I pick the picture “The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker Hill” because it represents the era the story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” took place in. The plot of Sleepy Hollow revolves around the legend of the Headless Horseman most of the time mainly for suspense and action during Ichabod’s encounter and Brom’s exciting tales. The old tale is about a Hessian who has his head carried away by a cannonball during a war (which is most likely the american revolutionary war‚ since this is
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The Ghost of Walnut Hill John Lasik a small structured‚ gray bearded man remembers a ghostly encounter from his grandfather that still makes his spine tingle to this day‚ though it happened more than 60 years ago. It all began in the summer of 1949‚ the year that John should be enjoying his bachelor life. Instead‚ it turned out to be the beginning of nine months of unexplained phenomena. “I was 19 when I moved into my grandfather’s house alone in Walnut Hill‚ New Hampshire‚” he said. His only companion
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Mission Command Analysis: Hamburger Hill As one of the most famous battles of Vietnam‚ the battle of Dong Ap Bia provides a useful case study for the concept of mission command. Infamously known as Hamburger Hill‚ the high casualties and subsequent abandonment of the mountain caused critics to question the decision of military leaders. As with many battles in Vietnam‚ the commander‚ LTC Honeycutt‚ contended with the enemy while attempting to exert control with incomplete information in jungle-covered
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“One person’s craziness is another person’s reality‚” by Tim Burton. Throughout the three movies (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory‚ Edward Scissorhands‚ and Big Fish)‚ Tim Burton has reiterated his style‚ which is mystery‚ fantasy‚ and imagination. These make Burton movies extremely interesting to view because you always wonder what Tim Burton was imagining when he created his next film. His style comes from three properties that every movie should contain‚ music‚ shots‚ and lighting. Throughout
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The documentary‚ “Rich Hill”‚ is the story utilizes various rhetorical analysis devices to tell the story of three preteen/teenager boys who live in the decaying small town of Rich Hill‚ Missouri. Their names are Andrew‚ Harley‚ and Appachey and the film describes what their daily lives are like. They are portrayed to have constantly battled poverty and medical conditions every day of their lifetimes while their value of family helps hold them together as the days pass. Pathos is evident in the
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The Slope on The Hill It was the most casual winter day of the year. My body under a blanket‚ Hot chocolate in one hand and a T.V. Remote in the other. I was flipping from channel to channel trying to find a show that I could settle on. My eyes were glued to the bright screen‚ although I could see each and every snowflake falling out of the sky. It was hard not to admire. Here in Michigan‚ We have the most beautiful winters‚ and the nicest of summers. I love to diversity that comes with all the weather
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Fiction Essay “Hills like White Elephants” is a short story by Ernest Hemingway. The author starts the story by describing the setting to allow the reader to have a clear picture in their mind of what things look like. There are two main characters in this story and Hemingway only describes them as the girl and the American man‚ and they go through life living in the moment. It takes place in Spain at a train station. He describes the train station as‚ “there was no shade and no trees and the station
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Tim Burton is like a mad scientist. Getting crazy ideas he can bring to life using other people’s faces and other tools to truly engross you into his films. Using music‚ camera angles and lighting You just sink further to his depth. For my light example‚ in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children‚ When Jake and Emma are in the boat the lighting is shadowed yet still bright. Light is an important detail in which some‚if not most‚ movies flourish. Burton seems to pull together enough to where
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The couple in Ernest Hemingway’s "Hills Like White Elephants" faces a difficult situation‚ how to deal with an unplanned pregnancy. To further complicate the issue‚ it’s pretty clear that one partner wants to settle down and have the baby‚ while the other partner doesn’t. What we see in the story is a discussion of the matter in a train. Written in 1927 when sex education and discussion of birth control were federal crimes in the U.S.‚ the story also comments on what little was known about reproductive
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In society‚ media plays an integral role and can reinforce our morals and norms. In this week’s readings‚ Patricia Hill Collins discussed a tragic assault‚ rape‚ and attempted murder of a female jogger known as the “Central Park Jogger” panic. The police believed that she had been beaten by twelve black and latino adolescents. They were convicted of most charges and they received sentences ranging from five to 15 years. However‚ years later another Hispanic male confessed to raping the jogger and
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