Adeleine Dauray Ms. Nadler English 12 February 5‚ 2017 The conventions of the Gothic that we have talked about so far this year are things such as masks‚ pointed architecture‚ the supernatural‚ haunted spaces‚ and young girls who are innocent and weak. A specific TV series on Netflix comes to my mind when I hear of gothic conventions: The Vampire Diaries. The Vampire Diaries is very much about the supernatural. The main character‚ Elena‚ is a young teenager who lost both of her parents in a
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Social conventions In the movie‚ Billy Elliot‚ we witness how the community stops Billy from forming his own identity in this world of miners illustrating the social conventions in a community restricting individuals from transitioning into the world. Billy’s father‚ boxing instructor and his brother are all against him in the journey of becoming a ballet dancer as it is against the community. This happened in the 1980s‚ when the London mine workers were striking against the forced closure of the
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the plot. The most popular used metaphor of describing realist novels is ‘the mirror of reality’. Readers see reality in novels through certain conventions‚ namely the tools of narration‚ for example third person omniscient narrator‚ this kind of narrator is sort of God-like‚ all-knowing narrator. It also should be objective and invisible. Nest convention is how characters are described‚ namely as round characters‚ more complexity is shown. Also language used in novels is a specific one‚ there are
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The production we are creating involves lots of murder as everyone dies in the end. Power and authority is convention in Gangster films and the film we are producing involves this as there is a leader in both gangs and their trusty allies. Another convention of the Gangster genre would be the use of wealth such as suits and expensive cars. Wealth is also used as a way of making a gangster lifestyle more appealing to the Spector‚ which
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Patrick Kavanagh’s poetry is fascinating‚ universal and enthralling. I think the imagery is powerful and cinematic also. In my opinion there are four poems written by Kavangh which would be essential in a short anthology of his work. They are ‘Inishkeen Road: July Evening’‚ ‘On Raglan Road’‚ ‘Advent’ and ‘The Hospital’. These poems show Kavanagh’s development throughout his life and his amazing power of manipulation over the English language. In these four poems Kavanagh deals with themes such as
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Jean Henri Dunant (May 8‚ 1828 – October 30‚ 1910)‚ also known as Henry Dunant‚ was a Swiss businessman and social activist. During a business trip in 1859‚ he was witness to the aftermath of the Battle of Solferino in modern day Italy. He recorded his memories and experiences in the book A Memory of Solferino which inspired the creation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in 1863. The 1864 Geneva Convention was based on Dunant’s ideas. In 1901 he received the first Nobel Peace
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each states representation in Congress. This would be known as the Constitutional Convention‚ the delegates present were all came from the upper class of American Society they were well educated and wealthy. These men came together with the mission of making
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Convention Tourism Assignment 1 Essay Question The conventions and meetings industry has unlimited growth potential. It will bring substantial returns on investment. Therefore‚ all destinations should actively promote conventions and meetings. Program MSC HTM 524: Convention Tourism Instructor Name: Dr. Karin Weber Student Name: XIAO Xiang (Sean) 13117714g Recently‚ the global convention
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Gothic Conventions used in The Others: The film ‘The Others’ made by Alejandro Amenabar in 2011 is a film about a woman who lives with her two photosensitive children in their large‚ old home which she believes is haunted by ghosts. This film uses a large range of techniques and ideas to emphasise and contribute to its gothic themes. These techniques include dark and light imagery‚ symbolism and setting. The Others also uses traditional gothic ideas to develop these themes throughout the movie‚
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Introduction The Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961 is a treaty which gives a framework that governs diplomatic relations among different independent states in the world. It was a milestone in strengthening inter-state relationships. Ratified by 187 countries (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ViennaConvention)‚ the Convention specifies the privileges of a diplomatic mission that enable diplomats to perform their functions without fear of coercion or harassment by the host country. This
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