Dictionary-Word

Dictionary word: Narrative

Dictionary meaning :

          noun

1.

a story or account of events, experiences, or the like,whether true or fictitious.

2.

a book, literary work, etc., containing such a story.

3.

the art, technique, or process of narrating: SomersetMaugham was a master of narrative.

adjective

4.

consisting of or being a narrative: a narrative poem.

5.

of or pertaining to narration: narrative skill.

6.

Fine Arts . representing stories or events pictorially orsculpturally: narrative painting. Compare anecdotal ( def. 2 )

Dictionary word: Choice

Dictionary meaning:

noun

• an act of choosing between two or more possibilities:the choice between good and evil
• [mass noun] the right or ability to choose:I had to do it, I had no choice
• a range of possibilities from which one or more may be chosen:you can have a sofa made in a choice of forty fabrics
• a thing or person which is chosen:this disk drive is the perfect choice for your computer

adjective

• 1(especially of food) of very good quality:he picked some choice early plums

• 2(of words or language) rude and abusive:he had a few choice words at his command

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    Dictionary word: StoryDictionary meaning:

    noun (plural stories)

    • 1an account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment:an adventure storyI’m going to tell you a story
    • a plot or storyline:the novel has a good story
    • a piece of gossip; a rumour:there have been lots of stories going around, as you can imagine
    • informal a false statement; a lie:Ellie never told stories—she had always believed in the truth

    • 2a report of an item of news in a newspaper, magazine, or broadcast:stories in the local papers

    • 3an account of past events in someone’s life or in the development of something:the story of modern farmingthe film is based on a true story
    • a particular person’s representation of the facts of a matter:during police interviews, Harper changed his story
    • [in singular] a situation viewed in terms of the information known about it or its similarity to another:having such information is useful, but it is not the whole storyUnited kept on trying but it was the same old story—no luck
    • (the story) informal the facts about the present situation:What’s the story on this man? Is he from around here?

    • 4the commercial prospects or circumstances of a particular company:the investors' flight to profitable businesses with solid stories
      
      

Reference. Film. Eyes Wide Shut. (1999)

  From the movie 'eyes wide shut' by Stanley Kubrick, I am interested in the play of lighting and decoration. In every scene, there is a common theme to the interior lighting quality. For example, the Christmas light decorations and also the decorations in the Christmas tree. This gives the feeling of warmth and happiness contrasting to the plot, which the main character is isolated and sorrow from the inside while on the exterior, he seems perfect (rich and have a beautiful wife and family).

Reference. Book. The Sense of Order

"...so the pebbles of a beach, the bricks of a wall or the leaves of a tree will fuse at a certain distance into larger areas, which are experienced as ' textured' depending on the way the elements reflect the
Light." (p. 95)
   I find that this quote truly relates to my cappricio works as it is dealing of how material and texture are conveyed in 'seeing'. How we see paintings, objects etc. This is a technique used in painters in painting perspective paintings for example, the colour of people's shirt in the background are only seen as a blot of colour.
 


 "we must never forget that one difference between a representation and reality lies in the simple fact that in reality we can always go on looking and exploring, if necessary with artificial means such as binoculars or magnifying glasses, while the image as image is strictly finite. Magnify it too
much and it will cease to be an image and become a piece of textured matter. In a
photograph the information conveyed to a normal eye will be restricted by the resolution of
the lens, the grain of the fum and the size of the image" (p.101)
     Representation, such as paintings, limit us to find more details about it. It only shows us what we can visibly see. However, reality is a never ending and we can perceive reality in many ways. I think what the author is saying is that representation is unreliable because of the different limitation such as technical limitations. Therefore, the only thing reliable is reality itself and how we perceive it.

"The best proof we have, however, that we still hear what we no longer notice comes from the well-known observation that we realize it when the sound changes or stops. We must have been 'monitoring' it un consciously all the time. This monitoring for continuity can be set by the system in various ways. The trained pilot will notice the unusual change in the pitch of the engine noise, the anxious mother the change in the breathing of the sick child. On the other hand, the discontinuities in their turn can be taken as read as soon as they are expected; the quarterly chimes of the village clock may soon pass unnoticed." (p.108)

  I find this very interesting and very true. The events, sound etc that happens in our routine get noticed, acknowledge or annoyed with. The author called this as 'monitoring'. From my point of view, the above is all achieved by our unconsciousness. However,  once we have conciousness, we will start noticing these noises and events. For example, we a slight change in the way things are arranged in your house are noticed but we do not notice that if it wasn't your own house.

