Anglo-Norman language

as William the Bastard. He was the first of the Norman kings who ruled England and would help to change England’s social, political and physical landscape to become known as William the Conqueror. William the Conqueror was both hero and villain. He was a hero to those who followed him and villain to those who tried to stop his military invasions. William the Conqueror imposed a new aristocracy on England, had more influence on the English language than anyone before or since, and surveyed…

On January the 5th 1066, King Edward "The confessor," of England died. King Edward had ruled England for 19 years and when he died, it was unknown who would be crowned King of England. The battle between three rivals for the throne was known as The Battle Of Hastings. The first person who claimed he should be King was Harold Godswin. He was second-in-command. He was also the brother in law of King Edward. Harold stated that when King Edward was dying he said to him: "Into's Harold's hands I…

in this scene is the owl. In the corner of the room facing Crane’s seat, the owl positioned overhead flexes its claws and stares blankly ahead. The owl is a largely nocturnal predatory bird that eats rodents, domestic birds, and even other owls. Norman Bates mentions that he prefers stuffed birds to another taxidermy animal because when they were alive they were “passive”. That is not the case with the…

most obviously found in the parlor scene where Norman and Marion are getting to know each other. At first the conversation is light and friendly and the way the shot is composed reflects this atmosphere as both Marion and Norman are level to the camera and to each other, they are equals, but as the scene moves forward and more personal information is shared, Norman leans in closer making him appear slightly bigger and giving him dominance in the…

Although the infamous murder of the Clutter family happened in November of 1959, Capote’s story was not published by Random House until late September of 1965. It was a long process for Capote to gather all the information needed to pull off this story. He traveled to Holcomb shortly after the murder and then he spent the next six years writing and researching the background behind the town, the family, and the two killers. While the book was considered a success by many “In Cold Blood is the…

RicTic labels was bought up by Motown Record label. Under Motown Records he produced “I am the man for you Baby” as well as “25 miles.” By this time Starr had established himself in the Motown community, as unusual with his “rough soul shout.” In 1970, Norman Whitfield and Barrett wrote the song “War(Songfacts).” There was a large call for protest songs against Vietnam at the time. So they wrote this song for Motown Records to use. Originally the song was recorded by The Temptation, and was not…

The experiences you have while watching a film are very interesting. Typically within a film, you, the viewer, is presented with a problem or situation and it is up to you to come up with the solution. These situations may have good results or bad, but it is always up to the viewer to discover the solution. Discovering a solution is not always easy. Historian David Bordwell believes that the narration in a film cues and constrains its viewer .Directors always find ways to confuse a viewer by…

Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 film; Psycho is a prime example of a film that utilises expert editing. The “shower scene” from Psycho is where this incredibly skilful editing creates intense emotion in a fairly small time space through the strategic use of action, direction, form and concept edits which all ultimately add to the thriller-horror narrative of the film. The first edit in the “shower scene” is a direction edit as the shot where Marion Crane holds her hand out with the torn-up pieces of…

fourth in the series, the one that is on review today, is titled Psycho IV: The Beginning. Written by returning screenwriter of the first Psycho is XXX. Anthony Perkins also returns as Norman Bates, along with Henry Thomas playing the younger Norman in flashbacks. The movie attempts to tell the tale of how Norman grew up to be a killer disguised as his mother. Does it succeed? Read on to find out. I never saw Psycho II or III, so I can't say for sure whether Psycho IV is better or worse. I can…

Psycho highly focuses on a reference to birds in the scene of Marion and Norman in the parlor. The first birds that one witnesses are the owl hanging on the wall along with another large bird on the wall. Also you see a perched crow or raven that sits right above the chair where Marion had been offered to sit by Norman. Next to her sits a lamp on a table that has small little songbirds around it. Across from her sits Norman where the bigger birds are placed. For the duration of this scene there…