Nichole Alfeche Musser Lit Film & Media 20 September 2014 The Written Word to a Larger Picture Literature is the written word. It may include a poem‚ play‚ or novel. The book “The Last Song” written by Nicholas Sparks‚ originated as a novel before proceeding to then is translated onto the big screen as a movie. The film was directed by Julie Ann Robinson. Books are written to tell a story through literary devices and descriptions. When translated into movies‚ the outcome is not always as
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My Last Reflection of The Year My countdown to life began during my Sophomore years when I was going through the depression of my grandfathers death (RIP). It was sudden and unexpected. This forced me to realize how easy and fragile life is. It was from that point on that I decided to live everyday not only as if it were my last day of high school‚ but as if it were the last day of my life. I try my hardest to take my own advice and not think about my regrets in regards to the past‚ but instead
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The Last Lesson by Alphonse Daudet SUMMARY The Last Lesson is a story set in Alsace‚ a territory that was disputed over by France and Germany. At the time of the story France was defeated by Prussia led by Bismarck. The French districts of Alsace and Lorraine had passed into Prussian hands. An order had come from Berlin that only German was to be taught in the schools of these districts. the author‚ Alphonse Daudet‚ brings out the effect of this order on the people of Alsace through this story
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London‚ and one of the greatest “celebrities” of his day. The Picture of Dorian Gray is a first and only novel written by Oscar Wilde. It was published in 1891. The book is focusing on the actions of a very egocentrical character who thinks he can do whatever he wants because he is beautiful‚ Wilde highlights the things that are wrong in our society. It is a very interesting and instructive story. Dorian Gray‚ young man whose physical appearance is handsome and innocent. The painter‚ Basil
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Acknowledgements I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to Mr. Qi Liang‚ my supervisor‚ not only for his illuminating instructions and invaluable suggestions to the completion of this paper‚ but more importantly‚ for his rigorous scholarship and professional conscientiousness. I am also indebted to all my teachers in USTS‚ whose wonderful lectures on different subjects pave me the way for the fundamental and essential academic competence. I owe my sincere gratitude to my classmates and friends
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The stormy night The gray clouds had been threatening to rain all day‚ but it was only as she left work that it started to rain. The past few days had been horrible. She didn’t get a promotion at work and the only things she did gain were more hours and late nights. When she left the office‚ it was pouring like it never had before. She got into the car and left‚ the thought of kicking off her shoes and watching TV more inviting than ever. As she drove‚ the sight of a huge car behind her caught
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Analysis of the archetype in O. Wilde’s novel "Portrait of Dorian Gray" The scale of the realization of ideas through the archetype of an animated portrait allows one to compare "Portrait of Dorian Gray" and Gogol’s "Portrait" as manifestoes of related epochs. In the first chapter‚ an analysis of the archetype in Gogol’s story was conducted‚ we will try to discover the archetype in Wilde’s novel by the same characteristics: • the inclusion of the archetype in ontological issues; • reflection of
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The Last of Us The Last of Us is a video game for the Playstation 3 and 4‚ created by the game company Naughty Dog. It follows the storyline of two characters in a post apocalyptic world. “What is the disaster?” you ask. A zombie outbreak‚ once again. However‚ this one has a new spin on things to keep it fresh: it is based on a real infection called cordyceps created by plants‚ using fungus spores. The spores infect ants and other bugs that may be threatening the plant ecosystem. The Last of Us
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AP Lit Essay Prompt option #1 In Oscar Wilde’s novel‚ “The Picture of Dorian Gray” one of the main characters Lord Henry Wotton is portrayed‚ as morally ambiguous. Wilde reveals Lord Henry’s ambiguous character through the way he talks‚ he has a more charming tone to him‚ but he leads a conversation in such a seducing way Dorian falls under his spell so fast. Lord Henry’s ambiguity is significant to the work as a whole because without Henry would Dorian of taken the same path that he took? Yes
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The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Gilman is about a woman that is a writer having an illness that is given a cure all prescription from her doctor which is also her husband. As a doctor he tells her that she just needs to rest. According to doctors back in earlier times they would say that rest could cure majority of the different illnesses. With the doctors orders she does not defy what he tells her to do. She is to only obey her husband due to the androcentric society of that time where men are
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