Literary Studies II Narrative texts: tell a story‚ succession of events in a certain time sequence (distinguishes narrative from lyrical text Text types: classified through • Narrativity (narrative/non narrative) • Medium (oral (radio news brodcast/written) • Form (prose/ verse (epic)) • Factivity (factual/ fictional) Narrative text types: novel‚ epic‚ short story‚ tales‚ songs... Non narrative text types: argumentative essay‚ scientific paper... Discourse types:
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MEDIA CULTURAL AND SOCIETY: MEDIA TEXT: In media studies‚ the word ‘text’ is used to describe any media product such as TV programmes‚ photographs‚ films ‚ either on video or in the cinema ‚ newspaper articles ‚ radio programmes ‚ advertisements‚ video games or web pages. ‘Text’ are therefore the main point of our study in understanding how media languages create meaning. * One of the keys to understanding the meanings in the texts in the use of codes. CODES: * Rules or conventions by
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• With replicants being represented as unicorns throughout the film‚ this shot could represent the the unicorns being washed away by the rain such as the myth of the unicorns not making it on Noahs ark and being washed away. All in all‚ the film blade runner has many underlying themes and motifs carefully woven together in every scene to add coherence and a deeper meaning to the overall
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Definition: 1. Excessively credulous belief in and reverence for supernatural beings. 2. A widely held but unjustified belief in supernatural causation leading to certain consequences of an action or event‚ or a practice... Superstition is a belief in supernatural causality: that one event leads to the cause of another without any physical process linking the two events‚ such as astrology‚ omens‚ witchcraft‚ etc.‚ that contradicts natural science. Population: 1. All the inhabitants
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Distinguished ladies and gentlemen. Acid rain is becoming a widespread problem around the world. The amount of acid in rain has dramatically increased in the past decade in certain areas like America and Europe by 70%. How is it caused? It is formed by the chemicals in the process of burning fossil fuels mixing with the moisture in the Earth’s atmosphere. Acid rain come in two forms‚ wet and dry. Dry deposition‚ a more accurate term for acid rain‚ can appear to be snow‚ hail or other dry particles
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Yasmeen Williams Mr. Phillips English IV 26 August 2013 Social Media Social media has different effects on people. Some are positive‚ some are negative. Teens that spend too much time on social networks like Facebook are more likely to show narcissistic tendencies and display signs of other behavioral problems‚ according to new psychological research. “While nobody can deny that Facebook has altered the landscape of social interaction‚ particularly among young people‚ we are just now starting
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Acid Rain is a type of air pollution‚ which is formed when oxides of sulfur and nitrogen combine with atmospheric moisture to yield sulfuric and nitric acids‚ which may then be carried long distances from a source before they are deposited by rain. This pollution may also take the form of snow‚ fog‚ or a dry form of precipitation. Acid rain is currently a subject of great controversy because of widespread environmental damage‚ for which it has been blamed‚ including eroding structures‚ injuring crops
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Text Analysis Art for heart’s sake. The author of the extract under analysis is an American sculptor‚ cartoonist and writer Reuben Lucius Goldberg (1883-1970). Rube Goldberg began practicing his art skills at the age of four when he traced illustrations from the humorous book History of the United States. After graduating from the University of California in 1904 he worked as a cartoonist for a number of newspapers and magazines. Goldberg is best known for a series of popular cartoons he created
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In T.S. Eliot’s poem “Macavity: The Mystery Cat‚” a villainous character is described. Macavity is a tall and thin individual with a taste for thievery. His brow is “deeply lined‚” possibly a result of his thorough planning of crimes. He is neglected by society and wears a dusty coat. Macavity has sunken-in eyes and a highly domed head. He never combs his whiskers and thus appears mangy. He spends his time plotting illegal acts and carrying his plans out. Macavity is said to have broken “every
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death is seen as a passing from the physical life to the spiritual life. By requesting Teofilo to send rain‚ this spiritual aspect of death is demonstrated in “The Man to Send Rain Clouds“‚ by Leslie Marmon Silko‚ along with cultural traditions such as face painting. Both of these actions are inspired by the NativeAmerican culture which the main characters in the story‚ namely Leon and Ken are desperately trying to keep alive. In: “The Man to Send Rain Clouds“‚ Silko illustrates the coalescence of cultural and religious
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