Fabrice T. Banyingela

W04 Essay Perceive the Elements of a Film ( Aristotle's elements)   Plot: What can you say about the plot in this little excerpt? A lonely man who probably didn’t have friends living in a castle protected by a camera and surrounded by fences with a sign “No Trespassing.” Before his sudden death, he whispered a name or word “Rosebud” then dropped the snow globe that rolled down the steps. Then comes a lady to fix his body on the bed and cover him.   . Character: Describe what you know of the main character. The main knowledge I have about this man is that he was an unhappy wealthy citizen of Kane. Unhappiness and regrets of being alone probably caused his sudden death.   Thought: What thoughts is the filmmaker trying to convey?   My personal assumption as based on this clip is to avoid the life of isolation which brings depression and sudden life. In short, no matter how much richer a person can be, isolation is not a good option.   Diction: There is only one-wo...

As a large ensemble of instruments with bowed strings, the orchestra on this video had played by “Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake”. In an audio version, a listener will perceive that there is more than one instrument playing throughout the songs and more than one melody line is played concurrently. In this performance, the most leading instruments are woodwind instruments such as the bassoon (00:02), oboe (00:03), and flute (00:12); string instruments such as violin (00:19) and louder sound of a bass (00:40) can also be heard. The music sounds irregular, going through different pitches. This happens by not the woodwind instruments alone but by the combination of the various instruments which affects me as a listener into feeling playful and light. While these instruments provide a very pleasant, light, and overall joyous music leading to meditation, this beautiful piece of music is mainly consonant; it fluctuates smoothly and has some neat characteristics. The music uses the 4 beats in a bar a...

W01 Reflection: Overpopulation?             Overpopulation has been a topic of many controversial leading to political and religious concepts. It is defined as an undesirable condition where the number of the existing human population exceeds the actual carrying capacity of Earth. Many theories have flooded the media with the danger of food, oil, water, and energy shortage. Overpopulation is also a problem for job opportunities. As a result, it gives rise to crimes, pandemics, epidemics, political conflicts, and tension. T here are basically two groups of people who are concerned with this issue. Group one is mostly scientists and politicians, while group two is religious and cultural. Several factors such as natural resources scarcity, better medical facilities, poverty, and i mmigration are a few of the causes of overpopulation. Scientists ( environmentalists and doctors) believe that human overpopulation has an impact on o...