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    Fate is an unavoidable force that can bring doom to people depending on their actions. In the stories‚ “The Landlady” by Roald Dahl‚ and “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs‚ Billy Weaver and the “Whites”‚ both made careless and foolish decisions that led them to an appalling destiny. As previously mentioned‚ the varying decisions they made throughout the course of the stories made them face their last moments on Earth‚ which was an unfortunate demise. Billy Weaver’s fate was determined by the choices

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    Cinematography In the film The Third Man cinematography works to create an opinion about the mise-en-scene through different camera levels‚ lighting and distance. The first way I will analyze this is through camera levels or angles the film was shot from. The film is shot through many different angles. It is taken from high angles‚ which brings the viewer a view as if they were looking down on the person. In one of the very first scenes of the film this high angle shot is used when the butler

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    The Third Wave

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    teaching skills and thought The Third Wave was disturbing normal learning in his class. It even crossed his mind that he” Should have I been teaching this technique all along?” just because of the positive response in the beginning. Mr. .Jones was extremely surprised by the student’s desire and response to fulfill his task. Students not only obeyed him‚ but not even questioned his demands. As the week went on more kids felt that they needed to be a part of The Third Wave. I’m also very surprised

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    The Monkey’s Paw If you were given the opportunity to change your fate at the expense of others‚ would you have the courage to risk it? In the story‚ “The Monkey’s Paw”‚ the author shows how the characters take a leap of faith without knowing what the consequences may be. The White’s family is made up of three‚ Mr. and Mrs. White along with their son Herbert. They live in a safe and comfortable house with everything they need‚ but it’s also separate from the outside world. Through a mixture of gruesome

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    chose a Howler monkey is because it is a loud animal just like me. Howler monkeys are the loudest of all monkeys. They are very soft and cuddling creatures. These monkeys are very good with humans. These types of monkeys call to let others know where their territory is‚ warning them to stay away. The calls sound like a loud shouting roar. After one group of howler monkeys call another group of Howlers answer. Howler monkeys tend to do this in the morning and at the end of the day. Monkeys are divided

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    Both “Macbeth” and “The Monkey’s Paw” had fate play a partial role in the telling of their stories. In each of these tales‚ a supernatural force rooted itself in the main characters. Macbeth had the three witches and the Whites had the monkey’s paw. These two forces had inevitable consequences powered by choice. They were warned of the effect of challenging fate‚ but they failed to heed. In “Macbeth”‚ the notorious general met the three witches. They used their powers to show him a clue to his future

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    Richard the Third

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    reasons as to why he wanted to create Looking For Richard‚ these reasons include wanting to revive Shakespeare and also to bring Shakespeare and Richard the Third to a Modern audience‚ as Pacino states‚ ‘It has always been a dream of mine to communicate how I feel about Shakespeare to other people… and taking this one play Richard the third analysing it approaching it from different angles‚… we could communicate both our passion for it our understanding that we’ve come to and in doing that communicate

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    the story of "The Monkey’s Paw"‚ by W.W. Jacobs. This story is a compelling short story that has meaning into the implications of meddling with fate‚ and the consequences that follow. The story introduces the Monkey’s Paw‚ a talisman said to grant three wishes to its possessor. As the White family acquires this mysterious artifact‚ the main idea of fate and consequences‚ unfolds through the family’s profound desires. and also with the supernatural powers vested in the paw. The narrative establishes

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    Third Cinema Updated: Exploration of Nomadic Aesthetics & Narrative Communities The notion of Third Cinema first arose in the charged political climate of the 1960s. The original ideas of Third Cinema‚ as with all such political and aesthetic movements‚ were a product of both the social and historical conditions of the time‚ particularly those prevailing in the “Third World.” Poverty‚ government corruption‚ fraud “democracies‚” economic and cultural neo-imperialisms‚ and brutal oppression affected

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    Kameron Lopez Analysis Paper #2 Richard the Third February‚ 15tth Analyze the use of Christian allusions “Two drops of virtue for a Christian prince…” A prince of what exactly? That is a line said of Richard as he enters in Act 3 Scene 7. It was of course as Richard was standing in between two bishops pretending to be pious. He is more like a Christian prince of darkness‚ and he refers to himself as devil to state his mind. It can be said of Christian allusions in this text that

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