Lindner 1 Brian Lindner Research Writing 109:2 Mrs. Linda Clary 6 October 2010 Analysis of Elizabeth Keckley’s Behind the Scenes The American Presidents have a distinct aura that surrounds them and covers their true identity with a faulty exterior‚ only portraying stoic‚ standup men. Elizabeth Keckley in her memoir Behind the Scenes gives us an inside look at President Lincoln and his wife Mary Todd Lincoln‚ as well as a look into her own life. Elizabeth Keckley was a black slave who bought
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Intro scene: How are the characters established in the context of the group (‘southern XX ballroom championships’) Opening scenes establish insular sense of belonging- silhouettes of characters giving high fives and hugs. President established as powerful in the group- low angle shot‚ announcer introducing‚ video of dancing. Ironic- it looks daggy‚ he looks ridiculous‚ but powerful in this setting. Scott’s samba is presented in an over dramatised manner to emphasise how he has challenged
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Comparing Performances of Macbeth Dagger Scene The works of William Shakespeare have been performed numerous times‚ and in numerous different ways throughout the centuries. As a playwright Shakespeare did not give many stage directions so one director might stage the scene in a completely different way than another director. This is true as well for Shakespeare’s famous tragedy Macbeth‚ specifically scene two act one; the infamous dagger scene. Prior to this scene Macbeth has learned that it has been
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of the neighborhood because of her impressive skills. Scene I AKI is sitting in her sewing room. AKI: Even though he has someone like me‚ he never comes home. When is he coming home? I have grown tired of waiting for him. Whatever. I have a lot of work to do. [She proceeds to take her scissors and start working.] AKI: These scissors that my mother used to use‚ the more I sharpen it the better it cuts. [The Scene Dims Out] Scene II AKI is walking around the town. AKI: The town seems
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The Dagger Scene The Dagger Scene in Macbeth is to be interpreted along psychological lines. It is to be understood that the dagger scene is not a part of the supernatural machinery of the play. Macbeth is highly excited‚ it is his imagination what made him believe that he saw a dagger beckoning(calling) him‚ for Macbeth being a moral coward was unable to accept the responsibility for any decision. He had uptill now depended upon witches and his wife to fool him on taking the decision to kill Duncan
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Doctor Zhivago Doctor Zhivago is a film from 1965 based on the novel “Doctor Zhivago (1957) directed by David Lean. This scene is from Yuri‚ a little boy’s perspective of his mothers funeral. Many of the shots are from the same height as Yuri. The first scene is an extreme long shot and shows us an open landscape with huge mountains in the background. The mountains seems very powerful‚ and is the first thing you notice‚ but then your eyes are dragged down to a large group of people wandering
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To set the scene‚ Confederate forces are starting to assemble against Union soldiers supported by the United States Government. Frank James leaves his stepfather‚ Rueben Samuel’s home to go fight for state rights and the ability to legally own slaves; Frank’s younger brother‚ Jesse James stays home. The Union advances into the borderlands where the James-Samuel family resides and attack the family looking for Frank; they hang Reuben‚ but don’t kill him‚ and torture Jesse by lashing him. This fuels
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In this scene‚ the audience can see how John (Alec Baldwin) and Alice (Julianne Moore) begin their demise as a couple‚ as the progression of Alice’s Alzheimer’s Disease becomes more pronounced than it has earlier in the film. Alone in a beach house together‚ Alice forgets on numerous occasions the date of John’s conference‚ and the day Lydia will be arriving to visit them. Beyond that‚ she gets lost in the memories of her past and even loses herself in her house‚ when attempting to find a restroom
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INFORMATION A) The scene is part of the rising action leading up to the climax of Sarah’s story. The scene demonstrates her dementia that is caused by the drugs she is taking as well as her loneliness. B) The clip uses various cinematic techniques to bring the viewer into Sarah’s mind. The cinematography emphasizes the chaos and brutality of drugs. CINEMATIC TECHNIQUES A) PRODUCTION DESIGN 1) The make-up plays a clever part in the production of the scene. The real life
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Atonement: Letter Scene Ian McEwan wrote the powerful book Atonement with a few over-arching themes in mind. He eloquently put together this masterpiece by using a small number of key illuminating incidents to reveal his large ideas. McEwan used these episodes to give insight into the characters and their minds. The letter scene is an example of one of these illuminating incidents. In this scene‚ Robbie writes both an apology letter and a sexual note to Cecilia. He accidentally places the
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