Black-Figure Amphora Issa Jackson 03/02/12 ARH 2150 The Unknown‚ Greek‚ Attic black-figure Amphora‚ was made in 520 – 510 BCE‚ during the Archaic period which was from 600-480 BCE. The medium is terracotta‚ the piece is sixteen inches and it was a Museum Purchase. At the beginning of the transition into the archaic art lost its geometric and rigid style and transformed into a more natural and real. The human figure changed from being triangular to more realistic anatomically correct human
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words and styles in which he can affect his readers in any way he chooses to make them think or feel. Poe uses suspense‚ irony‚ and symbolism to seize his readers’ attention in almost every single one of his stories. Poe effectively uses these expressions to cause each of his readers to experience a certain emotion or feeling while reading his stories. In Poe’s story “The Black Cat”‚ right off the bat he begins intriguing his reader with suspense. He writes a first person account of how he has done
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directed by Gary Ross is the reaping scene. This scene is important because it develops 3 ideas. Firstly‚ the effects of a totalitarian government‚ Secondly reality tv and its effects and lastly it develops kadnesses character. ross develops this scene through the use of verbal and visual features. The first reason this scene is important is because it shows a totalitarian society this is seen through the peacekeepers looking over everyone and also the power figure at the front on the stage in her
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“A Good Man is Hard to Find” In the short story‚ “A Good Man is Hard to Find” there is irony all through the pages. It shows how you should follow your gut instinct when you think you shouldn’t go somewhere‚ when you know something bad is going to happen. In the story it also talks about how the grandmother wore her nice clothes in case of an accident‚ she wanted to look like a lady in case anything bad was to happen. The grandmother was constantly talking about the good in people‚ but was she a
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Freedom of Speech‚ Hate Speech‚ & Talk Radio Brice Hinchman Freedom of Speech‚ Hate Speech‚ & Talk Radio What is Freedom of speech? Well‚ the definition for freedom of speech is the ability to speak freely without being subject to censorship or without fear of retaliation from a governing body. There are at least two documents‚ the US Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights‚ that acknowledge that free speech is an unalienable right and protect it for all. There is
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Characters are the people who inhabit a story. They must be motivated‚ consistent‚ and plausible to be classified as true characters. In "Everyday Use" and "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall‚" the authors explore of characterization. Both of the short stories have stock characters such as Grandma Dee from "Everyday Use and John from "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall‚" but the characters that spark the most interest are the round characters such as Dee and Mrs. Weatherall. In "Everyday Use" Grandma
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Characterization: There are generally two types of characterization‚ explicit (direct) and implicit (indirect) characterization. Explicit characterization: A character is portrayed by direct description of his outward appearance and by directly naming his human and mental qualities or abilities. Implicit characterization: A character is portrayed by what he does or by describing his environment. From what he does or from his surroundings one draws conclusions as to what kind of character
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Irony and surprise are common literary devices authors use to communicate their ideas when writing literary works. Irony allows the writer to suggest an interpretation that is different from the literal meaning of the words used in the text. The element of surprise allows the writer to manipulate the reader’s expectations and take them somewhere completely different. In the short stories‚ A Good Man Is Hard to Find by Flanney O’Connor and Happy Endings by Margaret Atwood‚ both authors use the element
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of unhappiness in her marriage because her husband seems to care little for her‚ and is really more interested in talking about himself than anything else. Which seems like something she is impossible to intake. She is so self-obessed and loves to talk about her self whenever possible. She flirts deliberately with the ranch hands and does little to hide these flirtations from her husband. Knowingly causing the ranch hands to suffer Curley’s hot-headed‚ glove-wearing wrath. Even though she is
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"A black man in a white society." How important do you think this is as a factor in Othello’s tragedy? Plan What Othello’s tragedy is: essentially believing a dishonest man over his wife How Othello fits in: Christian and experienced military leader How he doesn’t: a black Moor‚ foreigner and subjected to overt racism Newman: believes in racism himself Leavis: Othello is ‘too stupid’ to be a tragic hero Iago is a ‘dramatist’ many critics AC Bradley: Othello is ‘blameless’ How far Iago is to blame:
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