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Adversity- Article 5 Theme- When one is faced with adversity, trust is limited. Adversity is something that most go though. In the book Article 5 by Kristen Simmons, Ember faces adversities from the war that tore apart the country. Background info on book. When one is faced with adversity, trust is limited. Ember is forced into a situation in which she had nobody that she can put her trust into. When her mother is being taken into custody, and she sees chase, her ex, she asked him for help to make

Alfred Hitchcock – the dubbed ‘Master of Suspense’ – created a theory which revolved around the idea of shock vs. suspense; this theory was called ‘bomb theory’. Within this theory, Hitchcock identifies how if you place a bomb underneath a table – and tell the audience of the bomb’s presence – the audience will be waiting in anticipation for the moment the bomb goes off. The spectator is suspended in a state of anticipation and fear; hence, suspense. Following this theory, Under the Shadow creates

Samantha Kowal Professor Bauer English AOS 42 January 28, 2014 The Rise of Special Effects Make-up Make-up artist have been influential in artists productions throughout time; everything from Shakespearean theater to the IMAX big screen. Although their craft is stared at by audiences around the world, they do not get the respect and recognition they deserve. Without make-up there would be no beautiful actress or gruesome creature to intrigue the audience. Special effects artist are masters

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a monster is defined as a “powerful person or thing that cannot be controlled and that causes many problems.” Monsters are all around us. They’re the borders of all possible and crossing the boundary can create trouble and possibly even making you become a monster. Without having monsters in place, humans would not worry about trying things that they shouldn’t such as killing or stealing. However, since humans fear the unknown and the idea of doing something

One of the many themes in James Whale’s 1931 film Frankenstein is that of the known vs the unknown or good vs evil. Whale uses the motif of fire as a powerful extension of what the good can do to the darkness. Fire is used as a way to keep the Monster or the evil representation of the film in isolation and outside of the known world and also as a way to show that the known or good will always win against the unknown or evil. Known vs unknown or good vs evil falls into the category of a knowledge

Have you ever considered why you feel a powerful desire for horror films? According to Stephen King, “we crave horror films to show we are not afraid, to re-establish our sense of normality, and to give an outlet to our anti-civilization emotions.” (Why We Crave Horror Films) Jordan Peele’s film challenges white people, who live in social environments, protected and isolated from race-based stress. They’re provided with racial comfort, yet they have a lower tolerance for racial pressure. Jordan Peele’s

I looked up at the blinding-blue sky. I looked at the swaying trees. I looked at the surrounding people, who were strolling around, chatting. I looked down, at the cracked bricks that served as a path. I was discouraged to discover that nothing was different. Nothing had changed. No secret passages opened to a rich palace, no booby trap had swallowed me up to trap me in an ancient dungeon. There was nothing magic or amazing or life-changing about this button. I sighed, downhearted. I knew

Social Aspects of the Roaring Twenties The beliefs of the Greenwhich Village, a group of authors, poets, playwrights, and artists, during the 1920's, included the idea of salvation by the children, i.e., encouraging children to devolp their own personalities, and cultivating their own self-expression. They upheld the idea of paganism, the body is a temple in which there is nothing unclean, a shrine to be adorned by the ritual of love. They upheld idea of living for the moment; the idea of liberty;