Narrative poetry

The story, White Socks (Zako, 2017), is a great choice for storytelling because it is based on a true story, which realistic fiction that it can happen to anyone, influences empathy, and has the happy-ending that children love. Children love a story that it actually happen to a someone who they can relate to (Myers, 2012). The main character, Grace, is an ordinary girl who loves her favorite stuffed animal, White Socks, and treats it like her best friend: she takes it to wherever she goes. The…

In Rod Serling’s “The monsters are due on maple street.” the events and character actions advance the plot. In the beginning tommy talks about how in the story there were aliens that looked like humans as this selection implies. “That was the way they prepared things for the landing. They sent four people. A mother and a father and two kids who looked just like humans...but they weren't.” This drives the people to search for the aliens Tommy starts the rejection of the call to the rest of our…

The three act structure used in the short film “George Lucas in Love” shapes the story through the use of a set-up, confrontation/build up, and climax/resolution. By following this basic three-act structure, this short film successfully tells an entertaining story that delicately weaves details reminiscent of both Star Wars and Shakespeare in Love, without losing the audience if they’re not familiar with either of the stories. Act I – The Set Up In act one the audience meets the protagonist,…

Introduction I have come to understand Narrative Therapy as a way of being, a practice that involves an abundance of curiosity and respecting that insider knowledge we each possess about ourselves and our identity (Laura Beres, personal communication, January 10, 2017). Michael White described narrative therapy as something that should not be reduced to just a method, but instead is perhaps “an epistemology, a philosophy, a personal commitment, a politics, a practice, a life’” (Furlong, 2008, p…

There are many ways to classify film noir, but in order to condense it for the purposes of writing the EE, I have chosen specific aspects to asses. Roger Ebert, noted film critic and former writer for the Chicago-Sun Times classifies film noir using 10 distinct aspects (some important ones are listed below) (RogerEbert.com): o At no point does the film trick the viewer into thinking there will be a happy resolution, there is always a sense of a bleak outlook o Love and death are highly…

The Baal Cycle and the Pirates of the Caribbean movies share many characteristics and both include combat and succession myths. Characters in both works can be compared and clearly shown to be in relation. Battles that Baal faces in The Baal Cycle can directly be compared to battles that Jack Sparrow find himself in. Although they bear some minor differences, the similarities between The Baal Cycle and The Pirates of the Caribbean movie series are obvious and deserve thorough examination. The…

I found the film “A close shave” to be very well produced visually and context wise. It successfully engages the viewer in the plot and creates an array of emotions as the viewer moves throughout the scenes. There was a diversity of tones, moods, and subjects that kept the film interesting. It included expressive characters and an advancing plot in both romance and drama. The storyline had a classic combination of a dramatic villain versus hero plot and a love story that keeps the viewer sitting…

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be given the task of creating a thrilling film, attracting a modern audience, and based on an authentic story? That is the task that Disney filmmakers took on when producing Treasure Planet from the previously written Treasure Island. From the captivating storyline of Stevenson’s novel, Treasure Island, to the animated plot of Disney’s film, Treasure Planet, many intriguing comparisons can be made between the characters, themes, and settings.…

Standard 5 Summative What is one difference and one similarity between the text and the film? Why do you think the director made this change or kept it the same? There are many major differences and similarities between the film, The Mighty, and the book, Freak the Mighty. One major difference, is when Freak and Max go to get Loretta's purse. One major similarity, is when Freak saves Max from Killer Kane. In the book, Max and Freak go to retrieve Loretta's purse by, throwing a device down…

Spirituality plays a subtle but major role in Alexie's stories. The characters in these stories seldom participate in any kind of religious practice, and spirituality is not explored as explicitly as some of the other themes in the book. Nonetheless, Alexie often describes his characters in religious terms. The collection contains countless references to both Christianity and traditional Spokane spirituality. For example, the refering to the Bible by way of a passing reference in “All I Wanted…