Saimah Anwar “An Inspector Calls” How does Priestley use the character of Sheila Birling to deliver his message to the audience? J.B Priestley wrote this play in 1945 a period after two appalling world wars- The Holocaust and the Atom Bomb. He set his play in 1912 when class and gender were what ruled society- along with money of course. Through his play Priestley encourages people to seize the opportunity the end of the war had given
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Analysis of "The Story of an Eyewitness" by Jack London Jack London uses such deep‚ vivid language in writing in regard to the San Francisco tragedy. In the report‚ "The Story of an Eyewitness‚" Jack London’s writing assists the reader in feeling the tribulation of the events that occurred in San Francisco. The inevitable destruction of the city that he writes about is unquestionably harrowing. When writing about the earthquake‚ he uses descriptive words to portray the damages done to
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The Prestige Analysis The Prestige is a film adaptation of the Christopher Priest novel bearing the same name. The story is set in the turn-of-the-century London about two stage magicians‚ their rivalry‚ and their obsession to be the best with the artistry and secrecy of illusion. The analysis of The Prestige will examine several aspects of the film including plot‚ character development‚ use of sound‚ use of photography‚ set design‚ lighting‚ and role of the collaborators. Each of these areas
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Furthermore‚ the practical bent that has characterized rhetoric from its beginnings facilitates experimentation—rhetoricians have always sought the particular style most able to compel an audience response. Lastly‚ building on the link to the reader-response tradition developed by Scott (1994b)‚ rhetorical analysis can also be applied to generate a rich account of the consumer meanings that visual style might be expected to potentiate. In the following sections we first define‚ explain‚ and differentiate
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Throughout the play of Pygmalion‚ Higgins is portrayed to the audience in many ways. He is a well educated and intelligent man that‚ however‚ possesses horrendous manners and is socially inept. An example of this is shown when his own mother‚ Mrs Higgins‚ doesn’t want him in her house when she has company and also when she says that she doesn’t want to attend church the same time as him as he is rude. ‘You offend all my friends: they stop coming whenever they meet you.’ – Mrs Higgins. ‘He cant
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Explore how the theme of power is presented in ‘An Inspector Calls’. How would an audience react to this presentation? In ‘An Inspector Calls’‚ power is presented in different ways and by different characters. Each character exudes or uses their power differently. These different methods of portrayal may shock the audience‚ and make them see certain characters in a different light. At the start of the play‚ the first hint of power we see is through the appearance of Mr Birling when Priestly describes
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Evaluate how the two trailers use the narrative technique of enigma to encourage the target audience to watch the films. Both of the trailers use enigmatic codes to encourage the target audience to watch the actual films‚ rather than just viewing the trailers including mis-en-scene and the cinematography used within the media products. Sound has been used incredibly well within the two clips including the use of dialogue to create the enigma. Within both the Eclipse trailer and Let The Right One
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believable. However‚ this is Jonson’s intention. He portrays her as an ethereal‚ saintly‚ ideal. Celia’s love is compared to "heaven‚" "a plot of paradise." She is described as a "better angel." She is someone whom the audience should aspire to be. Conversely‚ a contemporary audience could instead see her willingness to subject herself to Corvino’s harsh dictates and abuse as being more weak than strong. But‚ it is her inner moral sense‚ even though it is dictated by seventeenth century conventions
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Examine how the writers shape or craft each text to meet the expectations of their respective audience‚ purpose and context Excerpt from Weblog and extract from Vernon God Little by DCB Pierre Text B is in the form of a blog‚ which is an online diary updated regularly by its author. Text C is an extract from the novel Vernon God Little by DCB Pierre. Both authors target a young adult audience through use of a casual tone to engage the reader and gain empathetic response. The weblog writer uses
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Conversation Analysis & Discourse Analysis tive Compara A a odu ritical Intr nd C ction Robin Wooffitt Conversation Analysis and Discourse Analysis Conversation Analysis and Discourse Analysis A Comparative and Critical Introduction Robin Wooffitt SAGE Publications London ● Thousand Oaks ● New Delhi © Robin Wooffitt 2005 First published 2005 Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study‚ or criticism or review‚ as permitted under the Copyright
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