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    To define a film by a certain genre, there are several elements and signatures that a film will display in order to signify its place amongst the genre. A film from the gangster genre is characterized by violence and lawlessness of american capitalism and The American Dream. The short lived classical era of the gangster genre in Hollywood is also greatly influenced by the production code which manifested the iconic moral narrative of the gangster genre. William A. Wellman’s 1931 film The Public

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    The Bedford Book of Genres defines genre as “a composition’s kind, category, or sort” (cite BBG). Usually, in the case of the community at hand, genres will fall into persuasive, narrative, informative or some blend of these. The ACS associates know their rhetorical situation, which is to say that they are conscious of who they are dealing

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    Over the years, we have seen the horror genre evolve from the books and tales to the tv shows and movies we see today. Many may find the genre intimidating to start reading or watching, whilst others love the genre cannot get enough of it. Horror is a notable genre in fiction. It has been evolved from the gothic genre with help from multiple famous authors such as Stephen King and Shirley Jackson. Horror consists of literature that evokes feelings of fear, surprise and mysteriousness in the reader

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    Sound of Music,” “West Side Story,” and “Singin’ in the Rain” are some of the most commonly referred to movies when analyzing the genre of musicals. As stated in the this essay’s question, “a film genre is a broad classification of film based on similarities in subject matter, style, and conventions.” Movies, such as the three listed above, are classified into the musical genre because of the “relatively high proportion of non-narrative, movements” (Dyer, p 272). Through various film techniques, but especially

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    After reading the article, “Authorship and Genre” written by Kitses, it explores why the western genre in American cinema became so popular. Western films explored places that have been explored, which made the audience feel like they are exploring this vast new land. In western films, you can see a slow growth of social forms such as how someone should react after saying something. Additionally, western films tend to display the struggle of good and evil, such a wanted man saving the town from the

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    to express meanings (Bloor & Bloor, 1995). This project is two case studies of an EFL classroom that is based on Saudi Arabia with the intention of improving the academic writing concentrating on two persuasive genre writings, which are discussion and exposition genres. To do so, SFL is employed with its powerful analytical tools that are helpful in educational contexts. In particular, these analytical tools examine written language in the way sentences and clauses are organized as well

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    Essay #3: Genre Analysis In this Problem Solution essay, they were asked to write about the theme of “image”, pertaining to Asian-American studies. Students were to come to class and discuss the assignment, developing problems. The topics or problems chosen for the assignment had to be from the “class generated pool of topics”. The students are supposed to brainstorm for a related topic to the theme of “image”, chose a topic to submit to the instructor for approval, forming their ideas to create

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    Analyzing Genres and Intertextuality: A Critical Paper on the Film “Walang Forever” Genre Analysis The genre analysis approach in analyzing media texts helps classify and breakdown the different genres that were recognized by the viewers as well as created by the movie makers. These genres offer satisfaction to their target audience brought by the pleasure of having predicted what was supposed to happen during the film. Genre analysis also identifies whether there is intertextuality present in

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    Science fiction as a genre has always been thought of to be in a constant state of advancing. Whether it be with new technology, a new type of society, or new creatures, science fiction is always progressing and growing to be more and more complex. However, even as the majority of the contents grow and expand, there are some things that rarely seem to change, and those things are the status of women and “the other.” Ursula Le Guin’s “American SF and The Other” is a rhetorical analysis on American science

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    According to John Fiske, “Television as a culture is a crucial part of the social dynamics.” Indeed any television genre is based on apparent similarities, differences and on expectations as well as assumptions shared by the viewers. It is also a cross-cultural translatability as it is understood in a diversity of contexts and markets. According to Graeme Burton (2000), the genre study leads to understanding of audience pleasures and revelation of cultural myths. Also an understanding of finance

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