Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

“Best to remember Mary Pickford as her fans did: Part Eve, part angel, total evangelist for the blooming art of cinema.” Based on the quote by Richard Corliss, Mary Pickford was said to be a natural actress for all types of acting and an admiration to all who have watched her preform over the years. Since Mary Pickford was one of the very first stars of early cinema, she helped show people what movies can really bring to people and that they are not just a simple fad that will go out of style…

In the prose passage Belinda by, Maria Edgeworth Clarence Hervey is established as a satirical and chameleon character, that the reader can recognize as a prideful and laughable person that adds to the complexity of his situation. Maria Edgeworth uses tone to characterize Clarence as a prideful and distinguishable character. Clarence “had been early flattered with the idea that he was a man of genius; and he imagined that, as such, he was entitled to be imprudent, wild, and eccentric.” Maria…

Think about it, if judging a book is considered bad, then judging a book by its title is even worse. After all, covers are pictures, pictures are worth a thousand words, and a title is just a phrase. But it’s not that simple, title names a book, and names are important. A title is the story’s first impression, just like a person’s name. It creates expectation, and even allow readers to imply the plot. In O’Brien’s short story titled “The Things They Carried,” devices such as symbolism,…

Gretchen glances again in the direction of Bubba’s muscular arms. When he notices her look, Bubba the Love Swab flexes his muscles in extreme nervousness. She measures his look of desperation and chuckles while turning from Bubba to focus her attention on Jacques quickly glancing again in the direction of Bubba’s muscular arms. Bubba, now watching Gretchen’s every move, is thinking this could possibly be the big one. The earthquake that will rock the state. Of course, he’s not referring to the…

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The Radley house creates a new understanding for us as readers. The house shows the quietness and deaf-like attitude the Radley house portrays in the novel. “A tiny, almost invisible movement, and the house was still.” (Lee 19) The Radley family, besides Mr. Radley, Nathan, and Boo on occasion as said in the book, never comes out of the house and has never bothered anyone. The story foreshadows that Boo Radley is the mockingbird of Maycomb. He has always been there to help when needed, but has…

Picturebook Analysis The book’s title is “a combination of a name and an epithet or appellation” (Nikolajeva & Scott, 2006, p.242). The reader can expect that the protagonist is a boy. “Incredible” and “book eating” further reveal the theme of the story; the word “incredible” implies an evaluation of the main character, which may disclose the opinion and focus of the narrator. The cover also foreshadows what the story may be about. Each word is represented in different fonts and sizes on the…

What Makes a Great Fiction Novel? The writers who enjoy writing fiction novels have a challenge to deal with that non-fiction writers do not. Whereas non-fiction writers have a fact based story that is supported, no matter how crazy it may sound to some, writers of fiction make take an idea that is purely a fiction of their imagination and make it real. The characters must stand out, the story must be interesting, and it must be able to make a person feel as though they are part of the story in…

CHAPTER I CONSTRUCTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE ASPECTS OF RELATIONSHIP IN ACCORDANCE WITH INDIA’S CULTURE AND TRADITION Divakaruni portrays the importance of love and marriage through her characters in the novel. She brilliantly moves the plot with the bond of marital relationship that exists between the couples. She also depicts the actual idea that exhibit within the tradition, culture and religion of India with a strong implication to the characteristics of relationship. Divakaruni also states the…

politics, and various other categories. Many of these individuals have many unique qualities that define them as icons. Those qualities make them loved because of who they are. Angelina Jolie, for one, can be seen as a motherly nurturer, an award-winning actress, or a devoted humanitarian. She is seen by many as not only an icon, but a role model to look up to. Angelina Jolie is one of the most fascinating women in Hollywood, on and off of the screen. Jolie was born Angelina Jolie Voigt on…