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    THE HOLLOW OF THE THREE HILLS   By: Nathaniel Hawthorne Presentation by: Perry Nowak‚ and Maggie Smith The Hollow of Three Hills The Author’s Purpose is to show that no matter how much you try to run away from your problems‚ they always follow. Often multiplying along the way and leaving the ones you left behind with your burden as well. Authors Purpose. Historical Context The story was written in 1830‚ during that time witchcraft was still being persecuted in the North America‚ leading the story

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    The lighting techniques used in Edwards’s film influence greatly the meaning of the shot. Tim Burton used a dreary light‚ an expression to display the mood of the movie. Lightening made the characters’ setting and several things look mysterious. The first appearance of Edward happens to be a dark corner of an empty room. In a mare look up‚ Edward is clothed in stiff black fabric encaging his upper body. The dark character of the room makes the Avon woman stare and want to come closely to examine

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    Mass Media MEANING OF MASS COMMUNICATION Mass Communication is the term used to describe the academic study of various means by which individuals and entities relay information to large segments of the population all at once through mass media. In the United States‚ many university journalism departments evolved into schools or colleges of mass communication or "journalism and mass communication"‚ as reflected in the names of two major academic organizations. In addition to studying practical skills

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    After watching Happy‚ viewers are left actually feeling happy and are compelled to use their newfound knowledge to make a change in their life to be happier. Happy teaches viewers how to be cheerful by using interviews to persuade the viewer to agree with what is being said‚ using contrast to emphasize their points‚ and using positive imagery and music to add to its mood. Much of Happy consists of interviews which give insight into what people think about happiness. The impact of these interviews

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    second presentation which was much easier to work with ‚ this also increased the scope of the presentation and I had to cut it down to a 10 minute presentation.Learning from the class ‚ I picked up the technique to have a marking on the floor and in the second presentation ‚ I used this technique for my Pre-introduction which was helpful as there was curiosity among audience on the discussion topic.The pre-introduction also had a hook for the audience to listen to the next set of slides‚ the transition

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    sister‚ who they never saw again. At this point he starts his excruciating journey into the terror of the holocaust. In portraying his story‚ Wiesel uses a variety of literary devices including foreshadowing‚ poetic language‚ and a first person perspective to help capture the impact of his journey. In "Night"‚ Wiesel uses the techniques of foreshadowing to engage the reader and to build a feeling of dread and despair. In the beginning of the book‚ Moshe the Beadle immediately foreshadows the trouble

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    experiences of an aspiring supermodel named Renee Thompson is used to argue that the modelling industry is a racist environment that are not giving equal chances to models of ethnic backgrounds. Throughout the film‚ St. Philip uses statistics‚ Thompson’s experiences‚ and reputable sources to connect with the audience’s emotions and increase the credibility of the film’s argument. After analyzing St. Philip’s use of rhetorical techniques‚ it is clear that the great usage of ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos

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    films have lived on and are still thriving today due to the techniques he used in his films and the way he created them. He was known for taking the least probable scenarios and turning them into a masterpiece just by playing with light and form or angles. Some of these films are Psycho‚ Perfect Crime‚ The Man Who Knew Too Much and Rear Window. At first it was quite difficult to pinpoint a particular film to choose as he used brilliant techniques in all of them. However‚ I have chosen to talk about Rear

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    The Tennessean David Mikhael Mr. Snow Imaginative Writing May 22‚ 2013 R.I.P. Athena Today‚ we morn the tragic loss of a great god. On May 22‚ 2013‚ the great god Athena was found dead on mount Olympus. She will be remembered forever as the goddess of wisdom and military victory. She was also the guardian and patron of Athens‚ Greece. She helped build Athens into an economic power house

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    heart is broken which made her sad and depressed. But she rise up again and stood on her own in the end. This meant that she was independent and didn’t need the man’s help. Writer used many literary devices which symbolised the mood and tone the writer wanted to represent. The song skyscraper used one of the terms of literary device called mood. At the beginning of the skyscraper‚ the mood is sad and hopeless. Demi’s voice shakes and she sounds like she is on the verge of tears. The volume is soft in

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