" The term film noir was first used by Nino Frank to describe four crime films -- the Maltese Falcon (1941), Murder My Sweet (1944), Double Indemnity (1944), and Laura (1944) -- that shared a common "iconography, visual style, narrative strategy, subject matter and characterization" (4). Traditionally, film noir made use of a criminal investigation as a catalyst for interaction between the hard-boiled detective and the femme fatale (Borde & Chaumeton 7)
In the film, the protagonist and femme fatale are dual forces, much like perception and deception. Film noir has been described as "murder with a psychological twist," a descriptor that encompasses the narrative theme of the film (Spicer 1)
Automaticity and Emotion The theory that Barrett and colleagues promote in this essay, first of all, takes the "commonsense approach to emotion" to task. The authors reject the notion that emotions like sadness, fear or anger are like "…primitive" entities just "lying in wait within the brain or body, ready do spring forth automatically…" when there are "triggers" to set them off (Barrett, 2007, p
Theories Presented in Understandable Narrative How Emotion Shapes Behavior The authors (Baumeister, DeWall, Vohs and Zhang) claim that the popular theory about emotion -- that the primary function of emotion is the "direct causation of behavior" -- is an incomplete understanding of emotion
" But they take the subject deeper in their model. In addition to an automatic evaluation, there needs to also be a "reflective evaluative process" in order to store information from present experiences for use in future experiences (Cunningham, et al
In other words, the PFC house learned "rules" and they play a key role when humans evaluate situations. Affect and Proto-Affect in Effective Functioning Andrew Ortony and colleagues posit that when humans process different levels of information four "relatively independent domains" are in play and help functioning processes; those four are: affect (value); motivation (action tendencies); cognition (meaning); and behavior (the actions of the organism) (Ortony, et al
As a writer, Balzac claims to be the mere instrument that presents the world with an image of itself: "Man is neither good nor bad; he is born with instincts and capacities. Society, far from depriving him, as Rousseau asserts, perfects and lifts him higher; but self-interest interposes and develops his evil tendecies" (Balzac, Introduction to Pere Goriot, p
The songs represent the sorrows of his heart; and he is relieved by them." (Douglass, Chpt 2) The similarities to today are striking
The ideal way to address the phone and appointment scheduling problems is to hire an additional telephone receptionist (or possibly bring on interns), so there are at least three receptionists working. Also, an email or instant messaging system should be implemented for communication between receptionists and secretaries to increase "the use of information technology to create virtual teams" (Cole et al
If it does not open the eyes of this people, they must be petrified into eternal sleep." A British reviewer marveled at Douglass, "a fugitive slave, as but yesterday, escaped from a bondage that doomed him to ignorance and degradation, [who] now stands up and rebukes oppression with a dignity and a fervor scarcely less glowing than that which Paul addressed to Agrippa" (Pioneer, 1845; pg
As abolitionist propaganda, they were unparalleled. Douglass's narratives, arguably the best, exemplified not only the highly political nature of these autobiographies, but also the traditions from which they sprang: black abolitionism, black activism, and social reform (Nichols, 11-89)
My friends, let it not be quieted, for upon you the slaves look for help. There will be no outbreaks, no insurrections, whilst you continue this excitement: let it cease, and the crimes that would follow cannot be told (Blassingame, 1:4)
Better said, President Obama considered unsatisfying the methods used for tackling this issue of WMD and made some modifications such as actually creating a position for overseeing the activities undergone by the U.S. In the fight against WMD (Bender, 2008)
administration. Despite the fact that Obama announced the withdrawal of troops by 2011 (MacAskill, 2009) it is essential to see what is left behind
troops. The Obama administration therefore has an important step to make in that direction, one which was made public by Obama since the time he was a presidential candidate (Obama, 2007)
And we intend to stand up for human rights everywhere." (Reveron, 2009) It is important to bear in mind the afore mentioned because that statement could be in fact the outline of the new security strategy
Common sense stoutly holds that the sotyr form is a transparent window on reality, not a cookie cutter imposing state on it." (Bruner, 2002, p
Personal Narrative and Research A university is defined as a higher education institution providing academic degrees (Aronowitz, 28)
With that in mind, it is important for anyone who is planning on going to a university to have a good understanding of what they are really getting. If they assume it is going to be all fun and adventure, they may find that they are mistaken and that they must devote much more time to their studies than they expected (Barrow, 1899)
That is unfortunate, and it is one of the problems that many people have with the university experience. For those who go to learn, the university can be a great choice (Boyington)