Bordwell and Thompson define the art film as "a film which‚ while made under commercial circumstances take an approach to form and style influenced by "high art" which offers an alternative to mainstream entertainment" (1). Like avant-garde film making‚ this style offer the audience with a movie that takes glory in cinemas stance as a modern art form‚ for art house films are not just intended to be entertaining‚ they are designed to be imaginative. Shekhar Kapur’s 1998 film ’Elizabeth’ presents
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the Hypodermic Needle Theory – its history‚ key concepts and criticism. As the theory suggests direct and immediate effect of mass media to its audience‚ a social phenomenon called ‘copycat crimes’ is analyzed through its lens. The criticisms and ambiguities of the hypodermic needle theory are used to formulate a new theory believed to be more applicable and accurate to social issues and media awareness at present. The theory named Bulletproof Audience Theory suggests that viewers are indirectly affected
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It is first necessary to determine whether the clause has been incorporated as a term of the contract. Regarding to incorporation by signature‚ generally if China signed the contract‚ then they tend to be bound by the terms of the agreement‚ even if they did not read it‚ (L’Estrange v Graucob)‚ where it was stated that the claimant would be bound by all the terms of the agreement because she signed it and the fact that she did not read the terms was irrelevant. Incorporation by notice could also
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There are many different ways in which HG Wells builds up tension and suspense in ’The Red Room’. One way in which he does this is through the use of language. One of the main effective uses of language in ’The Red Room’ is the use of personification; "made the shadows cower and quiver". The shadow embeds fear into the reader‚ as they wonder if the shadow is alive‚ which creates tension as the reader wonders what will happen next. Furthermore‚ the fact that the phrase makes it seem that the shadows
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HOMONYMY AND POLYSEMY Semantics is the scientific study of meaning in language and deals with a lot of complex subjects‚ such as utterances and sentences‚ reference‚ sense relation or lexical ambiguity. Semantics often appears in other disciplines‚ for example in philosophy‚ anthropology‚ psychology and communication theory and it is closely connected with pragmatics. As already mentioned the study of meaning is the main point in semantics. It is well known that meaning is an ordinary English word
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with tragic undertones‚ which force the play away from the stereotype of ‘traditional comedy’ and into its own‚ unofficial genre of tragic comedy. Another play written by Shakespeare‚ which contains very similar structure and ambiguity regarding genre‚ is The Merchant of Venice‚ which was believed to be written between 1956 and 1958‚ just years before Shakespeare begun Twelfth Night. Both plays contain a comedic plot structure‚ typical comedic themes‚ and provide for
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the antecedents (i.e.‚ role ambiguity and conflict‚ burnout‚ socialization‚ and work autonomy) and consequences (i.e.‚ affective and continuance commitment‚ absenteeism‚ and employee turnover intention) of employee job satisfaction. Data obtained from a sample of 671 respondents drawn from 11 international tourist hotels in Taiwan were analyzed with the LISREL program. According to the results‚ role conflict‚ burnout‚ socialization‚ and work autonomy‚ but not role ambiguity‚ significantly predicted job
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these “services” are not explicitly changing the underlying nature of their jobs‚ Mourad’s colleagues utilize their power for a purpose inconsistent with the interests of the state (Jelloun‚ 1-28). Sources of Ambiguity The uncertainty surrounding the term stems from the underlying ambiguity of diagnosing what exactly was abused and whether the action done falls outside of the scope of official duties. Thus to accurately identify abuse‚ one must know legal and ethical boundaries surrounding “duty”
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http://wps.prenhall.com/ca_ph_johns_ob_6/23/5902/1510920.cw/-/1510922/index.html WHAT IS STRESS? Stress is a psychological reaction to the demands inherent in a stressor that has the potential to make a person feel tense or anxious because the person does not feel capable of coping with these demands. All stress is not intrinsically bad since moderate levels of stress can serve as stimulation. However‚ stress does become a problem when it leads to especially high levels of anxiety and tension
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capacity of the presidential officer? Courts Decision and Why? The court reasoned that if Riviera was not personally liable‚ the corporation would then be a guarantor of its own lease‚ which is absurd. Furthermore‚ any ambiguity in the lease was created by Mr. Riviera. "Such Ambiguity should be constructed against Mr. Riviera as the party whom drafted the ambiguous language". The court delved further to say that if Mr. Riviera signed the document only as a corporate representative‚ then Tony Ramoni’s
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