While comparing the film’s Strangers on a Train‚ directed by Alfred Hitchcock and The Spanish Prisoner directed by David Mamet‚ two suspenseful mysteries unfold. In this essay I will compare both directors use of themes‚ tones‚ and camera effects to convey the thrilling story of a confused and tortured protagonist. While they are different plotlines‚ both stories overlap in many ways. Perhaps Mamet may have even made an homage to Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train by mirroring various scenes and themes
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Parts of an Essay 1. Introduction—introduces the main idea (called the thesis statement) of the essay; may include background information related to the topic; aside from background information‚ the introduction may also make use of such tools as definition of terms‚ anecdotes‚ surprising statements‚ etc. 2. Body—develops the main idea of the essay; each paragraph in the body contains a topic sentence supported with explanations‚ examples‚ or other details; ideally‚ there should be two-three
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boy and his father. Charlie‚ the boy’s name‚ is looking forward to meeting his father‚ whom he hasn’t seen for the past 3 years – ever since the divorce of his parents. The boy’s age must be around 17 years old‚ since he is old enough to travel by train alone‚ but too young to be served alcohol at the restaurant. “He was a stranger to me”(p.1 l. 7)‚ shows that he is very anxious about his upcoming meeting with his father. But soon after he says “But as soon as I saw him I felt that he was my father”(p
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VIOLENCE THAT PRECEDED THE BIRTH OF INDIA ANDPAKISTAN AS THE BRITISH HURRIEDLY HANDED OVER POWER IN 1947‚ IS BECOMING A FADING WORDIN THE HISTORY BOOKS. FIRST-HAND ACCOUNTS WILL SOON VANISH. KHUSHWANT SINGH‚ WHO WASOVER THIRTY AT THE TIME‚ LATER WROTE TRAIN TO PAKISTAN AND GOT IT PUBLISHED IN 1956.REPRINTED SINCE THEN‚ REISSUED IN HARDCOVER‚ AND TRANSLATED INTO MANY LANGUAGES‚ THE NOVEL IS NOW KNOWN AS A CLASSIC‚ ONE OF THE FINEST AND BEST-KNOWN TREATMENTS OF THE SUBJECT. About the author Khushwant
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Far From Heaven Todd Haynes’ "Far from Heaven" is identified as the best and bravest movie of 1957‚ which is described as a 50’s picket fence around love. It starts out in autumn of 1957 by the camera drifting through red and orange leaves through the perfect streets of Hartford. Cathy and Frank (Julianne Moore and Dennis Quaid)‚ live in a perfect split-level house on a perfect street‚ however even though they seem to be the perfect couple outside their fancy house‚ in all reality they are
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Heidi Crist and Destiny Gonzales 1302 Dillard 7-7-13 In the novella Train Dreams‚ the characters struggle with the influenza pandemic. The infection of influenza spreads throughout America and devastates all in its path. Robert Grainer‚ a character in Train Dreams‚ explains how this disease has affected his life and how serious this pandemic was in 1918. Grainer is an average man who as a child is sent to Idaho to live with his father’s mother and her husband and children. His three cousins
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‘She’ll be nothing but a ghost haunting the past by this time’ (Edmund‚ Act 4‚ p82) In Long Day’s Journey into Night‚ how far and in what ways is the past presented as destructive? Edmund’s poignant quote that encapsulates the character of Mary Tyrone shows evidence of one of the play’s main underlying themes; the destructive power of the past and the horrors that not being able to let go of it can bring. Each member of the Tyrone family will delve into their past to try and escape the hellish
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How to train your Arabian horse for showing. Arabians are hard work to show. You have to train them‚ keep them in shape‚ and bring them to shows and prepare them for shows and keep on schedule. There are several different styles of showing. The three main ones are Western‚ saddleseat‚ and Huntseat. To train your western Arabian horse for showing‚ you have to make sure you start out training your horse to have a soft mouth and hold their head by themselves. “Never wrap the rope around your hand.”
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How does Buckley account his failure to complain to the train conductor? What reasons does he give for not taking action when he notices that the movie he is watching is out of focus? Buckley mentions that when he called over the conductor he didn’t want to tell him to turn the heat down because the passengers would look at him as if he were interruptive. The author felt more comfortable waiting for someone else to complain about the heat then seem rude’ or fussy because of the average Americans
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Fenech Honors India February 15‚ 2013 Book Review: Train to Pakistan Khushwant Singh opens his novel Train to Pakistan in a seemingly peaceful village on the countryside of Punjabi. Although the small village is fictional‚ it is important to note the historical significance this village‚ its people‚ and the time period represent in the novel. Revered as a one of the finest and best-known renditions of the Indian tragedy of partition‚ Train to Pakistan embodies more than a fictitious community
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