“Appropriation study of texts is interesting because the changing values and attitudes of particular time periods can be observed.” Evaluate this opinion in relation to the Jane Austen’s novel, Emma, and Amy Heckerling’s film, Clueless. In your response make detailed references to both texts. 3. In comparing your TWO texts you will have become aware of how the contexts of the texts have shaped their form and meaning. Of more interest, perhaps, is a comparison of the values associated with each text.
Nonetheless, Hitchcock was keen to consider the 22% of theatres worldwide which did have sound, and predicted that more would follow. Alfred Hitchcock was known for his manipulation of viewer expectations, and sometimes did this by intentionally withholding sound information to heighten curiosity. In Blackmail, he uses dramatic iron by allowing the characters to keep secrets from us, and each other. The viewer is cued early in the film – when Alice laughs as the doorman whispers into her ear – that some information is going to be kept from us. This is the opposite of dramatic irony, where the character knows something the audience doesn’t.
At first readers are made to feel bad for him but then you quickly realise that Parris is just worried about his reputation. He's afraid that if people think there's witchcraft in his household, he'll lose his position as minister of Salem. Parris says ‘Now tell me true, Abigail. And I pray you feel the weight of truth upon you, for now my ministry is at stake, my ministry and perhaps your cousin’s life.’ This shows that even though his daughter should be his main priority, he cares far more about his ranking in the community and his business in the ministry. Miller also presents Parris as a man that is extremely pleased with himself and he believes that he should be shown more respect than he is been given.
A magistrate often entertains audiences by pulling rabbits out of hats._________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ___ 4. A company’s bookkeeper is someone who keeps the accounts._______________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Using the Word List abated apprehensions eminent lamentable malicious notorious B. DIRECTIONS: Write the letter of the definition on the line before the word it defines. Use each definition only once. ___ 1. abated ___ 2. apprehensions ___ 3. eminent ___ 4. lamentable ___ 5. malicious ___ 6. notorious a. distressing b. deliberately harmful c. worries d. diminished e. famous in an unfavorable way f. noteworthy or high-ranking Using Etymology (p. 580) C. DIRECTIONS: On the lines, explain how the meaning of
Shaken by the warning of Marley’s ghost, the Ghost of Christmas Past illustrates to Scrooge what his greed has cost him. Provided with such knowledge the lessen attempted by the Second ghoul becomes possible as the need for family interaction is demonstrated to Scrooge. Silently terrifying Scrooge as it reveals the ignorance portrayed in the 19th Century, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come evokes cold hearted man to beg for redemption. Hence, the bitter attitude of Scrooge is altered as a result of the input of all four phantoms. Jacob Marley instigates Scrooge’s transformation into a better man as he warns him of his miserable fate.
Through any and every writing, an author has a point hidden within literary elements. With literary elements authors develop a style to their writing to prove the point they intended from the beginning. There are many various literary elements to make up a rhetorical situation, to develop a side of ideas, some very commonly used in especially rhetorical situations. Like allusion, hyperbole, rhetorical questions, hypophora, and commonly simile. Mohandas K. Gandhi and Henry David Thoreau speak of and develop similar government opinions and points, through their interpretations of Civil Disobedience through literary elements; they prove similar points of civil disobedience but with their own style of writing and use of rhetorical devices.
In both of these stories the authors use imagery to help drive home their main points, although in a somewhat different manner. In “Desiree’s Baby" Chopin uses imagery to hint at the “truth” and lead up to the ironic ending. While in Carver’s “Cathedral” imagery is used to reinforce his main theme of don’t judge a book by its cover. Now we will take a closer look at imagery, and examine the intricacies of how these great authors use it in their works. So what is imagery?
However, this proves to be not enough, as Gogol becomes “aware… of cashiers smirking at his parent’s accents, and of saleswomen who prefer to direct their conversation to Gogol, as though his parents were incompetent or deaf.” This negative lexicon in this passage reveals how members of society alienate those who do not comprehend or “fit in” with their culture and practices. Conversely, when a complete understanding of the culture one has immersed himself in, there is then enough room for proper integration and belonging - in Mao’s Last Dancer, Li was able to gradually learn about the American culture and the English language, even though he initially though poorly of America and had trouble communicating. “I continued my relentless pursuit of English and dancing… the
English 'Persuasive Writing' By Eva Kiss Literature is meant to provide a perspective on life. The ability to view writing through different perspectives allows a deeper understanding of the text, as well as a wider knowledge about the world around us. William Shakespeare's Henry IV:Part One is one of his many historical plays, arguably intended to divulge to the Tudor England audience a different viewpoint of the Royal family to contemplate the rule of King Henry IV. The text opens up the issues of duty, the question of honour, the 'right' approach towards leadership and the value of life which, considering the Elizabethan period in which it was written, delves into the many concerns of the responders of the time, as well as remaining
Some examples that support this definition are the Thanksgiving ceremony, the Passover celebrated by the Jews and many more. * Culture can refer to “the works”, those texts and practices that of intellectual and especially artistic activity. These works and texts include music, comics or Shakespeare’s plays. Matthew Arnold, a British poet and cultural critic also defines culture as pursuit of total perfection by means of getting to know the best which has been known and taught in the world. Before defining what popular culture is, the concept of Ideology which is a very important concept in the study of popular culture must first be explained according to John Storey’s book “Cultural Theory and Popular Culture, An Introduction”.