First written in the 1880s and extensively revised in 1908‚ The Portrait of a Lady is often considered to be James’s greatest achievement. In it‚ he explored many of his most characteristic themes‚ including the conflict between American individualism and European social custom and the situation of Americans in Europe. James proclaimed that “The only reason for the existence of a novel is that it does attempt to represent reality.” Plot was for him but the extension of character. The novel must
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Narration is what allows us to grasp every action and detail in a story. Although authors are usually expected to guide readers through a book‚ Ernest Hemingway in Hills Like White Elephants decided to narrate his story in journalistic fashion. The story being told in an objective narrative format allowed for imagination and assumptions. The story being told in third person point of view which is objective‚ never allows us into the minds of the characters. We are only given minimal background and
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MISE EN SCENE in Goodfellas by Martin Scorsese Coming from the theatre‚ the term mise-en-scene refers to literally everything the audience gets to see when watching a film. It is the mixture of props‚ lighting conditions‚ the cast and the medium they develop their action in. It is all about creating a specific visual display the stories are going to take place in. Goodfellas (1990) presents a well-defined scheme in terms of mise-en-scene as it recreates the United States of the seventies: the
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Analysis of ‘Portrait of Mother III’ by David Hockney. David Hockney painted his mother many times after studying art at the Bradford school of art. I am not sure that this specific painting provides a story but maybe the whole group of paintings of his mother at different times and in different styles does tell a story. I think that he wanted to show how people aged and how you can paint or draw them in different styles of materials. His mother is the main focus of this series of portraits. The
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Sociological Portrait: Milestone 2 In reviewing the different functions of education‚ of which there are several. From formal to informal each is important as the next in an individual’s development and future function in society. The function of formal education consists of learning skills and gaining knowledge‚ i.e.‚ reading‚ math‚ history‚ science‚ languages to name just a few. Outside of the more necessary function of education is socialization‚ future preparation‚ and economic functions
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Report Writing: Style and Structure Summary Writing a report can seem daunting at first‚ but with a solid understanding of the fundamental structure and style used in constructing clear and concise reports‚ it can be achieved. The standard report format is as follows: Title‚ Summary‚ Introduction‚ Body‚ Conclusions‚ Recommendations‚ Appendix‚ References and Table of Contents. We will first look at how to prepare a report before the writing begins. Learning objectives At the
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In an Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) segment‚ the reporter talked with Paul Missal about his life story‚ including the process of the Hallie Ford painting. In the first sketch of the portrait‚ Mrs. Ford wore a bright blue floral jacket and rests her hands on a wooden chair. His sketches eventually evolved into a more formal approach‚ as Missal alters the chair to an elegant cushion chair‚ maintaining the same hand placement as in his
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ESSAY PLAN Title: Writing about design principles and analysis of image Introduction * Am discussing the aspects of visual composition in this first part of this essay * Basically‚ the next part is going to explain the use of design principles applied to the visual elements The Body * This will contain all the size variation that are used * The next thing is the visual effects Conclusion * Media is just a world on its own and by this means‚ big companies uses media to
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Portrait of a Woman with a Man at a Casement The purpose of the present paper is to discuss a very interesting piece of art‚ Fra Filippo Lippi’s “Portrait of a woman with a man at a Casement”. I will begin by the analysis of the formal qualities of the painting such as the composition‚ the color‚ line‚ texture‚ proportion‚ balance‚ contrast and rhythm. I will then discuss how the work fits a certain stylistic category. I will demonstrate that the painting reflects the social and cultural trends of
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ESSAY BY BLAKE SIMPSON‚ 108365 "Campbell’s analysis is a combination of myth and fable‚ psychoanalysis and comparative theology. Throughout his writings‚ he dwells more in the psychological and spiritual meanings of myth than in the aspect of strict storytelling. The stages of his Hero’s Journey‚ however‚ are easily adapted to modern storytelling in movies and perhaps in games" [1] Christopher Vogler in The Writer ’s Journey: Mythic Structure for Storytellers and Screenwriters‚ adapting his
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