An analysis of how Ridley Scott creates suspense and tension through the use of sound‚ cinematography and performance in the air duct scene from “Alien”. In this scene‚ we follow the character Dallas (Tom Skerrit) as he searches for the alien in the ships air ducts‚ whilst communicating with the rest of his crew. At this point the audience are already aware of how dangerous the alien is‚ as it had already killed Kane (John Hurt) and Brett (Harry Dean Stanton) Not only this but Dallas had previously
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“Sissy! He’s sissy from the ground up. Just like his father!” You are a sissy Tom Ripley‚ you are. You have nothing. No one. No home‚ friends‚ family‚ job. Who cares if I have killed two people right? What are police going to do arrest me? Take away all my money? Oh how devastating it would be to see all my successes‚ money‚ and lavish lifestyle go down the drain. Maybe Aunt Dottie was right all those years? I can’t do anything right and will never be able to do anything right. I have always had
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we know that Amanda has gone missing but we have not been given any of the details as to how‚ why‚ when and who. Another interesting part is that the series is entitled "The Amanda Project" but this story is told through the voice of Callie‚ one of Amanda’s friends. I find it interesting how Callie‚ Hal Bennet‚ and Nia Rivera were all friends with Amanda‚ but they never knew it until one day when they got called down to the office by the vice-principal who informed them that Amanda had gone missing
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It was a quiet‚ gloomy night when Megan‚ Emma and Amanda decided to camp the night in the forest behind Emma’s house. The three girls gathered their camping gear and headed into the dense forest. After a while‚ they discovered a small clearing. Megan and Amanda setup their tent while Emma assembled a campfire. They then sat around the campfire and roasted marshmallows. As they did this‚ Amanda began to tell a ghost story. She told her friends a story about an elderly man who was once stabbed to
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their minds and in turn become deceptive. Amanda‚ Tom‚ and Laura are caught up in a web of desperation‚ denial‚ and deception‚ and it is this entrapment that prevents them‚ as it would any family‚ from living productive and emotionally fulfilling lives together. Amanda Wingfield’s life has not ended up as she would have wished. She states‚ “I wasn’t prepared for what the future brought me” (Williams 720). According to Delma E. Presley‚ “If Amanda appears desperate‚ she certainly has a legitimate
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develop one of the main characters‚ Amanda. I can show that Amanda was friendly in the story. On page 11‚ Maniac runs into Amanda. Amanda had a suitcase full of books. Maniac asks for a book‚ and Amanda does give him a book. “Jeffrey pointed at the suitcase… ...Jeffrey gasped. ‘Books!’... …’Here!’” The "here" at the end of the sentence shows that Amanda was nice to give Maniac a book since Maniac looked like he didn’t have a real education. Also‚ on page 67‚ Amanda has an idea for Maniac. She thinks
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Abstract The history of the abortion debate has continued for decades. In today’s society the topic is very demanding and controversial. Prolifer’s as the name proceeds‚ frame the debate as the right to life for the baby. Individuals who are for Pro-choice may or may not address whether the fetus is in fact a life‚ and frame the debate in terms of woman having the right to choose what’s best for their bodies without worrying about the government getting involved. In the following paper I
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family. The play is about a young man‚ Tom‚ who lives with his mother‚ Amanda and his sister‚ Laura. The play explores the various struggles of each individual during the great depression. The characters all have their flaws and motives which help us to understand them and sympathise or agree with them. All the characters in the play behave in some sort of obsessive manner; however‚ Amanda behaves most strongly this way. Amanda Wingfield is one of the main characters and plays a great role in the
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of the narrator‚ Tom Wingfield. Tom is a character in the play‚ which is set in St. Louis in 1937. He is an aspiring poet who toils in a shoe warehouse to support his mother‚ Amanda‚ and sister‚ Laura. Mr. Wingfield‚ Tom and Laura’s father‚ ran off years ago and‚ except for one postcard‚ has not been heard from since. Amanda‚ originally from a genteelSouthern family‚ regales her children frequently with tales of her idyllic youth and the scores of suitors who once pursued her. She is disappointed
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Gestational Diabetes The clinic RN reviews Amanda’s prenatal record prior to performing a nursing assessment. Amanda has given birth twice‚ once at 35-weeks (twins) and once at 39-weeks (singleton). All of these children are alive and well. She has had one spontaneous abortion at 9-weeks gestation. 1. How should the nurse record Amanda’s obstetrical history using the G-T-P-A-L designation? A) 3-2-0-1-3. B) 3-1-1-1-2. C) 4-1-1-1-3. D) 4-2-1-0-2. Correct answer(s): C The nurse notes that
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