Name Kentarius Dower Date 6/18/12 The Crucible‚ Act I‚ by Arthur Miller Literary Analysis: Drama: Dialogue and Stage Directions Arthur Miller’s stage directions in The Crucible are extensive‚ detailed‚ and full of historical information. They provide the setting‚ background on the situation‚ and information about characters’ backgrounds‚ motives‚ and personalities. A reader of the play benefits from Miller’s background information by gaining an understanding of the
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The essay‚ "Calling Home" by Jean Brandt starts off with Jean‚ Louis‚ Susan‚ and the grandmother all in the car singing Christmas music on the way to the mall. They are going to the mall to finish their last minute Christmas shopping. Once they get to the mall‚ Jean finds this button in the Snoopy section. From the moment she saw it‚ she fell in love with it. Her sister‚ Susan‚ told her to buy it‚ but when Jean saw the lines to checkout she went to go put the button back. Without even thinking about
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responsibility for our children’s future by protecting their heritage. The reckless anarchy of the exploitation of the earth must be replaced by responsible dialogue among the exploiters‚ and among the governments of the earth. At present‚ we have a gathering of the Big 7 or 8 on how to manage the world to their own advantage. Such a dialogue‚ however‚ brings up questions of justice and fairness in the allocation of the resources of the earth. A new protocol must be worked out whereby the universal
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The act of talking to someone through testimony is the best way to overcome trauma that has haunted someone’s life. By talking to someone rather than talking in monologue‚ the burden is shared with the listener and therefore becomes less for the teller. Another way someone can share a burden with a listener is through storytelling. By writing stories and sharing it with an audience‚ the writer is able to share his experience in the world. In other novels‚ however‚ the novelist may create a character
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In Parks’s Topdog/Underdog and Gish Jen’s Typical American‚ comedy in dialogue is implemented to mislead the audience away from the serious and tragic nature the works. While on the surface the dialogue in both of the stories may seem humorous‚ there is a deeper and more serious meaning that is foreshadowed by the remarks of the characters (mainly Booth’s and Ralph’s) throughout the story. Due to this‚ it is as if the audience is deliberately blinded by comedy until there is a sudden shift in the
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latest achievements is his film Django‚ which grossed an astounding $425 million worldwide. However‚ his most iconic films are those that kick started his career such as: Pulp fiction and Reservoir Dogs. Although both movies are similar in content and dialogue‚ Pulp Fiction differs in its complexity‚ plot‚ budget and high profile cast. Tarantino’s first movie‚ Reservoir Dogs‚ had a lower budget than his other films at $1.5 million. The movie is about a group of professional criminals and the events that
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GRIFFIN: CHAPTER 12 RELATIONAL DIALECTICS Leslie Baxter and Barbara Montgomery 1. Griffin writes that Baxter and Montgomery “study how communication creates and constantly changes close relationships.” Explain. Baxter saw no law of gravitational pull to predict interpersonal attraction‚ no co-efficient of friction that would explain human conflict. She found‚ instead‚ people struggling to interpret the mixed messages about their relationship that they both spoke and heard. Ideas were the same
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closing scenes where the extent of Ray’s relationship with Rachel Ferrier (Dakota Fanning) is realized and his love his emphasized‚ further developing this theme. ‘Eve of the War’ is one of the first scenes in the film where various camera angles and dialogue are used to establish relationships within the family. The relationship between of Mary-Anne (Miranda Otto) and Ray Ferrier in ‘Eve of the War’ is cleverly shown by using a low angle shot to look up at Mary-Anne while she talks down at Ray imparting
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The BBCs Sherlock has an extremely fanatical audience that enjoy the pace of the show as well as the clever dialogue. The co-writers of the television show‚ Stephen Moffat and Mark Gatiss have managed to stay true to the essence of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s book series but put a 21st century twist with their version which is enjoyed by all. In the final dramatic scene in the first ever episode of Sherlock (BBC‚ 2010) where it’s a showdown between Sherlock and the taxi driver who has been murdering
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them‚ their sense of organization plummeted. In the book Lord of the Flies‚ by William Golding the author’s word choice and dialogue contributed heavily to the mood of the text. Three moods that were developed throughout the text are exhilaration‚ threat‚ and tragedy. One mood that was established by the author throughout the passage was exhilaration. Word choice and dialogue were used to develop this mood. For example‚ in the book‚ on page 5‚ it states‚ “He patted the palm trunk softly; and forced
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