Citizen Kane Essay – Consequences of Obsession In Citizen Kane‚ Orson Welles explores the consequences of obsession. Such obsessions include Kane’s desire to win the love of others‚ regaining his lost childhood‚ Kane’s obsession with his reputation and public image‚ and Thompson‚ the journalist‚ seeking to unravel the mysteries of Kane’s life. Kane’s obsession with winning the love of others is due to him being stripped of a maternal figure at a young age‚ which the latter was replaced by the
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Ms. Diana AP English Literature 24 September 2012 Despairing Companionship “Modern Love‚” a poetic sequence by George Meredith‚ describes a skeptical opinion on the idea of modern love. Meredith’s devastating tone‚ complex similes and metaphors‚ and dark imagery convey a sad and regretful outlook on the love of this time. “Modern Love” is riddled with a tone full of regret and heartache‚ making this modern love seem more like the opposite of love. The speaker says “she wept with waking eyes”
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Ideal Citizen in the Superhero Movies The 2012 summer movie season is coming to an end and guesses who the winner is? Ding! Superhero movies! Quite a lot of them shattered box-office records. Just in U.S. theaters‚ “Marvel’s The Avengers" ($618 million)‚ "The Dark Knight Rises" ($410 million) and "The Amazing Spider-Man" ($257 million) were the top three highest-grossing movies‚ lumping $1.3 billion together. It has been noticed that there have been around 50 superhero movies since 2002 and it
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THE MODERN PROMETHEUS IMPORTANT REFERENCES Paradise Lost Did I request thee‚ Maker‚ from my clay To mould me man? Did I solicit thee From darkness to promote me? Lines from John Milton ’s Paradise Lost From the title page of Frankenstein; or‚ The Modern Prometheuse‚ 1818 In Frankenstein‚ the intelligent and sensitive monster created by Victor Frankenstein reads a copy of Milton ’s Paradise Lost‚ which profoundly stirs his emotions. The monster compares his situation to that of Adam
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Sharareh Rafieipour Dr. Agnes Yeow Swee Kim Drama of the Modern Era 2 December. 2012 Modern Drama; The spectacle of language breaking down and the explosion of the hysteria underlying the polite banalities of social intercourse To be modern is to be‚ in many important ways‚ different from anyone who ever lived before. This idea does not mean that human being has undergone a change; man’s nature is always the same‚ but his perception of himself has distorted in a way that is significantly
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concept of patriotism is just as debated and relevant today as it was during the Civil War. If our nation is to survive its current challenges‚ the definition of a true patriot must be clear. So‚ what is true patriotism? Only 57 percent of U.S. citizens over 18 described themselves as either “extremely” or “very” patriotic in a study by AARP. Can our nation really survive on 57 percent? I believe these shoddy ratings are the result of widespread misuse of the term “patriot.” Many believe patriotism
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In 1941‚ the sophisticated and classical screenplay‚ Citizen Kane was released to the public in America. The motion picture is known to be as probably one of the world’s most famous and highly-rated films‚ with its remarkable scenes‚ and use of literary devices. Director‚ star‚ and producer of the film were all the duty of one man by the name of Orsen Welles. He stars as Charles Foster Kane‚ who was ripped away from his parents during childhood‚ then went on to live a very lavish lifestyle‚ but never
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The film “Citizen Kane”‚ challenged the traditional narrative and technical elements of classic Hollywood cinema. At the time his film was released‚ May 1st‚ 1941‚ films generally followed a certain style and were somewhat predictable. However‚ “Citizen Kane” broke this pattern and took viewers by surprise. Prior to the release of “Citizen Kane” in 1941‚ films traditionally moved forward in time following a chronological sequence. However‚ this film was the first to start at the end and then go back
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Look‚ stranger‚ at this island now by W.H. Auden This poem us a "musical" exercise in which the poet reveals his technical skill by using sound techniques and figurative language to reinforce his description of a scene. It is one of Auden’s few poems of natural description‚ perhaps of the coast in the West Country of England. The first stanza requires the stranger - someone unfamiliar with the island of kingdom of Britain but perhaps acquainted with the stereotype of it as a dull and gloomy place
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Title: Law Abiding Citizen Year: 2009 Director: F. Gary Gray The film has no opening title sequence. The first images we see are two production logos which then lead to the first scene. The zoom lens introduces us to what the main character was doing. Establishing shot shows the innocence in the main characters life as the colour white (the bead) represents purity. Soundtrack- to the tune of “hey Mr tambourine man” by bob Dylan‚ a father and his child are having a nice bonding evening as she
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