Luhrmann has transformed the context‚ setting‚ costume‚ music‚ language and the themes in Romeo and Juliet. Although Luhrmann has transformed some things‚ he has redefined the love story gone wrong and made a film about the corruption in society. Luhrmann has transformed the original Shakespeare play using various film techniques and language devices‚ such as in the prologue‚ and the ballroom scene. He appropriated the text to fit into the world of love and violence that Luhrmann has created. Shakespeare’s
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English 1123 24 October‚ 2010 Literary Analysis on “Saboteur”by Ha Jin If you ever wanted to get revenge on people who have wronged you‚ then you may be able to relate to Mr. Chiu‚ the main character in the short story “Saboteur” by Ha Jin. Mr. Chiu’s revenge is ironic as the conflicts he finds himself in throughout the story. The setting is in Muji‚ China during the Cultural Revolution in the 1960s. The leader of the communist party at the time is Chairman Mao and ruled based
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It has been said that the Comparison Method of Valuation is the best method. Do you agree with this statement? It has been said that the Comparison Method of Valuation is the best method. I personally agree to this statement but I believe there is no perfect valuation method. All methods have advantages and disadvantages. Valuers always prefer to use the comparative method for assessing market value or market rent‚ because it links directly to evidence of current market transactions. The other
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incomplete‚ and are encouraged to ’make something’ of themselves. To acquire qualifications‚ a job that pays well‚ to set themselves up so that they too can begin to accumulate material goods. This‚ society argues‚ is what everyone should strive for. It has been said that Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting is a critique of both excess‚ and the culture of‚ materialism. The characters in Trainspotting are drug users and have alienated themselves from society. However‚ is this a rejection of materialistic society
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Q. Discuss Suzi Gabliks notion “Has Modernism failed?” “Has Modernism failed?” by Suzi Gablik published in 1984 confronts the social situation of contemporary art. It explores the relevance of spiritual and moral values in a society orientated around (1) “manic production‚ maximum energy flow and a fixation with commodities”. It deals with the Bureaucratic powers of the art world and the results this has had on art and how this has forced artists to retract from society into (2) “individualism”
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Today‚ music has changed throughout history. Evolving. Everywhere someone goes‚ something music related is seen. Everything from posters‚ magazines‚ tv‚ etc. What’s a song you can sit back and listen to and the mood within the song‚ helps on a tough day? “Another Way Out” by Hollywood Undead is an exquisite song to listen to because of the understanding behind the song‚ how it can bring a sad/upsetting mood into a joyful one‚ and why it’s a relevant song to listen to (Alvarez‚ Boice‚ Busek‚ Murillo
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HA LONG BAY Tran Lam Phuong Thi Class: E4205 Instructor: Jonathan W.Lankford Contents I. Introduction 2 II. The Legend of Ha Long. 3 III. Several elements contribute to the beauty of Ha Long 3 IV. Places to visit in Ha Long Bay 6 V. Halong’s Cuisine 7 VI. Conclusion 9 VII.Reference 9 I. Introduction It experienced a long history. Many places of the country have been associated with a dragon which was the first of four spiritual creatures. Image of the dragon is a familiar image
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We don’t need no education. We don’t need no thought control. These are the voices of youngsters at the start of the song‚ Another Brick in the Wall‚ Part 2 by Pink Floyd. The hook we don’t need no education‚ the last word sounding like ed-u-kay-shun is sung in a cockney accent. This has been used by the composer to suggest that the children really did need education. We don’t need no thought control was exactly what theorists in the 70s were saying about schooling under capitalism. The appeal
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situation of Homosexuality in China is quite indefinite‚ although it has been recorded in the dynastic history‚ These days‚ “tongzi” and “geil” used as slang in Chinese language; it is considered of unpleasant used by homosexuals. On other hand‚ we know Eastern culture is different from the Western one on society and people understandably. In the Asian countries often society effects on the way people thinking. The Bridegroom written by Ha Jin is a good example for the Western readers who have chance to
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Romanticism is known as a movement of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that distinguished literature‚ art‚ politics‚ and philosophy from the previous period‚ before the Industrial Revolution. The term is complicated to clearly define beyond the basic sense‚ but by analyzing the characteristics of the movement and what scholars conclude about it‚ a definition can be offered. Characteristics and themes that are consistently seen in the literature of the suggested period include: individualism
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