Introduction to Ana de Armas

Introduction to Ana de Armas
Author: Gilad James, PhD
Publisher: Gilad James Mystery School
Total Pages: 45
Release:
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 8261110338

Ana de Armas is a Cuban-Spanish actress who has become a rising star in Hollywood over the past few years. She was born and raised in Havana, Cuba, and started acting in Spanish-language films and television shows in her early twenties. In 2015, de Armas made her Hollywood debut in the film Knock Knock, which also starred Keanu Reeves. She then appeared in the critically acclaimed Blade Runner 2049, as well as the crime dramas War Dogs and Hands of Stone. In 2019, de Armas starred in the hit murder mystery film Knives Out, which earned her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. She has since landed the highly coveted role of Bond girl Paloma in the upcoming James Bond film No Time to Die, set to be released in 2021. Despite her success in Hollywood, de Armas remains deeply connected to her Cuban and Spanish roots. She frequently speaks of her love for her hometown of Havana, and often returns to visit family and friends. Her heritage also plays a significant role in her career; she has expressed a desire to represent Latinx women on-screen and tackle stories that are important to the Hispanic community. In addition to her acting work, de Armas is also an ambassador for the nonprofit organization Save the Children, which provides aid and support to children in need around the world. In this book we discuss topics such as: Introduction to Ana de Armas: Early life and career, Rise to fame, Impact on Hollywood Ana's Filmography: Role in Blade Runner 2049, Work in War Dogs and Hands of Stone, Career in Spanish cinema Ana's Personal Life: Early relationships, Marriage and divorce with Marc Clotet, Romantic involvement with Ben Affleck Impact on the Film Industry: Representation and diversity in Hollywood, Ana's advocacy for women's rights, Awards and recognition Future and upcoming projects: Upcoming roles, Potential projects, Ana's vision for her career Conclusion: Recap of Ana de Armas' career and impact, Future outlook and Final thoughts on Ana de Armas as a Hollywood actress. Quizzes are provided at the end of each section.

Introduction to Spanish Translation

Introduction to Spanish Translation
Author: Jack Child
Publisher: University Press of America
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2012-07-10
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0761848983

Introduction to Spanish Translation is designed for a third or fourth year college Spanish course. It presents the history, theory and practice of Spanish-to-English translation (with some consideration of English-to-Spanish translation). The very successful first edition of the text evolved from the author's experiences in two decades of teaching translation in the Department of Language and Foreign Studies of The American University. The emphasis is on general material to be found in current journals and newspapers, although there is also some specialized material from the fields of business, the social sciences, and literature. The twenty-four lessons in the text form the basis for a fourteen-week semester course. This newly revised edition contains an index, a glossary, examples of cognates and partial cognates, and translation exercises for each lesson.

The Sound of Silence

The Sound of Silence
Author: Nancy Epton
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2024-01-11
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN:

The Sound of Silence explores how non-verbal communication in film, shown primarily through the acting of Ryan Gosling, provides an expressive space in which passive audience viewing is made more active by removing the expository signifier of dialogue. The German Expressionist era may have been brief, but the shadows cast since its end nonetheless loom large. The silhouetted, cigar-wielding men of film noir and their respectively dark, doom-laden haunts mirror the angst-inducing atmospheres of their forebearers, while also introducing the now-familiar figure of the silent hero. Considering the numerous silent hero actors in film history, there's one that stands out in the 21st century like no other: Ryan Gosling. His later career has seen some of the most iconic silent heroes of the past decade, with films such as Drive, Only God Forgives, Blade Runner 2049 and First Man cementing him as the go-to guy for a monosyllabic, taciturn and moody hero whose actions speak louder than words. This book argues that it is Gosling's expressive capabilities that keep audiences compelled by his performances. With the use of non-verbal silence – combined with its counterbalance, sound – a more active, emotive audience response can be achieved. Looking further into this idea through theorists such as Michel Chion and Susan Sontag, the book demonstrates that the sound of silence is one of the most meaningful cinematic sounds of all.

American Cities in Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction

American Cities in Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction
Author: Robert Yeates
Publisher: UCL Press
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2021-11-15
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1800080980

Visions of the American city in post-apocalyptic ruin permeate literary and popular fiction, across print, visual, audio and digital media. American Cities in Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction explores the prevalence of these representations in American culture, drawing from a wide range of primary and critical works from the early-twentieth century to today. Beginning with science fiction in literary magazines, before taking in radio dramas, film, video games and expansive transmedia franchises, Robert Yeates argues that post-apocalyptic representations of the American city are uniquely suited for explorations of contemporary urban issues. Examining how the post-apocalyptic American city has been repeatedly adapted and repurposed to new and developing media over the last century, this book reveals that the content and form of such texts work together to create vivid and immersive fictional spaces in ways that would otherwise not be possible. Chapters present media-specific analyses of these texts, situating them within their historical contexts and the broader history of representations of urban ruins in American fiction. Original in its scope and cross-media approach, American Cities in Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction both illuminates little-studied texts and provides provocative new readings of familiar works such as Blade Runner and The Walking Dead, placing them within the larger historical context of imaginings of the American city in ruins.

Dramas of Distinction

Dramas of Distinction
Author: Teresa Scott Soufas
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2021-10-21
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 0813185297

Renaissance Europe was the scene of flourishing and innovative dramatic art, and seventeenth-century Spain enjoyed its own Golden Age of the stage. According to traditional studies of this period, however, men seemed to be the only participants. Now in Dramas of Distinction, Teresa Scott Soufas offers the first book-length critical study of five important women playwrights: Angela de Azevedo, Ana Caro Mallen de Soto, Leonor de la Cueva y Silva, Feliciana Enriquez de Guzman, and Marfa de Zayas y Sotomayor. By locating the plays within their period, Soufas avoids universalizing women without regard to history. Her approach transcends the simple measurement of women authors against male models. Confronting the issue of female silence demanded by seventeenth-century Spanish patriarchy, Soufas compares the drive to limit and contain theater space to Renaissance society's efforts to limit and contain women. Yet these dramatists still found ways to question their own roles and male authority. Caro and Cueva investigate the difficult relationship between women and monarchy. Azevedo explores the ways Renaissance women become commodities in the marriage market. Cross-dressed women characters add carnivalesque implications to three plays in which gender identities are unstable. Finally, Enrfquez challenges the precepts of Lope de Vega's comedia nueva as she attempts to adhere to classical formal principles and reject the public playhouse. As a companion to the recently published anthology Women's Acts, also edited by Soufas, this study significantly contributes not only to Hispanic studies but also to women's studies, Renaissance studies, and comparative literature.

Women's Acts

Women's Acts
Author: Teresa Scott Soufas
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Total Pages: 343
Release: 2014-07-11
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 0813149290

The plays are in Spanish. Los papeles están en el español.

Production Research

Production Research
Author: Daniel Alejandro Rossit
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 339
Release: 2021-05-11
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3030763102

​This two-volume set presents selected and revised papers from the 10th International Conference of Production Research - Americas, ICPR-Americas 2020, held in Bahía Blanca, Argentina, in December 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held in a fully virtual format. The 41 full papers and 11 short papers were thoroughly reviewed and selected from 275 submissions. They are organized in topical sections on optimization; metaheuristics and algorithms; industry 4.0 and cyber-physical systems; smart city; intelligent systems and decision sciences; simulation; machine learning and big data.