Cinematic techniques

Taran Bedi Mr. Curnett English 9 Feb 17th The Correlation of Ignorance, Sight and Truth in Oedipus Rex Sophocles’ play Oedipus Rex was written over 2,500 years ago. Although this play may seem ancient and irrelevant to today’s society, its themes and actions are relevant to modern society. Sophocles’ play Oedipus revealed many ideas that are now used in western drama. Sophocles’ use of dramatic irony became a new method for artists who wanted to create tension in the plots of their work.…

In the first scene of Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds, it could be taken as a flirtatious-romance film; however in the opening title sequence of the film, an ominous tone is set—a more accurate portrayal of the film. The first shot after the opening sequence shows the main protagonist, Melanie Daniels (Tippi Hedren), at a street corner with the frame of the camera shooting the busy street scene and the skies above. While the sky is clear, it is only after when Melanie crosses the street that birds…

Marge Piercy's poem, “Barbie Doll” clearly makes a huge statement about what society does to a women in particular and the damage that is done to women by our society. It also describes that our society objectifies women and values them only for their looks. Women are driven by this pressure to do damaging things in an effort to live up to society’s expectations. This poem describes the effect of unrealistic expectations of beauty on a young girl. It also appears to be telling us a tragically…

writers to convey their messages to the reader. When used properly they help the reader interpret and analyze their work. Literary devices can be divided in to two areas; literary elements and literacy techniques. Literary elements are used by writers to develop setting and structure. Literary techniques are words or phrases employed by writers to give readers greater understanding and appreciation of their work. In the short story “A Rose for Emily” the author William Faulkner uses…

A Girl Finds Acceptance in 'That One Day' That One Day tells the story of a skater who finds her place in a fringe group of skaters. The struggle to fit in is a fairly common theme in young adult fiction, most likely because feeling like they don't fit in is something that almost every teenager can relate to, at least to some degree. In many of these films, the protagonist eventually finds a group of outsiders of some sort, whether it be the skaters or the nerds or what have you, and they…

Samuel Johnson uses many rhetorical strategies and stylistic devices in his essay “Rambler”. Rhetorical strategies and stylistic devices can be used in many different ways to argue a point, persuade, and make something memorable. The devices and strategies that Johnson uses include appeal to logos, and high diction. The first rhetorical strategy that Johnson uses is an appeal to logos. An appeal to logos is when an author appeals to the reader’s sense of logic to make the reader see their point…

Exam # 3How does Walter change from the beginning of the play? In the beginning of the play Walter’s wife Ruth didn't like how they were living and she always had a attitude so he wanted to change the way they was living because he was feeling helpless and unhappy so he invested all his money into a liquor store. He went in business with two other men Bobo and Willy Harris they all put in money for the liquor store. Willy Harris took off with all of Walter’s money and left him and his family…

What is maturity, is it reacting to consequences or just moving through life? In The First Part Last Bobby is a usual teenager with one exception he's going to be a father. Except for one problem, he isn't that mature. He gets his girlfriend Nia pregnant, gets caught "tagging", and runs away from where his childhood was because he couldn't bear the stress of the memories. Bobby's first sign of immaturity was him not thinking about consequences with Nia. Bobby and…

Since the Crock-Pot brand’s debut 35 years ago, it has found immense success and popularity with cooks and non-cooks alike. The Crock-Pot brand has become so popular than it has become embedded in the English vernacular as a synonym for “slow-cooker.” For those who don't know, a Crock-Pot is a stand-alone electrical cooking appliance that is used for simmering. Since simmering requires a low temperature and many hours to cook, the Crock-Pot is ideal for those people who want a good meal, but do…

Staff TM was in the office. Staff TM came out when they suddenly heard that RT was being questioned for safety by another individual. When staff came out of the office, they observed that Ryan was off balance. When staff IK asked him if he was okay RT stated he was okay. Ryan then started walking towards the basement. Ryan closed the door behind him. Staff TM cracked the door open to observe him walking down the stairs. While he was walking down the stairs, staff observed that he was walking…