Understanding Language: Definition, Communication, and Semiotics
Language Definition
Language is a system of rules and signs used to express meanings. Moreover, language is unique to human thought. A sign is something that represents something else, standing in its place. We can identify three types of signs, all of which have in common that they represent something else:
- Icon: This sign has a visual relationship with what it represents, such as a traffic signal.
- Indication: Between the sign and what it stands for, there is a causal link, such as seeing smoke on
Understanding Salvation Through Love in Unamuno’s Novel
Salvation Through Love in Unamuno’s Novel
In the third part, leading up to Don Manuel’s death, both characters coexist. The fourth part, a postscript after Don Manuel’s death, uses the character of Lazarus to declare the novel’s central idea: salvation through love.
The Central Theme
Two books by Unamuno are essential for understanding his philosophical thought: The Tragic Sense of Life and The Agony of Christianity. These works outline his ideas on existential and religious themes. Unamuno defines
Read MoreCarracci’s Art: Color, Anatomy, and Michelangelo’s Influence
Annibale Carracci: Color, Anatomy, and Michelangelo’s Influence
Introducing color, but color that is flat and dry, which derives from Raphael and is very fresh. Red and blue are still actors, very well balanced. We have a very cold blue Ariadne and Bacchus in red beside her, putting the note of quality. Balanced tone. The Bacchante in the last shot is one of the most dynamic figures of the composition, not just by the movement of the body, but also the subtle, soft fabrics clinging to the body, allowing
Read MoreCelestina, Ubi Sunt, and the Renaissance: A Deep Dive
Celestina: A Tragic Love Story
Celestina tells the unhappy love story of two young nobles, Calisto and Melibea. To conquer Melibea, Calisto decides to seek help, advised by his servant Sempronius. He goes to an old bawd called Celestina. Celestina arranges a meeting between the two young people. As a reward for her work, Calisto gives Celestina a gold chain, attracting the ire of Sempronius and Pármeno (another of Calisto’s servants) to whom Celestina had promised to give part of their earnings.
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Linguistic Elements in Journalism
Linguistic elements: Use literal word meaning, standard registration and wording, clear style, short paragraphs, simple syntax, and an indicative prevalence of the present tense. Avoid images, photos, graphics, variation of typographical elements, special use of the page that is uneven or impairs, and over-emphasizing the importance of the first page.
Styles of Language
Informative-diffusion: Objectively present events of interest today to the receiver (objectivity,
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Film Production Terminology
Camera & Shots
- Sequencer: A series of scenes unified by a shared action.
- Setting: The time, place, and circumstances in which the action of a film takes place.
- Shot: A unit of film in which the camera does not stop filming.
- Still: A photograph of a shot from a film.
- Tilt: A shot in which the camera points up or down from a fixed base.
- Tracking shot: A shot taken with a moving camera, usually forward or backward, and sometimes on an actual track.
- Boom: A camera’s upward or