FUNDAMENTALS 1.8 Emphasis and Focal Point Emphasis: the principle of drawing attention to particular content in a work Focal point: the center of interest or activity in a work of art‚ often drawing the viewer’s attention to the most important element Principles: the “grammar” applied to the elements of art— contrast‚ balance‚ unity‚ variety‚ rhythm‚ emphasis‚ pattern‚ scale‚ proportion‚ and focal point Elements: the basic vocabulary of art—line‚ form‚ shape‚ volume‚ mass‚ color‚ texture‚ space
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Several lands to the north of the Callaghan’s Kingdom‚ stood a massive ironstone castle‚ embedded in a mountain‚ encased by a vast forest of twisted cherry oak trees with leaves the color of charcoal. The people of this land-name after their beloved Queen‚ Rosemore‚ hold the castle as a beacon of hope that represents the paragon of their late King‚ and the sacrifice he made to protect them. KING CAXTON WYLIE sat at his late father’s desk‚ staring intently at a deed for an abandoned land in a dismal
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This semiotic analysis will examine the various sign systems embodied within an advertisement for Rolex (2011). It will also seek to comprehend the paradigmatic value‚ possible readings‚ the function of the gaze and mythic ideology present within the primary and secondary signifiers. Consequently‚ it will be determined how these functions systematically work together to represent an ideology of timelessness and success that the advertisement is intentionally constructing. Signs and Sign Systems
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the New York winter. Denzin in "Sacagawea’s Nickname‚ or Sacagawea Problem"(2006) explains:"The bodies of Native American woman have been turned into the object of male sexual gaze" (23). The gendered sexual gaze introduces and exposes the erotic‚ political side of everyday life under patriarchy. The active aggressive gaze of Lewis and Clark is harsh and masochistic(painful). It affirms their power over Native American women. At the same time‚ it suggests that sexual gazing was commonplace in the
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Andrea von Wunster Fordham University Dean Einersen 5/10/11 ESSAY # 1 As a manager‚ one must consider the cultural component of each negotiation process. Negotiations that take place internationally incur an even more dramatic set of cultural factors that contribute toward each party’s perception of the negotiation. “International business deals not only cross borders‚ but they also cross cultures. Culture profoundly influences how people think‚ communicate‚ and behave. It also affects the
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oem‚ that message being that America should be feared and that Washington is a magnificent general who will protect and emancipate the colonies from Britain. For example‚ in paragraph one‚ Wheatley states that “nations gaze at scenes before unknown!” The phrase “nations gaze” is a form of personification which refers to the nations watching the war unfold before them.The world hopes to see America be the victor. This statement would also be a form of metonymy‚ by replacing the reserved people with nations
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Text Response: War Poetry Dulce et Decorum est by Wilfred Owen and Homecoming by Bruce Dawe are about the disaster of war‚ yet they speak of different wars with different mindsets of the soldiers. In the following essay I discuss the history behind the poems‚ the poetic devices that Owen and Dawe used. Each poem addresses their own truths about war. The first poem is from WW1 where ignorance was common‚ so common that boys of only 17 years were signing up for “the adventure of a life time”. The “adventure”
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to her. another example is later on portrayed through the first splash of colour in Pleasantville‚ which is a red rose seen by Skip. It is significant as it is the first colour object seen and through the close up shot shown you see Skip’s curious gaze. Red can symbolise
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The Bridge‚ written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow sometime after the death of his wife during miscarriage in the year 1835‚ reflects on the heart-rending feeling of loss. The poem was written by Longfellow as not only a reflection of the tragic loss of his wife‚ but also as a reflection of the conflicting emotions felt by him pertaining to the loss. In his poem‚ Longfellow describes two of the foremost conflicting emotions as depression and acceptance. These emotions are the same emotions later
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my blood‚ 5 Giving me strength erect against her hate‚ Her bigness sweeps my being like a flood. Yet‚ as a rebel fronts a king in state‚ I stand within her walls with not a shred Of terror‚ malice‚ not a word of jeer. 10 Darkly I gaze into the days ahead‚ And see her might and granite wonders there‚ Beneath the touch of Time’s unerring hand‚ Like priceless treasures sinking in the sand. -Claude McKay (American 1890-1948) Explication: The poem’s title ‘America’ presents
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