painting was done‚ the world was consumed with astrology and astronomy‚ with people like Jules Verne writing about travelling to the moon. There were also other that claim that this painting depicts some sort of alienation and mental illness that van Gogh was experiencing at the time. The sleepy village represents the rest of the world‚ unaware of whatever uncontrolled passions and distress Van Gogh was experiencing through during this time. This maybe the reason the houses seem to be so far away even
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to experience Otherness‚ and within both film and novel it is absurdity and the Absurd which drives Mersault and Bateman towards their respective social alienations. However‚ despite the inextricable link between the Absurd and Otherness within the texts‚ the means by which the Absurd interacts with each text‚ and‚ in turn results in alienation is unique. Within Camus’s novel‚ the world itself is portrayed as being oppressive‚ with harsh landscapes and indifferent characters leaving Mersault feeling
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1988 Tim Burton worked on Beetlejuice. It was a supernatural comedy that fit perfectly into Burton’s dark‚ gothic style. From there Tim Burton worked on Batman‚ Edward Scissorhands‚ Batman Returns‚ The Nightmare Before Christmas‚ Batman Forever‚ Sleepy Hollow‚ Planet of the Apes‚ Charlie and the Chocolate Factory‚ Corpse Bride‚ Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street‚ 9‚ Alice In Wonderland‚ Dark Shadows‚ Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter‚ Frankenweenie‚ and Big
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/ Gang oft aglay.” That last phrase‚ written in Scottish dialect‚ translates as “often go wrong.” As will become clear‚ the quotation relates directly to our two protagonists‚ who do indeed have a “scheme” to get out of the cycle of poverty and alienation that is the migrant worker’s lot: they plan to purchase a farm of their own and work on it themselves. Lennie visualizes this future possibility as near to heaven – he can imagine nothing better than life with “the rabbits.” Their action in the
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Introduction American literature‚ to my eyes‚ like American history‚ although short‚ however‚ still full of glories and shining masterpieces and writers. Those American writers‚ while conquering this wild America‚ also had conquered the great field of American literature. From its first imitative activities to innovative attempts nowadays‚ American literature gradually gains its unique style‚ theme and form‚ and I¡¯m always excited to see their works are more and more America in its true sense.
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The Fate of Ichabod Crane Ichabod Crane‚ a very frail‚ gullible man that had just moved from his hometown of Connecticut to a very petite and eerie village called Sleepy Hollow‚ New York. There in the town he had heard rumors of mysterious creatures roaming the streets and a very popular legend‚ the Headless Horseman. Being the gullible man Ichabod was‚ he believed all of these stories and feared of one day meeting the Headless Horseman. While living in this small town‚ he acquired the job of
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When reading this section‚ learned that the section was from chapter 3 of Now You See It: How Technology and Brain Science Will Transform Schools and Business for the 21st Century by Cathy Davidson. On chapter 3‚ “Project Classroom Makeover”‚ the main issue was on technology in the classroom. Luckily‚ I had the chance to read this book in high school once‚ see when I read this‚ Duke University was chosen to participate in “Apple Digital Campus”‚ where each school was chosen to pick a product from
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Van Gogh painted this piece in 1889 while he was in Saint Rémy seeking treatment in a mental asylum. Interestingly enough‚ he painted this piece from his memory and it was supposed to have been based on a constellation arrangement he had seen earlier on in the night sky of Provence. Starry Night is perhaps one of his most famous and yet most elusive works. The first thing that I noticed was the overwhelming night sky‚ which takes up most of the background. Its swirling‚ flowing lines appear to
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Behind The Thoughts of Tim Burton’s Murky Literatures When one contemplates the feelings of Tim Burton‚ one normally thinks that his books and movies are dark‚ cruel‚ and spine-chilling‚ but nevertheless‚ almost everyone has found themselves sitting at home watching one of his movies‚ or nose deep into one of his many books. What is it that makes Tim Burton’s books so pleasing to the eye? Where do the dark‚ cruel and spin-chilling thoughts come from? Tim Burton was born on August 25‚ 1985 in
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Edward Scissorhand‚ is a comedy‚ romance‚ sci-fi‚ which revolves around a love story between Kim‚ a messed up teenager‚ and Edward‚ a freakish mixture of childlike humanity and shear destructiveness‚ doomed never to grow up or share a home with other creatures. The film is an odd mixture‚ and at some points may become confusing. It is partly a gothic fairytale with the castle on the hill‚ but mainly it is a story of a normal community and how it is challenged by an outsider‚ and how difficult it
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