"A tension between placid surface and hidden corruption structures The Big Heat‚ and the drama deals with a struggle between those forces which try to keep the lid on and those which want to force the hidden violence out into the open" (Tom Gunning). Discuss this claim in relation to the film. Somebody ’s going to pay because he forgot to kill me‚ this was the tagline featured on the poster for Fritz Lang ’s dark film noir classic The Big Heat which establishes the films undercurrents of violence
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ideals‚ and weary of being noble.” The Roaring Twenties reflected this rejection of tradition ideals as consumerism and sexual revolution swept the nation. In the 1920s‚ the boom in technology‚ coupled with cultural and social developments led to tensions between the old and new. The manifestation of these conflicting ideals was a focal point of the Election of 1920 and Scopes Monkey Trial. The reform movements and Woodrow Wilson’s staunch moral legislation preceding the 1920s were a source of exhaustion
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cleverly uses a variety of literary techniques and devices to create tension prior to the shooting. This essay discusses the language devices used and its effectiveness on the reader of the text. The techniques that Harper Lee predominately used in chapter six include short sentences and also dramatic and effective words. The author was also very descriptive whilst describing the setting‚ which is essential in building tension. Harper Lee was also telling the reader what the character was thinking
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The Value of Culture On the relationship between economics and arts edited by Arja Klamer AM ST ERD AM UN IVE RSIT Y PRE SS The Value ofCulture The Value ofCulture On the Relationship between Economics and Arts Edited by Arjo Klamer AMSTERDAM UNIVERSITY PRESS Cover illustration: Vincent van Gogh‚ Le docteur Paul Gachet. Coli. Van Gogh Museum‚ Amsterdam Cover design: Marjolein Meijer‚ BEELDVORM‚ Leiden Typesctting: Bert Haagsman‚ MAGENTA‚ Amsterdam ISBN 90-5356-2I9-2
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victim being reckless and uncautious. Ray Bradbury‚ with his use of vivid description‚ manipulation of time and exposing and developing the protagonist’s flaw manages to create an atmosphere fraught with curiosity and fear whilst building up a lot of tension as the story progresses on. Ray Bradbury’s use of vivid description plays a vital role in building up suspense. An example of his use of vivid description is ‘... And the world was gone‚ the world of safe people in bed. The locked doors‚ the town
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why Aunt Alexandra said no‚ as to why she didn’t want her to go back to Calpurnia’s church. Scout doesn’t necessarily get the fact that it is unusual for white people to be around African Americans. In other words‚ Scout doesn’t apprehend racial tension.
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Racial tensions were extremely high in the South in the 1920s due to the reemergence of the Ku Klux Klan and the lack of civil rights awarded to African Americans during the time. The Ku Klux Klan originally arose during Reconstruction after the Civil War‚ however it experienced a resurgence directly after World War I. The Klansmen committed horrific crimes against African Americans such as lynchings and burning them alive. At it’s peak in the 20s‚ it had 4 million members worldwide. According to
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Post World War II‚ tensions between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. over which one of their political ideals‚ capitalism and democracy‚ or communism‚ would reign supreme. Both countries fought to be the dominant power‚ creating a cold war‚ or a war where neither side is directly fighting the other in combat. While there was some aggravation between the two superpowers over things such as the Berlin Airlift and the Korean War‚ during the early 1960s tensions between the two rose even higher. President Kennedy
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the years before 1861‚ the East of the United States of America split into two completely different nations: the Union in the North‚ and the Confederacy in the South. Between the two grew tensions on multiple issues such as culture and policy but the main difference was their relation to slavery. These tensions accumulated to finally result on the start of the Civil War on April 12‚ 1861 when the Confederacy attacked Fort Sumter in South Carolina. The light will be shed on the importance of the cotton
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In our school system‚ there has always been a tension between individuality and conformity. The national government and schools are attempting to find new ways to improve education‚ such as mandatory courses and testing. Unfortunately‚ rather than reaching a balance between individuality and conformity‚ they neglect individuality. Schools should produce an atmosphere that allows a student to discover their own individuality‚ along with the positives of conformity. Critics of the American education
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