Swan Dive

Thud. Thud. Three more steps. Thud. Thud. Two more steps. Thud. Thud. One more step. Jump. Closing my eyes I leaped into a swan dive with outstretched arms and wings. The moon was in the sky with the sun disappearing as I dropped. Opening my eyes I wrapped my wings into a tight dive. It was now dark and the moon gave a shape on the glossy water. Pulling out of my dive I skimmed the water with outstretched wings. My hand touched the water leaving it ripple behind me. Then I beat my wings and

The carnage of world war one was the result of the clash between new technologies, but old strategies. Blitzkrieg warfare would be the first form of modern military tactics for it fully utilizes the technological advancements of that time. The term “Blitzkrieg” was not invented by the Germans, but by an English magazine that described the invasion of Poland (Showalter). While many accredit the invention of Blitzkrieg warfare to Heinz Guderian, Germany's Chief of Mobile Troops during WWII, it was

By depicting birds as symbols of the natural world, in “The Wild Swans at Coole,” and of near immortality in “Sailing into Byzantium,” the two poems shows how Yeats’s concerns progress from the world of the mind and body to earthly concerns of his whole world and nature. While Yeats becomes conscious of the violent truth of nature which results in death, by watching the swans, he is able to comfort himself by admiring how the swans are “unwearied” and “their hearts have not grown old.” When

Yeats’ most famous works, such as ‘Sailing to Byzantium’, ‘Long-legged Fly’ and ‘Easter 1916’, to name just a few, it is an aspect of his poetry which is relevant to almost all of his writing. However, it is in Yeats’ apocalyptic poems, ‘Leda and the Swan’ and ‘The

certain techniques used to enhance the audience’s experience of the film, some of their directorial techniques include symbolism, costume, lighting and dialogue. I have chosen Scorsese’s 2010 film Shutter Island along with Aronofsky’s 2010 film Black Swan as each of these films have scenes that incorporate the above mentioned techniques to portray the effects mental illness has on a person’s health and welfare. The scenes are each 8 minutes in length and run until the closing credits begin. These techniques

Hough’s career has seen an amazing number of highs. She became one of the ‘Million Dollar Dancers’ on the ABC game show called, 'Show Me The Money' in 2006. She went on to bag the trophy of the renowned dance reality show ‘Dancing with the Stars - Season 5’, and became the youngest professional dancer to win the show. But once wasn’t enough for the dancer as she won the title of professional champion at the same show in November 2007. In July 2008, she received a nomination in the category of "Outstanding

watch the movie “Black Swan” for the mental illness portion of the culture badge. The movie portrays a number of mental illness including obsessive compulsive disorder, eating disorder, and psychosis. Nina, the protagonist in the movie, is a fragile and repressed ballerina. She strives for the lead in Tchaikovsky’s ‘Swan Lake,’ a role that requires her to play both the gentle white swan and the seductive black swan. While she is the perfect representation of the white swan, she is also far from

Aronofsky’s thought-provoking film Black Swan was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The movie focuses on ballet dancer Nina as she lands the lead role in the New York Ballet Company’s Swan Lake. She has an obsession with becoming perfect and because of this, she slowly slips into a state of madness and jealously of her understudy. The ballet of Swan Lake has many interpretations, but the main story revolves around Odette the Swan Queen who has a cursed placed on her by the

Black Swan is an exciting, psychological film with high thrills and essential points that were similar to missing puzzle pieces to the plot. The Black Swan is a dark character in a double played theme. Nina, main actor in the film, was having allusions that she was turning into the Black Swan. Nina probably a ballet dancer sense she was a little girl. Nina lived with her mother, for 28 years. Nina’s mother keeping her bound in the house and a true definition of an enabler. Wanting Nina to be so perfect

“Black Swan” is a dark and chaotic film that follows a ballet dancer named Nina who's only and greatest dream is to become the “Swan Queen” in the production “Swan Lake.” The movie follows Nina’s demise into chaos as she attempts to master and embody both the white and black swan. Although dark, confusing, and sometimes frightening, the movie excellently portrays the utter chaos of living with an eating disorder, as well as the perils of schizophrenia, and anxiety. The movie begins with the portrayal