Palme d'Or

‘The Pianist’ is a cinematic masterpiece by the Polish director Roman Polanski. One of the key ideas that appear throughout much of the film is that of ‘hope being instrumental in our survival’. This idea is portrayed through Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Polish pianist, as he struggles for survival in Warsaw as everybody that he once knew and everything that he once had is lost. The idea of ‘hope being instrumental in our survival’ is worth learning about as it allows the audience to realise the importance

The role of women in history has changed dramatically over time, especially in the past century. Most of the time, she is presented as a victim of society, helpless and hopeless. Blamed and accused of being the root of all the problems. She is often sidelined because of being a confused being, not knowing what she wants and at the same time, she is the center of attention and the subject of man’s fantasy (the male gaze). History is full of evidence and stories of violence against women, who are subject

Compare the ways in which Lars von Trier, in Dancer in the Dark, and Jane Campion in The Piano, explore the idea that hope can be found even in the midst of the most adverse circumstances. In the film, Dancer in the Dark, and the movie, The Piano, Lars von Trier and Jane Campion respectively utilise various literary and circumstances. The historical contextual settings of both texts encapsulate worlds of destruction in which the central female protagonists, Ada Mcgrath and Selma Jezkova, withstand

Introduction: I am observing a Kindergarten Prep class with children ages four to five. Originally there are thirteen children in the class with only one teacher. However the teacher the sends some of the children to another class to not break the teacher-child ratio. The program is actively looking to hire another teacher to help the current teacher. The teacher I am observing has a bachelor degree and has been teaching for six years.The observation method I used was the Narrative. Using the narrative

The narrative assignment I have in mind is to follow a scene of two characters in a taxi cab. The premise is that the taxi driver is an eastern European immigrant in a college town, waiting to receive a call and when he does it is a young, drunk, male college student. The idea is that the taxi driver comes from an impoverished town, with influence from the decaying conditions of Eastern Ukraine from Russia. He is a middle-aged man with a wife and kids who come to the town (based entirely on London)

Ashley is six year old and she is in first grade. Base on Erikson’s theory, she is in stage 4 : Industry vs. Inferiority. Industry versus inferiority is the fourth stage of Erik Erikson’s theory of the psychosocial development. The stage occurs during childhood between the ages of six and eleven. Children at this stage, are learning to read and write, to do sums, to do things on their own. Teachers and coaches begin to take an important role in the child’s life as they teach the child specific skills

In the short story, "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan, a Chinese mother and daughter are at odds with each other. The mother pushes her daughter to become a prodigy, while the daughter (like most children with immigrant parents) seeks to find herself in a world that demands her Americanization. This is the theme of the story, conflicting values. In a society that values individuality, the daughter sought to be an individual, while her mother demanded she do what was suggested. This is a conflict within

Film: The Pianist Director, Roman Polanski Scene(s) Hosenfeld scene In the Film The Pianist directed by Roman Polanski. We witness a scene where Szpilman is injured, filthy and starving he rummages around looking for anything to sustain himself. He finds a can of gherkins which he struggles to open he finds some fire stoking equipment and begins opening the can however due to the state of Szpilman he drops the can and the contents falls and drains at the soldier 's feet. In the Hosenfeld scene

In “Black Roses”, Bowen begins the song with piano chords played hard, but with gaps in between. This is to grab the listeners’ attention, but at the same time put the emphasis on the words she is singing. As she is striking these piano chords, she sings “You can throw your words sharper than a knife/And leave me cold/In another house on fire.” Her voice is soft and somber. Her tone implies that she has been defeated by forces beyond her control. The instrumentation at this point in the song is only

Money Machine United States is the most diverse country in the world. The US takes about 70000 refugees a year from all over the world, and I was one of the many refugees that were living in place that was isolated place in Ethiopia. When I first knew that I am going to US, I was enchanted that I am going to have a prosperous future. I was also happy that I am going to have all the freedom that any human being wants to have. Additionally, I was delighted that I am going to meet my family after