Alfred Yuson Born on 23 February 1945 in Manila . (Also known as Krip Yuson.) He has authored 23 books‚ including novels‚ poetry collections‚ short fiction‚ essays‚ and children’s stories‚ apart from having edited various other titles. Yuson was conferred the Southeast Asia Write Award (SEA Write) in 1992 in Bangkok‚ and has been elevated to the Hall of Fame of the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature‚ the Philippines ‘ most prestigious literary distinction. He has frequently represented
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Peach Zhou Stuart Thomas GLA_605_01 02‚21‚2013 Analysis the movies about “Stardust Memories” and “The Kid” The preferred reading of Woody Allen’s movie‚ “Stardust Memories‚” appears to be that there is comedy in the midst of our most dramatic and traumatic relationships. Preferred Reading is a term‚ which Stuart Hall originally uses in relation to television news and current affairs programs but which is often applied to other kinds of text. Readers of a text are guided towards a preferred
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The thematic function of George Willard. George Willard is the most recurrent character in Winesburg‚ Ohio. He is not the hero‚ but he appears in 19 out of the 24 stories. Being a reporter George has the chance to meet most inhabitants of Winesburg‚ Ohio. Along the stories‚ he develops many similarities with “The Writer“ in “The book of the Grotesque“. George is the only connection to all the characters and Anderson’s own representation in Winesburg. The inhabitants of Winesburg‚ Ohio are “deformed
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March 17‚ 2014 Movies vs Literature People often read book or watch movies for entertainment in their spare time. Since movies have been invented‚ the use of book has been declined very much. Movies are a better medium form of storytelling than literature. A film present series of action‚ emotion‚ and brings audience into the story in a much more lively way than reading books can produce. Films are also more time convenient and enjoyable. Visually‚ movies are more appealing than literature
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Horror has been a long time one of the most popular categories of films in the movie industry. People liked to watch horror films to be afraid and to outdo their fears: "On a psychological level‚ the horror film dramatizes our nightmares‚ so that we can confront them" (Sigmund Freud‚ p.644). Gradually‚ because horror films became too repetitive and too numerous‚ people got used to watching them and were no longer terrified. Even if horror films do not scare us‚ why do we continue to watch them? The
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The 60’s was a time of social injustice‚ political protests over Vietnam‚ and the deliberation of powers. Socially the United States was in a terrible place. Since the Jim Crow laws were set put in place the constitution the country had been divided. When the civil rights movements started to move it brought social injustice to light (eldorado ink 15). Leaders in the civil rights movements included Martin Luther King‚ John F. Kennedy‚ and Malcolm X. These leaders were speaking out publicly and giving
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Alfred M. Green wrote an article back in 1861‚ during the first month of the Civil War‚ to his fellow African-Americans. Alfred Green used religion to help strengthen his paper by using religion as a way to encourage his “Brethren” to join him in his fight for their rights. Alfred Green uses religion in many ways to help encourage his audience to join him in his fight against slavery. Green uses religion to help convince his audience that they won’t be alone in this battle. “Let us take up the
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Exploitation in Children’s Movies Movies are meant to be help children learn life lessons visually and explore different areas of their imagination that they would have never seen otherwise. Children’s movies should meant to have a positive message and subconsciously be educational to watch but for some Disney movies and fairytale stories this is not the case. The Little Mermaid by Jean Hersholt‚ “Puce Fairy Book” by Alice Major‚ “Forget Prince Charming” by June Callwood and the movie Brave are
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In Alfred Lubrano article‚ “The Shock of Education: How College Corrupts‚” he forms the idea that not every working class family see the value in higher educations. He makes the argument that a person’s likeliness to have problems with their family depends on the distance between the person’s education and their parents. He gives an example of him and his family as well as a couple others from people who experienced similar situations to his. He began by explaining the different experiences he and
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argue that watching movies at the cinema is the best choice in order to enjoy all types of movies‚ while many other contend that home is an extremely option as well. However‚ watching movie at home is preferable than watching movies at the cinema or Cineplex. There are some distinct similarities and differences between watching movies at home and watching movies at cinema or Cineplex. First of all‚ there are some differences about these two ideas. When one is watching movies at home‚ he/she can
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