English IV 16 April Ann E. Canlas Mrs. Ong IV-6 A Comparative Analysis between the Fantasy Epic the Lord of the Rings and the World War Introduction: The Lord of the Rings is an epic fantasy trilogy that revolves around the world called the “Middle-Earth” wherein men‚ elves‚ dwarves‚ hobbits and many other magical creatures reside. Written by the late English writer J.R.R. Tolkien‚ the novel has made a huge name not only in the world of literature but also in the world of motion
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Andromache is one of the finest characters in Homer; she played a small but important role. Distinguished by her affection for her husband and child‚ her misfortunes and the resignation with which she endures them. "Andromache is ethereal in her appearance" (Jones‚ 4). She is tall and stately; and she carries herself in the royalty that she really is. Her hair is dark‚ like most Greeks of that time period‚ long and curly. Her body is tall and lithe; her skin‚ tanned by the morning suns. "Her
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1980’s Film Jodie Foster was stalked by mentally-impaired John Hinckley‚ who tried to impress the actress by attempting to assassinate Reagan in late March‚ 1981. Along with that exciting news‚ Disney channel was launched in 1983 and the American Movie Classics TV channel (AMC) started in 1984 (National Geographic). Also making its way into the film industry‚ was the AIDS movement through the play production the Normal Heart. One could say that the 1980’s was a big year for movies‚ television‚ and
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How To Analyze a Film As you might guess‚ conducting a semiotic analysis of a film is a somewhat more complicated venture than conducting a semiotic analysis of a print advertisement. This is not to say‚ of course‚ that movies and advertisements do not share similarities. Both‚ for example‚ are "texts" that rely on visual imagery to tell specific stories‚ and both are in the business of promoting specific ideologies. At the same time‚ print advertisements are limited by the static nature of their
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language and comparative analysis of two texts Introduction and literature review Kress and Leeuwen (1990: 2-3) state that all kinds of texts ‘today involve a complex interplay of written text‚ images and other graphic elements’ which together can define ‘visual literacy’. In addition‚ Goddard (2002: 5) argues that we are so used to being surrounded by advertisements that we do not think about ‘its nature as a form of discourse‚ as a system of language use’. In persuasive texts‚ Kress and
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The Land of Opportunity The American Dream is a magnet to the less fortunate‚ a symbol of hope. In John Adams’ article “The Epic of America” explains how immigrants should be defined not by their racial status but by their experience and ability to work hard. Immigrants come to America for a life of freedom‚ prosperity and a better life for the next generations. Many migrants that come to America are predominantly parents or children looking for their parents that left them when they were young children
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Utnapishtim’s Flood VS Noah’s Flood Gilgamesh was written thousands of years ago‚ but those who have read Gilgamesh notice something extraordinarily striking about the story of Utnapishtim’s immortality: there is a nearly identical flood story written in the Bible. Many things about the flood story in the Bible seem identical to the flood in Gilgamesh‚ but there are still many differences. The differences are seen before‚ during‚ and after the flood‚ making the two stories similar‚ but
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Within the poems: “Fears;” “Homer‚” and “Urn‚” John Keats explicates one main theme in all three of his works. Although these poems have a different rhetoric‚ they elucidate similar themes. Firstly‚ in Keats’ poem‚ “Fears‚” he describes how he may never get the chance to do certain things in his life. Secondly‚ in his poem‚ “Homer‚” he exemplifies how great the writings of the ancient philosopher Homer are‚ and how much they impact society and culture. Lastly‚ in John Keats’ poem‚ “Urn‚” he describes
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Filmmakers were forced to adapt‚ changing the industry. By the Second World War‚ the film industry cooperated with the government‚ to gain support towards the war effort. Cinema began to have a great cultural impact‚ becoming the mass medium for consumption of information and ideas. This influence occurred slowly and sublimely‚ deeply rooted and enduring in society. Following the Great Depression and World War Two‚ the film industry became lucrative before the advent of the home television during the late
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This essay is about to analyse certain media text by using particular semiotic codes. The semiology study in particular is based on theory developed by Saussure and Pierce and means study of the signs in the text. According to Saussure the ‘language is a system of signs that express ideas’ (Saussure 1915/1966 cited in Berger‚ 2012:7). When media analysis is made it is about to show the relationship between the signs in certain text. Pierce states that everything we do can be seen as sign. According
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