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    Psycho (In Italics) Analysis There are many reasons movies become classics but all classic movies share one thing in common, they either shaped or revolutionised cinema in one way or another. These elements can include certain techniques of mise en scene, or a story or theme that has never been explored in previous films, or hasn’t been executed in the same manner. Psycho (1960, Alfred Hitchcock) changed cinema in many ways, either through its themes of graphic violence, which hadn’t been seen in

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    An analysis of Frankenstein Heath Schexnider Western Governors University WGU Student ID: 422867 After reading the work my reaction was much different to my previous reactions to exposures to Frankenstein. I felt much more connected to the story when I read it and felt it was more of a Science-Fiction novel than simply a horror story. Prior to reading this novel I had only seen theatrical adaptations of this story. I was most impressed with the author's conceptualization of the reanimation

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    Discourse community can be formal or informal. For example, in any professional field such as lawyer, they communicate by using terminology, abbreviations or other specific jargon with people who share the same knowledge background. This can be regarded as formal one. A less formal discourse community might be followers of a famous person, these followers are familiar with details of the person’s life; thus, they share the same information in a particular community. The first text, shown in appendix

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    Textual Analysis Meme

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    With Facebook skyrocketing in popularity and being one of the highest visited social media networks it has played key roles in sending important messages through images with text known as “Memes”. In this meme the juxtaposition of the two images cropped together above the text are clearly being used to try and bring awareness to societies urges to praise pop stars over their own military. In the meme the author uses some very key tools to make images more contrasting which really helps reenforce

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    Textual Analysis Argument

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    Throughout my time in english 110 I have written an analysis essay, a research paper, and an opinion editorial piece. Two of which I have never written before. At the beginning of the semester I thought a good writer was someone who used good word choice and who could use an effective writing theme for an essay. I was so utterly wrong, a good writer is someone who can evoke emotion, connect ideas and effectively relate to others. They use peers for feedback and always revise their work. A good writer

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    The plot of a piece of writing are the main events while the theme is the central idea of the story. Stories can have the same theme but cannot have the same plot because they would therefore be the same story. Stories can have the same theme because certain themes are often seen most likely because they are very meaningful. A commonly used theme in quite a few stories is ‘finding yourself.’ This does not mean legitimately getting lost but a more figurative meaning like finding who you truly are

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    This documentary analysis is about a multi-yearlong process of decoding the human genetic code or DNA. The purpose of this research paper is to identify this documentary’s purpose, selling points, and its appeals. This documentary is to discuss all of the benefits of discovering the human genome using mostly an emotional appeal even though it is a documentary about science. The definition of a genome is described on the human genome project government website “A genome is an organism's complete

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    Meet Melinda, She's is attending her first day of 9th grade at Merryweather High, And it did not go so well. All her old friends don't talk to her. Other students laugh at her. Rachel says she hates her. Melinda really wants to tell everything to Rachel, but she can’t speak. Melinda calls her English teacher Hairwoman, because she hides behind all her hair. Melinda's doesn’t like her Social Studies teacher, she calls him Mr. Neck. Lunch went pretty bad. She didn't have anybody to sit with because

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    Ever since the age of television dawned on mankind, there have been a plethora of shows have been released by people all over the world, with the genres spanning from satirical masterpieces to the darkest and most gruesome bloodbaths. It was not until the beginning of the 20th century when a handful of powerful studios in the United States formed a monopoly, and started producing television shows and movies of top-notch quality – Hollywood became the unassailable force in cinema and television. Nowadays

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    Textual Analysis Examples

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    have been observed during the analysis, and since many of these above mentioned overlap (e.g. Notable lists embrace also Charisma words etc.) an analytical division of lexical items has been created, inspired on different references, too. The following examples will provide an insight into the occurrence of punch words in cosmetics advertisements: “Did you hear the news? New, lower prices on Pro-X, Olay’s most effective, anti-aging regimen. Check stores today and share this with your friends.” (Picture

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