In employing a different ‘’centre of consciousness’’ when telling the story from a narrator’s perspective‚ the point of view of characters usually shifts to different opinions. Atonement by Ian McEwan‚ uses this style in his mode of narration to successfully build the story around the narrator‚ Briony and then shifts to Cecelia’s perspective allowing the responder to consider the ambiguity and reliability of Briony as a narrator. As a post–modern ‘coming of age’ text‚ we are never given the satisfaction
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“Radical in its conceit‚ familiar in its everyday details‚ Boyhood exists at the juncture of classical cinema and the modern art film without being slavishly indebted to either tradition. It’s a model of cinematic realism.” – Manohla Dargis‚ The New York Times Boyhood opens with a shot of clouds floating in a blue sky followed by an extreme close-up on the eyes of Mason Jr.‚ the film’s 6 year-old protagonist. This second shot dollies back to reveal Mason lying in the grass‚ staring contemplatively
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The Chilean cult filmmaker‚ Pablo Larraín‚ endures in his keen observations of the society‚ interweaving themes such as obsession‚ morality‚ complex human conducts‚ and political denouncement‚ aspects that can be found in his singular cinematic creations such as “Tony Manero”‚ “Post Mortem”‚ and “No”. In “The Club”‚ 2015 Berlin’s Grand Jury choice‚ he aims ferociously and bluntly at the Catholic Church‚ taking us to a secluded house located in a small Chilean seaside town‚ to where four former clergymen
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in a row. This is a deliberate form of repetition and helps make the writer’s point more coherent. 7. Anecdote: A story or brief episode told by the writer or a character to illustrate a point. 8. Annotation: explanatory notes added to a text to explain‚ cite sources‚ or give bibliographical data. 9. Antithesis: the presentation of two contrasting images. The ideas are balanced by phrase‚ clause‚ or paragraphs. "To be or not to be . . ." "It was the best of times; it was the worst of times . .
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THINGS FALL APART: AN ATONEMENT OF THE PAST As one of the many Africans who had been Europeanized‚ Chinua Acehebe’s faith had been at crossroads with his knowledge of the Igbos. In his essay‚ Named for Victoria‚ Queen of England‚ he recounted how his family would sing praises to the Lord and read the Bible all day long and how the next day‚ his relatives would come over and offered food to idols. According to Achebe‚ he didn’t feel any undue distress or experience spiritual agonies for such
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How does Briony’s deceptive character and need for attention and control play a role in her maturity and influence on the lives of others? -That afternoon‚ without stirring from her daybed‚ Emily had guessed that Lola was undermining Briony’s play‚ a suspicion confirmed by the diagonally ripped poster on the easel. And just as she predicted‚ Briony had been outside somewhere‚ sulking and impossible to find. How like Hermione Lola was‚ to remain guiltless while others destroyed themselves at her
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Film Techniques Folio Defining what you need to know about film ______________________________________________________________ What do you know about film? ( How did they do that? ( Why did they put that in? ( What was the point of that? ( Why did that character do that? ( What’s this film really about? These are just some of the questions which might arouse you when you are viewing‚ or studying‚ a film. And‚ clearly‚ your
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Hitler and Stalin. Mobs‚ like an army‚ are more ferocious than people who caused great travesties and genocides; the more‚ the scarier. In the works of Atonement‚ by Ian McEwan‚ and Mountain Standard Time‚ by Paul Horgan‚ show these scenes of violence by a mob -with some graphic ideas- to present their ferocity and menacing power. In Atonement‚ the victim was being accused by fellow soldiers for the letting one die. The scene takes place in the beginning of World War II; the Tommies (land-based
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What is a linear programming problem? Discuss the scope and role of linear programming in solving management problems. Discuss and describe the role of linear programming in managerial decision-making bringing out limitations‚ if any. 2. Explain the concept and computational steps of the simplex method for solving linear programming problems. How would you identify whether an optimal solution to a problem obtained using simplex algorithm is unique or not? a) What is the difference between a
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WRACK TECHNIQUES Note book is a mixture of fact‚ fiction and speculation. Your task as reader is to discover the truth. Bradley makes use of historical incidents and real people. He also draws inspiration from other texts. This is called intertextuality. For example he draws on Conrad’s book Heart of Darkness to explore the darkness in man’s heart. His character Kurt parallels Conrad’s Kurtz. He also quotes from Ondaatje p.37 to develop his idea about maps “whose portraits have nothing to do with
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