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Art creates empathy through its stories. Every art piece, visual or not, has some kind of story behind it which helps those consuming it learn more about themselves and others and in turn, become more empathetic. Squid Game was a popular television show that followed a group of people who have been wronged by capitalism through a punishing life or death struggle that no one should have to go through. This show puts you into the place of struggle with its characters and as it makes you care for...

Approaching the theme park, it is clear the place had not been cared for in quite some time. It was a ghost of its former self. What was once a family park filled with fun and festivities was now abandoned. Its once shining centerpiece, the bright, Christmas colored carousel, now dilapidated and decaying. Its decorations like a Christmas tree, were left to hang, displaying its likely lengthy history. Once beaming plaques like family memories now faded and illegible, dust covered mirrors that had...

How does Fitzgerald use details of setting and imagery to establish a mood in the opening pages of chapter 2? In chapter two of The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald uses hyperbole and metaphors to establish a mood of despair and discomfort. In this passage, Nick describes an area he calls the "Valley of Ashes" using a general metaphor that everything is made of or covered in ashes. He uses gloomy phrases such as "line of grey cars ... along an invisible track" and "men who ... [are] already crumblin...

In Peter Singer's essay titled HOMOSEXUALITY IS NOT IMMORAL, he argues that countries should legalize same sex relations and marriage. He talks about how they were banned on the idea of morality which our perception of has since changed as time progresses. During the beginning of the document he writes, "India’s prohibition of homosexuality dates back to 1861, when the British ruled the subcontinent and imposed Victorian morality upon it. It is ironic, therefore, that Britain has long ago repeal...

During this debate I think the biggest challenge for me was arguing for my own side with a speech because I was already aware of issues with it and more inclined to believe the other side. I think I was able to improvise very well, from both the audience and the panel. I think my Partners Dia and Rushil did a very good job articulating themselves most of the time during our debate portion as well. Something interesting I learned is that debating your own thoughts is a good way to gain understand...

Tyler Plasschaert, Christian Yang EXT. CRASHED PLANE - RAINFOREST, MORNING Jack stands in a clearing in the forest, a creek running behind them. A large cargo plane lay crashed in front of them, hole ripped in the side and plane number scratched off. They walk towards the opening and climb inside. JACK What happened here? Jack looks to their left to see rows of crates. Many are slashed open and contents are scattered on the ground. One crate is empty. JACK Whatever did this was def...

The hot summer air was blistering, and the shadow of the decayed ruins provided little shelter. The plants were long gone, all that was left being dried up, tan husk of what was mixed in with some weeds. everything was a composite of different shades of beige. The sun's angle made the sky a powerful yellow, bathing everything in a dull filter. The ruins showed ancient writings in many places but time had rendered them illegible. The area smelled of something so vague it was impossible to discern...

The sun was high and the air was arid. he donkey had been walking for 4 days and its legs were shaking with every step. Its dry mouth opened and closed as it moved slowly through the rocks. Its brown, matted fur was dry, it had so little moisture left, it had sweat so much already that it dried up and encrusted upon its fur, leaving it to bake in its own hairy shell. Its only cooling was the intense load on its back. The overwhelming size of its pile served as a good shade for its back. The trip...

Author: Brian Rowland The Midnight Crash Alex has been staring at their screen for 20 minutes. If they don't get this done before midnight, they may not pass this class. it was already late, their eyes could barely stay open. As they were blankly staring at their work, they heard a screech outside. Their bloodshot, tired eyes shot open. They went outside to investigate what just happened. And when they saw what happened they were paralyzed with shock. After processing what just happened, Alex ...

Michelle became aware of her special power when she flipped the switch to the broken basement light out of habit, and it went on. She had flipped it every time she went, almost like a personal inside joke but just for herself. She always carried a lantern down there because the light had never worked before. So why did it work now? She had lived here alone for about a year now and no one else could have fixed it. It hadn't worked the day before either. She noticed, now that the lights were on, a...

What is the nature and purpose of creative expression? I believe creative expression is vital to being human and keeps us who we are. Creative expression makes everyone unique in their own creative way. I express myself through my drawings and it helps me focus, stay calm, and de-stress while being fun at the same time. My drawings are for myself but because of the uniqueness they give me, they draw in an audience that wants to see what I'm doing. Drawing for me has helped me connect with other...

Text Questions Outline two ways in which Pilkington gives you a sense of perspective in the first 8 lines of the text. [2 marks] In the first 8 lines Pilkington talks about the emotions he feels, seeing the comfortable room he was given makes him happy. He also mentions the familiarity of the smell of his environment. These both give us good perspective on how he feels here in the moment. Identify two ways in which the author makes the description of the toad killings memorable. [2 marks] Th...

This is a comparison of a section of text from chapter 10 of Touching the Void by Joe Simpson and a scene from Ray Mears' Extreme Survival Desert Island Survival. Both of these excerpts are about survival as an individual in the wilderness but have plenty of differences in the way they give information. Both pieces show an individual in their environment attempting to survive and using nothing but their own skills. Simpson talks about his hopping and timing strategy in order to reach his destina...

01.31.11 - 1.34.09 Incredibly clear voice over; almost silence otherwise This goes on for a little before slowly muffling and merging with a quiet song Suddenly the only thing you can hear is the song very loudly and intensely The music gargles multiple times Comment The purpose of this scene is to show the moment Joe begins to lose himself to insanity. The timbre of the voice over makes it feel like a documentary, and this is the intro to watching a moment in the life of a wounded animal. When ...

In Touching the Void there is a scene where Joe is stranded in a crevasse covered in darkness. In this scene we see lots of wide open shots of the darkness and vastness of the open cave that help emphasize how alone and desperate Joe is. The other portion of camera shots are very cramped and only in Joe's immediate area. During these shots we hear a lot of rustling and shuffling and heavy breathing to emphasize his desperation is this moment with sounds we empathize with being stressful or busy....

In the passage we analyzed, it talks a lot about the setting. It describes the mountain and how it looks up top from below. The function of this passage is to give exposition, this time for the setting rather than the characters by describing things about the mountain's composition and how it's composed of multiple cols and flutings. At one point, Joe remarks, “It’s far bigger than those photographs suggested.” This quote helps describe the scale of the situation they’re in, describe the area, a...

Something interesting I got invested in this year is a video game titled Fraymakers. It is a game coming out most likely next year that was announced earlier in 2021. The main premise is that it is a fighting game featuring characters from many other popular games that all share the similarity that they were developed by a team of very few people rather than a large company. These kinds of games are called indie games. When they announced it this year, they released what's called a Kickstarter, ...

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