Essays on Formalism

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The Gangster Movie: Questions and Answers

1. VIDEO CLIP 1: Identify two classical conventions of gangster genre (e.g. theme, plot device, character type, and/or stylistic device) present in this image and briefly explain the significance of each one. (2 points) The two classical conventions of Gangster Genre present in the first video are theme and character type. The theme that is being explored in the video clip is the immigrant criminal, who has been left to die in humiliation and as a comic, as required by the Production Code Administration (PCA). The character type is the gangster, who has dark, ethnic ...

Response to Montie Williams

As Williams correctly puts it, it is legally, morally and ethically wrong for anyone to break the law and go away with it unpunished irrespective of their position in the society. This is the moral judgment that needs to inform our decision making as criminal justice professionals. The moral rule is that everybody should follow the law as they exist to protect the society from harm. Given the self-interested and egoistic nature of human beings, it would be chaotic to allow people to decide when and when not to abide by the laid down rules and laws. Using the ...

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The modern bureaucratic system replaced the previous patriarchal system which had some flaws that slowed down the further development of the society. The administrative bodies make decisions and realize them, resorting to enforcement matters when it’s needed, within their authority. The bureaucracy tries to satisfy the needs of those people that it administrates, while those people are taking care of other things: production of material and spiritual goods, bringing up the new generation, health care, and their own professional and personal development. The bureaucracy acts in behalf of those people who empowered it to manage the public affairs. ...

Pedro Almodóvar is considered to be one of the most provocative directors of modern Spanish cinema. His style is complex, and tend to be a break from the conventional concepts and norms associated with filmmaking. According to Mikaila Weaver, every film that Almodóvar directs highlights issues of sexuality and gender, and "creates an arena for the negotiation of these culturally constructed labels and categories" (4). One of the key elements associated with Almodóvar films is that of formalism. Formalism is a specific type of film study theory that involves heavy editing or the ways in which ...

The argument between functionalists and those who subscribe to the Universal Grammar model falls within the great scientific tradition of “nature versus nurture.” It is, perhaps, an unavoidable discursive construct, one that usefully and practically frames the debate over how second language acquisition is facilitated by the human brain. There is uniformity to language itself but the individual experience of each person who comes to understand and learn a second language may be seen as an organic and fluid phenomenon. Does the acquisition of a second language take place through the filter of personal experience, or does it fall into place ...

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Ethics is important when making decision more so in the ethical dilemmas category. There are two systems that one bases his decisions on. They are deontological and teleological ethical systems. Deontological systems are decisions based on written or unwritten rules while Teleological are based on outcomes of the action. This paper analyses two ethical systems—deontological and teleological—with a personal conclusion of which one is the best.

Deontology comes from Greek words “Deon” that refers to duty and “Logy” that means science hence it directly means duty science ( ...