Bessette Laura Bessette ENG W131 Spring 2014 Rhetorical Analysis of "The Shadow Scholar" The prefix ’pseudo’ seems to perfectly describe the character of Dave Tomar‚ known by all as Ed Dante (Dave Tomar is Dante’s pseudonym). His article "The Shadow Scholar‚" which appeared in the chronicle review section of _The Chronicle of Higher Education_ on November 12‚ 2010‚ stirred controversy and a scare throughout the entire professional world. Doctors‚ educators‚ administrators‚ law officials‚ and
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talk about the film “The Devil Wears Prada” has many characters and crews but these are the main characters or the persons who help Andrea Sachs to improve herself or her personality. Anne Hathaway as Andrea Sachs‚ Miranda Priestly‚ played by Meryl Streep‚ Stanley Tucci as Nigel‚ Simon Baker as Christian Thompson‚ Adrian Grenier as Nate‚ Tracie Thoms as Lily‚ Emily blunt as Emily. For me they are the most important characters in the film. Why? Because without them Andrea Sachs can’t improve and
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Cheuk Wong Celebrities are smart? Nah…. Oh‚ look‚ Lindsay Lohan is being accused of stealing from a necklace from a jewelry store. Yes‚ what you are reading is correct. A necklace. You would think a celebrity with more money than the ninety-nine percent of the population of America would be able to afford an eye-catching necklace. The jewelry store reported the necklace. Lohan was eventually caught after being photographed by the paparazzi wearing the necklace and video surveillance confirmed
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The Truman Show “Meryl described the Truman show as “a blessed life”. To what extent do you agree?” Some aspects of Peter Weir’s film ‘The Truman Show”‚ can lead you to believe that the participants have truly blessed lives. However‚ other aspects of the show prove that‚ in reality‚ life within The Truman Show is truly damned. The viewer’s perspective on life determines whether life in the Truman Show is blessed or not. While Meryl states that The Truman Show is “a truly blessed life”
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this film is both unconventional and structurally unusual. The protagonists‚ Meryl‚ Nick‚ and Andy‚ are all complex personalities‚ making it difficult for the audience to relate. Director‚ Sarah Watt‚ employs many visual forms to assist the audience in this identification with her characters‚ resulting in an extremely fragmented structure. For the audience‚ breaking into the inner psyche of the female protagonist‚ Meryl‚ is not difficult at all. Presented with her most private thoughts‚ audiences
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distressed and also the reason of it. When Meryl walks in‚ close up shots of her foot is on screen to notify that Meryl is coming. After she walks in‚ when she is talking to Truman‚ it looks like she is tall because it’s a low angle on her while he is kneeling down. That was in order to suggest that Meryl is more powerful and fierce than Truman. The actors’ costumes and dialogue played a big part n building up suspense in the scene when Truman was in the cellar. Meryl was wearing a white dress and laced-up
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TO BELONG IS NOT NECESSARILY TO IDENTIFY WITH IT In our social life‚ each person has one’s own roles and responsibilities‚ attitudes and values. Since every individual is unique and distinct compared to one another‚ these elements that construct our individuality are not always similar. Similarities and reflection of our values make us belong to a group‚ but the differences are barriers that stop ourselves from being recognized as an indivisible part of it. Belonging and identity are inseparable;
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in the film and it is obvious to show audiences that the protagonists in the hard circumstance who are coping with their real and imagine death. Firstly‚ the relationship with others has an influence for Nick to cope with his imminence. Secondly‚ Meryl often chooses an appropriate way to shift and vent her worry of the struggled life. Thirdly‚ Julia tries her best to step out of shadows for her partner’s death. Nick is one of the main characters in the film and his hard circumstance display the
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work overtime without prior approval. Meryl‚ our supervisor was aware that Wanda was claiming overtime‚ but did nothing to stop it. I was face with the decision to ignore it or go to a higher authority. What Wanda was doing was stealing from the company‚ because all overtime hours were payable at the end of the year. Wanda was well liked by other co-workers‚ so I felt that if I turned her in I would cause friction among the other employees. Even though Meryl was aware of what Wanda was doing‚ I
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Piaget ’s Theory of Cognitive Development Jean Piaget was born on August9‚ 1896‚ in the French speaking part of Switzerland. At an early age he developed an interest in biology‚ and by the time he had graduated from high school he had already published a number of papers. After marrying in 1923‚ he had three children‚ whom he studied from infancy. Piaget is best known for organizing cognitive development into a series of stages- the levels of development corresponding too infancy‚ childhood
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