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1 5 Update :. The film director, as compared to the theater director, has as his material, the finished, recorded celluloid.. This material from which his final work is composed consists not of living men or real landscapes, not of real, actual stage-sets, but only of their images, recorded on separate strips that can be shortened, altered, and assembled according to his will.,,,, (). not A but B = B, not A: A B (B) The elements of reality are fixed on these pieces; by combining them in his selected sequence, shortening and lengthening them according to his desire, the director builds up his own filmic time and filmic space.,,. He does not adapt reality, but uses it for the creation of a new reality, and the most characteristic and important aspect of this process is that, in it, laws of space and time invariable and inescapable in work with actuality become obedient. The film assembles from them a new reality proper only to itself.,.. A Reality in the Film Director Hands

2 5 Update Lately a lot is being heard about personal identity and its meaning in life of every single person.. The choice of clothing is as important as identification through the color of hair, height, skin and gender.,,. Clothing nowadays is a medium of information about the person wearing it. It is a code that needs to be decoded to understand what kind of person is underneath it... The present time offers a variety of these codes and gives people a large number of opportunities to reveal their identity.,. As every piece of clothing carries a strong message about its owner, everyone nests a certain, value in it depending on his or her temper or mindset.,. + depend on() / + depend on(~ ) / depending on(~ = according to) Indeed, clothing is the way of telling people about the state and the status of its owner.. Clothing: A Visible Expression of Identity 2

3 5 Update ? Evolutionary psychologists argue that many of our preferences for places can be traced back to our shared history on the savanna.. We re drawn to environments that promoted our survival as hunter-gatherers, and feel uneasy in situations that would have put our forefathers at risk.. These preferences, they argue, are largely unconscious. We simply experience safe settings settings as pleasurable and dangerous ones as repellent, without being able to identify exactly why..,. One example: Most of us instinctively enjoy sitting in sheltered locations that overlook expansive areas like parks and oceans. Think waterfront property or apartments overlooking Central Park.,.. In the past, the desire for settings that offered security and a view of our surroundings kept us alive and positioned us to find our next meal. We no longer need these features in order to survive, yet we can t help but prefer them... Place Preferences Rooted in Survival Instincts 3

4 5 Update ? Have you ever wondered why your ears pop when you fly on an airplane?? Ear problems are the most common medical complaint of airplane travelers. Air travel is usually associated with rapid changes in air pressure... () ( ) To maintain comfort, the Eustachian tube must open frequently and wide enough to equalize the changes in pressure., ( ),. Swallowing activates the muscle that opens the Eustachian tube. You swallow more often when ( ) you chew gum or let mints melt in your mouth... These are good air travel practices, especially just... before take-off and during descent.,. Yawning is even better. Avoid sleeping during descent, because you may not be swallowing often enough to keep up with the pressure changes.... What Airplane Travelers Should Observe 4

5 5 Update ? This morning, just like any other day of the week, house husbands are trying to tie shoelaces, pack lunches, and get the children out of the house and off to school, without tears, tantrums or mishaps.,,. More and more men are giving up work to become full-time fathers and putting their children s welfare before their professional ambitions.,. Some are doing this because of economic necessity, and others as a positive lifestyle choice. And as the recession starts to really bite, thousands of redundant men find themselves marooned at home, and they are reliant on their wives earning power.,.,. So fashionable is this new phenomenon that a film is in development, starring Anna Chancellor and John Hannah, about five stay-at-home fathers. *maroon Anna Chancellor John Hannah. More and More House Husbands 5

6 5 Update ? [3 ] Space rules carry information about status, ownership, and the relationship between participants.,,. Human beings decorate their rooms, houses, cars, other possessions, and themselves in a way that indicate these things.,,,,. For instance, furniture in offices is arranged in ways that indicate who owns what, who is superior to whom, and how much of the space is public.,,,. Desks and tables are arranged to show power relationships between people, in addition to any ( ) reasons to do with lighting or ease of communication. (),. For example, bosses usually make you sit across the desk from the them as a distancing device to indicate their power and importance.,. o n l y By contrast, therapists tend to sit with nothing but a low table in between clients and themselves.. This reduces physical and psychological barriers, promoting a context for informal and relaxed interaction.,,. What Space Means in Social Relationships 6