cultural literacy 22 Flashcards
petrology
study of rocks
three forms of rocks
igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary
stratigraphy
study of rock strata
volcanology
study of volcanoes
glaciology
study of glaciers
hydrology
study of the waters of the earth
limnology
study of lakes
oceanography
study of oceans
biome
collection of different ecosystems found together in a single geographical zone, sharing the same climatic conditions
“As for man,…”
“…his days are as grass. As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone, and the place thereof shall know it no more.” (Psalms 103:15-16)
Overture to The Thieving Magpie
overture to Rossini’s opera The Thieving Magpie, featured in early scenes of rape and violence in the film A Clockwork Orange (1971) (musical imagery evokes a magpie flitting about and stealing)
“The Cask of Amontillado”
short story by Poe in which narrator recounts using the promise of a good wine to lure his adversary, Fortunato, into a catacomb and walling him in
Henry Purcell
17th century Baroque British composer
“Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary”
collection of compositions by Henry Purcell, the March was adapted by a contemporary composer for use in the film A Clockwork Orange
proboscis
usually, an elephant trunk or (by metaphorical extension) a human nose
“Come with Uncle…”
“…and hear all proper. Hear angel trumpets and devil trombones. You are invited.” (Alex to two girls at record shop in A Clockwork Orange)
mohair
fabric or yarn made from the hair of the Angora goat
bridle path
horseriding path
Beverly Glen
neighborhood in Santa Monica Mountains region of L.A.
La Cienega Boulevard
major north-south road in L.A.
cerulean
azure (i.e. resembling the blue of the sky)
wing tip (or wingtip) shoes
any shoe on which the toecap is extended with low “wings” that reach around the side of the shoe
oxblood
a dark shade of red, resembling burgundy but with less purple and more dark brown hues
skivvies
underwear
belting
singing technique by which a singer carries chest voice above their break
The 39 Steps
1935 Hitchcock spy thriller film, starring Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll
plot of The 39 Steps
a Canadian civilian in London, Richard Hannay, becomes caught up in preventing an organization of spies called “The 39 Steps” from stealing British military secrets, after trying to escape both the spy network and police on a chase through the Highlands of Scotland, Hannay finds himself working with a woman, Pamela, who at first tries to turn him in to the police but later believes his story, at a performance by Mr. Memory, Hannay figures out that the spies are getting the secrets out by having Mr. Memory memorize the plans, Hannay shoots Mr. Memory but prompts Mr. Memory to recite some of the secret plans before he dies
croft
a traditional Scottish term for a fenced or enclosed area of land usually with the crofter’s dwelling thereon
hymnary
hymnal
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
1934 Hitchcock film starring Leslie Banks and Peter Lorre
plot of The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
Bob and Jill Lawrence, are a British couple on vacation in Switzerland, Jill is a sharpshooter for sport, in Switzerland they meet a Frenchman who is murdered but who tells Jill where to find a note intended for the British consul before he dies, Bob reads the note, the criminals kidnap Betty and threaten to kill her if parents reveal what they know, which is a plan to kill a European head of state at a concert in England, back in England, Bob is captured by the criminals while searching for his daughter, Jill goes to the concert and thwarts the assassination by screaming at the moment he is about to shoot, the police track down the location of the criminals, Jill takes a rifle and shoots Abbot (Peter Lorre), the leader of the gang
Rebecca
1940 Hitchock romantic psychological thriller starring Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine
Manderley
the name of the widower de Winter’s estate in Rebecca
plot of Rebecca
a widower named de Winter courts a young American woman on vacation in Europe and asks her to marry him, he takes her back to his mansion Manderley, which is dominated by its housekeeper Mrs. Danvers who was a close confidante of the first Mrs. de Winter, named Rebecca, the house is full of reminders of Rebecca, the woman begins to suspect that de Winter is still in love with Rebecca, she holds a costume party and wears a copy of the dress that she sees in a portrait of one of de Winter’s ancestors, de Winter is appalled since that same dress was worn by Rebecca, Mrs. Danvers tries to persuade the woman to commit suicide since she will never be able to compete with the original Mrs. de Winter, but then a boat has just discovered Rebecca’s body, Maxim reveals that his marriage to Rebecca was a sham, she was having an affair with her cousin and was even trying to goad de Winter into killing her in order to ruin him as she had terminal cancer, during an argument she struck her head and died and Maxim identified another body that washed ashore as Rebecca, back in the present, Rebecca’s cousin, in light of the actual body that has now appeared, accuses de Winter of murder, but the police clear him who rule her death a suicide, Maxim returns home to find his mansion on fire, set ablaze by the deranged Mrs. Danvers, all escape except for Danvers
“Hey, Soul Sister”, “Drops of Jupiter”
2 hit songs by Train
BBL
Brazilian butt lift, procedure in which fat from liposuction is re-injected to firm up butt
aggrotech
musical genre, offshoot of 90s electro-industrial
electro-industrial
emerged in mid-80s from industrial music, grittier and more complex and layered sound compared to EBM
EBM
electronic body music
Skinny Puppy, Front Line Assembly
2 groups that are examples of electro-industrial music
