Last laugh

Friedrich Willhelm (F.W.) Murnau’s The Last Laugh (1924) holds a special place within silent film (Bordwell 2016). It is the film that made Murnau popular with American audiences, and in turn, its success lead him to move to Hollywood and eventually make masterpieces (not to say that The Last Laugh itself isn’t a masterpiece), such as Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927). Both films evoke the surreality of life, but unlike the celebratory Sunrise¸ The Last Laugh laments life’s predestined nature. Murnau

The films Rear Window, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and The Last Laugh, directed by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, both feature protagonists going through change, for better or for worse. Rear Window features L.B. ‘Jeff’ Jefferies, a professional photographer who is stuck in his wheelchair, in his apartment, because of an accident he had while on the job. The Last Laugh features a hotel doorman that gets demoted to a lesser job, who then undergoes a psychological change. Both films use elements of mise-en-scene

had golden, blonde hair that made Hollywood jealous, and expressive blue eyes. It was easy to underestimate her as the cliche, dumb blonde most jokes are made of. Sometimes she let them have their jokes, too, because Duchess Elaine always had the last laugh. She had a heart-shaped face with a cute nose, prominent cheek bones, and plush lips painted over with glossy red lipstick. A server placed her usual drink down in front of her, but she ignored it. She

Throughout life, stories are being created constantly. Lives come And go, people making memories that will follow them to the ends of their lives for the good or bad, and at times things just don't make sense at all or even you just don’t know how to feel about it. That very factor is the reason why Charles Swindall once said: “Life is 10% of what happens to you and 90% how you react to it”. One person has that power to change their course of history, but you need to know the past to complete the

dad knew that it was my ritual to watch this show before dinner. There are many feelings and situations I can relate to and many emotions experienced even if there wasn’t a laugh track. Another interesting feeling, I felt watching Home Improvement for this assignment, is how I see the similarities of Tim Allen’s current show, Last Man Standing. (WORD COUNT—Must be at least 75 words, not including the question: 136) (2) How have your feelings about the show changed over time? (Do you feel the same

best example is Garth Brooks and his career. Being on the top of his repute, Garth Brooks still tries to be his alter ego Chris Gains; and falls short of himself. Failure also happens in media; the media tries so desperately to be funny that they add laugh tracks in comedy shows and only to become annoying. These four stories are similar; Whether it is an athlete trying to win validation, the guy in the window who is trying to find common things in someone's life with his life, Garth Brooks' desire to

Seventh grade, a time of adolescence, an awkward period in which we start growing from a kid to a young adult, in which the mature person hasn’t kicked in yet. A period in time to try new things and it was my first year of running track. One reason I decided to join was because I had a passion for sports (mostly basketball), and my best friends convinced me join the team and if I didn’t I would probably be hanging out by myself after school. Three of my best friends consisted of Dekembae but we called

Ames was a key point for the Central Intelligence Agency’s ability to detect penetration by a double agent within its ranks. His background had given instances where a person who had addiction issues could have been a direct target for FISS agents to recruit to become a double agent. Within his admittance to the CIA, Ames had been appraised as a person who was a friendly outgoing person, leading to his position of an Operation Officer. His time in the CIA though showed his flaws as well as personal

Introduction Ever since written language became pervasive in human civilization, “literacy” became defined as the ability to interpret a series of squiggles as letters with meaning. Now, as language and modes of communication are evolving, so are the definitions of literacy. Media messages are rapidly assimilating into culture at unprecedented rates, with lasting effects. The makes it just as necessary for people to understand how to interpret media messages as it is for them how to know to read

man! If everyone ate bananas they wouldn’t be depressed. It’s all in the bananas!” I had some ideas of my own that were as strange to him as his ideas were to me. Despite that, we enjoyed each other’s company for a little while and shared a few laughs. He got up to leave and we shook hands. As he walked away he paused, looked back at me and said, “I dig your mirth, man.” And then he was gone and I never saw him again. But the thought of him and our brief connection still makes me smile. Ten