which provide different viewpoints on the same building‚ the film also makes a strong reference to the aesthetics of video surveillance. At the end‚ we may ask if we are dealing with a film that is borrowing strategies from other media; or with a “reality TV” program that adopts the strategies of surveillance; or with a computer game that heavily relies on cinema. In short‚ is Timecode still cinema or is it already new media? This essay will address one of the key themes which accompanies both the
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Appearance When I was a child‚ I saw people the way I wanted‚ I saw poor people murderers and thieves and saw rich people kind and generous‚ but I didn’t see what was inside them. On the way to New York on the train‚ I was reading my newspaper very calmly. I wanted to go to New York because of a job interview‚ I was really scared and afraid that I wouldn’t get the job‚ and would have been sent home with no job. My mother sent me some cookies‚ they were delicious and I really enjoyed eating them
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“Mirage: An optical effect that is sometimes seen at sea‚ in the desert‚ or over a hot pavement‚ that may have the appearance of a pool of water or a mirror in which distant object are seen inverted‚ and that is caused by the bending or reflection of rays of light by a layer of heated air of varying density.”(Merriarn-Webster’s Medical Dictionary) Imagine yourself walking alone in the desert‚ you haven’t drink any water for a long time‚ you were tired‚ thirsty and exhausted. Suddenly‚ there was
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what the reality of the situation may be and think about a time and place where the situation is not occurring. Throughout this play‚ the Loman family cannot discern these two kinds of reality. They tell a lie and after a certain period they start to believe that lie as real. This new kind of reality i. e.‚ customized or reconstructed reality is evident throughout the whole of the play and eventually leads to the downfall of the main character‚ Willy. We can
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The Reality of the Imagination Rebecca Smarcz Poetry is a dichotomy of imagination and reality. It requires metaphors and abstract symbols as representatives of the poet’s imagination. These metaphors and symbols are depicted through concrete images in order to correlate with the reality that the reader and poet exist in. According to Roy Harvey Pearce’s essay Wallace Stevens: The Life of the Imagination‚ Stevens refers to himself as an “exponent of the imagination” and “As poet‚ he [Stevens]
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Virtual Reality In today’s world‚ making a mistake‚ for example during a surgery can be very fatal‚ but what if you make that same mistake but in a virtual reality? Well‚ if you make that mistake in the real world‚ you would learn from it but the patient would most likely have died but in a virtual world‚ you can program another virtual patient to retry the surgery knowing its not a real human. Virtual reality will have a substantial effect on our future way of life. Virtual reality already has
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Virtual Reality Virtual Reality The world of Virtual Reality has so many different operations that are used in all kinds of areas like the medical field‚ airlines and in the military. The medical field uses the virtual reality simulation‚ for emergency training‚ for surgical training and is also used to help people with phobias. The Virtual reality simulation is also used in teaching pilots how to fly with their flight simulators. The military uses virtual reality to train our troops. This
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The Deceit of Reality When it comes to reality TV‚ "reality" becomes a problem‚ a story created by producers and editors. The media exploits people who grope for airtime‚ who will do anything for their five minutes of fame‚ and are willing to bare their souls‚ or their bodies‚ for that matter‚ on national television. Neal Gabler wrote a piece on "Grieving for the Camera" which discusses the problems with the news today. According to Gabler‚ when people are in a state of grief‚ they are vulnerable
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Reality television (also known as reality show) is a television programming genre that presents unscripted and humorous situations‚ documents actual events and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors. Much of reality television programming falls into a subcategory as certain collections of shows within the genre use specific themes and focuses or incorporate elements from other genres‚ i.e.‚ reality documentaries‚ reality game shows‚ reality legal programming.[1] Reality television
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Reality shows had become a huge success in our society‚ we have a great variety of them‚ and we can choose which one we want to see according to our age‚ or in which one of those realities we feel more connected. Seeing the huge impact that this new way of doing television has in me and the society I decided to focus my research on this topic. Before I started my research‚ I was thinking that this might not be easy to investigate‚ because some people might think this could be a superficial topic
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