For my response I watched the provided film‚ Stand by Me with commentary by it’s director‚ Rob Reiner. One of major things that jumped out at me while watching was the use of what Reiner called a “long lense”. He first references this technique when Teddy is standing in the train tracks but brings it up again when the train is coming towards them while on the bridge‚ when the boys are walking down the tracks in the morning after they sleep in the woods‚ and again when they’re making the trek back
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NOLI ME TANGERE‚ 1887 *During the gloomy winter of Berlin* -Rizal was famished‚ sick‚ and despondent. -Notwithstanding his empty stomach‚ his painful coughing‚ and his despairing spirit‚ he continued writing his first novel. -He finished the novel on February 21‚ 1887 It was the Noli Me Tangere. His first novel. *Idea of Writing A Novel on Philippines* - His reading Harriet Beecher Stowe’s uncle Tom’s Cabin. which portrays the brutalities of American slave-owners and the pathetic conditions
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her will be my greatest accomplishment. Being a mom can be one of the most demanding and exhausting jobs performed; however‚ it is the ideal position for me because the many rewards far outweigh the difficulties and stress. Instead of a weekly paycheck‚ I get paid in the form of a smile‚ which is the result of the wholehearted dedication I give to my daughter’s little life. As Mildred Vermont once said‚ “Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs‚ since the payment is pure love
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Superman and Me Pronouns In the autobiography “Superman and Me‚” Alexie uses an interesting strategy to show how his position has changed in the society as a “smart‚” “arrogant‚” and “lucky” Indian. He uses the strategy of shifting pronouns to show that he was an outlier‚ very different from the rest of his peers‚ and able to “save his life” through hard work. This strategy helps the reader to view his position and role in the society through different perspectives. He sometimes uses the pronoun
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In the text‚ “Superman and Me” Sherman Alexie states‚ “I read with equal parts joy and desperation.” This quote impacts the story by expressing to us how he felt. By reading this‚ we understand that he needs reading. Sherman loved to read because of his father‚ but he knew he could do more. Every since he was young‚ reading has helped him‚ and he wants to show others how it can help them‚ too. In the text‚ “Superman and Me” the quote impacts the story and relates to the central idea by showing why
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Good morning/afternoon Grade 9 Students and Mr Cooper. The documentary that I will be analysing is Super-Size Me‚ directed by Morgan Spurlock who focuses this film on the fast-food franchise McDonalds‚ which the director must diet exclusively on for an entire month‚ three times a day to study the diet’s effect on his body. The purpose of Super-Size Me is to inform people about how significant it is to be more conscious of the foods they eat‚ and the possible consequences that they may risk undertaking
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of a world that had meaning only in terms of its effect on me-- what I could see from a height of three feet and what I could comprehend with the intellect and emotions of a child. This state of innocence persisted through my early teens‚ but changed dramatically in the spring of my sophomore year of high school. My beloved father was dying of AIDS. First Body Paragraph Topic/Transition Sentence: From the moment my parents told me‚ I confronted emotions and issues that many adults have never
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Is Ulima a witch? Witches usually appear in Halloween but also in a book. Bless me‚ Ultima written by Rudolfo Anaya. This book is about a boy‚ Antonio‚ who is choosing between his mother’s dream and his father’s dream. In the meantime‚ Ultima comes to live with them‚ and with Ultima’s help‚ Antonio chooses to combine his parents’ dreams both. But Tenorio‚ an evil person who has three witch daughters‚ tries to kill Ultima and Antonio. Ultima is a witch because she performs black magic and has an
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The song I have chosen for my song explication is “I Won’t Give Up by Jason Mraz” which depicts a concept to the play‚ Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ how beautiful each admirer thinks their love is. A quote from the song relating to this concept is “When I look into your eyes‚ It’s like watching the night sky‚ or a beautiful sunrise (Mraz 1-3)”. This is saying when Mraz looks into the girl’s eyes‚ it’s like watching the night sky because it is peaceful. Mraz compares his love’s eyes to
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Last night‚ I dreamt that Death came to see me in hot-pink pants and matching waistcoat too. He was a beautiful black saga boy. Forcing open the small door of my wooden cage‚ he filled my frame of vision with a broad white smile‚ and as he reached for my throat‚ the pink sequins on his shoulders winked at me. Last night‚ I dreamt that Death came to see me in hot-pink pants. He was a beautiful black saga boy and I hit him with a polished staff of yellow wood‚ and he went down. But
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