Alan Paton

In the film 'Mississippi Burning' directed by Alan Parker, there are many scenes that build up tension. One of which is the interrogation scene, where the FBI use a black man to threaten the mayor of Mississippi into giving evidence. It’s a scene where Parker uses lighting and sound techniques to build tension, making the watcher unsure of what happens next. The lighting techniques create a spooky atmosphere, whereas the sound techniques uses quietness, a different way to build up tension. This…

In literature, characters thrust into a life threatening situation at the hands of science, often represent and convey strong emotions to suggest and enhance the themes intended by the author. To the naked eye, the theme of survival would be the most outstanding theme in both Michael Crichton’s, ‘Jurassic Park’, and Francis Lawrence’s 2007 movie adaption of the book ‘I am legend’. In both these texts, the author places the characters in a dangerous situation instigated by science. In Jurassic…

“In 1952, (Alan) Turing was found guilty on three counts of ‘gross indecency contrary to Section II of the Criminal Law Amendment Act of 1885’” (Irving). He chose hormonal therapy over going to jail. Shortly after that on June 7th, 1954 he allegedly committed suicide after biting out of an apple dipped in cyanide. Approximately half a century later, Alan Turing was given a royal pardon by the queen in 2013. Such was the life of Alan Turing. The downward spiral began in Alan’s life because being…

motivational outcome inside their organizations. The first leader that I chose was Alan Mullaly, which is the CEO of Ford car motor company. The second leader that I chose was Steve Jobs, who was not only the CEO of Apple Products, but he was a co-founder as well. The last leader that I chose was Dan Hesse, who is a former chief executive of Sprint Corporation Summary of findings from the peer-reviewed articles Alan Mullaly: Mullaly became CEO of Ford motor industry in 2006. Before he took over…

Alan Turing on June 23, 1912, in Maida Vale, London England. At a young age, he displayed signs of high intelligence, which some of his teachers actually recognized it, but did not really respect the fact that he was in fact intelligent. When Turing attended the Sherborne School at the age of 13 he became primarily interested in math and science. After Sherborne, Turing enrolled at King's College or known as the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England, he studied there from 1931 to 1934.…

Who is Hal Clement and why would he make the statement that "in hard sf the universe itself is the antagonist"? In order to understand both Hal Clement, his statement referencing hard science fiction and the universe, it was critical to begin my research and analysis with background information on author Hal Clement, before explaining his statement and the relationship to the theme of “The Cold Equation.” Harry Clement Stubbs, a man of multiple names, used the name Hal Clement when he wrote…

The Vendetta, a short story by Guy de Maupassant, is about an old mother who relentlessly avenging her son’s brutal death. Maupassant raises some important points for consideration about the idea of revenge. There are mainly four characters in this story, the widow of Paolo Saverini, her son Antonia, their dog “Semillante” and the assassin, Nicolas Ravolati. This story shows the strictness of the “Vendetta”, when the old mother promises to take his son’s revenge. The story takes place in…

V for Vendetta is a story about a man’s quest to not only avenge the wrong doings of his totalitarian government but also to liberate his society from its state of enforced conformity. The movie depicts a fascist government that rules under the guise of God and has come into being after a period of war, famine and disease hit the country. The fear that follows this period causes the people to give in to this government which in return provides them with a false sense of security and complacency…

Watchmen in graphic novel form does an amazing job at presenting many different themes about ethics, the weight of war, and even drawing to light how well the different aspects of graphic novels can work together. While the themes, and main plot of the novel and film are similar, some pieces of the story are either lost, or completely thrown away. In “Watchmen As Literature”, Sanders discusses how each aspect, especially the visual aspects in a novel like Watchmen is planned carefully, and not…

The comic book, Watchmen, by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons is filled with numerous aspects of deconstruction from each character to the overall story to the layout of comic. One character that tears apart the traditional superhero is Rorschach. He is far from the traditional superhero in many ways such as how he became a superhero, his physical appearance, his costume, and his methods. These traits are either over emphasized or deemphasized by Moore to break the mold of the traditional superhero.…