Aseptic technique

The “Sea Rose” How do the sea and a beautiful rose combine together? Both of these items are majestic things and can show love and beauty. In Hilda Doolittle’s, “Sea Rose” published in 1916, shows readers the interaction between a sea and a rose and displays this by the use of extraordinary imagery and two different symbolisms. Today, many women do not realize the beauty they contain. Not only do women not realize this, but also many other people don’t believe that women have the capability…

LITERARY TERMS Word: motif Definition: A recurring image, word, phrase, action, idea, object, or situation used throughout a work, unifying the work by tying the current situation to previous ones, or new ideas to the theme. Quote: “I live in New York, and I was thinking about the lagoon in Central Park, down near Central Park South. I was wondering if it would be frozen over when I got home, and if it was, where did the ducks go? I was wondering where the ducks went when the lagoon got all…

In Alfred Hitchcock’s 1958 film, Vertigo, certain shots have a certain compositional symmetry and balance to them that helps draw our attention, as viewers, to individual characters, namely that of Madeleine Elster/Judy Barton, portrayed by Kim Novak (because she has these two roles, I will be referring to her actual name when making reference to her). Various balanced shots in the film use Novak as a literally dividing figure, creating a down-the-line symmetry. By looking at these shots one by…

Learning information on the Limón release and suspension technique and Doris Humphrey’s fall and recovery technique, I was able to implement this into the modern dance course. I allowed my body to give into gravity, but also remembering the use of breath and musicality. I gained knowledge on the changes in history of ballet from the beginning…

Editing is one of the most unappreciated aspects of films. Many people don’t know who the editors are on their favorite movies. Even though editing is the glue that holds a movie together. Editing possesses the ability to make a movie good or bad. In cases like Batman vs Superman for instance, editing can be a major flaw, whereas in Mad Max:Fury Road it can be a major strength. In North By Northwest, the editing is a major strength of the film. Hitchcock uses editing to manipulate the viewer’s…

Novels are just an escape from reality. These works of literature transport their readers into perfect worlds for a short period of time before they must come back into the real world. Sadly, a great realization is that the world in these different works of literary merit do not have a perfect world, especially perfect endings. In Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner, the world is shattered, including the ending. An ending of a novel will never be perfect because it is merely a reflection of…

Pieces of literature, in this case a short story, are composed of different literary motifs. They can help reveal a theme of a story, set a certain tone, or evoke a mood. In the story “Three Dirges” in Requiem Guatemala by Marshall Bennett Connelly is one short story that has many literary motifs. There’s the development of theme, use of time, point of view, foreshadowing, and more. This essay will focus on one of the many literary elements that can be found in the short story: image and symbol…

The movie, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, directed by Milos Forman is a piece of art. Forman was meticulous in his direction of the film by keying in on specific aspects, and by incorporating distinct camera elements into the film. Forman compiled the camera elements of camera work as well as costumes and make-up to accurately depict his image. The movie, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, incorporates a variety of camera work elements. One element of camera work used includes a variety of shot…

In this essay, I will demonstrate that there is a strong, undeniable connection between music, magic and imagination in William Shakespeare’s play The Tempest. Also, I will indicate their role in the mentioned literary text and in what way do they affect the main characters, the relationship between them. Imagination, understood as the ability to create new sensations and images in one’s mind, was considered by Pierre Charron to be the most active and stirring faculty of the soul — [imagination…

O.Henry’s unique style was often reflected in his work. One element of his unique style was situational irony. This means that his stories had surprise endings or sudden, surprising plot twists. In the short story, “After Twenty Years” by O.Henry, Bob, a criminal, believes that he is reuniting with and old friend, but he finds that the man he was walking with is not who he thought he was. “You’re not Jimmy Wells,” (228). This shows situational irony because Bob suddenly finds out that he has…