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    to action, but Marjane does not change her still state for all 9 panels. This is to highlight how much this dilemma puts such pressure and weight on Marjane, to where it’s hard for her to even process it. The last panel (pg146), shows Marjane’s expression which directly conveys her dilemma visually. Satrapi makes Marjane’s face half black and half white. By lighting Marjane’s face in this split fashion, it symbolises that Marjane is feeling two different opinions on the same topic and is at a crossroads

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    plays is in syntax. Not only does subjective modality contributes to semantics, but also to the functioning of syntactical units and speech production. 2. A broad study of the question. Modality is a linguistic manifold phenomenon. It is a broad expression of the speaker’s opinions toward the situation or event, it expresses the relations between the utterance and reality. Semantics of subjective modality does not only include intellectual ability and ability to reason, but it also includes different

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    Others hear “I’m fine” and actually believe those words. Nobody stops to think about if the person is actually fine or if they just want to move on form the conversation. To understand if the girl is actually fine, a person must look at the persons expressions and tone of voice. If somebody were to say, “I feel fine” with a sad and relaxed tone of voice, there’ s no absolute way of saying that the person is actually fine. When they girl expresses to the guy that she is

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    small details, symbolic representations, contrast, human figures, and the depiction of these human figures and or characters. Raphael could have done this due to the rise of Christianity in the Renaissance era and chivalry in art at the time. The expression of Christianity can be represented through symbolism, color, and the details of Raphael’s painting. The dragon can be seen as symbolic of the Devil in Christianity and in turn St. George slaying the dragon can be represented as the destruction of

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    Pg. 1345 #1: Which images do you find the most vivid? Explain. I found the image describing the little girls to be the most vivid because of the words used. The descriptive words used give the sense of a clear image in my head. #4: a-- Which experiences has the speaker shared with the “Brother”? The speaker has shared experiences like going to school together and plotting their lives. #4: b-- What emotional bond do these experiences suggest? These experiences suggest that they have

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    King Richard II and King Lear: Lacking the Title of Masculinity King Richard II and King Lear both illustrate the various forms of how royalty can stray away from the order they are thought to portray. While both kings do hold the vast title that grants them ultimate power, both kings use this power to express a lack of masculinity. Although the loss of title is performed at two different parts in each play, King Richard II and King Lear represent the lack of masculinity within their royal position

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    The chapters introduce some of the effects hunger has on human physiology and behavior. I learned the glimpse of disrespect, discords among the villagers, forceful recruits from the rebels, misbehavior among the youth and lack of trust amongst the villagers because of experience from torture, mass killings, mutilations, and wars. It is vivid that one doesn’t have to be in the military to suffer psychosis issues such as depression and PTSD as reflected in Ishmael, who felt these and expresses the

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    mentions the purposes and functions of art. The functions of art that are mentioned are: delight, commentary, worship/ritual, commemoration, persuasion, and self-expression. The function that stood out to me was commentary because this function of art allows the artist to be expressive in his/hers work of art. Commentary is expressions of opinions rendered as an art form to communicate with the viewers. Viewers also have a connection with the artists and the artists work. Commentary can be about

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    Composers breathe life into their characters’ experience with aspects of distinctively visual elements. John Misto effec6tively does this in his play ‘The Shoe Horn Sonata’ (TSHS), a remembrance for the women imprisoned during WWII. The play recounts on live television about Bridie and Sheila’s untold grief and stories and their loss of innocence at a young age and the hopelessness they held. Likewise, David Douglas Duncan’s Korean war photograph has captured time to highlight fear and hopelessness

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    background and the maroon blouse have successfully drawn in viewers attention. The contrasting colours have made the overall artwork standout. The viewers eyes are snatched towards the vibrant red then it is directed to Kramer’s peaceful expression. Her expression is identified as the focal point of the painting. It encapsulates the meaning of stillness expressing the relaxation and tranquilness. Greensmith had chosen to use a variety of different colour tones to help sculpt and emphasis Kramer’s

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