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stereotypically middle class 'college kids', very warm and relaxed. The director designed the scene to provoke a recognizable combination to the audience, to convey how normal and plausible it is. When the female and male leave the group the group, the colours change; the scene becomes dark and the characters become silhouetted against the moonlight. The silence is emphasised by the sound of the waves and the bell. The atmosphere is eerie and indefinite: the sea is calm. The

Analysis of the Cliff Scene in Willy Russell's Our Day Out The title of the play is 'Our Day Out' Willy Russell wrote it in 1977. He was born in Whinston Lancashire. He grew up in Knowsley; a model village set in the countryside outside Liverpool. Once Russell had qualified as a teacher he worked at Shortfields Comprehensive School in Liverpool where his experiences lead him directly into the writing of 'Our Day Out'. While

Rita's Change and her Relationship with Frank How does Rita’s character change and her relationship with Frank alter during the course of the play? “Educating Rita” is the story of a married working-class woman, Rita, trying to better and discover herself by attending an open university course. The play follows her as her character and relationship with her tutor, Frank develop and change until she finally passes her exams and they part. Rita completely transforms herself through her

developed into a counterculture that influenced a large amount of the public to experiment with illegal substances. President Nixon saw drug abuse as a major problem and introduced a War on Drugs that simultaneously allowed him to target minority groups and worsen racism within the government. The film American Gangster takes place during the 1960s, in the midst of America's chaotic drug milieu. The film American Gangster does a wonderful job portraying America's countercultural movement, yet falls

Success is something everyone strives for in life, and the basis of what is needed to gain it has been relatively the same since the 1860s. The means needed to acquire what is needed for success although, were not quite as easy as they are in comparison to today. In 1867, there was a young boy, around 12 years old, named Ragged Dick. He was an orphan who stole and slept in the streets, and also a bootblack, which is someone who shines shoes for a living. In the book Ragged Dick, the author explained

Throughout many different mediums such as literature and music there have been many controversial pieces written in regards to the true meaning and purpose of authorship. Several French philosophers such as Roland Barthes and Michel Foucault have written essays on the purpose of authorship. Roland Barthes, writer of “The Death of the Author”, has a strong belief in the removal of the author from a piece. Barthes believed that once a book has been written there is no more author but instead a scriptor

Steven Coward Mr. Bergmann Senior English P4 21 September 2015 Long ago in ancient Greece there was a baby boy whose family was cast into exile. They were cast adrift into the ocean to fall off the edge of the earth. The parents were starving and their baby wouldn’t stop crying and whining, because it was hungry. So one day the parents tossed the baby out of the boat so that they would have more to eat. The only thing that they didn’t know was that a nearby shark was watching and waiting. Perturbed

Who doesn’t love a movie where the protagonist is off on a quest for revenge in numerous action sequences for his taste of sweet, sweet revenge? When breaking films into this type of category, one film that stands out among the rest has to be Gladiator. Gladiator can be argued as one of the greatest action movies of all time, and for good reasons. The soundtrack, dialogue, and characters have no equal in the revenge action category of film, and can be considered tops of pure action films. Gladiator

general to a slave to a gladiator, then a hero. As the trailer begins, slow images combined with Written Words are used to give the target audience time to familiarise themselves with the story of Maximus. For example the first few shots are of Russell Crowe as a general, then a slave, then a gladiator. This makes it clear to the audience who the main character is and helps to set the scene. Then the images start to become faster and more exciting. This is achieved by using rapid cuts which increases

Philosophy is the study of examining and thinking about questionable ethical problems and/or generally accepted certainties. Philosophy aims at knowledge that combines a variety of academic fields as well as convictions, prejudices and beliefs. What is Russell’s essay about? Present Russell’s position in your own words. Bertrand Russell’s essay addresses many issues concerning philosophy. In the writing, he states philosophy’s nature, value, and criticisms. The essay explains these aspects of