In chapter four of Opening Skinner’s Box‚ Lauren Slater begins by discussing the rape- murder of Kitty Genovese‚ and the experiments done by Darley and Latane attempting to understand the failure of bystanders to intervene. The chapter also touches the effect on front page suicides upon the behavior of the public. Robert Cialdini‚ a social psychologist changes his behavior after noticing front page suicide stories. He limits himself from extended trips requiring a lot of air time‚ and he is cautious
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Marlowe’s play Doctor Faustus illustrates the fall of the plays central figure dramatically‚ yet grants Faustus a degree of dignity by allowing him the consciousness to retain his integrity throughout the play. Marlowe has designed Faustus as the ‘modern man’‚ endowing him with the resolve to stand by his pact with the devil – ultimately leading to his demise. Due to his stubbornness‚ he refuses to repent‚ but nonetheless explores the possibility. He believes that his actions in signing the pact
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VOSKANYAN Tigran TES1 Hamlet’s second soliloquy : oral presentation In the last scene of act I Hamlet is told by the ghost that his father has been murdered by Uncle Claudius‚ the brother of the deceased king. Hamlet once mournful and grim turns revengeful‚ he promises the ghost to “sweep” to revenge. But he is tormented with doubts. The ghost has taken its toll on Hamlet but has not been convincing enough‚ he cannot fully trust it given that it might also be an evil spirit willing to make him
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represents the plot is crucial for a film’s effectiveness. Whether it be diegetic or nondiegetic. The shrieks of the girls‚ screams of the crowds and shouts of the court is all examples of diegetic sound; which can all be used to develop hysteria. In the opening scene‚ Abigail Williams scream of spotting the “little yellow bird” starts the other girls in panic which develops into a whole crowd of people in sheer hysteria. The crowd of people feed of the panic that the girls create. The
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INTRODUCTION BASIC ELEMENTS EFFECTIVE OPENING TECHNIQUES CONCLUSION 1 2 HOW TO MAKE AN EFFECTIVE OPENING FOR A PRESENTATION EAP Presentation Team What included? 3 Basic elements: 1.Greeting 2.Title‚ subject 3. Purpose 4. Outline 5.Length 6.Inviting questions Attention getters 4 Problem technique Amazing fact technique Story/ anecdote technique Famous quote technique Thought – provoking questions technique Video analysis 5 Watch the video Analyze the techniques used to draw
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THE COMIC SCENES IN DOCTOR FAUSTUS: (A Powerful Play with a weak Plot) In any tragic or serious play‚ the dramatist tries to give relief to the audience by introducing comic scenes or episodes. The literary term for such comic interludes is known as tragic relief. A tragedy is bound to create tension in the mind of the audience and if this tension is not relaxed from time to time‚ it generates some sort of emotional weakness in the mind of the audience. Hence‚ comic scenes are a necessity to
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ENGLISH COMMENTARY-MACBETH; ACT II‚ SCENE I Act II‚ scene 1 takes place in Macbeth’s castle- Castle of Inverness- when Banquo and Fleance encounter Macbeth on their way to bed‚ who is preparing himself for his grim task. The soliloquy in act II‚ scene 1 is extremely important because it is the last time we hear Macbeth’s thoughts on murdering King Duncan before he actually performs the act. Macbeth is just about to murder King Duncan and is hence about to create an upheaval in the hierarchical
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Assignment 1. Part 2. Dr Faustus. Dr Faustus for me is beautiful yet sorrowful paly‚ as it uses eloquent language which is romantic‚ dramatic‚ and timeless‚ in the way it is written. The use of language I feel adds colourful layers to the characters which builds up a picture of this man and his companions and their lives. What makes Faustus a tragic figure or hero is that he ultimately brings on his own downfall By being skilled in medicine law and theology he thinks that he is above everyone
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framework of history‚ events and ideas take place in this framework and every so often one will bounce against the walls causing a dint in the frame‚ a dint that will either be repaired or one that will be left as part of the ever changing structure. Dr Strangelove or How I learnt to stop worrying and love the bomb directed by Stanley Kubrick ventured outside the framework‚ verbalising the fears of society whilst challenging the dominant paradigms imposed by governments. Strangelove expresses what
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Doctor Faustus shows great knowledge and learning but the way he describes and uses the knowledge he knows is different from how others would take it. Doctor Faustus’s knowledge is vast and great but certain goals cannot be obtain because reality refuses to let it happen. Because of that‚ Doctor Faustus’s character development throughout the story goes up and down‚ and Faustus would choose his decisions by only the present and not the future results it would occur to him. Doctor Faustus reveals
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