...I have studied under Cultural Context mode involves entering the world of each text and comparing the ways in which the lives of the central characters are influenced by the worlds in which they live. The three texts I have studied are Lies of Silence (LS) by Brian Moore, Plough and the Stars (PS) playwrite by Sean O’Casey and Il Postino (IP) directed by Micheal Radford. These novelists, dramatists and film directors obviously employ their own distinctive narrative techniques. I was interested in studying a significant range of similarities in the way LS, PS and IP deliver their respective tales. The setting is easily comparable in all texts. IP was set in a small island off the coast of Italy around the 1950’s. Communism was the main political headline in this text, where a famous Italian poet, Pablo Neruda, was exiled from his own country and forced to live elsewhere for a short while due to the fact he was a communist. During this time also, Europe was struggling to cope from World War II. PS was set in Dublin, 1916. The Easter Rising was at stake. We receive an insight into the lives of the Irish people during The Troubles. There was also a feud between Socialism and Republicanism. LS is set in Belfast in the 1950’s when the Northern Troubles were at its climax. The setting in this text is dominated by the deep-rooted political and religious conflict in the North of Ireland. The roles of women in all texts have their equal comparisons and similarities. In IP, it had...
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...about a literary work in which a character’s motivations/desire conflict with his/her ethical responsibilities. Working thesis Watch out who you hang out with because the others can lead you into trouble and down the wrong path in life by using drugs and alcohol. Learn to make the right choices and choose your friends carefully. Boyle, T.C. (1985). Greasy Lake, Greasy Lake begins by describing the route through town to Greasy Lake. The story describes three young men who fantasize about being “bad boys”. Things start to unravel and go terribly wrong. They all want to go to Greasy Lake to unwind before going home. Things seem to start to go wrong when they can’t find their keys. They meet a shady character that they get in a fight with. At the end of the fight, they almost kill the guy and almost rape his girlfriend. During all of this happening another car comes to the lake and all three of the boys run in different directions. Two of them run into the woods while the third one jumps into the lake. While the third boy, who is also the narrator, comes across a dead body in the lake. After a little while, all three of the boys make it back to the shore of the lake and observe the damage to the car that was damaged. They have trouble finding their keys but do find them. They then head to home and examine their lives. Walker, M. (March 1994) Boyle’s “Greasy Lake” and the Moral Failure of Postmodernism Boyle’s “Greasy Lake” and the Moral Failure of...
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...Intro: Glad to be here, how we know Bedo's preface: NOT a salesman insurance: read list, note 1st and last entries we KNOW trouble is coming: phone call away, accident, etc. How then do we as Christians handle our trials and troubles? James 1:2-4 Overview of James: practical book, Proverbs of the N.T. Theme of genuine faith , inward faith leads to outward actions very first thing James addresses is trials- how we handle this is the key to the other issues speaking from experience: quick testimony, 6 cases of malaria, 1 typhoid, 2 pneumonia, 1 shingles, 1 dislocated knee, then Grady (1st 6 months) even today: no job, no home, possessions in a crate, parents divorce II Cor 4:17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all Why share? No expert but no stranger to trouble One beggar showing another beggar where to find bread Pure joy! v. 2 “Count it all joy my brothers when you meet trials of various kinds” “when” be ready! John 16:33 “in this world you will have trouble” I Peter 4:12 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. Jesus' life and ex of suffering (a servant is not above his master) Consider, evaluate – come to a whole new way of thinking This is NOT just grin and bear it world says “keep calm and carry on” motivational poster!” vs. Christianity says consider it Pure Joy! – it is pure joy as you...
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...Rebel without a Cause Colors are everywhere in our world. In the world of Jim Stark in the movie Rebel without a Cause, colors provide insight into the feelings of the character, the tone of the scene, and insight into what will happen next. Feelings are all around us, emotions drive us, and we subconsciously express our emotions through things we do and say. In Rebel without a Cause, the director provides the viewer clues to let them know how characters are feeling. One color that is encountered is red. Jim wears a red coat when he goes to school the first day, as well as when he goes to meet the antagonist, Buzz, for a “chicken run”. This color can represent many things. One is Jim’s anxiety. He is starting in a new town, with new people, and a new school. He is anxious to fit in and find a place he is comfortable in. On the other hand, this could represent anger. He is angry at his parents for constantly moving around-forcing him to start over numerous times. He is also angry because his father is emasculated by his mother- forced to clean, and even wear an apron, in addition to his mother making all the decisions; in this time (of the 1950’s), the roles were reversed in social norms- women cleaned and men were in charge and made decisions for the household. Another reason for his anger might be that he was practically forced into dangerous activities to fit in, while he just wanted to stay peaceful and not cause trouble. In movies, setting the tone of a scene is important...
