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    "The Fog Horn" Summary

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    "The Fog Horn" Summary In the story‚ "The Fog Horn" by Ray Bradbury‚ out in the cold water‚ far from land‚ there was a lighthouse. The plot follows Johnny‚ the protagonist and narrator‚ and his boss‚ McDunn who are putting in a night’s work at a remote lighthouse. The lighthouse’s resonating fog horn attracts a sea monster that lives in the deep part of the ocean. The sea monster ends up destroying the place. This was actually the third time the monster had visited

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    Shoe Horn Sonata

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    The play the “Shoe-Horn Sonata” written by John Misto and poem “Vergissmeinicht” composed by a British Tank Commander Keith Douglas use the distinctively visual to portray the idea of war and its consequences on people and their relationships. The use of lighting in the play and the poem help give the audience an idea of the mood that the protagonists are in‚ for example in the play The Shoe-Horn Sonata the use of dim light whilst on stage is used to great effect whenever Sheila or Bridie are

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    Shoe-Horn Sonata

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    Shoe-Horn Sonata Compare the ways the distinctively visual is created in The Shoe-Horn Sonata and in ONE other related text of your own choosing. John Misto’s play “The Shoe-Horn Sonata” is a text that was written to acknowledge and honour the women who were once forgotten prisoners of war in World War 2. The play uses distinctively visual images and dialogue to create visual images of dehumanisation and the small idea of hope during this time. “Schindlers list” directed by Steven Spielberg also

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    Around the Horn Pow

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    POW 9: Around the Horn Problem Statement During the time of crossing the overland trail‚ many people instead chose to take the ship route which went around Cape Horn at the tip of South America. The points that we are given to keep in mind are: -A ship leaves New York for San Francisco on the first of every month at noon‚ and vice versa for a ship coming from San Francisco. -Each ship arrives exactly six months after it leaves. With these things‚ we are also going to assume that:

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    Shoe horn sonata

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    Compare in which ways distinctively visual images are created in The Shoe Horn Sonata and one related text Distinctively visual images can communicate important ideas to responders‚ allowing them to understand the perspective of the composer and the purpose of the text. In the “Shoe Horn Sonata” John Misto creates a play that surrounds two Prisoners of Wars (POW’s) characters who are forced to relive the memories of the past through an interview for a TV documentary. Through a variety of dramatic

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    Shoe Horn Sonata

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    The Shoe Horn Sonata- The Shoe Horn Sonata provides an insight into the lives of two women who were made prisoners of war by the Japanese and explores the little known and horrific conditions and events the women endured. With the use of distinctively visual techniques‚ John Misto brings Bridie and Sheila’s experience vividly to life. Through the use of projected images‚ sound‚ music and symbolism; the horrors of war‚ survival and resilience are portrayed throughout the drama. Misto uses an

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    Shoe Horn Sonata

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    Bridie‚ in the Australian Play ‘shoe Horn Sonata’. Through the use of the great dialogue‚ and pleasing dramatic techniques‚ misto explores‚ through sheilas and brides demonstrations and flashbacks the story of the thousands of women including bridie and sheila kept prisoned by the Japanese. On the other hand‚ the poem ‘the send-off’ written by Wilfred Owen‚ was also set in a war‚ ww1. This poem is about the send-off of the soldiers and is very similar to the Shoe Horn sonata as it also reflects a sad

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    Horn trade legalization

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    Carine Kabunda Econ 324 04/15/2014 Horn Trade Legalization The trade of animal horns should continue to be banned because that is a way of protecting endangered species. In this case‚ endangered species are animals that’s provides ivory such as Rhinoceros and elephant. First of all‚ let’s take a look at why this is such a controversial topic. Elephants are found in 37 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. They are source of bush meat but their

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    Alan Horn Characteristics

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    The textbook Essentials of Contemporary Management includes the article “More Action‚ Less Drama at Disney” by Ben Fritz. He writes about the changes since Alan Horn took over Disney’s Studios. Horn’s personality traits can be seen in multiple areas such as extraversion‚ agreeableness‚ conscientiousness‚ and openness to experience. First‚ extraversion‚ being part of such big organization‚ currently worth close to $180 billion and with 180‚000 employees (Walt Disney Co. Quote)‚ requires a level of

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    MODULE A: Experience through language ELECTIVE 2: DISTINCTIVELY VISUAL W.Taoube and I.Spencer Elective Rubric ELECTIVE 2: DISTINCTIVELY VISUAL In their responding and composing students explore the ways the images we see and/or visualise in texts are created. Students consider how the forms and language of different texts create these images‚ affect interpretation and shape meaning. Students examine one prescribed text‚ in addition to other texts providing examples of the distinctively

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