The filming and production of 9 to 5 also generated media attention when rumors surfaced that the female leads were fighting on set. Tabloids often accused Fonda and Tomlin‚ who were friends prior to the film‚ of teaming up against Parton. This is significant for several reasons. Firstly‚ this characterized Dolly was once again as being the victim in the eyes of the media. The image of Dolly as a charming‚ kindhearted southern gal was so prevalent in the minds of certain journalists‚ or their audiences
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Over the years many movies have been made based upon famous plays or books. Often times these movies are successful in portraying the play-writer ’s images and thoughts for the play or book. Arthur Miller ’s play‚ The Crucible and the movie version have many differences and similarities‚ all of which contribute to the individual effectiveness of each in conveying their central message. There are several additions and changes to the plot‚ characters‚ and mood of the play‚ which have been implemented
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Film Photography vs. Digital Photography My love of photography started at a very young age‚ long before I was able to buy my own camera. Whenever my step-father would get the camera‚ I knew something important was happening; he didn’t waste film on just anything. That was true with most every family in the 60’s and 70’s because film wasn’t cheap and neither was the developing. I remember sending the film off in a special envelope that required not one‚ but two postage stamps; that was a considerable
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Text and Discourse The nature of text When we think of a text‚ we typically think of a stretch of language complete in itself and of some considerable extent. However‚ there appears to be a problem when we have to define units of language which consist of a single sentence‚ but that fulfill the basic requirement of forming a meaningful whole in their own right. For example: “keep off the grass”. This text is complete in terms of communicative meaning. So‚ if the meaningful of the texts does not
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The Odyssey Reading Comprehension Questions Part 1 Part 1 1) Where is Odysseus located at the poem’s beginning? 2) What is a muse? And why is Homer asking the muse to‚ “sing in me?” 3) Who is lord Helios? 4) What did Odysseus’ men do to lord Helios? 5) Who is Odysseus’ father? 6) Where is Odysseus from? (What city is his home?) 7) Who is Calypso? Who is Circe of Aeaea? 8) What did Circe do to Odysseus? 9) Who were the Cicones and what does it sound like
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The reader’s response to a text is influenced by his or her understanding of the author’s contextual influences and the time during which the text was composed. Context plays a crucial role in establishing plot and how meaning is shaped throughout the text. By analysing The Odyssey and The Penelopiad‚ the reader gains a powerful insight into the Ancient Greek period that is central to Odysseus’s plot. Through a close study of both these texts‚ composed millennia apart‚ much can be learnt about the
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April 2014 The Odyssey vs. O Brother‚ Where Art Thou? The movie O Brother‚ Where Art Thou? is about a group of three convicts who encounter many unique events in search for a lost treasure. The story The Odyssey is about a Spartan army that faces many difficult challenges in order to make it home. O Brother‚ Where Art Thou? and The Odyssey have many similarities and differences‚ especially involving the main characters. The similarities between O Brother‚ Where Art Thou? and The Odyssey are crucial
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Homer’s The Odyssey has frequently been recognized for influencing many other novels and films‚ one of the many being O Brother‚ Where Art Thou. After personally reading both The Odyssey and watching O Brother‚ Where Art Thou‚ I have noticed that characters from each have many similarities as well as differences. For instance‚ Odysseus from the Odyssey is very similar as well as slightly different from Ulysses Everett McGill from O Brother‚ Where Art Thou. In O Brother‚ Where Art Thou‚ the
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The third step of the Odyssey is meeting the mentor‚ Odysseus does this when he meets and is helped by Athena. Athena‚ the Goddess of wisdom‚ and becomes Odysseus mentor. She help Odysseus‚ even though she is not supposed to. Athena helps Odysseus by pleading with the gods so that he could go home. She tells him how to get through certain dangerous situations and leads him to King Alcinous. The next step in Odysseus’s journey is crossing the threshold. After the war‚ the gods are angry at the Greeks
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THE ODYSSEY Books 1-4 1. The story of Agamemnon‚ Aegisthus‚ Orestes and Clytaemenstra is a recurring theme during these first 4 books of the odyssey. The references I have picked up on throughout the four books are as listed: - Book 1‚ page 4‚ Section 29-48. This is the first reference to the story of Agamemnon‚ Aegisthus‚ Orestes and Clytaemenstra. In this‚ it is at an assembly of gods in Zeus’ palace. Zeus‚ who would open discussion among them‚ was in thought of the handsome Aegisthus. Zeus
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