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Acknowledgements The process of writing this thesis brings a great pleasure to me. It really broadens my mind and enlarges my vision. First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to the School of Foreign Languages of Hainan University to give me such a good chance to know more about “Situational Context and…

Apollo 13 demonstrates the richness of leadership principles and values, especially focusing on team solidity. The movie illustrates how the leaders can develop a vision and values, and how the teams can collaborate under high stress situation. In the beginning of the movie the vision of the Apollo 13 project was to land the astronaut’s…

Abstract             The movie “Rain Man’ is a story about a man suffering from a form of autism known as Asperger’s Disorder. This disability deprived him, Charlie, of several social interactions with people which left him unable to form social bonds and became distressed when his normal routine was disrupted. However, he possesses several exotic…

Romanticism flourished as a movement in art in the 18th to 19th century. The main feature of Romanticism is that it was both against the aesthetic and classical values of the Classical and Neoclassical art especially pertaining to the latter’s observance of balance, order and reason. Romanticism defies these  values and instead the movement  stressed…

The vast majority of music classes in the Western world include studying “typical” instruments — the violin, piano, flute, and other standard instruments. Unfortunately, this usually comes at the cost of neglecting the study of lesser-known or lesser-played instruments, like bells, Thus, Kieffer’s and Starmer’s articles spark an apt discussion regarding the history and portrayal…

Shirley Jackson’s story The Lottery” is a short story that caused controversy and received significant criticism upon its publication in 1948. The author uses irony and comedic elements to expose the underlying hypocrisy, evil, and weakness of human beings. The lottery is a traditional yearly event where one person in town is randomly chosen and…

Each nation has its own culture. This unique value is performed in several ways of communicating, especially non-verbal communication. Outsourced movie (2006) is a typical example which demonstrated the vast distinctions between two countries in two continents: India and America. The first difference between Indian and American is the way they use hands for eating….

Ang Kambas ng Lipunan This is the first time I’ve watched this movie. At first I thought it would be nothing but a boring educational short clip movie featuring the greed of humans slowly getting worse. However, the opening of the film showed Joey Velasco painting his famed “Hapag ng Pagasa”. At the beginning of…

The 1930’s were a period of economic misfortune, industrial standardization, and social struggle. Entertainment of the thirties was laced with powerful depictions of the period’s culture. One such example can be seen in the work of Charlie Chaplin, specifically his film “Modern Times”. The wisely constructed scenes of this film portrayed Chaplin’s opinions of the…

Curtis Hanson’s urban drama 8 Mile, reveals the story of an ambitious white rap artist desperate to make a better life for himself. The main character, Jimmy Smith Jr., more commonly known to his friends as Rabbit, features real-life entertainer, Eminem, a multi-platinum recording artist. The film is semi-autobiographical, based on events in Eminem’s life…