Writing Portfolio The 2001 biopic/drama film ‘A Beautiful Mind’‚ directed by Ron Howard is a prime example of a text in which visual and verbal techniques are used to develop the personality of a character. An important job for the director of any film is to establish a framework and personality for the protagonist. ‘A Beautiful Mind’ is no different‚ and visual and verbal techniques are used effectively to develop the personality of John Nash. But because Ron Howard is dealing with a very
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Amidst an interlude in the fierce struggle for power between the two dominant Greek poleis‚ Athens and Sparta‚ the Peloponnesian war‚ there was unrest. Despite the Peace of Nicias‚ belligerence between the two states did not cease‚ but rather took on a new face. While careful to remain within the parameters set several years before in the peace treaty‚ Athens moved cautiously‚ but aggressively in establishing alliances‚ albeit coerced‚ and strengthening its empire. It was at this juncture that it
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Literacy is one of the most important things in the world today. If you want to be successful‚ you must be literate. As someone who writes and reads every day‚ I can understand how meaningful both “Freewriting” by Peter Elbow and “Four Ways of Reading” by Donald Hall can be beneficial to anyone who is literate. In order to help further advance the students in my class with their writing ability‚ our professor has been making us free write for ten minuets at the beginning of the class period. As
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In basic terms‚ dialogue tags attribute written dialogue to characters. Dialogue tags don’t need to be fancy‚ splashy‚ or self-conscious. Their purpose is to show which characters speak and when. The greater the number of characters involved in a scene‚ the more important the frequency and positioning of tags becomes. Many people do not know the proper rules of using dialogue tags‚ they ’remember’ what they have read in novels and rely on grammar suggestions from microsoft word and end up making
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Doll’s House”‚ the ending of Lady from the See seems comparatively comic to me. One may find the hidden conversation between those two plays. They have similarities:the location of each play is Norway and the main issue is women’s lack of opportunities for self-realization and enormous obligations of duty. I see those characters from each of the plays talking to each other‚ for example Nora and Ellida could have shared their family problems and their secrets. Both of them had secrets‚ Nora did not
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Most men are too weak to go‚ but I volunteer reluctantly so that the hunters can be more than four. “Thank you Richard‚ George‚ William‚ John‚ and James! These men should be rewarded‚ we do not have anything though‚ so our appreciation shall be your gift!” Clark said with a grin on his face. All of us know he is in as much pain as we are‚ but he
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his Five Dialogues. The Five Dialogues include: Euthyphro; Apology; Crito; Meno; and Phaedo. Of the five books‚ Phaedo is arguable the most captivating. Phaedo is an account of the ideas of the great philosopher‚ Socrates. In Phaedo‚ Socrates discusses many controversial ideas such as philosophical method‚ death‚ the true philosopher‚ and many other ideas as well. Socrates also discusses the nature of the soul in Phaedo. The nature of the soul is one of the main points of Plato�s dialogues. It is also
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An Analysis of Plato’s Crito dialogue by Kimara Wright March 22‚ 2010 Philosophy 101 Ms. Joan Beno Rm. 3357 Introduction Regarded as the wisest man in Athens‚ Greece‚ Socrates (born around 470 b.c.) was just that. Wearing shabby clothing and always walking around barefoot‚ Socrates spent his days discussing everything you can imagine. Athens was full of philosophers (known as Sophists‚ who charged money for their so-called knowledge)
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CH. 1 The world had purposely been split into four kingdoms. The largest kingdom is towards the north and its name is Ardraven‚ it is known as the militarian kingdom. The kingdom to the south is Eroibell‚ it is the kingdom of crops. The eastern kingdom is Taos‚ the kingdom of minerals and mining. The last kingdom is to the west and it is Lagrasia‚ the kingdom of medicine. The four kingdoms created an occurrence that proved that every human being would have a mark. These marks are to come in the form
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“What? That’s impossible.” Luke said. Billy shook his head no‚ “I wish I were wrong.” Billy put his hand on Luke’s shoulder. “Come‚ I’ll explain‚” Billy said as the trio walked off‚ on their way to see Alaba. Before they got too far‚ a fog rolled off the foreboding land‚ and visual devastation could be seen in every direction. People and animals alike were strewn everywhere‚ savaged and bloodied. Horrified‚ Billy murmured‚ “What in God’s name have we stumbled into?” “Danger‚ great danger.
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