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...Professor William Sullivan Communication and Ethics impact on my professional life Communication is key. Ethics bar the right from the wrong. Communication keeps the relationship alive. Ethics is what separates man from the animals. These are few key notes to get you ahead in life. But I’m not here to talk to you about that. I’m here to tell you how these two key elements are going to be effective in the unforgiving, unadulterated, living, breathing, never ending battle that is called business and how it will help me make an impact in my professional life. Yes, we all want to be the best speaker in the room. We want to have a fast thinking, fast talking mind and tongue and be the next Donald Trump, Steve Jobs, Warren Buffet, Bill Gates, whomever. But what we sometimes don’t even come to realize is that this group of distinguished, successful gentlemen were not born with this. They had to study, work hard, and get the people to follow their vision by any means necessary. I have learned over the years that there are two kinds of people in this world: Those who will speak and get in trouble because they weren’t and those who do not speak and stay out of trouble because they were most definitely afraid. Where will you go if you just stay quiet, listen to everyone else and follow their rules? When does the ethics kick in when that will be happening in your life? Being...
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...Many people are used to being told what they can and cannot do in today’s society. One such peoples is those with disabilities. Regardless of how impactful their disability is, some people are unable to do certain things or told they can’t because of the lack of accommodations given to treat them equally. This is becoming more apparent, and many people and businesses are making a change to ensure accessibility to all. My world has changed a lot in the past few weeks. I’ve left my home, family, pets, friends, and everything I have grown up around. Coming to a new place by yourself can be intimidating, but lucky for me, I am on the volleyball team so I knew other students which made my transition a bit easier than most. For the average teenager, the jump into...
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...Communication is key, and that is true in all aspects of life from relationships to societies. Language has dated back as far as the earliest civilizations of mankind, and it a crucial part of everyday life. Imagine trying to talk to someone without using any words, and the simplest phrases and commands become difficult to communicate. Now picture it on a larger scale, imagine trying to run a country or communicate with foreign diplomats, but no one can understand a word you are trying to say. This is a huge problem in works of literature and media such as Star Trek: The Next Generation or Octavia Butler’s short story Speech Sounds. These two-story lines have different outcomes of how the future plays out, but the role of communication and language in both is very important to the plot of the story. In Star Trek: The Next Generation, the episode “Ensigns of Command” brings up the idea of how the two species’ language is different. In the beginning of the episode you do not notice much of a struggle...
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...Bibliography………………………………………………………………………………...12 The 1000 Years of Revelation; The Millennium Introduction The millennium refers to 1000 years of Christ’s future reign on earth which will immediately precede eternity. The focus of the millennium is not on Satan as some would think. The central focus, however, is on the savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. Christ will bind Satan for 1000 years so that He can deal with sin perpetrated on the earth among the inhabitants of the earth. Then Satan will be “turned loose for a little while” and he will deceive the hearts of many believers who will turn to him rather than God. The war of all wars will be fought and the rapture will come. Then, “after these things” Christ will leave heaven and come to earth a second time to judge sin and save the lost. He will bring with Him those who have been beheaded and those that persevered in Him to help judge the world. The Rapture: Rapture is a term in Christian eschatology which refers to “being caught up” discussed in 1 Thes. 4:17, “When the ‘dead in Christ’ and ‘we who are alive and remain’ will be ‘caught up in the clouds’ to meet ‘“the Lord in...
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... * 6 - 10 * 11 - 15 * 16 - 20 * All Pages Screenwriting is a skilled trade, and a good screenplay must be molded and managed with craftsman hands. But so does a screenwriting career. It takes dedication, fortitude, and time – ten years to have overnight success - but if you’re willing to do the hard work to turn your ideas into completed screenplays as well as build a screenwriting career, follow this 20 step roadmap to screenwriting success: Click Here to Start 1. Watch Tons of Movies Lots of them. Good, bad, old, new. All genres. Make it your quest to become exposed to all things film. It’s a badge of honor to earn film nerd status, because as we all know, “Nerds Rule the World.” The more movies you see, the easier it’ll be to identify plot points, sequences, and act breaks. You’ll even start watching the clockwhen viewing DVD’s at home, as you’ll be inundated with the desire to analyze, but you’ll know when you experienced something truly great when you stop thinking and just enjoy the ride. 2. Read Tons of Screenplays As many as possible. This helps to understand screenplay form as well as see how the pagetranslates to the screen. You get a sense of different screenwriting styles and voices, and most importantly you will be exposed to the application of clear, concise writing, while using creative brevity to maximize the visual medium. Learning how not to direct on the page and maximize white space is all part of it. Check out some websites that offer...
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...Johnny writes about a sunset and then tells Dally to watch one “Tell Dally to look at one he’ll probably think you're crazy, but ask for me” (pg 178) Johnny wants Dally to realize that there is still some good in the world because Dally does not care...
