In the film study Gladiator students examine how the composer uses a variety of filming techniques to represent the concept of ‘Heroism’. Task Outline: This task requires you to write acritical essayevaluating how the concept of ‘Heroism’ is conveyed in Ridley Scott’s production Gladiator. Essay Question: How has the composer represented the concept of heroism in the filmGladiator? Make specific reference to two key scenes in the film. You MUST NOT choose scenes which have been analysed
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throughout the novella Kino proves himself as a hero in different ways such as‚ attempting to gain equality for his native people and the pearl buyers‚ and sacrificing the pearl‚ one of his most valued possessions. With vivid dreams‚ Kino displays his heroism by trying to gain equality for his native people and the European pearl buyers. Kino and his people are considered ignorant by the pearl buyers who have a monopoly over the industry‚ and Kino wants him and his people to have more respect. When Kino
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penetrated the air and sliced through the eerie silence‚ he jumped off of the balcony to rescue the poor victim who was being attacked. He flew through the air with the help of his cape and landed on his two feet in front of a frightened female. Heroism. You may think this word includes wearing a cape‚ a costume‚ or a pretty face‚ but that isn’t the case.For example‚ heroes are aware of other people’s thoughts‚ feelings‚ and needs‚ heroes don’t expect fame or money‚ and heroes inspire communities
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Imagine that you are a soldier on a battlefield. Look around‚ all around you your allies are lying on the floor‚ either as dead bodies or wounded‚ crying out “MEDIC!”. Wouldn’t you help if you could? Desmond Doss is the man that did. He was an American combat medic during World War 2‚ a conscientious objector who wouldn’t use a weapon. Despite not wanting to use a weapon‚ he volunteered for the military. A soldier without a weapon‚ yeah I know how that sounds‚ but you’d be surprised at what
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What makes a hero a hero? The ancient poem The Odyssey‚ written by the epic poet Homer‚ tells the story of a man by the name of Odysseus and his travels home to Ithaca after being at war in the Battle of Troy for nine years. Odysseus encounters many challenges and obstacles through the many adventures that he faces on his way home. His challenge concluding the story is of finding a way to rid the suitors that pillage his kingdom in order to retrieve his position back as lord and husband to his wife
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Keats was inspired to write “Ode to Autumn” after walking through the water meadows of Winchester‚ England‚ in an early autumn evening of 1819. The poem has three stanzas of eleven lines describing the taste‚ sights and sounds of autumn. Much of the third stanza‚ however‚ is dedicated to diction‚ symbolism‚ and literary devices with decisively negative connotations‚ as it describes the end of the day and the end of autumn. The author makes an intense description of autumn at least at first sight
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What is “Sailing to Byzantium” About? The poem “Sailing to Byzantium”‚ written by William Butler Yeats (1865-1939)‚ is seemingly written about how time affects us‚ and how someone can become eternal to avoid its effects. As the poem was written in 1926‚ with Yeats at 61 years if age‚ the poem reflects his fears of aging and becoming obsolete‚ with the main theme being that of the mutual human/animal condition: We are born‚ we live and then we die. The narrator of this poem seeks a place where he
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assembly‚ based on car parts. He favored the flywheel from a Cadillac for its weight and flatness. Even in these early days‚ he used the wax disk setup to record parts at different speeds and with delay‚ resulting in his signature sound with echoes and birdsong-like guitar riffs. When he later began using magnetic tape‚ the major change was that he could take his recording rig on tour with him‚ even making episodes for his 15-minute radio show in his hotel room. He invented the first solid-body electric
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to go right to a military response‚ “A soldier in combat that goes above and beyond‚ risking‚ and sometimes giving‚ their lives to save others”. I believe this comes to play from the actions occurring on September 11‚ 2001 when America’s view of heroism changed from superheroes to soldiers‚ firemen and policemen. But are soldiers‚ firemen and policemen the only heroes? Do you have to be in combat‚ or run into burning buildings to be considered a hero? The answer to this is no. This is just one
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evolved to have a wide range of definitions. In Wikipedia a hero (masculine) or heroine (feminine) refers to characters who‚ in the face of danger and adversity or from a position of weakness‚ display courage and/or the will for self-sacrifice—that is‚ heroism—for some greater good of all humanity. The definition originally is referred to martial courage or excellence‚ but is extended to more general moral excellence. In Modern day‚ society heroes can range from Police Officers‚ Doctors‚ Nurse’s‚ armed
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