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THE GOTHIC ELEMENTS IN TIM BURTONS (1999) SLEEPY HOLLOW THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN: A LITERARY AND CINEMATIC ASPECT ANALYSIS
Get PDFSleepy Hollow is a film directed by Tim Burton. The story tells about a young policeman Ichabod Crane, who is sent to a village called Sleepy Hollow to investigate a murder case there. At first, he was a person who never believed in supernatural things especially ghost, but after facing the reality of the ghost itself, he becomes very scared, but all he has to do is to find the villain behind the ghost of Headless Horseman. This thesis analyzes the gothic elements that are shown in this film. The theories that are used in this thesis are from film studies, literary and cinematic aspect. In this paper, the pictures from the scenes are also shown to show the evidence of the gothic elements. The theories that are used will also show how they can advocate the gothicness of this film
WOLLSTONECRAFT AND FRIEDANS THEORIES HIGHLIGHT THE WOMEN STRUGGLES IN JULIUS CAESAR
Get PDFFor centuries, women have been struggling to establish their place in the society and fight for their rights as becoming an equal to men. This article, presents an analysis on the female characters - Portia and Calpurnia of Rome, in Julius Caesar. The play was written by William Shakespeare who based his story on the historical events of Ancient Rome. Making use of Wollstonecraft and Friedans theories, this article aims at examining to what extent the struggles of women are reflected and presented in the play. The struggles of the female characters are intrinsically concerned with the play and extrinsically relates to the condition of women in Ancient Rome. Upon analyzing, it becomes clear that Roman women had less rights and privileges than men and were considered inferior to men. Women in Roman were seen as weak, feeble and unworthy. Although feminism is not even heard of in Shakespeares time, through studying Wollstonecraft and Friedans theories, Portia and Calpurnias struggle can be considered as the springing of feminists actions
THE FAMILY VALUES IN THE CONSTELLATION OF THE REBELS IN SHAKESPEARES HENRY IV ( part 1)
No full textAbstract: It is hard to say that all of Shakespeare's plays exclude the issues of parents, children and politics of power. Those issues are to a certain degree intertwined. As a case in point, Henry IV (part one) embodies such a mingled concept. It is quite appealing to highlight the complexity of the familial relationships among the characters and their vested interests which enhance the plot of the play. Shakespeare, in this case, proves to be very intelligent in moulding the issue
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF IMAGERIES AND DIMENSION OF TIME IN ELIOT'S "RHAPSODY ON A WINDY NIGHT"
No full textIt is undeniable that Rhapsody on A Windy Night is one of T.S. Eliot's most powerful poems. Its power lies in the use of elaborate and vivid imagery. Though to some critics, this poem seems far from pretty; however, it still implies its "uniqueness". And the uniqeness here is closely related to the relation between the imageries and the dimension of time used. Therefore, this study is intended to assess the kind of relationship between the elements and to what extend they signify the meaning of the poem
CONTEXTUAL COHERENCE IN RECOUNT ESSAY
No full textWriting is one of the most difficult aspects in language
skills. In fact. for some learners writing could be the most difficult
skill compared to other language skills. This skill requires precise
grammar; appropriate uses of cohesive devices. capability to choose
the most suitable vocabulary. and the ability to maintain the
coherence. Maintaining the coherence. especially the contextual
coherence in recount essays is not easy. Learners often have problems
with the use of cohesive devices. grammatical structures. and the
schematic structure of a recount. In fact. those three problems are
the components that support contextual coherence. When there are
problems in those components. contextual coherence cannot be
achieved
IN SEARCH OF CONTEXTUAL AND HUMANISTIC SOUTHEAST ASIAN LITERATURE IN ENGLISH
No full textEnglish literature studies in Indonesia has to undergo a paradigm shift, given the demographic change of users and providers of English, to say nothing of the growing interests in Asian literature written in and/or translated into English. Mindful of our postcolonial experiences in today's cultural and political context, the use of more literary pieces from Southeast Asian countries in English Literature studies is all the more important. This paper locates Southeast Asian literature within the development of English as a Lingua Franca. Characteristic of our postmodern age is the recognition of people as human; and, in this case, Asian people as individuals, multilingual and multicultural subjects. As such, reading and evaluating works from the region may help develop a deeper understanding when defining our own place in relation to other people. It is through engaging in contextual and humanistic literary experiences that we measure and value the connection between literature and life
"AMERICA, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKIN' ABOUT!": RACE, CLASS, AND GENDER IN BEULAH AND BERNIE MAC
Get PDFThis paper compares and contrasts The Beulah Show (ABC, 1950-1953) and The Bernie Mac Show (Fox, 2001-2006) in order to trace the differences and similarities between the racialized, gendered, and classed representations of blacks in American television situation comedy genre over a fifty-year period.
