White Man Sleeps
Ideas for short answer questions
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1) Briefly describe the two main arm gestures used as motifs within
White Man Sleeps in sections 1 and 2.
Section 1 contains one of the arm gestures used as part of a motif in
White Man Sleeps. All the dancers perform this arm gesture at some
stage in section 1 of the dance. This recurring arm gesture is in
introduced in section 1 where the right arm circles the head clockwise
and meets the left arm in front of the head where the hands end up
palm to palm and stretched out. At the beginning of section 1 this
motif is introduced by three dancers while they move from stage left
to stage right and are then joined by the two other dancers. Then
duets are performed which include a phrase of movement with this motif
and even when the music changes, repetition of the phrase occurs.
Later in this section, jumps are added to the phrase and the
choreography starts to develop with spatial and directional changes as
well as changing fronts. Finally all the dancers repeat the phrase and
transform it a little in accumulation canon to finish off this
section.
Section 2 contains another of the arm gestures used as part of a short
phrase of movement in this dance. This motif is introduced after the
opening duet for section 2. It consists of a female dancer wrapping
her head with her hands as if to frame the head indicating that the
dancer may be supporting herself or holding hers...
Some examples that Stibbard used are when he uses his hands, he used them at one point as voices in Alethea’s head by using them like a puppet speaking, and then pressed them to his head to symbolize that the voices were in her head. Other examples are during the Disco, to symbolize a crowded area, Stibbard was moving his body, like he was trying to move between other people’s bodies. This clearly shows he was in a crowded disco to the audience. The big gestures involve exaggerated movements, like leaping up into the air while running, to symbolize being carefree, exaggerated movements like these are able to convey the didactic purpose of the play to the audience with
head of a hammer. Their eyes and nostrils are at the ends of the hammer. There
reader is presented with the thought that this gesture possibly is not done as much out of
back of Ian, while Aaron had his right arm around the neck and throat of Aaron.
Scott F. Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby is a great example. Occurring in chapter seven, the gesture is when Tom Buchanan asks Gatsby “What kind of row are you trying to cause in my house?” This statement, this gesture, clears the air in the story. The secrets that were kept from Buchanan are out in the open, and the confrontation that occurs from this statement is what causes the story to progress in a way that is very clearly influenced by this confrontation. Clearly, the idea of a grand gesture is evident even in literature other than
saw a certain kind of movement that would make a sound or gesture. Also, that found reactions
Kolb soon felt like she was a bother to people when she simply was using her way of communication. But, looking back decades later she realizes how her childhood friend had stared at her with a sort of wonder. Sign language had challenged her friend’s rules of social conduct and it made Kolb seem ignorant in a way or rebellious. But, pointing was a way for her to express what her grown-up scholarly self would call relationality. The definition of relationality is being in the world relation to
A motif is an element in a film that is repeated in a significant way. As discussed in Film Art, a viewer cannot follow a story, recognize emotional tenor of the scene, respond with their own emotions, or reflect on possible meanings until they notice certain things in the frame (p. 140). Since motifs
Historically unique to the Native Americans, Sign Language is used worldwide today. Gestures are used to communicate almost as much as spoken dialect, especially when one is relaying a story. Without gestures, speeches (and speakers) would quickly become dull and boring. The usefulness of gestures and Sign Language that enabled communication among the various American cultures of the past can not be overstated. Consider this, every nation on earth at one point or another, has universally nodded their head for yes or shaken their head for no.
Also called body language includes gestures, body movements, touch and appearance. This type of non-verbal communication to others says more about the feelings of a person who expressed it in words. As the personal aspect eg how to dress and ornaments that can be a source of information about a person's posture and gait can also be part of nonverbal communication in the way people walk and move it is indicative of depression or suffering physical and can also indicate feelings and mood. Facial expression as the face express different feelings of surprise, fear, disgust, anger, happiness and sadness are conveyed by facial expressions. Gestures may indicate a particular feeling or a certain gesture. This form of communication is also used for people with special communication problems such as the deaf, hands are invaluable for communication.
A. Sue Yoshi & D. M. Hardison (2005). “The Role of Gestures and Facil Cues in Second Language Listening and Comprehension.” Language Learning, 55, 661
Gestures and their coordinating words are presented at the same time by the speaker. David McNeill defines this phenomenon as “co-expressive.” The timing of speech and its coordinating gesture are very important. It shows that what is being ...
...e, also moving arms and gestures are important, but not too much to distract the audience.
...tention to how people react to one another’s comments, guessing the relationship between the people and guessing how each feels about what is being said. This can inform individuals to better understand the use of body language when conversing with other people. It is also important to take into account individual differences. Different cultures use different non-verbal gestures. Frequently, when observing these gestures alone the observer can get the wrong impression, for instance, the listener can subconsciously cross their arms. This does not mean that they are bored or annoyed with the speaker; it can be a gesture that they are comfortable with. Viewing gestures as a whole will prevent these misunderstandings. Non-verbal gestures are not only physical, for example; the tone of voice addressing a child will be different from the way it is addressed to an adult.