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TRON: Legacy is a 3D action-packed adventure set in a digital world unlike anything captured on the big screen. Garrett Hedlund (Sam Flynn), a rebellious 27-year-old, is haunted by the mysterious disappearance of his father Jeff Bridges (Kevin Flynn), a man once known as the world’s leading video-game developer. When Hedlund investigates a strange signal…

Perspective in Mantegna’s The Lamentation over the Dead Christ   Around the second half of the 16th century, the painter and engraver Andrea Mantegna emerged as one of the most brilliant talents of the Italian Renaissance. Great admirer of the Roman fine arts, the artist developed a pictorial style characterized by monumentality, stern heroism and…

Lara, the daughter of Martin and Kai, is relied upon by her deaf parents to navigate their daily lives. She translates TV for her mother and even interprets at her own parent-teacher conference, impressing everyone. Additionally, Lara takes on the responsibility of verbal communication when her younger sister Marie is born. However, due to her…

Matrix This well known marketing tool was first published in the Harvard Business Review (1957) in an article called ‘Strategies for Diversification’. It is used by marketers who have objectives for growth. Ansoff’s matrix offers strategic choices to achieve the objectives. There are four main categories for selection. Introduction: The Ansoff matrix presents the product…

“Bowling for Columbine” is the Academy award winning documentary film; written, directed, produced, and narrated by Michael Moore. Through the tragic Columbine High School shooting, Moore’s film explores the highly debated question; why does America have such an extraordinarily high rate of gun violence compared to the rest of the world? The film question’s the…

Fantasy versus Reality in Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? by Joyce Carol Oates has a constant theme of reality and fantasy running parallel for 15 year old Connie. This short story begins with a description of Connie’s vain personality. The narrator describes her as…

Directors filming news reports on crime or dangerous events would need to continuously film to capture every detail. However, it is not always possible for news reports to capture all the information and some parts are missed. Therefore, they recreate the situation, resulting in altered or undisclosed information, which can mislead the audience. This raises…

In film, there are many ways one can tell a story through different forms of narratives. In Quentin Tarantino’s movie “Kill Bill Vol 1 & 2”, he uses what is called a non-chronological narration. Non-chronological narrative or non-linear narratives is a technique used in story telling where the events are potrayed in a non-chronological order….

After an extensive search, I eventually located a version of this movie on YouTube that filled me with immense happiness. The entire film was accessible, complete with subtitles. While I cannot remember if it was shown during one of my classes before, I am appreciative to have stumbled upon and watched it at present. My…

The Awakening by Kate Chopin Kate Chopin’s Awakening became a novel, which provoked heated debates among critics and ordinary readers. This novel outrun its time and gave contemporary readers perspective of the future.  There are two main approaches of critics of the novel. Some specialists believe that Awakening is a feminist text. In this reading…