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Bechdel test

Bechdel test
A measure of the representation of women in fiction The Bechdel test ( BEK-dəl),[1] also known as the Bechdel–Wallace test,[2] is a measure of the representation of women in fiction. It asks whether a work features at least two women who talk to each other about something other than a man. The requirement that the two women must be named is sometimes added.[3] About half of all films meet these criteria, according to user-edited databases and the media industry press. Passing or failing the test is not necessarily indicative of how well women are represented in any specific work. The test is named after the American cartoonist Alison Bechdel in whose comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For the test first appeared in 1985. History[edit] Gender portrayal in popular fiction[edit] Female and male characters in film, according to four studies All these relationships between women, I thought, rapidly recalling the splendid gallery of fictitious women, are too simple. ... Criteria and variants[edit]

19 animaux fantasmagoriques par Ellen Jewett 19 animaux fantasmagoriques par Ellen Jewett Les sculptures d’animaux fantasmagoriques et surréalistes de l’artiste canadienne Ellen Jewett. Entre rêve et cauchemar, des créations étranges nées d’une symbiose entre éléments organiques et mécaniques, une rencontre entre fantasy, gothique et steampunk. Des sculptures très détaillées réalisées en argile sur une armature métallique. Images © Ellen Jewett / via Chekhov's Gun There's a rifle above the bar because the name of the place is "The Winchester". "If you say in the first chapter that there is a rifle hanging on the wall, in the second or third chapter it absolutely must go off. If it's not going to be fired, it shouldn't be hanging there." Chekhov, master of the short story, gave this advice: if it's not essential, don't include it in the story. The term has come to mean "an insignificant object that later turns out to be important." For example, a character may find a mysterious necklace that turns out to be the power source to the Doomsday Device, but at the time of finding the object it does not seem important. Chekhov's Gun Depot also stocks: Chekhov's Armoury: A whole stash of Chekhov's Guns. Examples That's not the only reason, though...

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6 Ways You're Botching Your Dialogue [Image's facepalm shot courtesy of Striatic.] You want to write better dialogue. You've learned a few tricks of the trade. Great work so far, but are you unwittingly sabotaging your work, leaving only stilted, one-dimensional dialogue for your readers? 1. As writers develop, they learn to write dialogue that shows off each character's personality. A good example of this is the film Easy A. 2. Beyond helping your dialogue feel more organic, side-tracks can develop your characters and build a believable world. Yesterday morning I was chatting with my dad. It took me all of one sentence to lose my train of thought and forget items two, three, and four. Remember, dialogue isn't only being used to communicate what the characters want to communicate: it also shows each character's emotional state, creates a sense of realism, subtly hints at how characters perceive themselves and each other, and so on. 3. Some of the common blunders in this category include: 4. 5. "Largeman? 6.

Animals that you didn't know existed Let’s Read The Name of the wind: ch.1 | Doing In The Wizard My name is Kvothe, pronounced nearly the same as “quothe.” Quoth the Rothfuss, nevermore. Names are important as they tell you a great deal about a person. I’ve had more names than anyone has a right to.The Adem call me Maedre. Which, depending on how it’s spoken, can mean The Flame, The Thunder, or The Broken Tree. I feel like this paragraph sums up everything wrong with fantasy as a genre. It’s all in here- valuing trivia over storytelling, conlangs that all sound the same, ham-fisted grand-standing disguised as epic scope, the idea that bigger is always better and the worth of your novel is judged by how much stuff you can cram between the covers. Yes, he really has twelve nick-names. So here’s something that bugs me about fantasy names. I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I feel like making me want to punch Kvothe in the face on the opening page is a mistake, even if Rothfuss does do a masterful job at it. IT WAS NIGHT AGAIN. Okay, wait, no. It was night “again”?

