Opening 1. Body Language • Eye Contact Eye contact is one of the most important part when presenting. Eye contact is used to keep audiences’ attention, also being used to make audiences feel respected. Eye contact needs to be natural and friendly. If we nervous when we look to someone’s eyes, just look at the “T” part of their face. • Body Movement Body movement is a part of non-verbal communication. It helps us to make audiences understand better what we are going to convey as well as helps to
the character of Elnora Comstock undergoes a transformative journey filled with challenges and personal growth. From the outset, Elnora is portrayed as a young girl living on the edge of the Limberlost Swamp, facing numerous obstacles such as financial hardship and strained relationships. However, as the narrative progresses, Elnora’s tenacity, determination, and love for the natural world propel her towards self-discovery and a profound transformation. This essay will explore the character development
there are two main characters named Novalee Nation and Forney Hull. Letts explain a story about a young pregnant girl’s journey. In this story, Novalee and Forney get along well and develop a close relationship. Although they have a great relationship, they have a few similarities and differences. Some of the similarities featured in the novel are the two characters’ personal growth and interest in books, and the difference between the two characters is their level of education. The first similarity
Prater, Mary Anne. "Learning Disabilities In Children's And Adolescent Literature: How Are Characters Portrayed?." Learning Disability Quarterly 26.1 (2003): 47-62. ERIC. Web. 8 Oct. 2015. Mary Prater, author of "Learning Disabilities in Children's and Adolescent Literature: How are Characters Portrayed?" is dean of the McKay School of Education as well as a professor at Brigham Young University. She earned her Ph.D. at Utah State University. She has worked at many different universities throughout
of the Westaway family, spanning from the slums of 1900 to Richmond until its now modernised construct. Jordan emphasises that not all characters are able to prevail over the barriers society and family places on. Highlighting this through her demonstration of women’s rights, education, and family. In Nine days, Jordan explores how some obstacles placed on characters by family and society are unbeatable. First doing this through her illustration of women’s rights, highlighting the differences in a
Lone Scherfig 's An Education (2009) is a coming of age story that mimics the human condition, which tends to not be all sunshine and rainbows. The ups and downs of life are appropriately displayed, creating a realistic plot that viewers can relate to, and actively engage with. The narrative does not hesitate to delve into some unpleasant emotions experienced by the characters. Using the definitions of comedy and tragedy provided by Aristotle in “Poetics”, it can be concluded that this film is neither
Junior’s Determination Authors give their characters many different character traits that are shown throughout the whole story. The author Sherman Alexie Showed this with her characters in the book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. One of his characters Junior was seen as determined. Junior is a very determined person because he switched schools to get a better education, he continued playing in the basketball game after being injured, and he was able to not let Rowdy score points
Crystal perfectly fits the definition of a morally ambiguous character because she cannot be classified as purely good nor purely evil. Evans’ main purpose of including an ambiguous character, such as Crystal, is so she can create
Huckleberry Finn is a character that has many different personalities. In the book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, Huck has many different interesting personalities that make him a great character. He is a very immature character who develops into a character that every likes, because he has matured over the course of the book. Huckleberry is also very kind, and treats others right. He doesn’t fall to people’s level and treat the character Jim as a slave, like everyone else
Martha stars two characters with contrasting personalities, Pam is generally a slacker, listening to music and wearing slippers at her job, contrasting with the younger Martha, who is much quieter and more respectful and professional. Despite her outward appearance, Martha has secret emotional turmoil, a character trait that will be broken down and examined. First, Martha expresses different forms of emotional turmoil, from the anxiety of moving, to family, to even her own education. Martha is shown
Toot Toot’ lies in it looks: practically every frame is a beautiful illustration in itself. The colors and designs, by Paul Julian, are elegant and stylish; simple, yet sophisticated. There’s a perfect harmony between characters and backgrounds, and the stark colors enhance both character and mood”. Dr. Grob 's, 2017. Beyond its own works, the simple, modernist style that had become the hallmark of the UPA studio soon dominated the animated film industry. The UPA aesthetic was so widespread that
theme of wealth to be the root of all evil. He also uses such a unique diction throughout the book to create the theme. Two of the many characters, Gabriel and Eddie, portray the risks they’re willing to take to fulfill their need for money. The first literary device that enhances the theme of wealth/ poverty is imagery. Eddie, Gabriel and the many other characters live in a neighborhood that’s descripted to be very dangerous and fortuneless, which appeals to your physical senses. Lopez stated, “The
have a parent to provide support? These unfortunate children suffer from not having the power to make decisions, Ponyboy, the main character in The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton does not have a father or mother to go to, he just has his two brothers and his greaser gang. The greaser's stereotype hinders Ponyboy from changing into his true identity and having an education but he eventually overcomes the stereotype by having the support from the greasers and becomes his true self, a bright and kind kid
progressed, it became clearer that the “Morrison dream,” which was for everyone to get a university education, was actually Kate’s dream. Later on, Matt decided to marry Marie Pye instead of attending university. When Kate looked back on this moment, she felt pity for Matt, as he didn’t attend university. At this moment, it became obvious that Kate thought happiness was primarily based on education. In a sense she was being selfish, as she didn’t want what Matt wanted, and continued to feel bad for
the novel “Maisie Dobbs” by Jacqueline Winspear, Maisie Dobbs is a young working woman who starts her life out as a maid. While working as a maid, she begins her education in the Compton household. Maisie then leaves her job at the Compton’s and goes to volunteer in the war as a nurse. After the war ends, Maisie continues her education as a detective. Throughout Maisie’s life, she encounters some relationships that influence her. Relationships play an important role in this novel and shape the way
Brooklyn on a family attempting to survive in these terrible times. The environment around Brooklyn in these trying times is contentious due to the lack of wealth inspiring a situation of racism and unemphasized view on education in lieu of work. Furthermore the setting forces each character to mature rapidly, due to the poor environment you see the children’s motivations to do tasks are molded by how poor each family is racism is motivated by jealousy which the children can’t fully understand that causes
well. While it may be between the lines, the 1954 Supreme Court decision Brown vs. Board of Education is brought up numerous times, suggesting that the story is taking place sometime after that. Maycomb
The novel reveals how racial segregation deeply impacts the characters' lives. It talks about segregation and shows how it affects the characters' experiences and opportunities. Throughout the story, racial segregation influences the characters' paths and the challenges they face due to discrimination. One powerful example of racial segregation is Fun Town, an amusement park that people of colour are
Richard Connell reveals several different attributes about his characters, Rainsford and Zaroff, in The Most Dangerous Game. Connell does this by using a literary technique called characterization which is how the author of a written work reveals character traits of the different characters in their story to their readers. Unfortunately, characterization is not that simple. For some reason, intelligent literary figures decided to divide characterization into direct and indirect characterization.
Brooks “The Road to Character” In David Brooks “The Road to Character”, there is a constant back and forth that occurs between Adam I and Adam II. Adam I is described as “the career-oriented, ambitious side of our nature” (Brooks,xi), while Adam II is described as the “serene character, a quiet but solid sense of right and wrong” (Brooks,xii). Brooks tries to show the distinctive characteristics that each one possesses by describing the lives of past americans. Each character goes through both Adam