Vespers Essays

  • Casino Royale Film Analysis

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    female body (170). In Casino Royale, it is obvious when the camera focuses in on the physical aspects of Vesper Lynd wearing tight-fitting clothing. The attractive image becomes almost iconic for male viewers. Camera effects, mise-en-scene and sound are all used to portray and alter the representation of women (Mulvey 169). Here the film highlights female eroticization where, Bond gives Vesper Lynd a ’skimpy’ dress to wear, to distract his opponent Le Chiffre from a high-stake card game allowing

  • James Bond Films: A Comparison Of James Bond Films

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    The climax of James Bond films After watching two James Bond films, Casino Royale and Tomorrow never dies, I found the way these two films handle climaxes are very different. Firstly, I would like to briefly summarize the climax within these two films. In Casino Royale, the first climax comes when James Bond got poisoned in the casino by his enemy Le Chiffre, he staggered ran out and called his colleagues seek for help. However, at this critical moment, he found the cable of the heart pacemaker

  • Casino Royale

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    example, he’s not as adept at ‘free-running’ as his adversary. The new less-than-perfect Bond (he upsets M by killing an agent rather than capturing him) illustrates the new realism and his vulnerability, as we see later when he loses his heart to Vesper Lind, and is devastated by her apparent suicide. Plot-wise, this seems a somewhat ludicrous outcome, but certainly adds to the drama. A classic Bond-film cliché, however, is when she betrays him (in order to sav...

  • Comparing and Contrasting Casino Royale and The Spy Who Loved Me

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    My essay is going to be about the similarities and differences between ‘Casino Royale’ and ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’. I Will explore all aspects of each film including, Bond, the Bond girls, the villain and enemy, special effects and the mise-en-scene. The opening scenes are both similar yet different in both films. ‘Casino Royale’ starts off with free running, a modern sport that makes the audience want to keep watching. It is dangerous, new age and suits the film itself. It is also a sport which

  • Analysis Of Sergei Rachmaninoff's Vespers

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    In this paper I will take a closer look into Sergei Rachmaninoff’s life with a specific focus on his Vespers with special attention on the fifth movement, Nunc dimittis. There is confusion as to with what purpose he wrote the Vespers as some claim him to be non-religious while others claim he is very religious. Regardless of his preferences, he requested the fifth movement be played at his own funeral so I intend to explore potential reasons for his decision. I will go about this research by looking

  • Silver-Haired Bats

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    Silver-Haired Bats Bats are typically categorized into two main groups; megachiroptera (Old World Bats) and microchiroptera (Old and New World). The silver-haired bat, scientifically known as the Lasionycteris noctivagons, is a member of the microchiroptera group. Further classification places the silver-haired bat into the animalia kingdom (animals), the phylum chordate (vertebrates), the mammalian class (mammals), the order chiroptera (bats), and the Vespertilionidae family (vespertilionid

  • Timeless And Universal Classic Poems: Letters From A Father And Vespers

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    enrich the mind, resonate with the reader in regards to human condition and is not limited to a specific period of time; the message must be eternal. A classic poem’s meaning is conveyed in a discernible yet eloquent manner. Letters from a Father and Vespers are two poems that were thought-provoking, both examined human behavior/condition and provided insight to universal truths. Both A Primer of a Daily Round and A Way to Love God failed to inspire further contemplation or spark any deep sentiments.

  • The Role Of Women In Ian Fleming's Casino Royale

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    service. James Bond is assigned a female partner, Vesper Lynd, who is actually a double agent for Russia and Great Britain. Throughout Casino Royale, James Bond is brought to the readers as very hard and insensitive. Whereas the film in 2006, Bond is brought to the film watchers as sensitive and caring. Men in the 1950’s society treat women than in today’s society. A lady should be treated with respect and given dignity. Men should

  • Language In Casino Royale

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    How the language used in James Bond’s ‘Casino Royale’ represents the power struggle between men and women? Introduction When Vesper Lynd deduced that Bond typically saw his women as “disposable pleasures” rather than “meaningful pursuits”, she hit the nail on the head. Ian Fleming’s first spy thriller novel, ‘Casino Royale’ written in 1953 begins at the start of Bond’s career, and since then women in the film franchise have become a brand, with similar traits- sexy, glamorous and seducible, but

  • Isolation: The Unintended Consequence of Homeschooling

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    was Ava, Vesper’s mom, entering alongside my dad and his girlfriend. “Hello.” She said curtly. “What’s up?” I looked at his mom and threw up a peace sign, knowing the remark would irritate her. Vesper stifled a laugh and tried to cover it up with a cough. He looked up from the fridge. “Hey mom.” “Vesper, I hope you’re

