Plot twist When a plot twist happens near the end of a story, especially if it changes one's view of the preceding events, it is known as a surprise ending.[2] Early example[edit] An early example of the murder mystery genre[4] with multiple twists[5] was the Arabian Nights tale "The Three Apples". It begins with a fisherman discovering a locked chest. Surprise ending[edit] A surprise ending is a plot twist occurring near or at the conclusion of a story: an unexpected conclusion to a work of fiction that causes the audience to reevaluate the narrative or characters.[2] Mechanics of the twist ending[edit] Anagnorisis[edit] Anagnorisis, or discovery, is the protagonist's sudden recognition of their own or another character's true identity or nature.[6] Through this technique, previously unforeseen character information is revealed. Flashback[edit] Unreliable narrator[edit] Peripeteia[edit] Deus ex machina[edit] Deus ex machina is a Latin term meaning "god out of the machine." Poetic justice[edit]
Humorism The four humors Humorism, or humoralism, is a now discredited theory of the makeup and workings of the human body, adopted by Ancient Greek and Roman physicians and philosophers, positing that an excess or deficiency of any of four distinct bodily fluids known as humors (UK: humours) in a person directly influences their temperament and health. From Hippocrates onward, the humoral theory was adopted by Greek, Roman and Persian physicians, and became the most commonly held view of the human body among European physicians until the advent of modern medical research in the nineteenth century. The four humors of Hippocratic medicine are black bile (Gk. melan chole), yellow bile (Gk. chole), phlegm (Gk. phlegma), and blood (Gk. haima), and each corresponds to one of the traditional four temperaments. Four humors[edit] Essentially, this theory holds that the human body is filled with four basic substances, called humors, which are in balance when a person is healthy. History[edit] Origins[edit]
No Guy Wants An Amazon "I'm weirding guys out. They see me on TV, round-housing some goon out a window. It's a vivid image." It's not easy for women and girls on TV today to be both beautiful and strong, like the Amazons of Greek mythology. Why? Please remember all "Subversions", "Aversions" or "Inversions" go under Amazon Chaser! open/close all folders Anime & Manga Makoto/Sailor Jupiter from the Sailor Moon anime was so worried that her tall stature, great karate skills, and hot temper would scare away guys that she learns to cook and dresses in a girly way so she would stop intimidating boys. Comicbooks The Brave and the Bold #63 (from 1955) revolves around this trope. Film The movie My Super Ex-Girlfriend passes through this trope — the guy does, indeed, dump the superpowered girlfriend. Literature
Dan Browned Martin Savidge: When we talk about da Vinci and your book, how much is true and how much is fabricated in your storyline? Dan Brown: 99 percent of it is true. All of the architecture, the art, the secret rituals, the history, all of that is true... — CNN Sunday Morning, interview with Dan Brown, aired May 25, 2003 Have you ever picked up a work by a creator who claims (or strongly implies) that his writing is based on thorough and careful research, only to discover what you are actually holding is a steaming pile of lazy assumptions or outright lies? open/close all folders Comic Books Chick Tracts claim with 100% sincerity that they expose the truth behind D&D, the Vatican, evolution, Halloween, Wicca, atheists, homosexuality and many other aspects of modern life. Film
Better Than It Sounds A wise man once said, "Any story, no matter how good, will sound really, really dumb when you shorten it to a few sentences." — Alcatraz Versus The Knights Of Crystallia So you love a series. You own all the volumes, have various merchandise, can quote characters off the top of your head, and know every plot twist by heart. However, one day someone asks the dreaded question "What's this about?" And suddenly it hits you — trying to sum it up in only a few sentences makes it sound really, really ridiculous, and though the show itself may take itself entirely seriously, suddenly all the random parts, nonsensical aspects and just plain weirdness are laid bare before you. is just one of many interpretations of the same theme that exist. This Game Contains Spoilers By Necessity. And a website that spends it's time searching for similar plot devices in all types of media.
Ray Bradbury §Early life[edit] Bradbury as a senior in high school, 1938 §Hometown[edit] Ray Bradbury was surrounded by a loving extended family during his early childhood and formative years in Waukegan, Illinois. This period provided foundations for both the author and his stories. Between 1926 and 1933, the Bradbury family moved back and forth between Waukegan and Tucson, Arizona. The Bradbury family moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1934. Bradbury was related to the American Shakespeare scholar Douglas Spaulding.[9] He was also descended from Mary Bradbury, who was tried at one of the Salem witch trials in 1692.[10] §Influences, process and background[edit] §Hollywood[edit] The Bradbury family lived in Tucson, Arizona, in 1926–1927 and 1932–1933 as the father pursued employment, each time returning to Waukegan, but eventually settled in Los Angeles in 1934, when Bradbury was 14. §Literature[edit] In his youth, he spent much time in the Carnegie library in Waukegan, reading such authors as H.
