Literature Lexicon Act noun something done or performed; a deed the performance of some physical or mental process; action capital when part of a name the formally codified result of deliberation by a legislative body; a law‚ edict‚ decree‚ statute‚ etc often plural a formal written record of transactions‚ proceedings‚ etc‚ as of a society‚ committee‚ or legislative body a major division of a dramatic work a short performance of skill‚ a comic sketch‚ dance‚ etc‚ esp one that is part
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Smith‚ a free thinker‚ and his battle to restore humanity that has been snatched from the residents of Oceani0a since the totalitarian rule of Big Brother. V for Vendetta‚ a satirical film directed by James McTeigue‚ revolves around the actions of an antihero named V and his struggles to re-establish humanity in individuals by rebelling against the government’s rule. In both satires‚ 1984 and V for Vendetta the concept of humanity is exaggerated in the Party’s struggles for power and ridiculed in the
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Textual features: language features Alliteration when the poet uses the same consonant letter at the beginning of a number of words placed close together e.g. dark plastic skeleton dangling near my French doors. Apostrophe addressing an inanimate object or a dead person as if they were alive e.g. ‘Death be not proud though some have called thee mighty’(Donne‚ J in Favourite verse (1999) Hurford‚ C (Ed)‚ Parragon‚ Bath. p.450) Assonance when the poet repeats the same vowel sound in a number of words
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Cool Hand Luke Exposé The movie Cool Hand Luke presents several different and interrelated existentialist themes on aspects of faith and belief. Luke is portrayed as a "good ol’ boy" that is fun-loving and hard working. He seems bored and restless with life; he always seems to searching for something more and when he doesn’t find it; he looks for ways to fill the void and the monotony of living: ". . . it’s somethin’ to do‚ ain’t it?" This attitude well sets the tone for the aspect of faith as portrayed
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Heroes and Villains in Postmodernism The perfect (maybe) word to write about in Urban Dictionary because everything you say about it is encompassed by it. So if I were to say that Postmodernism is a goat‚ I am of course‚ right (left). If I say that Postmodernism is an art movement based on the unsurity of a declining art market of the 90 ’s‚ I ’d be correct (whatever that means). Eat your Captain Crunch‚ look at a Madonna video and drink a glass of Tang. Reality is media. Reality is simulation.
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Review I’ll be on vacation starting June 12th‚ which is the coming Wednesday and I really want to squeeze in a review before I go AFK‚ so please excuse this rushed‚ transcribed-from-my-notes‚ not-nearly-as-polished-up-as-I-would-like review. First impression: there’s too much rambling about how he doesn’t have emotions. Rather than doing that‚ I prefer the character to show how heartless they are. Words can be said‚ but they are just the speaker’s perspective. It’s actions that define you. And
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This paper will look at Ridley Scott’s use of distinctive characteristics from both science fiction and film noir‚ in the multi-generic film Blade Runner. In order to do this‚ we must first establish what the main characteristics are for film noir and science fiction respectively. These can be divided into visual style‚ structure and narrational devices‚ plots‚ characters and settings and finally worldview‚ morality and tone. The reason why it is important to know these genres‚ is because genre
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Gisli’s Saga: An Observation of the Scandinavian Justice System and Christianity Gisli’s Saga is not only a great historical work of its time period‚ but it is also very well known for the psychological impact of its main character. Several shifts occurred in the ninth century that changed early Scandinavian worldviews‚ including the influence of Christianity and resistance to nationalism. For example‚ the old ways insisted that vengeance on behalf of one’s kin was expected and power was measured
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Dictionary of Narratology Terms for Charles Dickens’ ‘Great Expectations’ Narratology- The branch of literary criticism that deals with the structure and function of narrative themes‚ conventions‚ and symbols. A term used since 1969 to denote the branch of literary study devoted to the analysis of narratives‚ and more specifically of forms of narration and varieties of narrator. Narratology as a modern theory is associated chiefly with European structuralism‚ although older studies of narrative
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The Hero’s Journey: Archetypes and The Monomyth 1) ARCHETYPE - From the Greek word “arkhetupos” meaning exemplary or ideal;; an original model or template after which other things are patterned - IN PSYCHOLOGY: Psychologist Carl Jung’s idea of universal archetypes relates to the recurring pattern of beliefs‚ situations‚ characters‚ stories and/or symbols existing around the world in the collective unconscious of humanity - A “Perfect Type” of something upon which
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