• AY Foundation The Alfonso Yuchengco Foundation‚ Inc (AY Foundation) serves as the heart of YGC. It manifests the Group’s conviction that social responsibility is a corporation’s lifeblood‚ essential to its survival and success. Established in 1970‚ this non-profit‚ service-oriented organization has dedicated itself to the uplift of the Filipino spirit. Using contributions from YGC’s member companies‚ the AY Foundation has various social development programs focusing particularly in the education
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The Symbolism in The Great Gatsby Lizhe I．Introduction: 1. About the novel: The Great Gatsby‚ the exemplary novel of the Jazz Age‚ stands as the supreme achievement of his career. T. S. Eliot read it three times and saw it as the "first step" American fiction had taken since Henry James; H. L. Mencken praised "the charm and beauty of the writing‚" as well as Fitzgerald’s sharp social sense; and Thomas Wolfe hailed it as Fitzgerald’s "best work" thus far. The Great
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of film because of how realistic it felt although being a work of fiction or as the French call it a film à clef (French for Film with a Key) one must pick apart the all the parts that make a movie successful from its actors‚ lighting‚ plot‚ etc. The movie Citizen Kane brings in the audience into the life of Charles Foster Kane who is the main focus of the story and gives information on his life via a parody of the old “March of the Times” newsreels that were commonly used in the 1930’s along
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Investigating the film techniques and theme of each scene of Bend it like Beckham. Gurinder Chadha displays her techniques through a variety of shots while maintaining a steady wide shot and a medium shot of the scene. Theme includes Family‚ hardship and parental expectation. This creates a realistic shot making the scene entreating to watch. This technique is shown throughout the shot where a scene of Jess is practicing to become a good housewife as it was expected by every Indian parent. Another
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who possess wealth are thought to also possess happiness. From the outside looking in‚ the common man always believes that the wealthy live happier lives. But two landmark authors portray a different story. Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations and F. Scot Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ both show that in order to be truly happy‚ one must reject superficial things‚ such as one’s position in the caste system of society‚ and pursue one’s true desires. When given the choice between upper class and common
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The Great Gatsby is a 2013- drama romance movie directed by Bar Luhrmann‚ featuring Leonardo DiCaprio‚ Carey Mulligan and Tobey Maguire‚ based on F.Scott Fitzgerald’s novel. It is narrated from Nick Carraway’s point of view‚who recalls the old times when he met Jay Gatsby‚ after moving to Long Island. He became his neighbour and began to attend his lavish parties‚ before realizing the wealthy man aimed at something he wished to have for himself; Daisy’s love. Unfortunately‚ the woman he loves was
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his henchman. V witnesses the death of Chancellor Sutler and manages to kill Mr. Creedy and his henchman‚ but is critically injured in the process. After his battle‚ he struggles to get down to where Evey is to spend his last minutes with her. One technique that shows how the relationship is supportive is the extreme close-up on Evey showing her grief-stricken face covered with tears. This shows us that their relationship has grown past business based and they are both now in love with each other. This
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Visual Film & Television Techniques Visual Techniques Film is the idea of individual motion pictures‚ the field of film as an art form‚ and the motion picture industry. Films are produced by recording photographic images with cameras‚ or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects. (Film‚ n.d.) To create a film you need cameras‚ projectors‚ film stock‚ and lenses. The first films were created by the use of a cranked camera. They were shot on a single reel
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Symbolism in The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ author of The Great Gatsby‚ uses symbolism throughout the novel to create the characters and events of the post World War I period. Colors are one way symbolism was used to develop the characters’ personalities and set up events. This is shown by colors like the green at the end of Daisy Buchannan’s dock‚ the color of Jay Gatsby’s car and how Myrtle and Jordan surrounded themselves by white. Other symbolisms used to set up events are the difference
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It brings the crowd into tears. Every movie has that stab in the heart moment‚ when they least expect it‚ and tears start rolling down the audiences face. Some people may hate the event that happened but thats what produces a great movie. Another emotion Courageous has‚ is it brings the audience into a very tense mood. The audience is on the edge of their seats‚ biting their finger nails or covering their faces‚ maybe even squeezing the hand of the person next to them. During
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