Terry Southern: The Art Of Screenwriting, By Interview

1. Why do you think so many people are diagnosed with mental illness in the criminal justice system? Why do you think so many offenders in the criminal justice system suffer from mental illness?

Rarely has a film impacted an audience and held the test of time as the film Gone with the Wind. I have always been curious if director, Victor Fleming and producer, David O. Selznick and screenplay writer, Sidney Howard knew what they were creating a masterpiece and how this film would have such an enormous impact on audiences for years to come. Interestingly enough there were some who thought the film should not be made, as Irving Thalberg said to Louis B. Meyer in 1936, “Forget it Louis, no Civil War picture ever made a nickel” (Ten Films that Shook the World).

While reading, “Nervous Nellies” and “Allowing Guns on Campus Will Prevent Shootings, Rape" I noticed that both writing had a very clear thesis statement. To me these writings appear that they used the same format. They both got their readers attention at the beginning of their writing. At the end of their paper they re-enforce their thesis statement by restating it. In essay, “Allowing Guns on Campus Will Prevent Shootings, Rape" the writer shows the other point of view to re-enforce her point of view. All the writings were very interesting to me, except for “How Many Zombies Do You Know?” I tried to focus on it and skim through it but I could not get motivated. That writing was a little more serious and had more examples and graphs to support

Thesis is a short statement that recaps the main point of a piece of writing. The thesis statement is developed in the text by use of examples and evidence. This presets the main idea, and states the authors opinion. It is a guide for the rest of the paper, and it keeps the topic focused. Thesis creates a more general idea by condensing the passage into a single sentence.

There are many ways to write a literary essay on a text, choosing the most effective method depends on what the writer is trying to accomplish. What is most important is understanding what one is writing about and effectively delivering it. In the sample essay, "Tossing Metaphors Together in Robert Francis 's 'Catch '" by Chris Leggett, Leggett writes an analysis paper in which he analyzes the extended metaphor of the poem. While in the sample essay, "How William Faulkner 's Narrator Cultivates a Rose for Emily" by Tony Groulx, Groulx writes a research paper where he researches various aspects of the story. These two essays demonstrate two distinct approaches taken to discuss a poem and a story. From beginning to end, both approaches are a process that require focus and patience. At the end they should both provide the reader with further insight into the text. To write an effective thesis-driven essay about a literary text, the writer must understand the text, organize their information clearly, and support their papers purpose.

Sunshine was pouring out from in between the buildings, casting shadows all around Ponyboy and the gang as they walked to Pony’s school. They were taking their time walking down the streets and for the first time they all were really seeing what was all around them. Memories were surfacing in their minds showing them what it all meant to them. With every step they took on the sidewalk they remembered a different memory as if they were walking down memory lane. Ponyboy didn’t think it was possible for him to be walking down this street for the last time as a high school student, but he had gone through the years with great grades that earned him many scholarships.

• A thesis statement in which you clearly present the argument you'd make if you were to develop a full essay

* If you’re having difficulties writing a thesis, use the thesis generator in the Ashford Writing Center - https://awc.ashford.edu/writing-tools-thesis-generator.html. Remember, a thesis should make a claim – a definitive statement – about some issue. Here is an example: Effective communication is the most important factor in a successful relationship. Without it, chances are, a relationship will fail.

The intention of this essay is to discuss the romantic notion of a film director who has etched their own cinematic vision into the body of their film work, and whether the theory and practice is dead and an infringement of the spectator’s imagination and is it the spectator who finds meaning in the film. I will be closely looking at critical material, primarily André Bazin and Roland Barthes and applying them to several case study films directed by Christopher Nolan including The Following (1998), The Prestige (2006) and Inception (2010), to examine whether Nolan possesses the qualities of an auteur and if so, does that imply an ideological view of what the auteur resembles or an artistic one.

What were Edwin S. Porter's significant contributions to the development of early narrative film? In what sense did Porter build upon the innovations of contemporaneous filmmakers, and for what purposes?

The film “Freedom Writers” by Richard LaGravenese has been successful in terms of expressing the emotions of students through their diaries but also engaging the audience emotions through the characters’ gang experiences. The character of Mrs Gruwell(Mrs G) is a teacher of low performing students trying to achieve their goals against all odds. Techniques the director used to show this include flashbacks, non-diegetic sound, spot light and pan shots which are all important in sending the message to the audience that family problems and violence have a big impact on the students lives.

I believe that it is primary nonfiction element that the author weaves throught the essay that allows me to gain additional insight into the essay's overall purpose. For example, " The Innocent Man" by Pamela Colloff used characterization to explained his character that whether he is inncoent or not about killed his wife. She wrote about his emotional speech about his son that he is worried about him and begged them to not lose him. It showed me that he have a good side. On the other hand, few friends think he have issue with his wife because of his bad actions. "A life worth Ending" by michael Wolff is really confusing, I believe it is point of view because the author wrote about his mother who is very sick on bed. He is using first person,

1. How is this essay constructed? Describe the parts of the piece (and how many, etc.) Provide brief descriptions of the work that each part is doing and how it goes about doing it.

Essay two is over media violence, and I chose to write about violence on television. I was given the opportunity to explore and learn the many effects of television violence. I also received full points for this essay. Essay two took a little more revising, but I was still able to receive full points. Essay two was not quite as good as essay one, because I was not able to write about myself. I had to do a bundle of research and learn about other people and what their opinions on television violence are. I am very proud of my second essay, even though it is not my best

The first essay I wrote was a composing process essay. In this essay, I had to write an essay about my personal writing preferences and the