David Anholzer 6/10/12 Willis Essay In the movie “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace” music is used to enhance the mood of the film. All of the scenes in the movie had music to represent what was happening at that point. For example‚ Leitmotif is a term which came from German opera to represent a character‚ place or idea being used in that clip. Also through composed is used in the movie which is music that has common forward motion. Leitmotif is very influential on the movie because
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The once there was a galaxy far far away where one man had to learn about becoming a hero and finding himself through his journey. You may know of this story because there was a clue in the first sentence. Yes‚ this is the story of Luke Skywalker and his journey to become a Jedi knight. However‚ you may not realize that during the filming of Star Wars IV‚ the director worked very closely with Joseph Campbell. What is a mythologist doing on the set of one of the greatest science fiction of all time
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Star Wars is one of the best modern epics of its time. Starting with the world famous "in media res..."(The story starts in the middle of the action‚ in media res‚ and at a critical point; the events that happened before the narrative’s opening are introduced later on.) It is an epic with a great hero‚ setting‚ and a lot of captivating action. Although many people still think that epics were only written in ancient times‚ interestingly enough‚ many great epics are still being written today. The
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Star Wars is a story of aliens and space battles; but it’s also a story of ghosts and mystical powers. Is Star Wars science fiction‚ or is it fantasy? More importantly‚ what makes it one or the other? Magic vs. Science The difference between sci-fi and fantasy is a much-debated subject. One common dividing line‚ however‚ is that science fiction is about scientific and technological advancements that could reasonably occur in the future‚ while fantasy exists only in the realm of imagination. Much
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1 Walking to Mrs. Kenobi’s house wasn’t anything like walking to school‚ work or anything really‚ it was…different. I don’t know how to explain it but it was kind of like moving or taking a vacation to a completely different part of the world‚ something I’d only experienced once before when I moved from Phoenix to Janesville. Phoenix was dry‚ hot‚ populated‚ consisted of a middle class‚ and generally had limited vegetation. Janesville was the complete opposite. Janesville was humid‚ consisted of
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Starwars – Tracking the Intersection of Culture and Media The movie Starwars by George Lucus‚ is more than just a piece of entertainment because it was way ahead of it’s time and because it is carried on by tens of thousands of fans. Starwars was created by George Lucus and was the very first Starwars movie out of a total of six movies altogether. It was actually the fourth in the set timeline. Lucus made Starwars‚ Starwars the Empire Strikes Back‚ and Starwars The Return of the Jedi‚ before continuing
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Monomyth: “The Step Not Taken” By: Cherrisse Porter “The Step Not Taken” by Paul D’Angelo is a short story that demonstrates the archetype of a monomyth‚ a hero’s journey. The three stages of a monomyth are separation‚ struggle or initiation and return and reintegration. This essay discusses how these three stages are demonstrated in “The Step Not Taken”‚ by examining the narrative and other stories featuring a monomyth
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Directive & Informative Memos Review Worksheet This is a review of directive & informative memos that you learned about in Module 3. Activity 1 1. What are the 5 parts of the header of an informative memo? __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 2. The ‘Subject:’ line should be _____________________________________________________
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Bradley Main Wonder Sentences Part 1- The main character’s name was August Polman. He has a messed up face. He has a sister named Via. August has had 27 surgeries. He has never been to school and is going to fifth grade for the first time. He has been homeschooled his whole life. He has a best friend named Christopher. He lives in Manhattan. August had a nurse that kept farting. When August was born the hospital was a mess. When he was born the nurse farted the loudest fart ever. The doctor’s
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There are few moments in life that society will get excited for. One of these events is the much anticipated movie premiere. The announcement of one of your favorite superheroes being made into a movie is very exciting and questions about what the movie will look like‚ run ramped through everyone’s mind. Serval months before the movie even primers‚ the movie studios will give a brief sample of what we will be in for and continue to drop morsels each week. Showing an action scene here or a short clip
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