Dictionary. Word

Hopeful

Dictionary Description: adjective

1. full of hope;  expressing hope: His hopeful words stimulated optimism.

2. exciting hope;  promising advantage or success: a hopeful l prospect.

Conflict

Dictionary Description: verb (used without object)

1.to come into collision or disagreement; be contradictory, atvariance, or in opposition; clash: The account of oneeyewitness conflicted with that of the other. My class conflicts with my going to the concert.

2 .to fight or contend; do battle.

Disagreement

Dictionary Description: noun

1. the act, state, or fact of disagreeing.

2. lack of agreement; diversity; unlikeness: a disagreement ofcolors.

3.difference of opinion; dissent.

4.quarrel; dissension; argument.

Chaotic

Dictionary Description: adjective

completely confused or disordered: a chaotic mass of books andpapers.

Disastrous

Dictionary Description: adjective

1.causing great distress or injury; ruinous; very unfortunate;calamitous: The rain and cold proved disastrous to his health.

2. Archaic . foreboding disaster.

Recovery

Dictionary Description: noun, plural re·cov·er·ies.

1. an act of recovering.

2. the regaining of or possibility of regaining something lost ortaken away.

3. restoration or return to health from sickness.

4. restoration or return to any former and better state orcondition.

5. time required for recovering.

6. something that is gained in recovering.

7. an improvement in the economy marking the end of arecession or decline.

8. the regaining of substances in usable form, as from refusematerial or waste products.

9. Law . the obtaining of right to something by verdict orjudgment of a court of law.

10. Football . an act or instance of recovering  a fumble.

11. Fencing . the movement to the position of guard after alunge.

12. Rowing . a return to a former position for making the nextstroke.

Fuzzy

Dictionary Description: Adjective,  fuzz·i·er, fuzz·i·est.

1. of the nature of or resembling fuzz: a soft, fuzzy material.

2. covered with fuzz: a plant with broad, fuzzy leaves.

3. indistinct; blurred: A fuzzy photograph usually means youjiggled the camera.

4. muddle headed or incoherent: a fuzzy thinker; to become fuzzyafter one drink.

Noisy

Dictionary Description: Adjective, nois·i·er, nois·i·est.

1. making much noise: noisy children.

2. abounding in or full of noise: a noisy assembly hall.

3. characterized by much noise: a noisy celebration; a noisyprotest.

Bustling

Dictionary Description: verb

1. move in an energetic and busy manner:people clutching clipboards bustled about

2. cause to move hurriedly in a particular direction:she bustled us into the kitchen

3. be full of activity:the streets bustled with people(as adjective bustling)the bustling little town

Noun

1. excited activity and movement: all the noise and the traffic and the bustle

Infinite

Dictionary Description: adjective

1. limitless or endless in space, extent, or size; impossible to measure or calculate:the infinite mercy of God, the infinite number of stars in the universe

2. very great in amount or degree :he bathed the wound with infinite care. Mathematics (of a series) able to be continued indefinitely.

Noun

(the infinite)

a space or quantity that is infinite: beyond the infinite

Agitate

Dictionary Description: verb

1. make (someone) troubled or nervous: the thought of questioning Toby agitated him extremely

2. stir or disturb (something, especially a liquid) briskly: agitate the water to disperse the oil

3 . no object] campaign to arouse public concern about an issue in the hope of prompting action: they agitated for a reversal of the decision

Excitement

Dictionary Description: noun

1. a feeling of great enthusiasm and eagerness: her cheeks were flushed with excitement

2. something that arouses a feeling of excitement:the excitements of the previous night

3. sexual arousal.

Disorientate

Dictionary Description: verb

1. cause (someone) to lose their sense of direction: when he emerged into the street he was totally disorientated

2. make (someone) feel confused: being near him made her feel weak and disorientated

Daze

Dictionary Description: verb

1.  (especially of an emotional or physical shock) make (someone) unable to think or react properly: she was dazed by his revelations(as adjective dazed)a dazed expression

noun

[in singular]

2. a state of stunned confusion or bewilderment: he was walking around in a daze