The Scarlet Letter is focalized on the consequences of adultery for a female in Puritan society. A young woman, Hester Prynne, is punished for adultery that resulted in her daughter Pearl. Hawthorne describes the emotional impact of the punishment and how the Puritan society treats Hester afterwards. Hester Prynne is forced to stand on a scaffold in public and wear the letter “A” on her chest as a reminder of her sin. As seen in her punishment, the Puritan justice system is vastly unique from today’s
I attended the Graduate Student Q&A discussion session last Thursday, where I learned about what it is like to be a graduate student. The speakers were Courtney Boise and Josh Zosky- both are working on their PhD program, especially in the fields of developmental and neuroscience, respectively. They discussed the graduate program as the session offered students the opportunity to ask questions they might have regarding graduate school. Josh 's research interest is in neuroimaging and use that to
The highly popular and widely discussed 1960’s romantic comedy film “ The Graduate “ displays an inner theme of what is called a generation gap, which is Benjamin Braddock’s alienated and social behavior contrasted from their parents social lives that are expressed by the use of the camera and the plot. From these first frequencies of scenes, in the beginning, the director Mike Nichols displays the camera on how Benjamin feels and acts in this world through the generation gap theme. He is completely
In Mike Nichols’s, The Graduate the final scene called the wedding scene is significant to the rest of the film because Benjamin Braddock’s (Dustin Hoffman) life after graduating college has been in chaos from not knowing where he fit in life after college, having an affair with one of his parent’s friends who ends up being the mother of the girl he falls in love with and then loses. Now, in this final scene Benjamin is going after the girl he loves before she gets married and it is too late. The
In the movie The Graduate, Ben’s most prominent personality trait is anxiousness as shown by close up shots, low angle shots, and zoom out shots. Close up shots are used in a very effective way throughout The Graduate. As the movie starts, Ben is on a plane, flying back home for his college graduation party. The director, Mike Nichols begins the movie with an opening close up shot of Ben. This immediately catches the attention of the viewer as Ben is staring off, blankly against a white wall. The
In 1967, Mike Nichols directed a pioneering film of the 60s named, The Graduate. The film is based on Charles Webb’s novel, The Graduate, which was written after Webb had graduated from Williams College. The film is a story about a young man named Benjamin Braddock, who was played by a 30-year old Dustin Hoffman, and just like Charles Webb, Benjamin Braddock had also just graduated from college. Benjamin is confused and lost young man who is uncertain of where his future is going to lead him to.
College is a remarkable journey and when I think about what three things initially motivated me to start college, what three things will keep me motivated to keep going to graduate, and how will I stay motivated throughout my coursework? Many things come to mind. Some great examples include my son, fiance and success. Let's read further to find out why! To start off with, what three things initially motivated me to start college? Hmm. I have many reasons on why I chose to start college, but
`There are none so blind as will not see. ´ Discuss with reference to `A Doll´s House´ and `The Merchant´s Tale´. Ibsen and chaucer exlore the metaphorical and physical blindness of thier charcaters. Physical blindness is exhibited in "the Merchant's Tale", January is made physically blind we can we see this from "biraft hym bothe his yen", which means he deprieved from both his eyes. This is signifcant becuase not inly is January physically blind he is also metaphorically visually impaired. Blind
Film Graduating Peter is a documentary that tells the story of Peter Gwasdauskis, a young man with Down Syndrome, who is transitioning from high school to adulthood. The documentary follows Peter's experiences in school, his relationships with teachers, peers, and family members, as well as his struggles and achievements. One of the things that I liked about the teacher in the film was her commitment to helping Peter succeed. She demonstrated this by providing him with individualized instruction
The Graduate (dir. Mike Nichols, 1967) is a film about a young man named Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) who is just beginning to face the harsh reality of life after graduation. Ben gets involved in an outlandish situation as he falls in love with Elaine Robinson (Katharine Ross), the daughter of a married Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft) whom of which Ben is having an affair with. The montage sequence “Drifting” captures Benjamin’s uncertainty for the future, as well as his discontent with his
education that this institution provides. The thorough nature of the courses, the expertise of the professors, the focus on biblical principles and the genuine concern of the professors are all key factors that have influenced my desire to attend the graduate program at ORU. I have experienced and can attest to the quality of education that ORU provides and wish to be instructed under an institution that places strong emphasis on developing the whole person. Having a keen desire to continue to develop
How does determination incite you in any sort of way? Well in the film, Spirited Away directed by Hayao Miyazaki and Kirk Wise, it talks about character growth development. Represents how Sen is developing her character throughout the film. Introduction beginning shows, a character called Chihiro Ogino or her nickname Sen is moving to another town. Her dad takes a shortcut and ends up in a mining town that is imagination with spirits, gods, and witches. Sen’s Obstacles are trying to accept that her
Confusions and rebellions The movie “The Graduate” (dir. Mike Nichols, 1967) mainly presents the psychological and spiritual confusions and rebellions generation of 1960s like Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) have, echoing greatly with the generation of 1960s when this movie was presented. Hence, Nichols used montage in this movie efficiently which helped reveal Braddock’s confusions about the future and rebellions against his parents, especially in this assigned scene “drifting”. Dissolves, which
this is fine in most cases but what if that something is not the right thing for you to do. In The Battle Royal by Ralph Ellison a recent high school graduate has to give his graduation speech in front of all of the communities white leaders. What he doesn’t know is that he is also going for the entertainment of the white leaders. But the Graduate would be a fool to take a beating from the white man and then be rewarded. It all begin with Grandpa laying on his death bed. While he was laying their
In today’s society, a large amount of emphasis is placed on getting good grades. Day in and day out students are told that getting good grades is detrimental to their future. Unfortunately what many students are not told is that their intelligence is not defined by the marks they receive, but rather intelligence is defined by so much more than a letter on a report card. Albert Einstein once said, “Everyone is a genius, but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole
History is defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary as “a chronological record of significant events; events of the past” (Merriam-Webster). That’s generally what people think of when they hear the word “history”, but not everyone was/is satisfied with that term for the definition. Hannah Arendt, the writer of “The Concept of History”, stated that “These single instances, deeds or events, interrupt the circular movement of daily life…The subject matter of history is these interruptions – the extraordinary”
The most significant identification that allows them to figure out your academic record is the high school transcript. There is no minimum GPA or test score, there is also no particular number of AP or honors classes you must have on your transcript for you to be admitted to Stanford. Stanford’s Honor Code has been necessary in creating
Critique of Health/Physical Assessment Lecture This critique focuses on the content presented to undergraduate nursing students and compare that to the content provided within the graduate level physical assessment course (NUR 605). This critique will be about the assessment of ears, nose, mouth, and throat lecture. There are some contents within NUR 203 lecture are the same contents that within NUR 605 such as the function of ears, nose, mouth and throat, objective data of nose, mouth, and throat
average in one of the semesters and 9.21 CGPA during my four years at Tolani Marine Time University. Due to my insightful knowledge, I was asked to take tutorial classes by the then Program Chair, Mr. Indra Kumar Basu, for juniors during my under graduate program, in Mathematics and
one that has made me opt to pursue Graduate studies. The eagerness to know more has driven me to maintain an exemplary academic record all throughout my student life. Right from my middle school, I have shown a deep interest in the fields of Pure Sciences and Computers. My flair for reading helped me develop a methodological way to seek answers for all my queries as time passed on. Awards in National Science Olympiad, State Level Science Talent Search Examination,