Lougre Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. Lougre Présentation[modifier | modifier le code] Le lougre est un petit bâtiment ponté, long de 14 à 23 m, généralement gréé de trois mâts à pible (c'est-à-dire d'une seule partie) : de l'avant à l'arrière, mât de misaine, grand mât, artimon (ou mât de tapecul), portant des voiles au tiers ou "bourcets". Exemples[modifier | modifier le code] Sources[modifier | modifier le code] Dictionnaire Gruss de Marine, Éditions Maritimes & d'Outre-Mer Voir aussi[modifier | modifier le code] Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : Lougre, sur Wikimedia Commons Portail du monde maritime Catharsis Dramatic uses[edit] Purgation and purification[edit] In his works prior to Poetics, Aristotle had used the term catharsis purely in its medical sense (usually referring to the evacuation of the katamenia—the menstrual fluid or other reproductive material).[10] Here, however, he employs it as a medical metaphor. Lessing sidesteps the medical attribution. Intellectual clarification[edit] In the twentieth century something like a paradigm shift took place in the interpretation of catharsis with a number of scholars contributing to the argument in support of the intellectual clarification concept. It is generally understood that Aristotle's theory of mimesis and catharsis are responses to Plato's negative view of artistic mimesis on an audience. Achieving catharsis in literary analysis[edit] Catharsis can only be achieved by an accurate and persuasive analysis of character and action in a drama. "Catharsis" before tragedy[edit] Therapeutic uses[edit] See also[edit] Notes[edit] References[edit]

Mydriase Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. La mydriase caractérise une augmentation du diamètre de la pupille, à l'opposé du myosis. Physiologie[modifier | modifier le code] La mydriase est une réaction normale à la pénombre. La mydriase est due à l'activation du système orthosympathique ou à l'inhibition du système nerveux parasympathique par exemple lors d'un collyre d'atropine. La mydriase fait également partie des signes annonciateurs d'un arrêt cardio-circulatoire. Pathologie[modifier | modifier le code] Neurologie[modifier | modifier le code] La mydriase aréactive symétrique (les deux pupilles sont dilatées et ne se contractent pas à la lumière) est un signe de souffrance cérébrale importante comme elle peut se voir à la suite d'un arrêt cardio-respiratoire, mais aussi dans certains comas d'origine diverse. Une mydriase unilatérale (d'un seul œil), se caractérise par une anisocorie. Psychologie[modifier | modifier le code] Ophtalmologie[modifier | modifier le code]

Don’t make fun of renowned Dan Brown “Mr Unconvincingname, it’s renowned author Dan Brown,” told the voice at the other end of the line. Instantly the voice at the other end of the line was replaced by a different voice at the other end of the line. “Hello, it’s literary agent John Unconvincingname,” informed the new voice at the other end of the line. “Hello agent John, it’s client Dan,” commented the pecunious scribbler. “I’m worried about new book Inferno. I think critics are going to say it’s badly written.” The voice at the other end of the line gave a sigh, like a mighty oak toppling into a great river, or something else that didn’t sound like a sigh if you gave it a moment’s thought. That’s true, mused the accomplished composer of thrillers that combined religion, high culture and conspiracy theories. “Think of all the money you’ve made,” recommended the literary agent. Renowned author Dan Brown smiled, the ends of his mouth curving upwards in a physical expression of pleasure. “Thanks, John,” he thanked.

Les aurores polaires Les aurores polaires ou les feux des cieux " Et soudain, le ciel s’embrasa d’une couleur rougeâtre ". C’est ainsi qu’un marin anglais a décrit une aurore polaire. ¶ Définition d’une aurore polaire Les aurores polaires sont des phénomènes qui se produisent dans la haute atmosphère terrestre et qui se manifestent généralement au cours de la nuit par l’apparition dans la ciel de lueurs dont la forme et l’intensité peuvent évoluer rapidement. Fréquentes dans les régions de haute latitude, elles apparaissent exceptionnellement aux latitudes moyennes (comme la France), en période de forte activité solaire. Elles résultent de l’interaction entre le vent solaire et le champ magnétique terrestre. Où les trouver ? Le plus souvent les aurores polaires sont observables dans les régions avoisinant les cercles polaires nord et sud, et plus rarement dans les régions tempérées. Quand ? Elles ont lieu toute la journée, mais à cause de la luminosité du soleil, on ne les voit pas. Luminosité ? Formes aurorales?

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