Kinds

Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue is the single biggest selling jazz album ever made, selling over 5 million copies, and was my favorite to learn about. It is known to be one of albums that convert people to liking jazz styled music, even though it was created over fifty years ago. The most significant part of the album to me was that it made such an impact on the jazz community and it was only made in seven hours and all but only one of the tracks were first takes. What has stuck with me in the documentary

Close Encounters of the Third Kind Close Encounters of the Third Kind, directed by Steven Spielberg is a movie about UFO’s being spotted in the sky by Roy and a few government agents and having three different types of close encounters. Roy, one of the main characters encounters the first kind of encounter which is UFO’s flying through the night sky. The second encounter is government agents discovering physical evidence. And the last kind which is the third kind is contact. And the scene I chose

Hope To have hope is to be able to see the light amid the darkness. This is a notion shown in Ned Vizzini’s “It’s Kind of a Funny Story”. The protagonist is a teenage boy named Craig, who struggles with depression. One night, Craig checks himself into a hospital because of his suicidal thoughts. He then gets placed in the adult psychiatric ward called Six North. The novel “It’s Kind of a Funny Story” demonstrates that it is crucial to remain positive during hard times as there will be better days

The film Close Encounters of the Third Kind drew upon the alien and UFO craze that was going on in the 1970s. The film was written and directed by Steven Spielberg and released in the year 1977. This film doesn’t have any superstar actors or actresses but interestingly enough, Meryl Streep auditioned but was not given a role in the film. Many things about this film are quite interesting, including the movie being filmed in an unused airplane hangar and the aliens being played by schoolgirls. The

Steven Spielberg uses the aesthetic of technology and aliens in Close Encounters of the Third Kind to creates a theme of wisdom and the quest of knowledge. Through technology the extraterrestrial’s technology makes the modern technology in the film look so mild and weak in comparison. In the beginning we get introduced to the aesthetic of technology because we see the scientist use of technology for there For example when the UFO’S were hovering outside Jillian’s house all the appliances in her

a case of a deprived woman, Minnie, who is absolutely isolated from any other kind of companionship except for her husband's, which is "like a raw hard wind that gets to the bone." (Glaspell 198) Although Minnie isn't present at the time of the investigation, the setting of her house lets the readers know some of the various kinds of isolation she deals with for twenty years before being sent to jail.The different kinds of isolation that Minnie experiences are symbolized in the objects and information

adrenaline pumping sport. Dirtbiking is also a sport enjoyed by many people all over the world. To get involved in dirtbiking you have to race in the right age group. You also have to know what size dirtbike is right for you. Next, you need to know what kind of race you want to participate in, depending on your interests. Last, some of the modifications that have taken place over the years are also interesting.      First of all, if you plan on racing a

“Have you recently had a close encounter?” quote from David Laughlin from Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Well everyone who has ever seen the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind has had their own close encounter of some kind. Written and directed by Steven Spielberg and Produced by Colombia Pictures in association with EMI Films. Colombia Pictures the same year is credited with the production of four other films which include Bobby Deerfield staring Al Pacino, The Deadly Triangle staring

Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Spielberg finished high school in Saratoga, California, and attended California State University. Directing Jaws (1975), Steven Spielberg exercised numerous distinctive methods in order to lure in the anxiety of the spectators and to confine their mind's eye. These procedures incorporate elite results so as to generate worry, unusual viewpoints in order to demonstrate expressions and crowd sequences. The

Film Review: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Society & Entertainment Film Review What do you get when you combine aliens, a little bit of mystery, tasteful comedy, good acting, and award-winning direction? A wonderful film from one of the most celebrated directors of our time, Stephen Spielberg. "Close Encounters" places Richard Dreyfuss and Melinda Barro in roles of regular suburbanites who both believe to have seen a UFO. The plot thickens and the intrigue begins when these two