Here is a way to look at the notion of critical reflection. I invite you to add your own ideas‚ arguments‚ and examples… First‚ reflection. We could think of this as a second consideration of something‚ another look. To adopt‚ and adapt‚ the metaphor of the mirror‚ perhaps we could say that reflection processes our original thoughts through the ‘mirror’ of distance in time from the precipitating event and our reaction to it‚ and through the multiple mirrors provided by various other lenses through
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Name: Instructor: Course: Date: A Passage to India through the Lens of Orientalism Orientalism presents a critical study of the Western world’s patronizing cultural representations and perceptions‚ as well as their fictional depictions‚ of the Eastern world and the people inhabiting the Middle East and Asia. Said (p.32) notes that Orientalism‚ which involves scholarship in Western Countries about the East‚ is tied inextricably to Imperialism and this makes it intellectually suspect because it is
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Controlled assessment research Focus length of a lens- The most important characteristic of a lens is its principal focal length‚ or its inverse which is called the lens strength or lens "power". Optometrists usually prescribe corrective lenses in terms of the lens power in diopters. The lens power is the inverse of the focal length in meters: the physical unit for lens power is 1/meter which is called diopter Convex- The word convex means curving out or bulging outward‚ as opposed to concave
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Human Eye vs. Camera Lens Prof. Richard B. Baber The Art Institute of Tampa ENC-2210‚ Section A November 05‚ 2013 Abstract Being a photographer I have slowly started to notice similarities between how we see things and how a camera sees things. My research paper will be on just how similar our eyes operate compared to the lens on a camera body. What are the exact similarities and differences between the human eyes and a camera lens and in general terms‚ how a camera
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trying to survive within them. So Steinbeck exaggerates the theme of loneliness from characters mainly such as Curley’s wife ‚Crookes ‚ Old Candy‚ George and Lennie also the Negro man. Therefore Curley’s wife comes as whole as in the novel as it explores the Steinbeck theme of loneliness and isolation. Curley’s wife is a dispensable and Steinbeck explores as she is the centre of the debate that develops the conflicts among ranch workers. As in the book Steinbeck explores George as being astute and
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Explore some of the ways in which Steinbeck presents disadvantaged characters in the novel In 1937‚ the American author John Steinbeck published ’Of mice and Men’. Set in the Salinas Valley of California‚ it conveys the story of the struggles of the American people during ’The Great Depression’. The Great Depression was a massive devastation throughout the whole of America where people suffered and the economy was at a huge crisis. The Unemployment rose from 3% to 26% and many people had died
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How does a Lens Refract Light? Different Lenses refract light in different ways. First‚ we will look at a double convex lens. Several light rays will approach the convex lens in a parallel manner. After they approach the lens‚ each ray will refract towards the normal. The light is passing from an optical less dense medium (Air) into a more dense medium (such as plastic or glass) at this boundary. Since the light rays are passing the boundary from a less dense medium in which light travels fast (optically
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Compare how Steinbeck and Shakespeare present women? In the books ‘Of Mice and Men’ and ‘Macbeth’ both author/writer have presented women through the corresponding eras of where the setting of the book is and the time when the author wrote and published these two books. Steinbeck showed us how women were treated in 1930s using the character Curley’s Wife‚ whilst Shakespeare uses the character Lady Macbeth to present women in the 1600s. In this essay I will explain how these characters and women at
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Lens flare‚ a visual mistake in photographs caused by external light‚ is a very interesting example of atmospheric optics. While hated at first amongst photographers and cinematographers‚ lens flare is‚ nowadays‚ a must-have in photography and films. Starting with Citizen Kane in 1941‚ lens flare was first used intentionally in film. Lens flare is a result of particulate matter (matter that changes state within the atmosphere) interacting with light and‚ additionally‚ getting itself trapped inside
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critical lens essay It has been once said that‚ “all literature shows us the power of emotion. It is emotion‚ not reason‚ that motivates character in literature” this quote can be interpreted to mean that all books show us the power of feeling. It is feeling not reasoning that drives characters in it literatures. To fulfill whatever they want in the story. Feelings drive characters to succeed in every possible scenario. The validity of this interpretation can be seen as true by examining
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