Shotgun Stories: Funeral Scene Jeff Nichols has mastered leveraging cinematography and mise en scene in his 2007 film‚ Shotgun Stories. The film in its entirety is very visually striking. The characters and sets are arranged in interesting and unique ways and each shot could translate to a powerful still image. The way in which the camera captures the dialogue between the characters emphasizes the duality that exists between the characters and within themselves. One scene that particularly emphasizes
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GRANDPA’S FUNERAL – MY MEMENTO MORI It was in the wee hours of the morning when the telephone gave a shrill cry of urgency – alarming‚ awesome and awakening. As if commanded by some magic wand‚ all the lights in the house came on but nobody ventured to attend to the call. Now it was my mother of stout heart and great courage who picked up the instrument. Soon the room was filled with all members of the household eagerly looking at Mother for the news. It was painfully obvious to all of us
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FUNERAL BLUES by W. H. Auden Stop all the clocks‚ cut off the telephone‚ Prevent the dogs from barking with a juicy bone‚ Silence the pianos and with muffled drum Bring out the coffin‚ let the mourners come. Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead Scribbling on the sky the message He Is Dead‚ Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves‚ Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves. He was my North‚ My South‚ my East and West‚ My working week and my Sunday rest
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In Antony’s funeral speech addressing the death of his dear friend Julius Caesar he uses different types of of rhetoric to one address Caesar’s death ‚and two to get a message across. The message was the reason and the people behind the death/murder of Caesar. His use of rhetoric allowed him to clearly develop a strong argument and persuade his fellow romans to rally to his side. He was able to sway them to help revenge the death of Caesar and help take back rome from these people. His use of these
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Paikea’s Determination to Become the Chief Whale Rider by Niki Caro is a story about a 12 year old girl who is the true heir to be chief of the tribe but her grandfather‚ following Maori traditions‚ believes that the role of chief is to be the first born son of the chief only. Throughout the movie‚ Paikea is determined to prove that she is the true heir and can be the chief of the tribe. This movie shows how she struggles to get her grandfather’s approval due to his beliefs and the tribe’s tradition
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An important idea in the novel‚ "Whale Pot Bay‚" composed by Des Hunt‚ is the requirement for individuals from a mixed family to have the capacity to reconcile their disparities‚ and to bond as a family. At the point when individuals from a mixed family are not able to endure one another‚ conflict can come about‚ which can cause the division of the family. At the point when Jake truly disturbs Stephanie‚ she‚ alongside her mom Vicky‚ choose to leave Jake and Alan. On-going strains can bring about
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Brutus’s Funeral Oration Brutus used only three persuasive techniques in his funeral oration in Shakespeare’s play‚ Julius Caesar. Despite being regarded as a great orator‚ or speaker‚ he limited his speech to the use of parallelism‚ rhetorical question‚ and tone. As well as a combination of the three. Brutus began his speech with parallelism. He said‚ “…Hear me for my cause‚ and be silent‚ that you may hear. Believe me for mine honor‚ and have respect to mine honor‚ that you may believe
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On the 29th August 1993‚ twenty one people were killed by police. This massacre occurred in Vigario Geral‚ one of the six hundred favelas in Rio de Janiero. It was as a result of four policemen being killed by local drug dealers‚ that this event came to be. To make matters worse‚ of the twenty one people that were killed‚ none were involved with drug trafficking. Two causes were the killings of the four policemen and the living conditions of the favela residents. Two consequences of the massacre
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Summary of The Whale and the Reactor by Langdon Winner (pp. ix-39‚ 99-200). Winner states implicitly that he wishes to add his book to a surprisingly short list of works that can be characterized as "philosophy of technology" (which includes Marx and Heidegger). His book will deal primarily with the political and social aspects of this philosophy‚ pertinent since as he notes the world is changing because of tech.‚ no longer comprised of national entities--a global economy‚ etc. In this context
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changed reaction after the announcement that JPM has lost by betting on a thinly slice of derivatives markets. – Reasons for the loss – Was it reasonable loss or not? Body 1: Dimon’s depend Body2: – Hedging? Seems more like a prop trading (London Whale tally) Body3: -- violation of Volcker Rule‚ meaning that the bank loan was excessive Body4: other regulations were to blame. Conclusion Jp Morgan : recent $2 billion loss from its bad bet on a thinly traded slice of the derivatives markets
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