Red-tailed Hawk

In Alfred Hitchcock’s film, Rear Window, he uses elements of film in a way that expresses to the audience what the character desires and the power relations that exist between them. In the sequence where Lisa and L.B. Jeffries have dinner from “21 Club,” their contradicting desires are expressed through these various elements. For example, Hitchcock uses framing, editing, and character positioning within the mise-en-scene to portray that Lisa desires Jeff but he doesn’t feel as strongly of her.…

In the article “Do What You Love”, the author Tony Hawk claims that we should listen to our inner desires and has faith in it, even when it is not accepted bases on what is called normal by numerous people. To begin with, Tony says that he is an avid skateboarder for 24 years and people loath that job in personal levels followed by lots of unaccepted names which were set. He mentions that his job often conceives as a childish, time-consuming, critical and lawless job. He states that, by the time…

playoffs. Kevin Garnett received NBA Defensive Player of the Year award and Danny Ainge also received an award as the NBA Executive of the Year for executing the most dramatic NBA turnaround in league history. In the playoffs the Celtics met the Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Detroit Pistons beating each team to make it to the championship game where they would play the Los Angeles Lakers for their eleventh meeting in a playoff game. The Celtics would end up taking the…

THE BLACK HAWK WAR? OR THE WAR FOR CHICAGO The Black Hawk War was one of the most vital parts of Chicago history. Chicago would not have happened if not for the Black Hawk war. Chicago was formed after the events of the Black Hawk War. This war was the most vital part in Chicago history.The war began in May of 1832 and ended in August of 1832. The battle was fought for land, a tale to reclaim something that was taken. Black Hawk had surrendered after being caught and many of his people were…

1784. He was born into a wealthy family of slave owners and always wanted to be a military man. At the age of 24, he became a commander at Fort Pickering, which is present day Memphis. The war of 1812 was his first major battle. During the Black Hawk war, General Taylor earned the nickname Old Rough and Ready for defending the western United States against the Native Americans. General Taylor…

Standardizing the visual language has always proved to be a challenge amongst all kinds of artists especially filmmakers. This, in turn, has spawned a collection of individualistic visual expressions in respect to every different director and filmmaker. Through the visualisation of elements within both our daily lives and those of imaginative scapes, the audience are subsequently exposed to an array of overt influences that minutely alter their subconscious mindsets. These messages and symbols,…

The first thing in the morning is to prepare an outfit for the day. Generally when I am getting dressed I think about the weather, what classes I have to attend, and how I am feeling in general. If I am a bit down and just want to be left alone, I will wear black so I don’t stick out, but I still look like I tried to get dressed and look presentable. If I am in a good, happy mood, then I will go with a lighter color such as blue or orange. When getting dressed in the morning, have you ever…

associate with a color. Because of this, businesses utilize color in order to create a certain image, catch people’s attention, and evoke specific emotions and behaviors. The colors that I focused on in my visual essay are blue, green, yellow, orange, and red. Blue is associated with responsibility, trust, and also calmness while green is also associated with calmness but can include the environment, money, envy, and liveliness (Stranger). Because of this, blue is often used as a color for bank…

The Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst tells a story of two brothers, Brother and Doodle. Brother is narrating the tale from an adult perspective. Doodle’s life is very difficult, everyone thought he was going to perish; he pulled through because of love with a small twist of wickedness. Furthermore, Brother only wants to help Doodle to correspond with other children because he wants to avoid embarrassment of having a younger brother who cannot walk, this is only a battle with his self worth. As the…

It displays a man in a suit with a loose veil that covers his face and neck. The woman is wearing a dull red colored v-neck blouse. The woman is standing in front of the man and he is hunched over and leaning close to her to the point where their faces touch. He almost looks as if he is is the one wanting this relationship to develop into something greater…