Joseph Campbell Joseph John Campbell (March 26, 1904 – October 30, 1987) was an American mythologist, writer and lecturer, best known for his work in comparative mythology and comparative religion. His work is vast, covering many aspects of the human experience. His philosophy is often summarized by his phrase: "Follow your bliss. Life[edit] Background[edit] Joseph Campbell was born and raised in White Plains, New York[2] in an upper-middle-class Irish Catholic family. While at Dartmouth College he studied biology and mathematics, but decided that he preferred the humanities. Europe[edit] While in Europe, he was highly influenced by the period of the Lost Generation, a time of enormous intellectual and artistic innovation. It was in this climate that Campbell was also introduced to the work of Thomas Mann, who was to prove equally influential upon his life and ideas. Great Depression[edit] Another dissident member of Freud's circle to influence Campbell was Wilhelm Stekel (1868–1939). Public outreach[edit]
Fourth wall Speaking directly to or otherwise acknowledging the audience through a camera in a film or television program, or through this imaginary wall in a play, is referred to as "breaking the fourth wall" and is considered a technique of metafiction, as it penetrates the boundaries normally set up by works of fiction.[1][4] This can also occur in literature and video games when a character acknowledges the reader or player. The fourth wall should not be confused with the aside or the soliloquy, dramatic devices often used by playwrights where the character on stage is delivering an inner monologue, giving the audience insight into their thoughts. Convention of modern theatre[edit] Outside theatre[edit] The metaphor of the fourth wall has been used by the actor Sir Ian McKellen with regard to the work of the painter L. Lowry ... stood across the road from his subjects and observed. Fifth wall[edit] References[edit] External links[edit]
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (also known as Mystery Incorporated or Scooby-Doo! Mystery, Inc.) is the eleventh incarnation of Hanna-Barbera's Scooby-Doo animated series, and the first incarnation not to be first-run on Saturday mornings. Plot[edit] Season 1[edit] In addition to the traditional cases they always solve, the team finds itself being nudged into the uncovering of a dark secret that is hidden in the past of Crystal Cove. Season 2[edit] The return of the original Mystery Incorporated to Crystal Cove begins a race between the two groups to locate the pieces of an enigmatic alchemical disk, which will point the way to the cursed treasure beneath the town. Episodes[edit] Each episode of the series is called a "chapter" in line with the show's overarching story, numbered from 1 to 52 across both seasons.[11] Cast[edit] Supporting Cast[edit] Crew[edit] Collette Sunderman - Casting and Voice Director Episodic online video game[edit]
Why I Never Play Hard To Get ‹ Feminspire Feminspire | On 09, Nov 2012 “When he calls, tell him you’re busy even if you’re not. Make him work for it.” By far, the most popular relationship advice I never take. “Don’t say ‘I love you’ first. Yup. “If you sleep with him tonight, he might think you’re a slut. In other words, good girls, say “No” even when you want to say “Yes”. The Dating Game. Despite my adherence to the honesty policy, the dudes I dated still had trouble discerning my Nos from my Come On, Convince Mes. And here’s why The Dating Game, The Chase, and Playing Hard To Get are all candy-coated pills of the same toxic poison: rape. In her article No Means No: A Lesson In Consent For All Ages, Jackie Klein calls for the conversation on rape prevention to include a deeper discussion on the issue of consent, starting with educating children at a young age that No really does mean No. Reading and watching Jackie and Rhiannon, a big F-shaped lightbulb went on in my head. “Enlighten me!” “You mean, when she’s really saying No?”
Christmas pudding Christmas pudding is a type of pudding traditionally served on Christmas Day (December 25) as part of the Christmas dinner. It has its origins in medieval England, and is sometimes known as plum pudding or Christmas Pudding or just "pud",[1][2] though this can also refer to other kinds of boiled pudding involving dried fruit. Despite the name "plum pudding," the pudding contains no actual plums due to the pre-Victorian use of the word "plums" as a term for raisins. Basics[edit] A traditional bag-boiled Christmas Pudding still showing the "skin". Christmas puddings are often dried out on hooks for weeks prior to serving in order to enhance the flavour. Prior to the 19th century, the English Christmas pudding was boiled in a pudding cloth, and often represented as round.[1] The new Victorian era fashion involved putting the batter into a basin and then steaming it, followed by unwrapping the pudding, placing it on a platter, and decorating the top with a sprig of holly.[1] History[edit]
Enneagram of Personality History[edit] The origins and historical development of the Enneagram of Personality are matters of dispute. Wiltse and Palmer[6] have suggested that similar ideas to the Enneagram of Personality are found in the work of Evagrius Ponticus, a Christian mystic who lived in 4th century Alexandria. Evagrius identified eight logismoi ("deadly thoughts") plus an overarching thought he called "love of self". Evagrius wrote, "The first thought of all is that of love of self (philautia); after this, [come] the eight. G. Claudio Naranjo is a Chilean-born psychiatrist who first learned about the Enneagram of Personality from Ichazo at a course in Arica, Chile. Enneagram figure[edit] Enneagram figure Nine types[edit] The table below gives the principal characteristics of the nine types along with their basic relationships. Wings[edit] Stress and security points[edit] The lines between the points add further meaning to the information provided by the descriptions of the types. Instinctual subtypes[edit]