V for Vendetta vs. 1984 comparison Intermediate prompt: Discuss some of the similarities of how the totalitarian style of government depicted in the film V for Vendetta and Big Brother in George Orwell’s novel 1984 use the media to control the population. *Norsefire‚ the political party that reigns over England after a nuclear holocaust attempts to control the population through propaganda in the media. In the movie it seems as though everyone has a television in their home and there is only one
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English III Section G 6/5/2012 Final Paper Women in the Odyssey and A Midsummer Night’s Dream Throughout history‚ women have usually been seen as weak and without power. However‚ women such as Helena‚ Hermia‚ Titania‚ in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Helen‚ Circe‚ and Penelope in The Odyssey are not weak. Instead‚ they are very powerful but in different ways. The women of The Odyssey and A Midsummer Night’s Dream threaten male power but in different ways. In The Odyssey‚ Helen is a
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Josie Channel Mr. Wilcoxon English Composition I November 4‚ 2014 The Hero’s Journey There are many steps of “The Hero’s Journey”. The first step of The Hero’s Journey is the ‘Ordinary World’. The ‘Ordinary World’ allow us to get to know the Hero and identify with him before the Journey begins. This step refers to the hero ’s normal life at the start of the story. Next‚ is the ‘Call to Adventure’ and the hero is faced with something that makes him start his adventure. This might be a problem or
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translated by Robert Fagles is about Odysseus who is the king of Ithaca and his troubles with the Greek gods. Odysseus may be a good king but he is certainly not a very good leader when it comes to long journeys and battles. He made it home to Ithica but not without a lot of struggles and bad decisions. Odysseus’ selfishness‚ anger‚ and stubbornness were a part of his not too great leadership throughout the Odyssey. He did not protect his men very well. A leader needs to also be a team player
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I think that journeys are a really important aspects to all of our lives because they apply to everybody‚ once a journey starts you cant escape it‚ all journeys big and small can be unpredictable but all have a positive aspect of being a learning experience. Today’s speech will focus on imaginative journeys and how I have used three different perspectives to develop the concept of a journey. Imagination refers to a persons mind forming images or concepts of external objects not immediately present
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Odyssey: The Journey of a Hero The Hero’s Journey is never an easy one. This particular journey‚ as detailed in Homer’s The Odyssey‚ is one of struggle‚ loss‚ heartache‚ pain‚ growth and triumph. It is comprised of many steps that Odysseus has to overcome and battle through in order to achieve his final goal of reaching his home and his loved ones. From the Call to Adventure to the Freedom or Gift of living‚ Odysseus conquered them all. The story begins in the middle of the story‚ as many
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The jedi were the most feared warriors in the universe‚ but have been hunted down and destroyed by the New Empire. This is Joseph Campbell come in explaining his journey in an unknown world‚ “---signifies that destiny has summoned the hero and transferred his spiritual center of gravity from within the pale of his society to a zone unknown” (Campbell‚ p.58). “All he can do is create new problems for himself and await the gradual approach of his disintegration” (Campbell‚ pg. 59). Joseph can relate
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After serving ten years in the great Trojan War‚ Odysseus‚ the son Laertes‚ was finally able to start his long journey towards home. He arrives at Phaeacia and meets Alcinous. Alcinous offers Odysseus a ship for his travels but asks Odysseus to tell him of his adventures. He agrees and now he is off to start his eventful travels towards home in the peaked sea-mark of Ithaca. As Odysseus starts his quest of getting home the wind starts to pick up. The powerful wind carried him west from Troy and
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Goodman Brown is a story written by Nathaniel Hawthorne with many interpretations. It is a story of Young Goodman Brown’s adventure that many believe was a journey away from home. Some people believe that he was trying to get at the community and everyday social life. One way to interpret it is that Young Goodman Brown was simply taking a journey in his sleep - a dream. When reading this story‚ there are many ways to interpret it as a dream. Hawthorne says‚ “Young Goodman Brown came forth‚ at sunset
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y Apocalypse Now (1979) The first time Captain Benjamin L. Willard is introduced in the film‚ he is shown as being high on drugs‚ drunk and in very bad shape. His face is filmed up side down‚ everything being reversed and wrong. The fan spinning around in the ceiling sounds like a helicopter from the war and he practices martial arts almost like he is fighting an imaginary enemy. This instantly gives the feeling that Willard is still mentally in the war – without really being there. Willard is throughout
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