http://ezinearticles.com/?Local-Color-in-Literature&id=3074106 The setting plays major role in prose fiction. The dialect spoken‚ the customs observed‚ the dress code prevalent‚ and the way of living all can be peculiar to a particular region. This sort of setting is called a local color of the area or region. You must have come across such peculiarity of an area while reading a prose or a novel. Such beautiful local color called "Wessex" (present-day Dorset) is painted by Thomas Hardy in his
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The film Witness(underline witness)‚ Directed by Peter Weir was famous in 1984. This film is about two cultures clashing with each other the Amish and The Western Society and a story line of a murder crime. “A big city cop who knows too much...His only evidence: A small boy who’s seen too much”. The main character of this film is Harrison Ford as John Book. Today I will be talking about two of the themes Peter Weir uses in the film ‘Witness’. They are the clash of two worlds and power. The first
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The camera cuts to them in the garden sitting with each other. This is significant because this clip is shown throughout the film however‚ the children’s faces are never shown and as the camera cuts back to Cobbs and throughout this clip the non-diegetic music is hear more and is much louder than Miles which suggest the music is playing a bigger role. The non-diegetic music slows
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Purple Hibiscus In the book‚ Purple Hibiscus‚ Kambili changes from a quiet‚ insecure girl with no emotions‚ to a talkative‚ confident girl that is able to feel and show many emotions. Kambili was raised in a house where the dad was very strict and Kambili was only allowed to talk when he wanted her to. Her father never showed her any praise unless she did exactly what he says to do. If Kambili did not follow orders‚ she would be beaten by her papa. During the book‚ Kambili’s spends time with
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Adichie uses the purple hibiscus as a symbol to show the development of the characters and they begin to gain more freedom from their controlling father. The author uses literary techniques to show the internal conflict the characters face within the story and how they learn they can be who they want to be. The memoir Purple Hibiscus show the oppression their father causes and how other people come and help guide their way towards freedom to express themselves. The author uses the purple hibiscus to represent
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Metropolis Critique In Fritz Lang’s silent film Metropolis‚ several key characteristics made the movie what it is. One important feature is the Art Deco and Modernistic architecture‚ which gives the setting a futuristic feel considering these movements were exploding at the time. Another characteristic is the character’s costumes and make-up. Since the movie was a silent one‚ artists had to make the visual impact very vivid. Hands‚ used as a motif and/or theme throughout the film‚ were also a
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“When we reject the single story‚ when we realize that there is never a single story about anyone‚ we regain a kind of paradise.” This quotation from the author of Purple Hibiscus‚ Chimamanda Adichie‚ explains how only observing one side of a person’s life can lead to stereotyping and not being able to fully understand their actions and motives. In her novel‚ siblings Kambili and Jaja begin to understand the status of their crumbling country while also attempting to escape from their religious father’s
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“So five years ago we looked to see if there were some benefits from the purple prairie clover in regards to having condensed tannins. We then‚ with the help of (colleague) Yuxi Wang‚ started looking at how the purple prairie clover condensed tannin levels compared to sainfoin. The purple prairie clover had some of the highest levels of condensed tannins that we were able to find for any of the tame or native species that we were
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In most pieces of literature‚ symbols and motifs are found. They can express an idea‚ clarify meaning‚ or enlarge literal meaning. In Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel “Purple Hibiscus”‚ she uses this literary device of symbols and motifs to enrich the story. The symbols of religion‚ Mamas’ figurines and the purple hibiscus all help portray the fight between Papa’s abuse and freedom. Religion serves as the right-hand man for Papa and his control over the family. Every year‚ Jaja and Kambili visit
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Hair coloring or lightening is the practice of changing the color of hair. During lightening‚ hair goes through various stages until it reaches the ideal orange/gold color. Lightening time varies‚ depending on natural hair color. The darker the hair‚ the longer the lightening time needed. Medium brown hair on average takes somewhere around 40 minutes to lighten. Dark brown hair takes somewhere around fifty minutes to lighten. Darkest brown hair takes around sixty minutes to lighten. And black hair
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