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    this fear of the dark. The dark brought much uncertainty, and it always made me feel uncomfortable. The absence of light to me meant the absence of knowledge—for it was never certain what hid behind the dark. It was always a night-light in the hallway that released that anxiety in me. Nevertheless, there was nothing like the warmth of the sun in the mornings that truly brought me at ease. No matter how powerful its beams are, your eyes only allow you to see a fraction of the light the sun has to

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    Benchmark The poem ¨Laughing Heart¨ talks about your life, and tries to persuade you to do something meanwhile with it. The second poem ¨The Journey¨ talks about how you shouldn't listen to everyone and how you have the right to make your own choices. Both poems give us their perspective on how we should live life. Through these poems though you can see a deeper meaning, a meaning about making decisions and life. In the first poem they tell us that we should do something constructive with the

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    CHAPTER TWELVE A Furious Fire-Breathing Dragon The sound of footsteps close by launched me back into consciousness, and I trembled in the darkness. Then I heard Cotton whisper, "Aiden come out." Filled with relief I sighed, stuck my head out, and crawled the rest of the way out of the hole. I looked around, wincing in the moonlight. Then I saw the white wolf with the light-blue eyes standing with the jeweled scepter in his mouth. Cotton and a pack of seven wolves were behind him. The large wolf limped over

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    and evil portrayed as light and dark are a major role in the events of the play. The blood portrayed in Macbeth symbolizes murder and guilt. In the play, purification by water is used many times, mostly in the murder scenes. There’s also symbolism used when addressing the clothing being worn, the death and murder of children, as well as the depiction of sleep. Symbolism is generally shown to achieve the over-all topic of evil. In Macbeth, good and evil symbolize light and dark. When Macbeth was originally

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    154.101 Introduction to Media Studies – Assignment One: Media Analysis 
The Film The Dark Knight directed by Christopher Nolan tells the story of Batman attempting to rid gotham city of the criminals that infest it. A new criminal mastermind known as the Joker emerges and attempts to make Batman question his morals and beliefs. The interrogation scene (01:22:06 and finishes 01:27:00) is the scene which I have chosen to analyse due to its effective use of mise-en-scène, cinematography and soundtrack

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    Change is always difficult, sometimes it takes tie for people to get used to new lives our too new environments but all is a part of growing up. When I first came here it was difficult, I had to learn a new language, make new friends, and adjust to a totally different life style. There millions of people that like me come here every day with the intention of making their dreams come true and to have new opportunities, and to have a better future. We emigrate to United States because we here see,

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    Does Heart of Darkness criticize or accept colonialism? Colonialism is one of the important aspects of Joseph Conrad’s story Heart of Darkness. By the language and words J. Conrad is using we can see that he does not support colonialism. His work is not a critique of European colonialism, but he more criticizes it rather than accept it. Colonialism was accepted matter at that time, and nobody questioned it actually as much as J. Conrad did through his novel for which he himself was criticized more

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    evil comes from an unyielding bond being formed between love and hate.  For such reasons they looked towards Hester's commitment of adultery as an action of pure, condemned evil.  However, through the use of light and dark imagery, Hawthorne displays who truly holds evil in their hearts.  The one who is the embodiment of evil creates hypocrisy of Puritanical views towards sin and evil.  Hawthorne displays that those who expose sin to the public and the daylight are the most pure and those who

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    and the Alice in Wonderland 2010 remake creates fantastic oddities with wickedly funny and grotesquely hilarious gothic style, spotted with poignant moments that make the heart melt. By using a variety of cinematic techniques such as lighting, angles, and music, Tim Burton condones the global audience to take a peek at the dark side. Incorporating all of the cinematic techniques in a unique way, Burton creates tone, character and imagery, and mood. The tone of Tim Burton’s masterpieces is developed

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    Torches never being used in the day, tells us that she stands out amongst the darkness; all in all, the darkness being figuratively compared to all other women, and Romeo only sees her. Shes the jewel that stands out against the dark Ethiop 's skin, drawing the attention of all who would behold her. She is simply to be admired and not tarnished by use. Juliet is too fine for the earth, belonging in the heavens

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