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    Buster Keaton Film‚ is a powerful and global language. It could be as influential as the state or as simple as a comedy. For example‚ it represented the voice of the state of USSR under revolution in 1910-1930s. However‚ in Buster Keaton’s movie---‘Sherlock‚ Jr.’‚ it is just an entertainment‚ a simple reflection on life‚ and a playground for filmmakers to exercise their imagination. In the period of 1910s-1930s‚ film production was undergoing its primary development. Films changed from pictures

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    original scores during the silent film era and cites specific examples from The Birth of a Nation. (10 points) Music is an important form of art; it has always been utilized by each and every culture for entertainment purpose. Earlier in the silent film era‚ music was generally not included in the films but played in the beginning or at the end to entertain the audience. Later music was used in the form of background score to provide strength to the scenes of the film. There were three types of

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    Response 1 Charlie Chaplin’s Modern Times (1936) Silent films were of huge proportion in the early 1900’s. It wasn’t until the advent of sound in 1927‚ with the production of “The Jazz Singer” that would indefinitely change the ever-expanding landscape of cinema. Audiences and movie-lovers alike were shocked and mystified when Charlie Chaplin released Modern Times in 1936‚ still being proclaimed as a silent film (excluding the movies soundtrack and occasional Foley sounds). Even in such changing

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    Hollywood Star Lina Lamont‚ Hollywood Star Cosmo Brown‚ Don’ best friend‚ plays piano for silent films Kathy Seldon‚ Aspiring Actress R. F. Simpson‚ Head of Monumental Pictures Roscoe Dexter‚ Hollywood Director It is 1927 and Monumental Pictures’ actors‚ Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont are the greatest silent-film stars of their generation – all the fans flock to see their films and read about their budding romance in the fan magazines.  The truth behind the glamorous “Lockwood

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    Sleeper “Sleeper” is a film‚ which at first glance‚ appears to be about nothing but making people laugh‚ but when examined more closely might appear to be a commentary on politics‚ consumerism and even love. This film is supposed to be Woody Allen’s take on a modern silent film‚ and there are definitely similarities to the silent film classics of Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin‚ most notably the physical humor that defined the slapstick sub-genre of comedy. Scenes like those with the giant

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    Radio dominated the Twenties‚ with roughly 3 million Americans owning radios by 1923. Most listeners still used crystal sets with earphones to receive news and bulletins‚ advertising and music. The appeal of the spoken word attracted audiences and advertisers‚ while publishers were forced to improve upon its image to retain profits. Television‚ capable of wireless transmission of moving pictures‚ was first demonstrated in 1926‚ combining sight and sound to rival radio. Tabloids continued being

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    The Contrast Between Malacandra and Earth Elwin Ransom‚ the main character in the book‚ a professor of philology of the University of Cambridge‚ is a brave‚ open-minded man full of curiosity. I would describe him as brave because he acted very calm during the time he was being prisoned by Weston and Devin. He almost seemed a willing captive in the beginning of the story. Unlike Devin and Weston‚ Ransom had the courage to find Oryarsa and to sacrifice himself to ensure the safety of Malacandra.

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    The following quote "The sedge is withr’d from the lake‚ And no birds sing‚" (Keats) seems like a very simple sentence with no meaning to it. However‚ after reading Chapter 6 of Silent Spring ‚ I realized how loaded the comment is with meaning. The quote is describing humans and how humans treat the plants here on earth. The quote describes a scene where humans continue to destroy plants because they feel that they are in the way or that the plants are not appealing to look at. However

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    sentence. This change could turn a negative sentence into a positive outcome. Throughout the history of cinema body language is a tool that is applied to every movie. Movies by their very nature started of as any elaborate ploy on body language. The silent film era relies on nonverbal communication that is accompanied by visual elements and implanting a specific score in order to suspend disbelief that the audience is sitting an in a dark room watching various shades of light and color onto a screen. The

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    Margret Copland September 23‚ 2011 English Evaluation Essay Suddenly the alarms went off and the city of Silent Hill turned into its burned and ruined self. Rose and the cop began to run into a room as they saw an enormous red pyramid head butcher appear and pieces of debris flying in the air. They safely shut the door and took deep breathes to relax. Unexpectedly‚ the butcher’s knife piercethrough the door and bugs amassed in. The blade swung from side to side‚ while the two women dodged its

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