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    talked about obstacle that some models have to face is their own skin colour. In the short film “The Colour of Beauty”‚ directed by Elizabeth St. Philip and published in 2010‚ the experiences of an aspiring supermodel named Renee Thompson is used to argue that the modelling industry is a racist environment that are not giving equal chances to models of ethnic backgrounds. Throughout the film‚ St. Philip uses statistics‚ Thompson’s experiences‚ and reputable sources to connect with the audience’s emotions

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    How are film techniques used in Jaws to create suspense for viewers? Throughout the well-known film Jaws‚ directed by Steven Spielberg‚ a number of different film techniques are displayed to create suspense for viewers. A few of these many techniques used are character behaviour‚ props and sound effects. These techniques help draw the audience to the film and experience different feelings towards each of the characters. Character behaviour is a key film technique used to create suspense‚ Steven

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    The flowers represent Gatsby already experiencing his moment with Daisy in the past‚ and how Gatsby still tries to recreate their doomed relationship even when itś broken and dead. Five years ago Gatsby was walking with Daisy on an autumn night. He wanted to kiss her but he knew he would bind himself to her and his path for life would go to a new direction.¨Then he kissed her. At his lipś touch she blossomed for him like a flower and the incarnation was complete¨ (Fitzgerald 111) Daisy blossoming

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    To Kill a Mockingbird: Racism in Film in the 1960’s The 1960’s was a decade of radical social change and revolutionary attitude. While people were able to come together on many issues and influence positive change in our nation‚ racism was still a shaky platform for much of society. Because the ideas of hatred and inequality were deep rooted in so many people‚ the social activists in favor of an equal America faced a long and dangerous road toward change. Films of the decade seemed to either dance

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    For an individual to belong‚ they must fulfil their society’ies expectations.‚in doing so‚ further Aanalysis of the book ’The gGreat Eexpectations’ composed by Charles Dickens revealshas been made apparent that an aspect of family belonging‚ where Pip‚ the main character tries to live up to societies expectations of being a gentlemen.‚Tthis can be seen where Magwitch uses first person‚ evident in the direct speech ‘Yes‚ Pip‚ dear boy‚ I’ve made a gentleman ofn you! It’s me wot has done it! I swore

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    In The Shawshank Redemption the film maker uses a variety of filmic techniques to position the audience and shape their responses to the characters and events of the film. Discuss. Themes: Justice‚ Redemption‚ Techniques: * Parallel - when two or more things are compared. Red and Brooks. The experiences of the men when they leave prison are paralleled (they follow the same pattern). He wants us to see the parallels between the two characters and show the effect of institutionalisation (developing

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    Discuss Tennessee Williams’ use of symbolism in "The Glass Menagerie" Tennessee Williams’ memory play "The Glass Menagerie describes three separate characters‚ their dreams and the realities they face in a changing world. The play is set in an apartment in st Louis during the American depression. The Glass Menagerie exposes the lost dreams of a southern family and their desperate struggle to escape reality. The play "The glass menagerie" itself is a symbol Williams uses to represent the broken lives

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    The text Great Expectations by Charles Dickens reflects many of the values and attitudes of nineteenth century England. The terms ’values’ and ’attitude’ are somewhat linked‚ and are both an integral part of the context of this novel. There was a great divide between the classes at the time of Great Expectations‚ with each class having its own stereotypical views. This difference led to crime in the city‚ which served the need for better punishment‚ as the justice system was quite arbitrary. Attitudes

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    Great expectations by Charles dickens was written in 1860-1861. The opening chapter of great expectations is extremely important as it tells of each character from Pips perspective (also telling the readers just how naïve‚ young and innocent Pip is amidst this gloomy dwelling)‚ for example Pip says "…my first fancies regarding what they were like‚ were unreasonably derived from their tombstones" this tells us that Pip is a blank canvas ready to be painted on and every little thing will shape and

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    imagine how brief our existence on this planet is. Imagine if you will that we summarized how humans came to dominate the planet in your average 2-hour movie. The very first frame starts us off with the accretion of the planet. About 18 minutes into the film the first microbial life starts to take shape on this clump of space junk. Nothing much seems to be happening. People around in the theater are already running out of popcorn and getting cranky. Cellphones start illuminating the dark auditorium. Most

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