The paper critically examines and interprets the image constructions of each series' central character, Beulah Brown and Bernie Mac, within the contexts of race, gender, and class, specifically utilizing Herman Gray's theory of the discursive practices of segregation ism, pluralism, and multiculturalism. The paper demonstrates that these image constructions are representative of race and black (objectivity and) subjectivity in US. society.
The analysis of Beulah Brown is based on screenings of the episode "Donnie's Dance Date" which featured Hattie McDaniel, Ruby Dandridge, Ernest Whitman, David Bruce, Jane Frazee, and Stuffy Singer in 1951 and the analysis of Bernie Mac is based on screenings of "Bernie Mac, Ladies Man," the fourth episode of the series in 200
PEDAGOGICAL IMPLICATION OF THE RHETORICAL STRUCTURES OF BARACK OBAMA'S AND HILLARY CLINTON'S DEBATES DURING DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN PERIOD OF AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN 2008
No full textThis study discusses the rhetoricalfeatures ofBarack
Obama's and Hillary Clinton's debates. This debate was
carried out during the Democratic campaign period on
American presidential election in 2008. The main focus of this
dissertation is on the examination of the patterns of
Communicative purposes or 'moves' and their subsequent
elements or 'steps' of the arguments. The analysis includes the
examination of communicative purposes and persuasive values
of the texts, and linguistic features used to materialise the
communicative purposes and persuasive values.
The problem statements of the study are: 1/ What are the
rhetorical features realized in Barack Obama's and Hillary
Clinton's debates during Campaign Period on American
Presidential Election in 2008?, 21 From the rhetoricalfeatures
perspective, how can Barack Obama's and Hillary Clinton's
debates attract the audience?, 3/ Pedagogically, what lessons
can language learners obtain from the debate between Obama
and Hillary Clinton?
This study found that macro rhetorical structure of the debate
(ie. Initiation, Response, and Feedback) is relatively similar to
that of a common debate except that, unlike in common debate,
the Initiation is given by moderators and questioners, the
Responses given by debaters, and Feedback can be given by
moderator, questioner, or debaters. In this debate, there is no
interruption while the debater was speaking. The debater
would speak only if he/she was given an opportunity to speak.
And the other difference from the common debate is that
Barack Obama's and Hillary Clinton's debates had already
been designed by the Dream Team before the debate occured.
However, the communicative purposes and persuasions in the
debates are relatively the same. The debaters persuade the
audience to give them votes in the American presidential
election in 2008. The differences are found in the way that
rhetorical devicess use linguistic resources to realize the
communicative purposes and persuations in the arguments.
The rhetorical differences are caused by the differences in the
arguments of offering the approaches to solve the Americans'
problems.
The pedagogical implication of this study is that the debate
genre needs to be explicitly taught to Indonesian students,
especially university students in order to give them more acces
to the content of debate, and to develop skills needed by
Indonesian lecturers. For this purpose, an appropriate
approach needs to be developed; that is to teach the generic
features of debate such as in speaking
A BOOK REVIEW ARTICLE: LOOKING INTO ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING IN EAST ASIA THROUGH TWIN VOLUMES
No full textLANGUAGE POLICIES and LANGUAGE
EDUCATION
The Impact in East Asian Countries in the Next
Decade. (2nd eeL).
Edited by
Ho Wah Kam and Ruth Y. L. Wong Language
Singapore: Eastern Universities Press.
2004, xiv + 384 pp.
ISBN: 981210337
THE USE OF INDONESIAN TEXTBOOKS IN THE EFL CLASS AS ALTERNATIVE ELT MATERIALS AT THE PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN INDONESIA
Get PDFThe use of mother tongue in the EFL class is a controversial issue and the mother tongue seems to have no role to play. The idea of avoiding the mother tongue in language teaching is closely connected with the appearance of the direct method which emphasizes the use of English only in the English classroom. Many educators support the notion that within the ESL class, the only acceptable medium of instruction is English since it can be justified on pedagogical grounds. The use of mother tongue is considered as the teachers failure to teach English properly. However, the reality is different. As what Harbord (1987:351) says, there is an inevitable interaction between themother tongue and the target language, particularly in the EFL classroom. It is not a provocative way to use the mother tongue in ESL classroom but rather a justification for its limited use in certain situations The aims of our study are to find out the attitudes of both students and English teachers toward the use of Bahasa Indonesia in the English class, and if so how frequent and on what occasions it is used