In Michael Gondry’s Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)‚ the connections between people and memories become the focal point of a very unique romance. Through the use of new technology‚ the possibility of erasing memories makes painful relationships disappear like they never happened. The tale of Joel and Clementine allows the audience to rethink and question the process they undergo as beneficial or destructive. Though the process might be helpful in eliminating the pain caused from another
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Memories are the only thing in life that are guaranteed to last a lifetime. Some of the greatest significant possessions in life are not perceptible. Not only are memories significant‚ in the end they are all we really have. In Michael Gondry’s Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind‚ fragmented elements convey the importance of memories. The film depicts that one’s memories formulate who he or she is as a person. Gondry incorporates memories in the film through the symbolism of Clementine’s hair
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Books cover many topics‚ so many that they often include details on the same topics. Examples of this can be found in the books Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe and Flame in the Mist by Renée Ahdieh. Things Fall Apart is a book about the fictional life of Okonkwo in Africa as Europeans colonized the area. Flame in the Mist is about Mariko‚ the daughter of a prominent samurai in feudal Japan and the events around her. These two books share details on the subject of differences between women and
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Final Paper The movie Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind had a great detail of editing by the film editor. As a viewer the editing was important‚ and how they captured the scenes as the movie’s story was at a fast pace throughout the movie. The film’s editor also provided great cuts to let us‚ as the viewers follow the whole situation of the history of all the characters in the movie‚ from the past to present. When I see such complicated movies like that I always think how complicated‚ and
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Bradley McLain Mr. John Rauh AP English Language and Composition 19 April 2014 On the Superlatives of God Of all the characteristics applied to God by the Christian faith‚ the superlatives are both the most important and most difficult to comprehend. Typically‚ amongst Christians‚ God is described as omnipotent‚ omniscient‚ omni-benevolent‚ and omni-just. These descriptions work in conjunction with each other to create the supreme and infinite nature that is the God of the Christian faith
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The film “Born in Flames” directed by Lizzie Borden talks about an interesting topic which is the Woman Liberation Movement implying women should have equal right as men hold. Created in the near future after America has gone through a socialist revolution which has turned it into a sort of one-party progressive democracy‚ the story deals with the condition of women in that new society Borden shows how the protesters are proven right‚ and how such a revolution should be prepared in future. It is
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Eternal Battle: Light vs. Dark Since the beginning of time there have been countless battles‚ and they end almost as fast as they start. There is one battle that continues and carries on with each new era. Although the conflict is different throughout time‚ it is as constant as the rising sun. It is as simplistic as the moon and ocean‚ day and night‚ or yin and yang. The balance of our souls is scaled through our free will and the choices we make according to the ancient Iranian religion
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Only a handful of men and women are remembered throughout history. Many of these people are remembered because they achieved glory. In Beowulf‚ translated by Seamus Heaney‚ one of the major themes relates to the search for glory. Beowulf‚ the protagonist‚ protects his nation and its allies from foes‚ earns the respect of others‚ and takes actions to ensure the well being of the society. Combined‚ these traits form the heroic code. Beowulf lives his life by the heroic code in search of glory for
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Countee Cullen and Langston Hughes are two of the most recognized African American poets of the Harlem Renaissance. Countee Cullen’s "Yet Do I Marvel" and Langston Hughes’ "I‚ Too" are comparable poems in that their similar themes are representational of the authors’ personal tribulations of racial inequality. By comparing these two poems‚ we get a glimpse of the reality of the injustices of racism during the 1920’s by two prominent Black poets. Cullen and Hughes were born within a year of each
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Judith Wright’s poems ‘Train Journey’ and ‘Flame tree in a Quarry’ both achieve a balance between language and the imagination of concepts with her use of themes and techniques. In both poems‚ Wright creates a sense of life in the landscapes and adds beauty to it‚ which heightens its importance. The poems also highlight the power and destruction of the environment. In the poem ‘Train Journey’‚ the themes of Australian landscape and environment are portrayed with the use of personification and
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