Challenge the Text "And she said maybe they got no rite to make me smart because if god wanted me to be smart he would have made me born that way." p. 16 If I could rewrite this part of the story I would add why he stands so strongly about his decision. Having a little background about the situation will give the reader a better and clearer understanding of why things are happening. Ask Questions "The more intelligent you become the more problems you’ll have‚ Charlie.’" p. 47 How far would
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THE FINAL SCENE _Personal Response_ The final scene of GATTACA had an unexpected twist that triggered mixed emotions of confusion‚ sorrow and happiness. The irony of Vincent finally fulfilling his life’s mission and Jerome no longer having one was heart wrenching‚ after all that they went through together to defy the odds and expectations of perfection set by Society. However‚ it was Jerome’s choice to end his life having finally come to peace with his inner turmoils which was evident when he was
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revolving around science and technology‚ usually conveying the dystopian alternative future context‚ the pessimistic resultant of society. Ray Bradbury ’s Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and Andrew Niccols Gattaca (1997) both explore the values and concerns of human existence. Despite the difference in context‚ Gattaca and Fahrenheit 451 both extrapolate the relationship between man and machine in a metaphorical sense. Both pose similar dystopian concepts of a machine like world. Through the use of juxtapoism
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traditionally the wooing of a female by a male‚ includes activities such as dating (dinner and a movie‚ a picnic‚ or general "hanging out")‚ along with other forms of activity‚ such as meeting online (also known as virtual dating)‚ chatting on-line‚ sending text messages or picture messages‚ conversing over the phone‚ writing each other letters‚ and sending each other flowers‚ songs‚ and gifts. Courting usually involves getting to know the family (especially the parents) of the one you are courting. Most of
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MEDIA CULTURAL AND SOCIETY: MEDIA TEXT: In media studies‚ the word ‘text’ is used to describe any media product such as TV programmes‚ photographs‚ films ‚ either on video or in the cinema ‚ newspaper articles ‚ radio programmes ‚ advertisements‚ video games or web pages. ‘Text’ are therefore the main point of our study in understanding how media languages create meaning. * One of the keys to understanding the meanings in the texts in the use of codes. CODES: * Rules or conventions by
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ОЛМА Медиа Групп‚ 2007. – 384 с. Key Theme: 3.7. The Main Text Properties 3.7.1. Informativity of a Text Informativity of a text is its ability to convey the information‚ i. e. certain meaningful contents. The value of the received information is a problem of discussion. It is known that information‚ being repeated or redundant‚ loses its value and as a result ceases to be informative. But it is also known that some texts have unchangeable value. Being the permanent source of the new
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P A R T 1. A N A L Y Z I N G F I C T I O N MODULE 1 1.1. The fictional world of a literary work Literature is writing that can be read in many ways. We can read it as a form of history‚ biography‚ or autobiography. We can read it as an example of linguistic structures or rhetorical conventions manipulated for special effect. We can view it as a material product of the culture that produced it. We can see it as an expression of beliefs and values of a particular class. We can also see a work of literature
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Text presentation of the extract “Anne meets her class” Prepared: Lolita Romanyuk 201st group Language and literature (Modern Greek) The title of the text is “Anne meets her class”. The author’s name is Dora Jessie Saint‚ best known by pen-name Miss Reed‚ she is an English novelist. The text is extract from the novel “Fresh from the Country”‚ the story of a young country girl who has taken a first teaching job in the big city. The text tells us about first day of a young teacher at school
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you only see a beautiful piece of work? Or do you see some form of meaning behind the master piece? There is usually always a message behind the artist’s master piece. Instead of using words‚ he or she is using their painting. There also maybe some text in the painting to give you some idea as to what the message the artist is trying to get across. When looking at a piece of art many different meanings come to mind. You can draw any conclusion that you want. Everyone will come up with their own
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Soo Kim 25FEB13 Gattaca: Ethical implication of genetic determinism. Genetic engineering‚ via cloning‚ eugenics‚ or manipulation of DNA‚ presents important and often chilling possibilities for the future of mankind. Of course‚ we can be comforted by the hope of Jesus Christ’s appearing before humankind is able to completely ensnare itself in its misapplication of knowledge. But we still give some thought to where the future could be heading‚ and how scientists who believe in random evolution
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