D.W. Griffith- The Birth of a Nation

Griffith was born in rural Kentucky to Jacob "Roaring Jake" Griffith, a Confederate Army colonel and Civil War hero. He grew up with his father's romantic war stories and melodramatic nineteenth century literature that were to eventually mold his black-and-white view of human existence and history. In 1897, Griffith set out to pursue a career both acting and writing for the theater but for the most part was unsuccessful. Reluctantly, he agreed to act in the new motion picture medium for Edwin S. Porter at the Edison Company. Griffith was eventually offered a job at the financially struggling American Mutoscope & Biograph, where he directed over 450 short films, experimenting with the story-telling techniques he would later perfect in his epic The Birth of a Nation (1915). Griffith and his personal cinematographer G.W. Bitzer collaborated to create and perfect such cinematic devices as the flashback, the iris shot, the mask, and crosscutting. In the years following Birth, Griffith never again saw the same monumental success, and, in 1931, his increasing failures forced his retirement. Though hailed for his vision in narrative film-making, he was similarly criticized for his blatant racism. Griffith died in Los Angeles in 1948, one of the most dichotomous figures in film history.

An experience and an impression which would be lasting throughout my life. A darkness covered by a light which I winked in a six months time. The value of punctuation was never being considered as a crucial part of my writing. It was only put for the sake of putting.

Though it was hard to express your feeling and emotions on a paper presenting in such a readable form, but those boredom classes made it possible. Handling the tenses was considered as the most difficult job but now I love to play with them.

Last but not the least, It was fun to learn these things in a very different way.
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The story concerns a colonial officer’s obligation to shoot an elephant. George does not want to shoot the elephant, but feels compelled to by a crowd of indigenous residents, before whom he does not wish to appear indecisive or cowardly.
The British consider the Burmese as their enemies as they are not voluntary followers. They have been oppressed and may rebel to fight for their freedom. The Burmese think of the British as their enemy for the invaders have taken away their freedom. They are hostile torwards their existence.
The Elephant, a wild animal, is an enemy of all humans. It is a hostile force which won't think twice for defending its life when harmed

Bilquis and Family

The alarm of her cell phone was the sound she was about to hear, as the first sound of her day. The next mission was to step out from her blanket and go to kitchen and have to stand in front of pan for next 30 minutes.

"Five more minutes wouldn’t make any difference"
In a while she was supposed to continue her dream, but her husband forcibly sends her to the kitchen as there was just couple of minutes left in the Azan!

Suddenly voice from a nearby mosque came
Rozay Daaron Allah kay Piyaro, Sirf 5 min rah gaye hain….!!


She rushed into the kitchen, took the cups out from shelve and that automatic water dispenser made her job easy. She added tea bags and poured some water in each cup.

Imran!! Yasir!! Fauran nichey aooo!! Aaj phir late hogaye hum

The Tea was already waiting for the people. They all completed their so called Sehri and this ends another Sehri of Bilquis and Family...

My Introduction

A guy on 6th October was born in Karachi and was named Syed Raza Arif. He did his O & A levels. Though it was hard for him to study, but somehow he managed to complete it! His interest in Photography was proved on 27th December in a Competition ISEO where he won 2nd Prize.

He was inspired by his family member as they were all directly and indirectly linked with the field of media, so he was admitted in SZABIST MEDIA SCIENCES program in order to polish, groom and certify his skills.

Thats all about me!
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