be certain is to have knowledge and to recognize the significance of being. Assurance is synonymous with significance of being. To be assured is to be recognized and to have your existence acknowledged. In his writings‚ Marion examines existence and its relativity to love. Marion tries to determine if certainty comes from him or if it is established by others. He wants to know why we exist and what determines it. He believes that if certainty on being depends on him then it is not enough to validate
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demonstrated through Norman Bates in the movie _Psycho_ by the relationship between him and his mother‚ the jealousy over his mother and the want to keep the illusion of his mother being alive. The storyline of this film involves a young woman named Marion Crane‚ who steals $ 40‚000 from her boss in order to be able to start a new life with her
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“I’ve never felt overmatched on the baseball field.” This quote was said by Alex Rodriguez. Alex Rodriguez had unbelievable stats that would have put out him in a definite spot in the hall of fame‚ but because of the use of steroids‚ his dreams of becoming a Major League Baseball hall of famer are shattered (“overshadowed”). Alex Rodriguez used performance enhancing drugs‚ which help improve their running speed‚ strength‚ and skill (“Doping”). Athletes are pressured into taking these drugs in many
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cinematography. There are two main examples of characters who show the sign of multiple identities. Norman Bates is a prime example of sort of personality switching‚ we see a major transition of his throughout this film. A not as obvious change is that of Marion Crane from a so-called good to evil transformation. The first is the much more obvious Norman Bates. Hitchcock created Norman to be the epitome of the Oedipus conflict‚ he is a true “Mama’s boy”‚ who would do anything to have his mother for himself
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The Patriot (2000) The Patriot is a film about the Revolutionary War. It was directed by Roland Emmerich and starred Mel Gibson as well as Heath Ledger and Joely Richardson. It has had three Oscar Award nominations and has won ten other awards. When the film was released it received much attention‚ criticism‚ and controversy‚ mostly for its historical accuracy (Glancy‚ Mark). The film The Patriot is not historically accurate because of the depiction of British soldiers‚ the way in which people
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Music Project 1 “Psycho” After the silent films‚ war movies‚ and popular music came the new American cinema during the 1960’s. Old traditions were ignored as new modern and popular styles were adapted. People were subject to civil rights issues‚ sexual liberation‚ assassinations‚ and war that were all televised. Things were changing and movie directors had to take advantage of the new opportunities and be creative‚ creating horror films. One of the first films to set the pace for the new generation
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studio which made the staff call a paramedic. Meanwhile‚ Harry and his friends‚ Tyrone and Marion‚ have aspiring dreams‚ but they need money to achieve
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film by placing a close-up shot of the action to give the appearance that they are actually involved (Hitchcock). Literary devices scattered throughout the plot serve to enhance the violent and mysterious nature of the film. Behaving suspiciously‚ Marion Crane‚ the protagonist of the movie‚ visits the Bates Motel after driving through a sudden rainstorm. She meets up with the Norman Bates‚ the owner‚ to book a room and have a nice‚ leisurely dinner. Norman seems to be a friendly‚ young man‚ but looks
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assaulted her and Gary strongly denies it. At various points in the text‚ in mediation sessions with Marion who is a _____‚ we are told many variations of what happened between the pair. In the first scene‚ Susy tells Marion the Gary grabbed my breasts and said something sick and when I turned around Gary’s member was inches in front of my nose. The next day‚ I was fired.’ In the next scene‚ Gary tells Marion that she was fired because her work was unsatisfactory.’ In the first mediation meeting between
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When Hitchcock made Psycho in 1959 and early 1960‚ it was a hard sell to begin with considering the subject matter and that no studio wanted to pick it up‚ so Hitch had to put up his own money and on the off season from “ Alfred Hitchcock Presents”‚ he filmed the film. However‚ the subject matter was just the beginning of the tricks that Hitchcock had up his sleeves for the film and his viewing public. By the time Psycho rolled around‚ Hitchcock had already made a name for himself as a filmmaker
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