Fay Weldon

Composers create their texts to explore fundamental societal issues. Each text incorporates the influence of discourse, consequently portraying divergent responses to contextual issues. Jane Austen and Fay Weldon examine similar ideas in their respective texts Pride and Prejudice and Letters to Alice on First Reading Jane Austen. Austen’s 18thy Century text explores the paramount impact of marriage upon her society through Mr. Darcy. Similarly, Weldon instils information pertaining to the same practice to dissuade her fictitious niece from negative opinions. Additionally, each author looks at the value of literature in their time and its influence on general culture. However, the disparity between interpretations of these themes indicates the…

Patti Jefferson, A Children’s Picture and Nonfiction Marketing Workbook Author Patti Jefferson is on both sides of the creative tracks. “I use variations of my real name. My children’s books are written under my whole name so that my initials of PBJ can be used and my current marketing book was written under Patti Jefferson as a slight distinction.” So who is Patti Brassard Jefferson, alias PBJ, aka Patti Jefferson? “I was born in upstate New York in the early 60s. My father was in the US Navy,…

Fay Weldon’s Letters To Alice on First Reading Jane Austen works through the didactic literary form of epistolary novel to enable the contemporary reader to understand the values found throughout Pride and Prejudice. Weldon innovatively and creatively alludes to the modern day reader’s world through postmodern perspectives; and a blend of fiction and nonfiction to shift their understanding, transform individual perspectives, and encourage a unique yet contemporary appreciation of Austen’s novel.…

shift from horror to an overall emphasis on mood and tears defines the remake as a whole”, (Erb, 2009). In the original film, it is clear that the main focus is the overall horror. As an audience, we see a shift, in the remake, as director Peter Jackson heavily implements, a melancholy type mood. There is a lot more emotion depicted in the remake compared to the original. The remake film pivots instead around the idea of melancholy, apparent in Kong’s status as a grieving, melancholy hero. As an…

create the effect of King Kong being over twenty-four foot high the ever so talented special effects engineers used two specific techniques; rear projection footage and miniature projection. To produce the effect of rear projection, previously shot footage would be projected onto a translucent screen from behind while the action of the actors would be filmed in front of the screen. For example this was used in the scene where the T-rex is attempting to attack actor Fay Wray while she sits in a…

Isabella Bonilla April 8,2015 Period 4 Project Johannes Kelper Johannes Kelper was from Swabia in Southwest Germany. He is famous for discovering the three mathematical laws of planetary motion. Kelper was famous for this because his discovery played a role in the scientific revolution. He also , in his college years, found time to create horoscopes for the students. Kelper's from Swabia, Germany. He was born on December 27,1571. He grew up in a town called Weil der…

Synthesis Essay It is true that no matter what legend one is studying, the story is bound to change over time. When studying the various tellings of Morgan Le Fay, this proved to be true. Reading multiple stories of the character revealed many differing aspects to each tale. Specifically talking about her stories, the way they change is parallel to how the view of women has changed overtime. In works before 1900, Morgan Le Fay is portrayed as a simple being. Though she has some extraordinary…

Morgan le Fay is one of the Arthurian Legends and is known for being an evil enchantresses and a witch. Morgan le Fay’s legend goes that she is the half-sister of King Arthur. Morgan le Fay uses her lover, Accolon to steal King Arthur’s sword when this plan does not go as accordingly she throws the sword into the lake. Morgan le Fay is also considered a healer because in Vita Merlini by Geoffrey Monmouth she heals King Arthur’s wounds from the last battle of Calman but the only way that she can…

James Mercer Langston Hughes was born on the 1st of February, 1902 in Missouri. His parents got a divorce when he was young, and he was raised by his grandmother till the age of thirteen. He worked odd jobs such as assistant cook, launderer, and busboy. In 1930, he won the Harmon gold medal for literature. He wrote several novels, short stories, plays and poems, and he was well known for his interest in Jazz and how it influenced his writing. His life and works helped start the Harlem…

The Harlem Renaissance was a time of empowerment and cultural growth for African Americans and this is reflected in the literature form that era. In the empowering poem, “Hey Black Child” by Useni Perkins the speaker explores the idea of self-empowerment in order to promote the idea of cultural advancement. Perkins uses repetition to convey the message that if young black children remain hopeful and remember that they matter and they can acquire achievement through dedication and education they…