Common Themes

My personal interpretation of this selection is that no matter how good, rich, powerful, or beautiful you may be, there is always someone who is better than you. You can try and try for many years, (where as many and most people try for their entire life) to be the best, but sadly you will never be the best no matter how good you end up being in the long run.

How does Andrew Niccol use film techniques to interpret the key themes and values in GATTACA?

As I sat in class to watch Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing", I noticed that a 20 year old film could convey such overwhelmingly real, modern social viewpoints. Many of the themes portrayed in "Do the Right Thing" which pave the way to the inescapable disarray of the movie that are issues which we confront today. Bedford–Stuyvesant or better known as Bed-Stuy, this Brooklyn neighborhood has gradually been the objective of gentrification since the mid 90s. Hip hop fans realize that Bed-Stuy is home to some of the most illustrious and well known artists like Jay Z, Notorious B.I.G., Mos Def, Lil' Kim, actor-comedian Tracy Morgan, thus some more.

Out of the Past is definitely an interesting movie with a lot of things to talk about. I will touch briefly upon two main things I have noticed during the screen: the film noire genre and the image of the femme fatale.

A.E. Housman first message from the poem “To an Athlete Dying Young” is which is better, to die at a young age when you’re still famous or dying old when everyone has forgotten you. This is a tough question because to athletes being remembered means a lot to them. Obviously they want to live a full life and experience everything they can but they also want to be remembered by their accomplishments at a young age. “Smart lad, to slip betimes away” (line 9) explains Housman opinion on this message. In the poem a young athlete who was a town 's hero died suddenly and Housman is saying that he is smart for dying at a young age. Saying that the fame is going to die before the man, so he will never have to experience about being forgotten when he got older. Saying that

While reading both stories, they both seemed to share the same theme. The theme that both stories shared is the dedication to do work even if it isn’t necessary. In, “Clearing Paths to the Past” The person states they have an obligation to clear their sidewalk so others can use the sidewalk to get somewhere. In, “To be of use” the person telling the poem explains how they love to be dedicated to doing work even when they do not need to do the work with any effort.

I think the theme is somewhat in the relation of “always keep an open mind and a compassionate heart” because the author has a persuasive tone and wants the audience to understand that athletes work so hard as seen in the quote “the whole-hearted effort that is seen on the ball field every afternoon”. Lee wants the audience to understand and be receptive of the accomplishment and drive these athletes go through when they are on the

I know my last review was all about the book of my dreams and whatnot, but All Fall Down was basically an element of reality that I'm quite close to and the best that imagination can offer and it's made me wonder “Why weren’t you creative enough to dream that up, Jess?” Now I don’t want to get ahead of myself here, seeing as it’s only January and all, but that may have been the best book I’ve read in a long while. Alright, so since last week. But as you can see, I’m rather smitten by this book. Because it combined a concept that I know all too well about together with the joys of the thriller genre and an ounce of conspiracy.

Tim truly copes, accepts, and moves on from his past through his writing. Everyone after the war coped differently, Tim wrote to help himself and also share the stories of the fallen soldiers. All of the chapters in his novel serve their own purpose, but also are there because Tim finally put to words the horrible experiences. Tim sometimes wrote in a 3rd person omniscient, which allowed the readers to see stories and perspectives differently. It also allowed Tim to write more freely about experiences told with different names put in, because it is a lot easier to talk about other people than yourself. “Telling stories seemed a natural, inevitable process, like clearing my throat” (O’Brien, 157). Secondly, Tim wrote for the dead. He kept them

The theme of the novel, Everything, everything, is that you must take risks in order to be satisfied with your life.

For our first assignment we were directed to find and read four articles that reflected similar themes found in our assigned reading. Some of the common themes that were found throughout our assigned reading were: why writing skills matter, the communication process, and overcoming barriers to effective listening. some articles that processed similar themes as our assigned reading are Good Writing Can Help You Succeed, Communication During Patient Hand Over, A New Stress On Communication Skills, and Read This And Be a Better Listener Immediately.

Have you ever felt like you are living in a world where humanity isn’t at its best? Have you ever felt mixed emotions by watching a TV show? Is it possible for a show to represent love, hate, anger, drama, pain, sadness or even cause you a sense of distress? The Walking Dead is the perfect show to make you think about how people act in different situations in life and shows us what type of people these circumstances can create. The show is based on a post-apocalyptic time where the existence of humanity is near its end. The Walking Dead represents themes of fear, betrayal, sacrifice, hope, leadership and, the conflict between good and bad. Some aspects of the show such as the character development and how, psychologically, the characters tend

The Sacred Realm is a theme of art that involves the concept of aspects that cannot be seen but can only be brought to existence through faith by viewing a piece of art work. This faith is usually in form of a sacred realm. It’s vital to understand that this theme cannot be viewed by the naked eye. For instance, the religious images in the visual art are employed to bring about the opinions and beliefs of the individuals who are in faith of the specific religion and this is reached by provision of abstract ideas with images thru the work of art. Therefore, the Sacred Realm theme of art explains in a virtual way the reason and purpose behind the existence of certain aspects of nature such as religion

I chose to look at the Red Hot Chili Peppers music video “Otherside” to compare its motifs and themes with those in the movie The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. I believe the theme of the song is similar to that of the movie in the sense that characters in both are struggling with mental health problems and them dealing with a break from reality. I also feel that this heavily impacts the presentation of the music video in the same way the theme influenced the presentation of the movie in many ways. The architecture of both sets uses a kind of asymmetric, cubist design style that makes the audience uncomfortable and also suggests a wrapped or alternate reality. The band members in the music video are dressed in all black like the character Cesare

The First Grader is a British film that takes place in a mountain village of Kenya. After Kenya received its independence, citizens were promised a free education. With the hopes of learning to read, Maruge, an 84-year-old man, seeks to cash in on this benefit. During the film, one can recognize some similarities and differences to our culture. Kenya culture, like American, has a tendency to disrespect its elders. Additionally, education is held in high value. Finally, Kenyan conditions highly contrast that of America.