“If everything went perfectly - if his health did not degrade any further‚ if the weather held‚ if Burnham completed the other buildings on time‚ if strikes did not destroy the fair‚ if the many committees and directors‚ which Olmsted called “that army our hundreds of masters‚” learned to leave Burnham alone - Olmsted might be able to complete his task on time” (Larson 118). Erik Larson uses repetition of the word “if” to emphasize to his readers how difficult it was for Olmsted to complete his
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Ricky has the potential to be a superb character. He’s vulnerable‚ unstable‚ and chilling. He is a man who instead of being consumed in fiery revenge‚ becomes calm and methodical in his violence. This fact alone is what makes him terrifying‚ as well as
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19 September 2012 Professor Joyce English 099 American Beauty Beauties are qualities that bring pleasure or satisfaction to a person or an animal. People have their own opinions on how they define beauty. True beauty is not about physical appearance but also the goals and morals they have in life. With the combination of having problems in people’s lives it is hard to find their inner beauty. While watching the movie American Beauty by Alan Ball it describes problems that people face
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American Beauty Film Analysis The film American Beauty was a complex story of a “traditional American family” as seen by the media. The intriguing part of the film was that it showed what happens behind the doors of a “typical American family” or a family that put on a persona of a typical family. The Family Crucible written family psychiatrist Augustus Y. Napier‚ PhD‚ with Carl Whitaker‚ M.D. it tells a story of an American family who initially seeks counseling because of the abnormal and rebellious
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Analysis of the Cinematography of "American Beauty" Cinematography is an art form‚ not just an aspect of a movie. Cinematography affects the mood and tone of a movie as well as the viewers’ feelings while watching a movie. In American Beauty this is demonstrated beautifully through camera techniques‚ lighting‚ and the framing of the shot. Camera techniques include aerial‚ deep focus‚ pan‚ shallow focus‚ slow motion‚ soft focus‚ and the tracking shot. Lighting is more than just shining a light
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American Beauty (1999) – Sam Mendes American Beauty is a movie that shows the journey of Lester Burnham‚ a middle aged man living in what seems to be the perfect life‚ but on the inside Lester is truly unhappy and what he describes as “already dead” in the opening voice-over scene. One truly influential scene is the scene in Lester’s office. The director used a few color techniques and angle of framing techniques to demonstrate Lester’s distaste for his job‚ and his life in general. The
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Rossi 1 Maria Rossi HHS 4M Mr. D’Ardis March 30‚ 2012 American Beauty and the Developmental Tasks Erik Erikson suggested a theory that all humans must face specific obstacles at certain points in their lives. These obstacles are known as developmental tasks. In order to develop properly one must overcome these obstacles. As an adolescent one must face the obstacles of identity versus role confusion‚ as a young adult on must face the obstacles of intimacy versus isolation‚ and as an adult one
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Lab 2: Fitts’ Law and Motor control ID | MT | 4 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.31 | 2 | 0.24 | 3 | 0.45 | 2 | 0.32 | 1 | 0.25 | 2 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 0.23 | 1. A measurement of the difficulty of performing an aiming movement. It states that the difficulty of a movement is mostly correlated with the distance a limb moves and the narrowness of the target. 2. Distance had a little to no effect on movement time for my data. The size of the target had a huge impact on movement time. The
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http://www.unomaha.edu/jrf/am.beauty.htm Journal of Religion and Film “Beautiful Necessities”: American Beauty and the Idea of Freedom by David L. Smith Vol. 6 No. 2 October 2002 “Beautiful Necessities”: American Beauty and the Idea of Freedom by David L. Smith Abstract [1] A central theme of American Beauty is the disjunction between the quests for liberation undertaken by its characters and the discoveries at which a few of them arrive. The world of the film is carefully structured
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You would then have the chance to fully comprehend and evaluate your life. Were you truly happy with your life or were you completely miserable? The film American Beauty‚ written by Alan Ball and produce by Bruce Cohen and Dan Jinks‚ takes a closer look at two ordinary American families. The film exposes your typical‚ middle-class suburban American home and slowly uncovers all of the abnormalities that lie within. The two families‚ and their relationships with friends‚ neighbors‚ and co-workers are
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