The Sounds of Living From gangsters to scriveners‚ throughout this class Losers In Literature‚ we have encountered and discussed all types of characters. Ikiru is a 1952 Japanese film directed by Akira Kurasawa. Ikiru or ‘to live’ is the story of a bureaucratic man who faces a terminal diagnosis. Kanji Watanabe‚ the protagonist played by Takashi Shimura‚ is perhaps the most impactful and persuasive character that we have experienced. This black and white film has won numerous awards for its powerful
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Your Name: Chloe Smith-Sokol Type of Evidence: Physics lab Title of novel‚ story‚ poem‚ etc.: Speed of Sound Lab Reflection Sheet on Choice Piece 1. Why did you choose to include this piece in your portfolio? What is its significance to you? Explain. I have always had trouble with writing essays because I have noticed that I find it hard to make a strong statement. Writing has never been my strong suit but a big turning point for me this year was when my executive function
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A sound financial reporting system‚ supported by high quality accounting standards and backed by a solid regulatory‚ governance and ethical framework‚ is a pre-requisite for economic development”. Economic development is affected by many factors; some believe that a strong financial reporting system is one of them. Throughout the report this will analysed and discussed to come to a sound understanding whether it does and if so‚ how effective it really is. High quality accounting standards
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In the short story “A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury‚ the author employs imagery to characterize the t-rex as immense and nauseating to put a fearful sensation in the readers. One instance where Bradbury illustrates imagery about the t-rex is when it is “tower(ing) thirty feet above half of the tree‚ a great evil god”. The use of “tower(ing)‚ “great”‚ and “evil” shed light on the physical makeup of the animal and shows the usual behavior of the creature as well. As his height is proven by how
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Falkner uses many motifs in The Sound and the Fury. One that he uses is shadows. Shadow are mentioned all throughout Quentin’s section‚ June Second 1910‚ and in some of Benjy’s section‚ April Seventh 1928. In Quentin’s section‚ it says‚ “The shadow hadn’t quite cleared the stoop. I stopped inside the door‚ watching the shadow move. It moved almost perceptibly creeping back inside the door.”(The Sound and the Fury 81) Here he is talking about the shadows that he sees when he steps outside his door
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American Literature1900-1945 Innovative Techniques in The Sound and the Fury The Sound and the Fury has been seen as an "example par excellence of modernist American fiction" (Cohen). Its publication represented a watershed in American literature as it introduced several modernist techniques among which: the destruction of chronological order‚ the division of the perspectives‚ the increased number of narrators‚ the free association technique‚ the stream of consciousness. I have selected
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Adventure In the middle of May‚ on a bus platform in Boston‚ I looked up at the sky. It was bright blue as if painted by water colors. Meanwhile‚ I had mustered all my courage‚ and my brain was full of adrenaline. With the engine sound of BRRRRRR‚ the adventure started. Adventure. It is an exciting experience in which dangerous or unusual things happen. The meaning also involves a willingness to try new things‚ take risks. Last summer‚ I made a big bold plan‚ taking an Italian summer session at
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young age we are taught that speech is highly valuable when attempting to achieve a positive reaction. Throughout history‚ this has appeared to be true in some way or another‚ but what happens when this system breaks down? In Octavia Butler’s “Speech Sounds‚” she depicts a society suffering from the loss of ability to speak‚ write‚ or both which causes the people to revert to animalistic means of expression‚ thus breaking down the atmosphere of community. Although Rye and Obsidian are able to form a
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Could stepping on an ancient butterfly really change the future? In “A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury‚ the characters discover how cautious one must be when interacting with the fragile past. In the story‚ Eckels experiences a dinosaur hunting safari in the past‚ when things take a turn for the worse. A T-Rex startles Eckels‚ which causes him to stumble off the trail. Who knew that mistake would change the world’s future? Throughout the story‚ Bradbury utilizes a combination of conflicts‚ metaphors
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Technological Threats In the story “The Sound of Thunder” written by Ray Bradbury‚ the author develops the idea that technology can be a significant threat throughout the story. Shown in the story is many of the consequences of technology’s misuse and our participation in the things we are not meant to investigate. Clearly displayed is the severe negative effects some advanced technology could have on our lives. Even from the very start of this story‚ the idea of technology being a danger is clearly
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