VCD 179 Dark City* Choose ONE of the following questions‚ and respond accordingly. You should write up at least a few paragraphs. Try to organize the writing in a logical‚ unified way. Start with an introduction that states your main idea(s); then‚ present your interpretation/answer—with supporting evidence from the movie—and a conclusion that repeats your main idea. 1. One of the main concepts behind Dark City is the idea of confinement (being stuck) in a changing environment. Discuss
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Apocalypse Now and Then Word Count: 993 A Change in Humanity George R. R. Martin’s short story‚ “Dark‚ Dark Were The Tunnels‚” is one of the pieces included in John Joseph Adams compilation of apocalyptic short stories titled Wastelands: stories of the apocalypse. This story is not a traditional story of the apocalypse; it is not about humanity’s struggle to survive immediately after an apocalyptic event‚ in a changed environment. Nor is it a story about how humans are affected emotionally and
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We’re Not Afraid to Die Objectives * Sea voyage-main incidents (date wise) * Qualities/Values necessary to overcome adversities * Crewmen * Ile Amsterdam * Children (Suzanne & Jonathan) * The ship-Wavewalker 2 marks How did Jonathan react to the desperate situation they found themselves in on 5th January? Jonathan asked his father if they were all going to die. On the father’s reassurance‚ he said that they were not afraid of dying if they could all be together – his dad
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Down a Dark Hall was written by Lois Duncan and is a book about a girl named Kit Gordy‚ going to a boarding school miles away from the closest town‚ which is a small village called Blackwood. So she comes to her new home for the school year with her new step father Dan and her worrying mother‚ who are ready to go on their honeymoon. When they see the boarding school that Kit would be staying at‚ it looked surprisingly different from what they saw in the brochure they were given. The three of them
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Existentialism in The Dark Knight By: Cassidy Bannan Teacher: Mrs.Conlon Course Code: ENG4U Due Date: March 8‚ 2012 “When you take charge of your life‚ there is no longer need to ask permission of other people or society at large. When you ask permission‚ you give someone veto power over your life”. The 2008 film‚ The Dark Knight‚ directed by Christopher Nolan‚ demonstrates the actions and choices being made while still being true to one self. The film represents one’s interior motives and
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Maria D’Ambrosio Prof. Weiscz Woody Allen Films Analysis I Taking a look at Woody Allen’s‚ Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex But Were Afraid to Ask‚ one can sense the sexually comedic edge that is added. This particular film can be analyzed from many different perspectives but I have chosen to critique it from an aesthetic point of view‚ as well as ethical and psychoanalytic critiques. Since this was one of Woody Allen’s first films‚ his fourth to be exact‚ the film seemed to
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Steven Skaggs’ essay on the Grateful Dead’s "Dark Star" and how it is an example of transcendental aesthetics put a new meaning to the way I listen to the Dead’s music. Skaggs goes deeply into semiotic theory‚ and how the song "Dark Star" has an underlying journey within itself. Though I had never heard of semiotics before reading Skaggs’ essay‚ I think that I now understand its basis. Semiotics is the study of signs in their capacity as "ways of knowing". This means that certain words‚ sounds‚ and
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Christmas‚ Halloween‚ Birthdays and other countless holidays; The Oscars are a highlight of every year. And even more like after Christmas‚ Halloween and Birthdays you leave this part of the calendar feeling insignificant‚ indignant and with a self-contained tear rolling down your cheek as you reflect deeply on the emptiness of the events you long to see every passing year. With films like The Hobbit‚ Life of Pi and Django Unchained all awaiting release in the ensuing couple of months in the UK we are
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the song is you! I hear music and when I look at you‚ the beautiful theme of every dream I ever knew. Down deep in my heart‚ I hear it play. I feel it start then melt away. I hear music when I touch your hand‚ a beautiful melody from some enchanted land. Down deep in my heart‚ I hear it say‚ is it today? I alone have heard this lovely strain. I alone have heard this glad refrain. Must it be forever inside of me? Why can’t I let it go? Why can’t I let you know? Why can’t I let you know the song
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BATMAN AND PHILOSOPHY THE DARK KNIGHT OF THE SOUL Edited by Mark D. White and Robert Arp @ WILEY John Wiley & Sons‚ Inc. To the memory of Heath Ledger (1979-2008) Copyright © 2008 by john Wiley & Sons‚ Inc. All rights reserved Published by john Wiley & Sons‚ Inc.‚ Hoboken‚ New jerney Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced‚ stored in a reaieval system‚ or transmit ted in any fonn or by any means. electronic‚ mechanical‚ photocopying
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