Faculty of Humanities and Theology A paper submitted in fulfillment of the Course Swedish national film culture in global context “Ingmar Bergman’s differentiation in filmography & technique through the eras he witnessed” “Filmmaking is a part of me. It is a driving force like hunger and thirst. Some people express themselves by writing books‚ painting pictures‚ climbing mountains‚ beating their children‚ or dancing the samba. I express myself by making film.” Ingmar Bergman was a
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In ‘Mid-Term Break’ by Seamus Heaney and ‘The Lesson’ by Edward Lucie-Smith a similar impact is achieved through alternative means; Heaney uses language to set up a contrast whereas Lucie-Smith uses irony. Both techniques are striking and subtly interwoven throughout the poems‚ in order to describe the devastating theme of death from a child’s perspective. The techniques selected introduce this emotionally draining theme from a perspective not often considered‚ therefore forcing the reader to empathise
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Emily Dickinson demonstrates to the audience the significance of belonging as part of the human experience and profoundly explores the complex paradox between belonging and not belonging. Emily Dickinson lived much of her life as a recluse and made the choice to challenge the societal expectations of women in the 19th century. Hence‚ through her self-expressional poem 66‚ “This is My Letter To The World” and poem 88‚ “I Had Been Hungry All These Years”‚ Dickinson suggests that although mankind have
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We all have childhood dreams and ambitions about the person we would love to become and often vow as young people not to be like our parents and do a job that we don’t care for. Yet few people get to live out those dreams. Of the people who do pluck up the courage‚ take the plunge and go after their heart’s desire‚ many do not succeed at making a living from their new vocation. Not all writers will be best sellers‚ not all artists will have exhibitions at the Tate Gallery and not all musicians will
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years‚ and has been weighed in on by countless people. Two of those people are Sven Birkerts and Wen Stephenson. Birkerts believes that
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In Sven Birkerts writing‚ “The Owl Has Flown‚” Birkerts puts forth something to think about for any modern day reader. Birkerts believes that over the years the methodology of reading has changed as the technology has advanced. In the older days‚ people had small amounts of texts to choose from‚ but read them more thoroughly‚ and gained in depth knowledge about each book. In this day and age‚ the scope of reading has broadened but at the same time become shallower. He believes that we now read large
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Cited: Badea‚ Mihaela‚ and Diana Presadă. "The Internet As A Means Of Pseudo - Intellectual Formation?." Petroleum - Gas University Of Ploiesti Bulletin‚ Educational Sciences Series 62.1A (2010): 114-120. Academic Search Complete. Web. 2 Oct. 2012. Birkerts‚ Sven. "Reading In A Digital Age: Notes On Why The Novel And The Internet Are Opposites‚ And Why The Latter Both Undermines The Former And Makes It More Necessary." American Scholar 79.2 (2010): 32-44. Academic Search Complete. Web. 2 Oct. 2012. Eden
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Since books are a form of simplified‚ convenient reality‚ it is important to recognize all-encompassing structures‚ like literature‚ that synthesize the human experience and expose fundamental truths that keep us civilized. In States of Reading‚ Sven Birkerts claims that optimal reading transforms an individual’s reality‚ and allows readers to indulge in other walks of life that occur on a more convenient timeline. To create this
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with their lives. Birkerts’ essay “The Owl Has Flown” asserts that escape is needed to reflect on priorities‚ values‚ and who or what is meaningful to individuals. On the other hand‚ Willis’ essay “Disney World: Public Use/Private State” suggests that America’s most popular amusement park‚ Disney World‚ is not an escape. Although Birkerts and Willis agree that an escape is needed‚ they define the meaning of escape differently.
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“The Medium is the Massage“ by Marshall McLuhan MchLuhan believes that the medium shapes the message and that it controls the meaning as well. People give the meaning in accordance with the particular medium and there is also the important point that even content is the medium. Each medium has a specific time related to its reproduction. McLuhan also talks about light bulbs comparing them to the medium which doesn not have a content‚ but still has impact on the darkness. With the evolution of the
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