  • The Definition Of Entrepreneurship

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    we can understand it.” In his view, “this is the best definition of entrepreneurship” (Schurenberg, 2012.) Vesper In his book, “New Venture Strategies”, in describing and analyzing new businesses refers to creating value, which, in his opinion, is a very important subject(Vesper, 1989). Vesper explains that the entrepreneur is the one who has been able to create value.In other words, Vesper considers entrepreneurship as the first to be a small company that creates jobs for only five people but creates

  • Importance Of Holy Week

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    La Semana Santa, also known as Holy Week. Holy Week is referred to as "Great and Holy Week". Holy Week in Christianity is the last week of Lent and the week before Easter.Holy Week in the Christian year is the week immediately before Easter. Holy Week begns with what is now called Palm Sunday.The Chrism Mass, whose texts the Roman Missal now gives under Holy Thursday, may be brought forward to one of these days, to facilitate participation by as many as possible of the clergy of the diocese together

  • Convent Poem

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    routine on Sundays are a little different. Since we are to honor the Sabbath day, we are exempt from all work. The day is filled with prayer. On Sundays, excluding the Sunday's in Lent, songs like Lauds, Prime, Tierce, Sext, and None are spoken. Vespers are sung. We wake up earlier for the night office. We also sing different psalms. The Abbess selects canticles from the Prophets that we sing. We also hear four stories from the New Testament instead of three. Every Sunday is celebrated the same no

  • The Liturgy of the Hours of Prayer

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    Growing up, prayer was not something that was embedded unto my brothers or me by my parents. Neither was Mass for that matter. Yet, even though prayer life was not encouraged, my soul still longed for a connection with something, someone, a supreme being or an entity. As I grew in Christ, my prayer life started to blossom. I have had my share of downfalls along the way but prayer has always been present even if it is only a shadow lurking in the background. Now that I am a seminarian my prayer life

  • St. Clare Research Paper

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    Where was the Franciscan Order founded? St Clare founded the Poor Clares or the Order of Saint Clare when she took a vow to give up everything she had and help the less fortunate so she joined Francis in his mission. When was it founded? 1212 by Clare in Assisi. What gender can join? Females were the only ones who could join. Who founded the order and what was their life like leading up to their religious commitment? St Clare founded the Poor Clares. She had a very wealthy life as her parents were

  • Claudio Monteverdi vs. Domenico Scarlatti

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    that differences could not be accounted as being because of different nationalistic styles. The piece by Monteverdi, Confitebor tibi Domine (Psalm 110), which I have translated into, You Confess to the Lord, was a psalm that was used as part of the vespers on Sundays. This particular psalm is found in varied forms in the publication Selva morale et spirituale, Selva Moral and Spirit, published around 1640. This setting is set for four voices, a solo soprano voice, and is accompanied by continuo. The

  • The History Of Dante's Inferno

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    Orfeo, was not subtle about its allegiance to Greek and Roman spirituality. The most prevalent aspect from the Greek and the Romans was the realm of the underworld, which belonged to Hades. Later, Monteverdi used Christian influences to compose Vespers Of The Blessed Virgin

  • De Brailes Hours Comparison

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    The De Brailes Hours, a manuscript designed and illuminated by William de Brailes and his workshop at Oxford in the year of 1240, was the first book of hours in the history of manuscripts. Caught in the boom of commercial book trade, in the mid-thirteenth century every artist could have the texts and images of the book selected by its buyer. Specially planned and customized for its patron—a laywoman named Susanna—and her devotional days, the De Brailes Hours’ format, content, and illustrations provided

  • University Choice And College Choice

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    college choice were developed based on models of status attainment (Perna, 2006). This type of models emphasizes the effect of socioeconomic status (SES) and demographics on the decision to enroll in college and the type of college (Hossler, Schmit and Vesper, 1999). While some studies show that parents hold a key role in promoting status attainment to their offspring (Coleman, 1988), it may not suffice to only have the desire for higher status given the existence of different types of access barriers

  • What Happened To The Liturgy Of The Hours?

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    prayed in parishes and by individuals at home. Pope Benedict also urged lay Catholics to pray the Liturgy of Hours when he said, “I would like to renew my call to everyone to pray the Psalms, to become accustomed to the Liturgy of the Hours, Lauds, Vespers, and