Film genres

A poem exhibits the poet’s art of words. The unique integration of words make us feel and see things from a peculiar perspective. Similarly, dancers communicate different emotions of human life such as love and anger to the audience through dance performances. Interestingly, different forms of art such as poetry, dance and music all have a way of creating a connection between the audience and the presenters. Poet William Carlos Williams creates this sense of unification with the readers through…

of certainty that the Science-Fiction genre has remained essentially the same despite addressing new material to keep the stories fresh. Novels such as Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson and 20000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne do a particularly good job of showing how the structure of the story has remained essentially the same despite the vast gulf between their subjects. These novels were chosen because they stand as two titans of the Science-Fiction genre that have managed to spark several…

Poetry can help change the overall view on the way people think, and help make aware the reality of a certain situation. Poetry can leave an influential impression and for the poem, “The Slave Mother,” Frances Ellen Watkins Harper did just that. She writes heart-wrenching lines about an African American mother and her son. This poem is informative and insightful because, the author used many forms of imagery to embody many different feelings for Americans in the nineteenth century. This paper…

villains, laser pew-pew, and Star Trek plot movies. However, the 2015 release of “Insurgent” the second installment in the “Divergent” series directed by Robert Schwentke delivered a new perspective on science fiction films, combining drama, adventure, action, war, romance, and fantasy. This film contained numerous cast members new and old, but these are the cast members we’ve grown to love Shailene Woodley (Tris), Theo James (Four), Ansel Elgort (Caleb), Miles Teller (Peter), Kate Winslet…

There are numerous reasons that poetry is currently not ranked the foremost crucial subject in high schools. The noteworthiness of poetry is largely subjective to personal opinion due to its open nature, the environment in which it is taught environment, and its implications. “I am a literature teacher who barely teaches it”(Simmons 1). The author of “Why Teaching Poetry Is So Important” Andrew Simmons contradicts his position on the importance by in his first sentence stating that he barely…

“Good science fiction is intelligent. It asks big questions that are on people's minds. It's not impossible. It has some sort of root in the abstract,” said actor Nicolas Cage. This quote means that good science fiction asks questions and makes the mind wonder if the story is real or not. Science Fiction is about future advancements in science and technology and how it effects a character or society. Unbreakable by M. Night Shyamalan, The Hot Zone by Richard Preston, and World War Z by Max…

In literature, stories in the same genre typically are compatible and comparable. While written in different forms of literature, the novel The Chrysalids and the motion picture The X-Men share indefinite similarities. The science fiction novel written by John Wyndham follows the life of David Strorm the protagonist of the story. David has the ability to communicate telepathically with a select group of children. This ability threatens his life and creates the theme of the inevitability of…

Whether or not stereotypes are causing a negative effect on society, there must be a few things stated about this argumentative essay. Firstly, the grammatical errors are an eyesore and can deter a reader from finishing the reading. The entire essay was written under the false assumption about stereotypes. The structure of the essay was mostly missing, though there was an attempt at paragraphs, there was no citations or indentations. In all honesty, the essay was just a mess due to the…

“Know your own happiness. You want nothing but patience- or give it a more fascinating name, call it hope” (Austen 98). Motifs can be found in every story. A motif is a recurring theme or idea, especially in works of literacy. Authors like to use motifs to connect different scenes or points. They help develop the piece’s major themes. Three prevalent motifs in “Sense and Sensibility,” by Jane Austen, are change, grief, and selflessness. These three motifs lead up to one of the main themes:…

Pearsall, Shelly. (2006). All of the above. New York, NY: Little Brown and Company. Four inner city students are going through the journey of building the world’s largest tetrahedron. The engaging and suspenseful story intertwines personal stories of the teachers, students, and the community. This book, which is inspired by actual events, is filled with unexpected humor and distressing characters. All of the Above makes math alive, while at the same time teaches friendship and diversity in…