Demonstrate your understanding of the context and values of Modernism by close analysis of the techniques and concerns of Modernism that are reflected in one poem and one short story. Modernism as a movement is an artistic reaction to the conventional art and literature of mid- to late 19th century. World War I introduced advanced technology and the introduction of industrialisation provoked Modernist writers to express their concerns about the changing society and the complexities it of through
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REVIEW Away From Her is a touching Canadian film starring Gorden Pinsent‚ Olympia Dukakis and Julie Christie about the effects of Alzheimer’s on an aging couple married for 44 years. Christie gives a powerful portrayal of a woman who slowly succumbs to the effects of this dreaded disease. Pinsent is also as effective as the helpless feeling husband who has the indistinct and difficult task of putting her into a home where he later learns that her memory is deteriorating. She begins to not recognize
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Techniques of Project Appraisal ARNOLD C. HARBERGER UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO In this paper‚ I attempt to bring into focus what I believe to be some of the important practical issues that face development planners in the field of project appraisal. I shall try‚ insofar as possible‚ to recognize the handicaps under which planners operate‚ most importantly the handicaps imposed by imperfect foresight and by the virtual necessity of decentralized decision-making. To elaborate briefly on these
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DRAMATIC TECHNIQUES IN MACBETH Dramatic techniques are used throughout Shakespeare’s Macbeth to explore Macbeth’s relationship with the women in the play. The drama techniques are used as tools by Shakespeare to manipulate the plot and characters‚ to express fundamental concepts and themes and dictate the actions of the characters. They also create suspense and keep the audience aware throughout the play of the relationship between Macbeth and his wife as well as his interactions with the Weird
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David Malouf’s novel Fly Away Peter and feature film All Quiet on the Western Front by Delbert Mann‚ explores the savage and harrowing warfare of World War One. Conveying the horrifying experience of the front line from both sides – the Allies and the Central Powers – these texts show the futility of a traumatic war‚ that left all combatants if not dead‚ eternally destroyed by its inhumanity. The overriding theme of both texts is the terrible brutality of war‚ with its catastrophic levels of carnage
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property because someone wants it! If we can own land‚ why is being taken away? First of all‚ home is an object and losing it would be bad but‚ we also need to know our home rights. What can we describe as a home? Home is a place most of us would take for granted. It is where we live‚ eat‚ relax‚ and sleep. But home is more than four large walls and a roof. Home is where we feel safe and where we belong. If that “home” was taken away‚ we would
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For the most part‚ I was satisfied in that moment. The air was cold and I was out of breath‚ despite this I marched with confidence and anger back on the path to my car. As I became farther away from those rotten kids‚ my conscious caught up with me. Eventually‚ I reached my car and as I sat down inside‚ I took a deep breath and started the engine. At the present time‚ a lousy day had taken over my
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Lewis Nowras Cosi is full of dramatic techniques that have been cleverly integrated by the dramatist. The play incorporates several dramatic techniques including lighting‚ metatheter and setting that allows the play to show how Nowra has been successful in creating a play that incorporates so many dramatic techniques. It is clear that Nowra has incorporated many techniques that in turn allow for the reader to have a positive experience. The dramatic techniques of the setting is perhaps the most important
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Pass: Produce an outline criminal profile using psychological profiling theory and techniques. Offender profiling is grounded in the belief that it is possible to work out the characteristics of an offender by examining the characteristics of their offences. As Ainsworth (2001; p.7) puts it‚ “profiling generally refers to the process of using all the available information about a crime‚ a crime scene‚ and a victim in order to compose a profile of the (as yet) unknown perpetrator.” Clearly‚ then
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Owen wanted to inform and awaken readers about what war was really like. On his poetry he used techniques like similes‚ metaphors‚ imagery and personification for example to enlighten readers. His poems “Dolce Et Decorum Est” and “Anthem for Doomed Youth” are significant in conveying his negative attitudes towards the effects of war on soldiers. The poem “Dolce Et Decorum Est” has powerful poetic techniques to depict death in war as a brutal and horrifying experience. This poem portrays the horrific
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