Ann Darrow

Linda Seger does not suggest that a character’s archetype can transform into another once the character has already occurred, although many films have successfully executed this. In “Creating the Myth”, Seger claims, “Archetypes take many forms, but they tend to fall within specific categories” (Seger 4). Seger fails to mention that archetypes can take on more than one form or can completely switch forms as the myth progresses. As proof, King Kong was the basic definition of a beast archetype…

Although the entire textbook, Music in Special Education, by Dr. Mary Adamek and Dr. Alice-Ann Darrow, thoroughly captures many topics of special education in the music classroom, the second major section of the book, as well as chapter fifteen, provided the greatest impact on my own perceptions and understanding of this subject. Both areas of the book summarize the most common and basic types of special learners you will have in your music classroom. The first section of interest, chapter…

film. Ann Darrow was played this time by Naomi Watts with Jack Black as Carl Denham and Adrian Brody as Jack Driscoll. There were new characters included like Andy Sirkis who played Lumpy the cook but also did the acting for Kong and Collin Hanks who played Preston. In the original Ann's back story isn't too…

Monster Cinema: The Myth and History of the Spectacle In recent years, the monster genre has been dominated by zombies, vampires, werewolves, and supernatural creatures. Although these monsters terrify audiences, they don’t have the same impact as their larger, far more destructive counterparts. The kaiju, or giant monster, have been a neglected and misunderstood genre for a long time. It wasn’t until recently that these monsters started to make their way back on the silver screen. This paper…

The first article I read was "Early Childhood Special Music Education" by Alice-Ann Darrow. The article talked about Part C of IDEA, explained its importance, and who runs it. It talks about helping children learn to do different things, learn different things, and how music helps the process. There are a lot of different songs to help children learn how to write their numbers or even help them remember how long to wash their hands. Music helps kids with disabilities learn to move and helps to…

ESSA: Empty Promises or Great Hopes The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) to reform education policies to make all students have equal opportunities. ESSA expands the government's power in the education system and promises to focus more on the student rather than standardized tests. However, not all students are being treated the way the Act specifies and schools are still struggling with funding that could be dropped.…

An adventure means more than journey; it is a venture into finding the limits of existence. Movie creators use the power of the adventure film as a conduit to arouse feelings of thrill, suspense, fear, excitement, euphoria and in the process demonstrate the bold actions that mankind can reach. Two such movies that are archetypes of the adventure film genre are King Kong (1933) directed by Merian C. Cooper and written by Edgar Wallace and the movie Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)…

In the book, Bitches, Bimbos and Ballbreakers: The Guerrilla Girls Illustrated Guide to Female Stereotypes, I was very surprised by the "Tomboy" stereotype. When I think of a tomboy, I think of a girl who loves to play sports, doesn't mind getting down and dirty and may prefer to dress casual instead of wearing dresses or skirts. I have always thought of my own daughter as a tomboy. She would much rather throw on a pair of sweats, jeans or shorts instead of a dress and softball is her life! I…