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Ginger Snaps is a Canadian horror film released in 2000 and directed by John Fawcett. The story is set in a suburban Canadian town and focuses mainly on two premenstrual adolescent sisters Ginger Fitzgerald, 16 and Bridgitte Fitzgerald, 15. The two girls are social outcasts who are labeled as freaks in their high school, and like most teens, the sisters are rebellious and apathetic. On the surface, Ginger Snaps can be easily dismissed by critics as a typical B-rated teen-turned-werewolf movie.…

it—earlier films of the decade had far more positive outlooks on the war (propaganda). This film’s narrative, however, evoked the actual emotions those going through the war felt. Similarly, this film broke stylistically from earlier Soviet films, using techniques that harken back to the Soviet Montage era of silent filmmaking. The film boldly experiments with camera angles, editing, long takes and close-ups, and perspective shots to create an emotionally affecting story. In…

Literary devices impact the emotion, the heart, and the feeling of the story. Two authors who use literary devices well are Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner. Faulkner’s dark raw tone deepens the plot and keeps the reader interested. However Hemmingway’s writing flows with dialogue. Making the reader feel as if they are in the setting of which the story is taking place. Knowing the emotions behind Faulkner’s characters helps the reader connect and hold on to the hope that is revealed by the…

Strength Within “I washed my hands, put on a new Band-Aid , but now I was being pulled all the way down. I opened the medicine cabinet quietly. Took out the aloe-scented hand sanitizer. I took a gulp, then another. Felt dizzy. You can’t do this. This stuff’s pure alcohol.”,which was located on page 210. When someone has a mental illness they will try to find the strength to resist it. John Green and Robert Longley both wrote two different pieces ,but also they compare in many different…

There are millions of combinations of themes, perspectives, characters, plot, and style that a novel can be written in, and each one of those factors can carry significant meaning in a novel. Perspective, for example, can show what a single character or multiple characters are thinking and feeling. It describes their commonalities in the psyche and their differences. Published in 1932, by William Faulkner, The Unvanquished, a Civil War novel, was written more than sixty years after the war ended…

2 - Embedded Assessment #2 Imagine a town that only enjoys new, a golden ticket that can give you fame and fortune, and a potion that can shrink you. This is the world of Tim Burton. Tim Burton has used many techniques in his films, but we will be talking deeper into 3 of the techniques as he changes feeling with lighting, music/sound, and framing. Burton uses lighting in certain ways to change the feeling of the film at certain times, and moments. An example of the use of lighting can be…

The movie, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, directed by John Ford seems to greatly stand out from other movies released during this era. Many elements were compiled to make this movie unique. The backbone of the film stems from camera elements. John Ford used the camera elements of camera work as well as costumes and make-up to accurately portray his vision of the film, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. The movie, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, incorporates several different varieties of…

disease, lowering of the immune response, chronic muscle tension, and increased blood pressure. “Muscle tension, and eventually, muscle atrophy due to disuse of the body, all promote chronic, stress-related musculoskeletal conditions.” Various techniques of relaxation reduces the amount of tension, which causes problems physically. Our bodies channel Minor 2 resources for strength and speed in order to deal with situations. The greatest effects of stress are experienced in the brain.…

During the story “The Gift of The Magi” the author O. Henry exposes many uses of figurative language or imagery during the story. O. Henry uses figurative language and imagery to create a special effect or feeling for the reader when the are reading.Figurative language can compare, exaggerate, or mean something other than what appears. Imagery is words that create a picture or words that appeal senses. Throughout this story “The Gift of The Magi” the author uses a various amount of different…

The novel was written in 1st person narrator. The book is composed of different letters written by Charlie. The author intended for this book to be this way so the reader knew it was from Charlie’s point of view. When Charlie writes his letters, it is his way of letting out all the pressure he is going through. Charlie, being able to write down what is happening to him, can realize it's not all a dream. It can be also inferred from the motif of the novel that Charlie is writing these letters…