bama’s speech points up an important fact: Good public speakers are audience-centered. They know the primary purpose of speechmaking is not to browbeat the audience or to blow off steam. Rather‚ it is to gain a desired response from listeners. Being audience-centered does not involve compromising your beliefs to get a favorable response. Nor does it mean using devious‚ unethical tactics to achieve your goal. As with Barack Obama‚ you can remain true to yourself and speak ethically while adapting
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Hitchcock and “Psycho” Sir Alfred Hitchcock was an English film director and producer. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. Hitchchock remains one of the most famous directors in movie history‚ not only because of his droll public image‚ but also because of the enduring appeal of so many of his films. His very name inspires fond grins from many viewers and how even some of his less famous works undeniably hold their attention. “He knew something universal
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November 1‚ 2013 American Psyco The Film I chose to dissect and discuss mise-en-scene is American Psycho. In this movie the protagonist‚ Patrick Bateman (christian Bale) Leads a double life as a business man and serial killer. He never strikes the audience with any motives for his murders‚ but he pursues them vigorously. As Bateman continues his secret identity through the film‚ the anger inside him builds up until he eventually snaps and admits all of his killings to his Lawyer. The lawyer replies
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A Clockwork Orange and American Psycho are both used as texts by their authors to satirically comment on their different societies‚ Burgess writing as a warning of the chaos the social revolution of the 1950’s and ‘60s might bring‚ while Ellis is commenting on the commercialism of the incredibly capitalist 1980’s‚ and how humanism has almost been abandoned because of this. Both Burgess and Ellis’s satirical commentary of their societies is evident through the characters of their violent psychotic
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Running head: AUDIENCE ANALYSIS Audience Analysis Audience Analysis When giving a sales presentation in a meeting‚ I would need to analyze my audience to best begin my approach for a successful and informative presentation. Using audience analysis I would need to determine who my audience is‚ how will I communicate with them‚ what shall I consider given the diversity of the audience‚ and how will I ensure my message is effective? The characteristics I would have to consider when giving
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Michael Capellupo ENG 101-006 Prof. Duchaney November 5‚ 2013 The Mind of an American Psycho American Psycho‚ Mary Harron’s film adaptation of Brett Easton Ellis’ novel of the same name‚ explores the concept and personality of Patrick Bateman‚ a wealthy power hungry business man who lives out a psychopath fantasy of murdering numerous people around him. He uses his ego to act out all the evil fantasies he wishes he could do in his real life. The whole time he is trying to comprehend what his
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American Psycho: Character development: Patrick Bateman is a fine working man‚ who is a part of the company Pierce and Pierce. Bateman is what you would call a yuppie‚ a person who has a lot of money to use‚ one who really thinks of what he is wearing. It has to be the best of the best. The reason for doing the murders he does‚ is because he is upset with the world that he lives in. He actually hates himself and everyone who ruins the world‚ and that is the people he kills. He start out
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American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis Setting: Manhattan‚ New York City‚ late 1980s Major Characters: Patrick Bateman‚ a “rich kid” who works on Wall Street whose life primarily consists of staying on top of current trends‚ making sure he has the best of the best‚ and keeping himself looking as good as possible; Evelyn Richards‚ Bateman’s obsessed and spoiled girlfriend; Timothy Price‚ a friend of Bateman’s‚ thought to be killed‚ but appears at the end of the book as a more subdued character; Luis
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Vertigo & Psycho Like most other directors Alfred Hitchcock had a certain stylistic feel to his movies. He was arguably one of the greatest directors and most definitely the king of suspense. Whether you enjoyed his movies or not they were still intriguing pieces of art that at the time left audiences walking out of the theatre in a sense of hysteria. His films have rained terror on his audiences for decades and two in particular have especially caused a level of frenzy‚ Psycho and Vertigo
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889 1/6/12 7TH hour Psycho Critique With screeching violin music blasting rhythmically in the background‚ Arbogast is slashed to death by a psychotic murderer who seemingly appears out of nowhere. The fact that this scene made me‚ a connoisseur of modern day horror movies‚ jump‚ proves the fact that this 1960`s classic‚ Psycho is a home-run. Alfred Hitchcock is and should be recognized as a movie making genius with his excellent development of the horror movie Psycho‚ complete with great camera
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