William the Silent

With her release of Silent Spring in the early 1960’s, Rachel Carson sparked a great national environmental movement. In her book, Carson released her findings on the detrimental effects of the chemical dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT). At the time, DDT was believed to be the answer to insect problems in the United States and was used extensively. However, Carson explains DDT reaches species not targeted by the chemical and hurts the environment as a whole. Rachel Carson proves, through a…

GALLARDO, Monica J. INTFILM- A52 Prof. Rica Leticia Arevalo October 26, 2015 Silent Film to Talkie: Singing in the Rain Film Review (1952) The transition of silent films to talkies lead us to a more creative and entertaining side of the said media. The film, Singing in the Rain revolved mainly on how they worked things out by using Selden’s voice to dub the squeaky voice of Lamont. The loved musical turned film, Singing in the Rain was directed and choreographed by Gene Kelly and Stanley…

During the 1940s powerful chemicals, such as DDT were used to remove crop-destroying insects. In Rachel Carson’s “The Obligation to Endure”, she argues that harmful chemicals are not only killing insects but also modifying its surroundings(604, par.1). She develops this argument using poignant diction, explaining that the environment take milleniums to adjust and that human pollution is advancing further than the Earth can keep up thus causing irreversible damages to the environment. Carson’s…

can’t use his sword correctly. At one point, he brazenly unsheathes his sword, only to have the blade fly out and kill the hidden snipper who was killing of the cannon men. This scene also includes one of the most extraordinary stunts ever seen in a silent film: the Northern train going over a burning bridge that collapses as the train is going over it. The Civil War was a time of strife and misery for America. However, The General is light, theatrical, and intensely entertaining. The General is…

differences between The Artist and Vertigo stem primarily from their more immediately manifest differences with The Artist a silent and black-and-white film, while Vertigo utilizes color and sound to complement the actions of the actors. While The Artist takes on the style of a late silent era film, Vertigo is more characteristic of the early new wave films. Due to its silent nature, The Artist necessarily mandates longer intervals between cuts and features more dramatic and emphasized acting,…

cancer after 2 years of publishing her book "Silent Spring" when she was 56 in Silver Spring, Maryland. Rachel Carson led the fight to protect the environment which led her to write a book called "Silent Spring" that influenced people and environmentalists, in her book "Silent Spring" Rachel Carson argued about long term consequences of the use of pesticides and chemicals in Agricultural practices, Silent Night led people to…

well as what measures were taken in order to ensure the product is safe for human consumption. We as humans sometimes fail to realize the how far agricultural ideology has come in the last 50 years. Rachel Carson highlights throughout her 1962 book “Silent Spring”. Although it may have not been intentional, Carson’s book sparked a revolution in the world that still continues to improve the way things are produced, disposed, and regulated throughout the United States. Rachel Carson enlightens us…

film as a method of illustration. He talks about the importance of sound on film and how it has allowed us to build themes in film. He also gives different techniques on how to edit and arrange scenes with different sounds and dialogues. He compares silent films to sound films, and how important music is to the sensitivity of scenes in a film. Pudovkin opinion on Sound film was pretty straightforward. From the first paragraph he states how the technical side of filmmaking may be perfected in…

pictures switched from silent films to talking motion pictures. This transition was hard for some actors and actresses in Hollywood which can be seen throughout this motion picture. Not only is Singin’ in the Rain about the difficulties in transitions but also the romance of the city and fame. This can be seen through how it relates to the Modernistic art movement.…

In Paul Auster’s novel The Book of Illusions, the main character, David Zimmer, embarks on a journey of discovery after the loss of his wife and children. He becomes obsessed with silent film star Hector Mann and delves into Mann’s world, doing research on him in order to write a book about this presumed dead actor’s films. Zimmer’s life is irreparably changed by the segment of one of Mann’s films that he sees late at night. However, it is not only his films that affect Zimmer, but also the…