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...C. Wright Mills (1959) idea of “personal troubles” and “public issues” considers how personal troubles feel exclusive to the individual although are connected to wider society thus making them public issues. Mills (1959) suggests society influences personal troubles, he uses examples such as “when classes rise or fall a man is employed or unemployed” this proposes the way in which societies fluctuate throughout history depends critically on cultural, political and economic structures, thus impacts individuals greatly without them consciously knowing. They then often look to themselves as the root cause of their personal trouble where as there are masses whom are in a similar situation. Those who possess the “sociological imagination” have the “capacity to shift from one perspective to another” prompting them to look outside of the private sphere and into the public domain. In modern the world many live in multicultural societies, therefore I have chosen to represent caste discrimination as an important personal trouble I have personally been a victim of; I have also found this to be a public issue as many people are also deeply affected by this. Due to being of Indian ethnicity and British nationality, I looked into the Hindu caste system; a system of social stratification derived from occupation. All Indians of any faith identify themselves with the caste system to some degree. The effects of the caste system are still hugely influential in India and still resonate with many...
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...private lives are a series of traps. They sense that within their everyday worlds, they cannot overcome their troubles, and in this feeling, they are often quite correct. What ordinary people are directly aware of and what they try to do are bounded by the private orbits in which they live; their visions and their powers are limited to the close-up scenes of job, family, neighborhood; in other milieux, they move vicariously and remain spectators. And the more aware they become, however vaguely, of ambitions and of threats which transcend their immediate locales, the more trapped they seem to feel. Underlying this sense of being trapped are seemingly impersonal changes in the very structure of continent-wide societies. The facts of contemporary history are also facts about the success and the failure of individual men and women. When a society is industrialized, a peasant becomes a worker; a feudal lord is liquidated or becomes a businessman. When classes rise or fall, a person is employed or unemployed; when the rate of investment goes up or down, a person takes new heart or goes broke. When wars happen, an insurance salesperson becomes a rocket launcher; a store clerk, a radar operator; a wife or husband lives alone; a child grows up without a parent. Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both. Yet people do not usually define the troubles they endure in terms of historical change and institutional contradiction...
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...impact and/or influence society may have on that person or group of people. Mills' notion compels us to investigate into an individual's biography and lifestyles, and place their findings within the surrounding circumstances in which events occur in order to perceive the whole picture of the society in which the individual lives. Mills says to understand this "imagination" would be to see the connection between personal troubles and public issues. Personal troubles meaning, problems that are felt personally which are caused by occurrences or feelings in an individual's life; and public issues meaning, issues that affect a group or mass of people with their roots interwoven within an organization or institution and history of a society. A person can become homeless for many reasons: a family member throws them out of their home because they do not contribute financially, or they become incapable of caring for themselves due to mental illness, or they become addicted to drugs and lose their home trying to support their habit. These are a few examples of personal troubles which most would think are brought about by the individual alone and therefore can be solved by them. But, when using sociological imagination, one can see that homelessness is also a social problem. Unemployment rates are high and public assistances rates being low could leave a person unable to sufficiently contribute financially, therefore being forced to leave their home, or there are cutbacks in funds for housing...
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...the education of students with intellectual disables autism, and or severe and multiple disabilities, Does the curriculum of the school district address or ignore the needs of students with disabilities? Intellectual disabilities means a person has significant sub average intellectual functions on the general level. They also show deficits in the area of adaptive behavior. The combination of the two affects the education of the student (NICHCY 2012) There are many causes of intellectual; disabilities. Intellectual disabilities can be caused by genetic conditions. This occurs when the child inherits abnormal genes for their parents. Down syndrome. Fragile x syndrome, and phenylketonuria are all examples of genetic conditions. They can also be caused by a mother having trouble during pregnancy. This means the baby does not develop properly this can be caused by several things like if the babies calls do not divide properly, if the mother uses alcohol or contracts an infection like rubella. The other cause could be problems at birth; This can happen if a baby is deprived of oxygen during birth, Health problems life meningitis, measles, whooping cough can also cause intellectual disabilities. (NICHCY 2011)... There are several issues that students with intellectual disabilities have to face, They can face segregation, There is often a problem with funding for their education, There also many teachers that are bot qualified to teach students with intellectual disabilities...
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...# This paper will discuss the key concepts and topics of this course that made me a stronger candidate to enter the business world, and will discuss how this course has affected me in my professional development as a student and person as encouraging me on my academic path. The key concepts and topics of this class I have learned is being able to understand how to do a balance sheet, know the accounting concepts, when looking at a transaction being able to understand where they go on a balance sheet, how to deal with intangible assets and patents. These are important when dealing with businesses balance sheets, you have to know how to put the numbers on the sheet so that a company can determine if they are making money or in the red. These concepts have really made me aware of what it will take to be successful of being in the business world. At first I did not believe I would be able to get the basis of each concept that you need to know in order to balance sheets but now I see that since I learned all of this information I will not have any trouble when I enter the business world. This course has affected me in a positive way; it has given me powerful information to benefit me as I travel through my academic pathway. I know that when I am done with the rest of the courses I will not have any problems being able to do a balance sheet, cash dividends, factory overhead costs, or direct materials costs. I am glad I was able to grasp all the concepts that are necessary in...
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