Some scholars criticise Cidade de Deus / City of God (2002) on the grounds that the film represents violence and poverty as a ‘spectacle’ and fails to relate these issues to the wider socio-political context of contemporary Brazil. Is this criticism justified? ‘There are…two kinds of film makers: one invents an imaginary reality; the other confronts an existing reality and attempts to understand it‚ criticise it…and finally‚ translate it into film’ Fernando Biri‚ 1979[1] Fernando Meirelles’s
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The film Stand by me is a story of boys hanging out and growing up and explores the rite of passage genre as it recounts the tale of the boys’ adventure and their transition from childhood to adolescence. The use of symbolism in the film helps the audience connect not only with each character in the film but also their own personal journey. The use of music‚ Colour and the use of the train and its tracks help the audience to understand that the film is more than just a story about an adventure but
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My music piece‚ titled ‘Give me Liberty or Give me Death’‚ is a representation of not only the beautiful‚ endless possibilities in the American future‚ but the darker‚ more sinister face of the time. For literature I chose Edgar Allen Poe. His writing was not only captivating‚ but was darker than some may find comfortable. It demonstrates the far more wicked side of the Romanticism Period‚ and it makes quite a few appearances in my piece. For art‚ I chose Hudson River school. The works of the
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To what extent does Beneatha represent the modern day or twenty first century woman? In the twenty first century one can always imagine how a woman should be or what she should consist of‚ times have changed and so have traditions‚ we now live in a time where women are given free reign and opportunity to express themselves in any way. Beneatha represents the modern day woman to fullest extent by showing how she can fight against the norm too accomplish as she chooses‚ to strive for the stars with
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In the short story‚ "The Things They Carried”‚ Tim O’Brien writes about the soldiers of Vietnam and the burdens they had to carry with them. In this story‚ O’Brien uses symbolism‚ irony and the theme of burden and guilt to portray how the war has affected the men and the ways they cope. O’Brien’s usage of these literary devices serves as a remembrance of what the soldiers have left behind and a false sense of security about the violence and death that surrounds them. We are able to see the way each
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The Book of Lost Things The Book of Lost Things is written by John Connolly. It told us a fantastic story of a young boy‚ David. With a background of World WarⅡ‚ the story began with a sad story: Little David’s mother was badly ill. To make his mother come back to life‚ David tried his best to do things which he believed that they could bring good luck. He believed even numbers are with good luck‚ so he would count to an even number at anytime. If he get stroke‚ he would strike himself again
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Introduction In “Terrible Things” by Eve Bunting and Fred Gross’s interview “Child of the Holocaust” we are given an idea of the cruelty of people during the Holocaust and how good people sat by did nothing while people around them were being killed. They also show us how people made excuses for why they shouldn’t be taken and why others were. Terrible Things During the Holocaust people did nothing about their neighbors and friends being taken away and in “Terrible Things” this is shown with Eve
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Is change a good thing? Who wonder if this statement was really true‚ and yes‚ nothing remains the same. Everybody faces changes in life. Change of class in school‚ moving house‚ progressing from a primary student to a high school student‚ and the loss of loved ones. When you ask someone‚ “Is change a Good Thing?” Many people would say “no.” As humans‚ we tend to focus on all the negative changes that happen to us. We do not go deep into these changes and ask ourselves whether there is another
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How could the text be read and interpreted differently by two different readers? Things Fall Apart Language and Literature Things fall apart is a novel written by Chinua Achebe. It is set during the late 19th‚ early 20th century in a small village named Umuofia situated in Nigeria. This time period is important because it was a period in colonial history when the British were increasing their influence economic‚ cultural‚ and political influence in Africa. The novel deals with the rise and
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SUPER SIZE ME 1. He visited a cardiologist‚ gastroenterologist‚ and general practitioner. 2. He has very good blood levels and is very healthy. 3. His starting weigh is 84.2 kg and his pecentage of fatness is 11%. 4. There are 83 McDonald’s in Manhattan. 5. His girlfrieng is a vegetarian coocker. 6. His first meal is a double quarter pounds with cheese (super size). 7. He feels sick with stomachacke and starts sweating after eating his first super size meal. Then he throws up the food.
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