Tears no more Ian Frazier is popular American satirist. One of his articles posted in “The New Yorker” called “How to operate the shower curtain”. In this article he talks about how to use the simplest thing we could imagine‚ the shower curtain. The way he describes its use is very ironic and funny‚ explaining in every detail possible. He says‚ “Remember to keep the shower curtain inside the tub at all times!” as if showering was an extremely dangerous activity where you have to follow step-by-step
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Meteor Shower "Falling stars"‚ “shooting stars" or meteors are the tiny spots of light that splash across the night sky‚ which are insignificant bits of rock from space. A meteor shower is a celestial event in which a number of meteors are observed to glow from one point in the night sky. Shower meteors enter our atmosphere at speeds up to 71 km/s. They radiate because friction with air molecules heats them to extreme brightness. Almost all of them disintegrate and never hit the Earth’s
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Alfred Hitchcock’s motion picture Psycho‚ released in 1960‚ contains peculiar placement of predatory birds and other fowls with corresponding lines about birds from Norman Bates‚ the primary antagonist. The most obvious reference to birds takes place in the parlor of the Bates Motel where Marion shares her last meal with Norman. As Norman invites Marion into the parlor‚ he sets the food tray on the coffee table and turns on the lamp. Immediately‚ Marion’s eyes point the camera to two birds mounted
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Alfred Hitchcock’s powerful thriller‚ “Psycho” (1960) is a work of an auteur who builds suspense and horror through which the audience is skillfully positioned into identifying with different characters. Throughout the film‚ Hitchcock’s techniques voyeuristically implicate the audience to shift their sympathy between two main characters Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) and Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins). Hitchcock explores the nightmarish themes of madness‚ duality of characters‚ personal traps and voyeurism
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Hitchcock and “Psycho” Sir Alfred Hitchcock was an English film director and producer. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. Hitchchock remains one of the most famous directors in movie history‚ not only because of his droll public image‚ but also because of the enduring appeal of so many of his films. His very name inspires fond grins from many viewers and how even some of his less famous works undeniably hold their attention. “He knew something universal
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Baby Shower A baby shower is a conventional celebration that emerged in the United States. The practice has now been adopted across the globe‚ from Europe to Asia. However in the latter‚ it is mostly attended by women only‚ whereas in the West men also take part in the festivities. There are various beliefs concerning baby showers; some choose to consider it for just the firstborn‚ others prefer to conduct the affair after the birth of the baby‚ and yet others believe that a birth in the family does
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Ilya Stambolic Professor Felix SPE101 11/7/11 Title: Stay Clean My Friends Specific Purpose Statement: To Persuade my audience to take showers. I. Attention A. Attention: I had a friend in middle school whose name was Jerry‚ who smelled wretched. I mean Jerry would come in on Monday and would just smell like a homeless shelter bathroom‚ every day. You could tell when he showered because he would smell like febreeze‚ for a little while‚ but then a week later‚
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“Describtion Of A City Shower”by Jonathan Swift (Tone) In the poem “Describtion Of A City Shower‚” Jonathan Swift expresses the tone in a angered and disgusted way. The tone of this poem is shown when: “Meanwhile the South‚ rising with dabbled wings‚ A sable cloud athwart the welkin flings.” This expresses his anger and disgust while the rich is waking up to happiness‚ they are waking up to filth and poverty. I too have expressed this tone as Jonathan Swift did. I used this tone
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Synopsis The movie Les Miserables is a novel written by Victor Hugo published in 1862. It is considered the one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century. The movie is about man‚ Jean Valjean‚ who experienced corruption and injustice in many years. When he was given a chance to live freely‚ he saw God. His blinded heart transformed. This remained in him throughout the story. Love and justice reigns in his heart whatever happened. Story/Screenplay The main character of the movie is
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Alfred Hitchcock touched on many different themes of relationships between sexes that I have observed in both of the movies‚ Psycho and Rear Window. Some of main themes in both of these movies include the theme of marriage‚ sex‚ infidelity and murder. Through class discussions and my observation of these movies‚ my analysis of these points are as follows: Women were portrayed to be desperate for companion‚ a hunger for control with a streak of jealous behavior. But‚ they are also compelled to
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