Creative style is a distinct, particular way of doing something. The point of view is instantly clear. Style is consistency above all. The elements of a style are collected from other sources, contemporary and historical.
| archetypes | quotes | style families | |
| what | Representative example of a common group or type. | Copied transcription of something someone said or wrote. | Groups of things that share a common style. |
| where to find | people, places, animals, mythology, situations, objects | books, newspapers, magazines, blogs, websites, tv shows, movies, interviews | genres: books, fashion, music, painting, sculpture, etc.
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Beholds Spirit Film of 1940 is Our Town. Other uplifting 1940 films include: The Grapes of Wrath, His Girl Friday, My Favorite Wife, Philadelphia Story, Pinocchio, and The Shop Around the Corner.
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The most inspiring 1939 films. The Women, a sparkling social study with an all-female cast. Also Gone With the Wind, Goodbye Mr. Chips, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, The Rains Came and The Wizard of Oz.
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21 belonging quotes exploring our need to be part of something outside ourselves. Topics: common ground, the other, leaders, security, spiritual belonging.
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Brian’s Favorite Films 1930-1938, including one of my all-time favorite films, Charlie Chaplin’s 1931 City Lights.
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Brian’s 7 Favorite Uplifting Films of the 1920s, including the Spirit Film of the 1920s (Wings, 1927).
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Films serve many purposes. Primarily we think of them as entertainment. They also educate us, challenge us, expand out horizons and help us escape the stresses of our daily lives. I have always been drawn to films that seek to celebrate the human condition, that uplift us by showing how alike we all are. I
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Amirrezvani, Anita (2012), Equal of the Sun A historical fiction novel set in 16th Century Iran, it is a political novel focusing on a princess who is smart and capable whose father the Shah dies without naming an heir. Narrated by a eunuch who assists the princess, the story tells of political intrigue and gender
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Source of Our Ambitions And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto to her husband with her; and he did
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The Fire archetype is important to our culture. Part of every mythological and religious tradition. It represents life and death, ambition and comfort.
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Abdou, Angie. Between (2014) Babiak, Todd. The Book of Stanley (2007) We are all looking for a personal spiritual experience, and the world of marketing has stepped up to sell it to us. This is a satire of a retired man with unique powers tho attracts a group of very interesting characters as followers.
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