Vastness of the Dark into a surprisingly vibrant story that progresses in stages of hue and colour‚ as opposed to what is suggested by its title. However‚ MacLeod does happen to use several references to darkness‚ such as the scenario concerning James and his father being trapped within one of the mining catacombs. James reminisces on this dire situation with a vocabulary finely tuned to the theme of darkness‚ stating that he and his father were “chilled together in the dampness of the dark” (36). MacLeod
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After the fall of the western Roman Empire in the year 476 A.D.‚ Europe fell into a period of backwards economic‚ cultural‚ and academic progress now commonly known as the Dark Ages. Over the next eight hundred years‚ living conditions across Europe deteriorated‚ the populations of the former Roman Empire reverted to barter system economies‚ and progress of all kinds across the continent slowed to a crawl – or so the popular view of history tells us. In the year 711 A.D.‚ a Muslim army of seven thousand
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How does the lanuage used create effects? The following paragraphs explore how language is used to create effects in the poem Not my Best Side by U. A. Fanthorpe‚ an ekphrastic poem that uses the free verse form arranged in three stanzas of nineteen lines each. It’s purpose is to entertain‚ which it does through the use of humour‚ using Standard English in an informal‚ conversational manner. Dramatic monologues from the characters re-tell from their own perspective‚ the historical myth of a
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The Coke Side of Life This advertisement uses political influences to persuade the consumer to believe coca-cola will make life enjoyable. The main focal point is a coca-cola bottle with a dozen assorted assault rifles sticking out the top of it. The barrels of the assault rifles are stuffed with various flowers. This leads the consumer to believe that drinking coca-cola will make life peaceful‚ and serene. The advertisement is mainly in black and white‚ except for the flowers which are vibrantly
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Then December 1989 comes‚ and we are exposed to a theory that tests all claims‚ the seemingly laughable Dark Sucker Theory. The Dark Sucker Theory states that any given source of light “[doesn’t] emit light; [it] sucks dark. Thus we call these [sources] dark suckers.” This theory focuses on three main points: darkness is existent‚ darkness has a mass heavier than that of light‚ and that dark is faster than light. In all the evidence supplied by the Newsletter’s article‚ who could really argue such
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its inception. One notable adoption was the sculpture Dark Father by Genco Gülan‚ a contemporary Turkish artist focused on new media/digital age art whose work tends to have social‚ cultural and political connotations. Dark Father is a sculpture of Darth Vader’s mask on the shoulders of Marcus Aurelius‚ a piece heavily loaded with cultural and political meaning. What themes does Dark Father explore and what tools were used to achieve this? Dark Father was created in 2013 as part of the series Future
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instinctive to its dire call—when one is brought to an ultimatum at the safety of another. It is from this philosophy that the rich diversity of comic book heroes are born. From the semi-sincere politician to the selfless vigilante‚ Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight (2008) draws on its characters in their nuanced sense of obligation‚ sacrifice‚ and morality. An infamous underground mafia gang terrorizes Gotham City’s banks‚ the Police Department and District Attorney work to bring them under fire—but not
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The Dark Child by Camara Laye explores the journey to manhood in the Malinke Culture. Laye writes an autobiography of his life as he looks back into the past of what he has went through. The road to manhood is quite different in the Malinke culture compared to our culture and our acceptance and idea of manhood. Throughout this paper I would like to make a few comparisons and point out key ideas about the differences of manhood within The Dark Child and our own American culture. In the beginning
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The Joker In the film‚ The Dark Knight directed by Christopher Nolan‚ The Joker‚ one of Batman’s most dangerous enemies whose aim is too push Batman to his ultimate limits‚ to break his personal rules and strict moral code. This‚ being the Jokers only reason to live‚ he has no fear of death and pain. The Joker is characterised as a calculating and logical criminal‚ a rebel with minimal empathy or moral and a nemesis who commits purposeless crime. Together these characteristics are developed through
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The two poems “Traveling Through the Dark” by William Stafford and “Keep the Headlights On” by Conor Shenk both touch upon the idea that saving one life may lead to other deaths. Both poems are talking about a dead pregnant deer with her fawn still alive inside of her and how some people would handle that situation. Both authors do a good job in making the audience feel an almost sympathy for the unborn fawn. “Traveling Through the Dark” by William Stafford talks about saving the lives of humans
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