William Shakespeare’s play Othello and Tim Blake Nelson’s contemporary appropriation O both portray universal themes that are relevant to their contexts. Both composers used a variety of techniques to effectively explore various themes and values in their text. Although the values of each composer’s time have changed as time progressed‚ many themes are still evident in both texts. These include jealousy‚ racism and appearance versus reality‚ however the techniques used by both composers that differ
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Nelson’s 2000 movie production of “O” shows differences as well as similarities to the original. The themes of jealousy‚ racial bias‚ and deceit function as structure for both. In both versions‚ the Michael Cassio character is goaded into a drunken state‚ and a brawl ensues which damages his reputation. The scarf came from Othello’s mother‚ and serves to bait the jealousy of O. The scarf is taken from Desi who is unaware of the fact until Othello/Oden wants her to show the scarf to him. In both
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Assessment of Twelve O’ Clock High- Reflection Assignment #4 The movie Twelve O’ Clock High illustrated various aspects of leadership approaches in an Air Force general’s strenuous attempt to heighten the morale of the 918th Bomb Group. Twelve O’ Clock High highlighted the effects of country-club management under the leadership of Col Keith Davenport and revealed the effects of authority-compliance leadership under the command of Brig Gen Frank Savage. Twelve O’ Clock High highlights two Air
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1.By reading the title “Caged bird” by “Maya Angelou” a few thoughts come to mind. Like what does a caged bird symbolise? Obviously the bird represents her young self and the cage represents a number of things. Racism‚ insecurity‚ poverty‚ sexism and abuse are some of the thoughts that come to mind. 2.a) Who? — Who is the narrator (speaker) of the poem? Who are the other characters in the poem? What do you know about these people? Evidence? Theres not exactly a narrator except whoever wrote the poem
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While sitting at my desk on a Monday morning‚ with wide eyes ready to learn and open ears set for a new lesson to be taught‚ I wait for the day to begin as Mrs. O’ Toole takes the daily attendance. My 6th grade teacher‚ Mrs. O’ Toole‚ was an inspiring and influential teacher who changed my life forever. She taught her students to work hard with determination and passion. In addition‚ this extraordinary teacher dedicated herself to seeing her students aspire to their full potential and filling our
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If anyone is ever looking for a movie based on a Shakespeare play‚ poorly adapted into a modern story about high school basketball players‚ and complete with uninspired acting‚ then the movie O‚ directed by Tim Blake Nelson‚ is the perfect choice. The movie‚ which stars Mekhi Phifer‚ Julia Stiles‚ and Martin Sheen‚ takes place in modern America and centers around private school basketball players. The star of the team‚ Odin‚ is favored by Coach Duke which rubs many players‚ especially the Coach’s
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‘O Captain! My Captain’ is a moving poem in which Whitman expresses his profound sense of grief at a tragic end of a leader of men is addressed to Abraham Lincoln‚ one of the greatest presidents of the United States of America‚ who fought a war (the American Civil War) against the Southern States to give the Negro slaves freedom and human dignity. The war was won‚ the slaves were freed‚ but Lincoln‚ soon after his election as president for a second term‚ fell a victim to an assassin’s bullet.
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"O Captain! my Captain!" Walt Whitman wrote the poem "O Captain! my Captain!" after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Whitman describes Lincoln as the captain of the ship‚ as the leader of the country; he also refers to him as a father: "Here Captain! dear father!"(13)‚ "My father doesn’t feel my arm‚"(18). Clearly‚ a captain is not a father. Why‚ then‚ does Whitman connect the two together? Are there certain similarities between them that can’t be avoided? A captain is
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In the short story‚ "The Gift of the Magi‚" written by O. Henry‚ Mr. and Mrs. James Dillingham Young are in for a big surprise. At Christmastime‚ they each make a sacrifice that is hard to bear‚ but the results show that it pays off. The hard trials they must endure make them realize that unconditional love is more important than material possessions. Since Jim and Della live in a dilapidated flat‚ they obviously don’t have a lot of money. In order to give a gift‚ each one sold his or her most prized
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The title for the piece of music that I have chosen for my listening report among friends is Mariza classic hit song “o Gente da Minha terra”. The type of genre this musical piece is traditional Portuguese Fado‚ although there is no specific composer of Mariza’s music there are many musicians that perform with her on stage‚ like background singers‚ violins and in most of her musical pieces a pianist. The location of this recording is taken place in Lisbon‚ Portugal in 2011. What musical aspects stood
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