulative‚ conniving; and accused of utilizing her relationships

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    implemented to give the film an air of mystery and crime. Based on a painting technique of the same name‚ cinematographers set the scene such that darkness dominates the shot composition. The juxtaposition of light and shadow is directly connected to the moral consciousness of Phyllis and Walter‚ who both waver from good to evil‚ loving to cunning. In the ending scene‚ Phyllis is seen turning off all the lights‚ creating the darker atmosphere for her and Walter’s final confrontation. Her action draws

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    Chapter 1 Cleopatra I. Impressions: A. First associations: temptress‚ seduction‚ beauty‚ doomed lover‚ suicide‚ Antony and Cleopatra‚ Egypt‚ Elizabeth Taylor‚ "Carry on Cleo"‚ luxury and extravagance B. Sources used: movies‚ histories‚ biographies‚ coinage‚ sculpture‚ and poetry C. Abbreviations: 1. CE: Common Era (Equivalent to AD) 2. BCE: Before the Common Era (Equivalent to BC) Activity (DVD Video Cleopatra) p. 5: Watch the DVD and think about these questions: 1. What type of image

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    In this scene the protagonist‚ Truman‚ starts off with his normal day‚ then disappears at the dead of night. Escaping Christof’s powerful clutch as the thousands of hidden cameras cannot locate him. All actors on the set then become a desperate‚ violent search party. Showing links to Truman’s enclosure being a like a World War Two Nazi Concentration or Prisoner Of War (P.O.W) camp. Four techniques that this scene shows strong signs of are; Set‚ props‚ camera shots‚ and Acting The director’s purpose

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