State your reason for wishing to attend LMU and/or how you came to select your major.
Briefly state your reason for wishing to attend LMU and/or how you came to select your major.”
Briefly state your reason for wishing to attend LMU and/or how you came to select your major.”
Out of the thousands of universities and colleges, what excites you about attending Chapman University specifically?Discuss
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The word count is at least 250 words.
Watch the clip from Modern Times and respond to these questions in about 250 words.
What is Chaplin trying to say about Modern Times by having the mechanized voice narrate this sequence?
What does this tell us about Chaplin’s view of the values underlying modern forms of business and labor?
Write about the recent explosion of films dealing with race, particularly in the year 2018.
BlacKkKlansman, Spike Lee; Green Book, Peter Farrelly; If Beale Street Could Talk, Barry Jenkins; and Black Panther, Ryan Coogler are all excellent, if drastically different from one another, films. A student might write an essay about why it has taken Hollywood this long to deal extensively, deeply and honestly with race.
The paper should be approximately 6 pages long, and have a strong thesis. At least five scholarly sources should be used to support the student’s thesis.
Critical Thinking Assignment: “Are You Talking to Me?”
Chose to write about a film. It had to be one that just came out recently so chose Eternals.
1. What, where, and when did you view this art? (Students must view their selection somewhere in the time element of this course.) What is this work? (Define what the work is such as an oil painting or a full-length narrative film.) What is the content of this work? (Give a brief synopsis only.)
2. Who is the author? (Research this artist and discuss her/his background or context. Make sure to document your use of sources using MLA style.) What historical or societal conditions and situations are influencing or motivating the artist? Are these evident in this particular work? If so, how and where, and if not, why not?
3. What is the author trying to communicate in this work? Decide what this artist is trying to “say” to us, or the purpose of the work; then, discuss how this author uses the elements and other components to make a point. Also, discuss if you have uncovered any research that supports or disagrees with what you feel the author is trying to communicate.
4. Does this work have merit? Did this author accomplish his/her intent? Does this work make you think differently? Is it worthy of your recommendation? Does it offer entertainment and messages that are relevant to this and future generations? What does this work communicate to you directly? Did you have any assumptions about this work and the author before contemplation and research? Relating to our core value, personal development, how did reflection and research on this work alter your thinking and how you perceive this artwork, and perhaps, the world?
Notes: use the MLA style to write this essay. It should contain an introduction and conclusion and employ proper grammar, punctuation, and syntax.
This paper can be presented in a question by question, answer/response type format, or traditional essay format. Am looking for your own personal thoughts and opinions here based on what you have learned from the course. Also encourage you to add any outside research that you like, just make sure to paraphrase your research and to provide proper citation.
Trainspotting (1996) – Analyse the scene of the death of baby Dawn
Analyse the scene (visuals: camera movements, shots, depth of field, framework, setting; mise-en-scène: scene, props, wardrobe, makeup, performance, lighting, colours; sound: music, diegetic or non-diegetic sound, sound effects, silence, noise, voice-over.) in Trainspotting (1996), by Danny Boyle, where baby Dawn dies (from 38:48 to 42:14) and discuss it with the movies themes. Also keep in mind for your analysis: the title of the movie, narrative, storytelling, movie structure, writing, editing.
Topic of the paper:
Synthesize and theorize the ways in which serial killers have been immortalized and celebrated in literature and in current popular forms.
Instructor Learning Outcomes:
1. Identify, discuss and critique the representations of serial killers as heroes, celebrities, and icons in modern media forms. Explain the characteristics of the media forms, genres, and methods for each subject.
2. Describe and analyze the popular culture forms that encourage audience identification or participation through violence or vicarious experience.
3. Evaluate multiple perspectives, modes of inquiry and expression, and processes for decision-making in the disciplines.
This course is a course on the phenomena of serial killers as heroes in media.
Explain the Differences and Similarities Between Film and Television Narrative
How Does color theory effect Oscar award winning?
Have an essay for my AP research class that’s finished but sucks. They said none of my paragraphs connected to my theme and don’t understand why. Can you look it over and come up with ways to connect everything to my gap at the end?
In a well-organized essay, compare the idea of what it means to be human using the film, Her, and comparing that idea against another example from another work of art (painting, photography, poem, literature, film, etc.) with the goal of creating your own definition of contemporary human experience. Make sure to address the diverse nature of the human experience (given factors such as time, culture, setting, or medium). Using at least 2 readings from your Being Human text, explain how your ideas connect to themes from throughout the semester.
In the body of your essay:
Consider the connections between the themes in this film and selections from Being Human.
Reflect upon how this contemporary/futuristic search for meaning relates to works of art from other time periods.
Identify what three challenging and thoughtful questions you would ask Spike Jonze or the protagonist, Theodore (Joaquin Phoenix), if you could.Why do you think these questions matter?
In your conclusion, reflect upon how your understanding of the human experience has been challenged, deepened, or changed.