National memory and war. The Second Word War started 1th September 1939 and was one of the most horrible events in the whole world. All countries‚ combining all their forces‚ fought against Germany and did not allow it to set up supremacy. Fortunately‚ May 9th 1945 was the day of capitulation of Germany and the victory over it‚ but‚ finally‚ the war ended up only 2th September 1945. Since that time people have been celebrating the victory over Germany during 67 years. Russia and Great Britain gave
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Media Texts “All Media Texts Tell a Story” In most broadcast programs‚ language is primarily used to tell the story‚ whether it is to promote a product or gain a job promotion‚ to make one laugh or cry‚ to ask for forgiveness or convict a criminal‚ to get married or divorced‚ to convince our children to do one thing versus another. We don’t need to get stuck in any particular story. That’s where Cowen gets it wrong‚ or even right; He presents a list of types of stories that is mixed up and incomplete
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The Short Story History: as a form dates back to the oral tradition of the tale written tales emerge in poetic forms - Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales Boccaccio’s Decameron (1351-1353) often cited as the precursor of the short story form‚ as is the French translation of The Thousand and One Nights (1704) short story really begins to emerge as a form in the 19th century Grimm’s Fairy Tales (1824-1826) an early collection of folk stories that paved the way for the development of the genre of short
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Does True Love Exist? "I love you." These three little words might possibly be the most powerful statement one can make to another person. In life‚ most yearn for the intimate affection that a certain someone can provide them. Women dream of their Prince Charming to come and sweep them off their feet‚ while men search for the love of their life that sets their heart on fire. But what happens when love is thrown around without a second thought? Has this four letter word become an overused cliché
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their self‚ to inspire others‚ and allows people to share their stories. Stories from around the world are based around how people find their inner self‚ some through writing‚ others through reflection‚ and mostly through
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these genres have been essentially adventure stories or melodramas‚ but one of the most prominent embodies the cultural mythology of detectives‚ criminals‚ police‚ and suspects in a classic form that is almost pure mystery. Edgar Allen Poe first noticeably expressed the traditional detective story in the 1840s‚ but it did not become a widely popular genre until the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This rise in popularity of the detective story coincided with the success of Sir Arthur Conan
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How Friends Ruin Memory: The Social Conformity Effect Class Discussion Summary: How Friends Ruin Memory: The Social Conformity Effect‚ by Jonah Lehrer‚ starts off by talking about how past situations‚ or occurrences‚ become interesting stories by the twisting of facts‚ or not telling the whole truth. Jonah mentions that it is nearly impossible for us‚ as human beings‚ to tell the whole truth when it comes to telling a story. He says that this is because we are “social animals‚ our memory
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Fitzgerald tells the story in chapter 7 via retrospective narration‚ from the perspective of Nick Carraway‚ a self-conscious narrator‚ who is writing a novel of his own‚ within Fitzgerald’s novel. Fitzgerald uses many techniques to tell the story in chapter 7‚ namely pathetic fallacy‚ characterisation and the chronological revelation of the events that took place in the summer of 1922‚ after Gatsby and daisy were finally reunited. Fitzgerald builds on the image of Tom as a “brute.” He is shown
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reflexive is when the viewers know of how the film is made. It can simply be understood as making a movie about another movie. Stories We Tell‚ made by Sarah Polley‚ is an example of reflexivity; her documentary explores her families’ life. Her story is in a way an adventure through telling her mother’s life and how she was conceived. I think Sarah makes the movie as a way to get to know her mom. Sarah’s mother is the center of this documentary. As the story progresses‚ it reveals to the viewers
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It is the interplay of both history and memory‚ which allows us to gain empathetic understanding of Truth. History is factual‚ and traditionally objective‚ yet is subject to bias and control. It cannot reveal the reality of human experience‚ as it relies on facts‚ lists and statistics; the need for memory arises. Memory is a composition of personal perspectives which can be deemed subjective‚ yet challenges history’s authority and rationalism. Combined‚ history and memory generate a powerful tool when
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