of the United States. The inauguration took place at the Capital in Washington D.C. In the picture it shows Andrew Jackson getting sworn into office on the steps of the capital by the Chief of Justice John Marshall. There are also people behind them watching the inauguration, and a solder is standing by the pillar holding a gun. The people in the back ground are almost hiding behind the pillars. In the picture of Andrew Jackson getting inaugurated it shows a sense of seriousness, because a new…
and the expected happened: I couldn’t find my car keys. After about fifteen minutes of looking for them and being incredibly late for school, I found them hidden on the coffee table behind a picture frame. Inside the frame, my fourth grade school picture sat haunting me. It was a horrible, embarrassing picture of me in my short, badly…
Hirsch’s article, the main title describes how the way we frame family photographs and how they also frame us and our lives. The main thesis of this article is how photographic images challenge ancestral history and the way how it affects our way of looking at photographs by what we remember. Hirsch further explains this with key concepts such as family portraits, photographs and post-memories. Family photographs and portraits displayed in frames or the photos that are usually shoved into…
And, within those direct specifications, there is also copious space for individual interpretation and thought- again, that frame of different wood and different shape, a different picture, but a frame nonetheless. From this, one could draw the conclusion that “evil is not good,” and from there, “good is not evil.” This extended definition supports the above definition that “Evil is the absence of good,” but before…
caucasian male who always says the same thing: “could be worse” (Stevenson 3). This picture book is geared toward early readers, between the grades of first through third. This book has a clear message that couldn’t be understood just by looking at the pictures. The pictures tell the story but don't convey the message. The reader would have to be able to comprehend, along with reading the story and looking at the pictures. The main message of this book is things could always be worse. It all…
Although there are many styles and techniques in the world, illustrators all create drawings that captivate their audience. Illustrations are a way to connect with the audience whether it is through paintings, drawings etc,. Like the saying goes a “picture is worth a thousand words” and this is true especially when talking about stories without any words. For that reason, even though illustrations are different in different places, that does not change the fact…
In George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, the apartment above Mr. Charrington’s thrift store is a safe haven for Winston and Julia. For an extended period of time, Winston and Julia secretly convene to confer the faults in the ruling of Big Brother within the apartment. This occurs until they are unexpectedly arrested by the thought police. The outcome of the apartment however, is proven to have been foreshadowed beforehand. Firstly, it is recognized through Mr. Charrington, as he gains Winston’s…
colorful and something tragic has happened. So the lighting affects everything and it is equally important just as everything else Looking at the picture of the play Luck of the Irish it shows colorful lighting but only in specific spots. It adds frame and an atmosphere when I look at the picture I think of it being a part of the Jazz Age. The second picture comes from the play Desire Under the Elms. It shows a girl who is kneeling down by a lamp that is on the table. This lighting only…
The review of ‘’the secret life of Walter Mitty’’ The first time I saw the poster of this movie I knew that this is a comedy. But to my surprise, I never think of a comedy could be so powerful and encouraging. This is a clearly understandable comedy with the profound theme. It talks about Walter, an ordinary, cowardly man, who works with the photographic plate in a magazine company for 16 years. His life is so tedious that he always daydreams. He dreams about being a hero, saving the woman whom…
Auteur Theory: Francois Truffaut and Alfred Hitchcock The auteur theory was originated by film critic and director, Francois Truffaut, who had published a famous article in the French film Journal Cahiers du cinéma in 1954. Both the article and French film Journal criticized American movie directors for letting Hollywood studios control what they produce; therefore, lacking any originality (Wikipedia). In response, the Auteur theory was born, which means a film reflects the director's control…