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	Into the Blogosphere: Rhetoric, Community, and Culture of Weblogs: Blogging as Social Action: A Genre Analysis of the ...
		Genre analysis has become important in understanding the discourse of the disciplines and the workplace, relatively structured arenas of social interaction in which, as Berkenkotter and Huckin note, “Genres are the intellectual scaffolds on which community-based knowledge is constructed” (1995, p.
		These ancestral genres should be considered part of the rhetorical situation to which the rhetor responds, constraining the perception and definition of the situation and its decorum for both the rhetor and the audience.
		Genre studies are sometimes seen as limited by their interest in the recurrent, the stereotypical; as Judy Segal has noted, “research on genre is characteristically responsive not to the special features of individual cases so much as to the repeated gestures among them” (2002, p.
	blog.lib.umn.edu /blogosphere/blogging_as_social_action_a_genre_analysis_of_the_weblog.html (12439 words)

	action genre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Action movies also tend to have a single heroic protagonist and often portray institutions such as the military or police as incompetent and limited by rules and regulations which the protagonist has no regard for.
		Action films are mainly an American genre, although there have been a significant number of action films from Hong Kong which are primarily modern variations of the martial arts film.
		Action films also constitute very good examples for feminist film theory, because in them, the separation between the physical male who controls the scene and the look and the female, who is almost always the object of the look is very clear.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /Action_genre.html (554 words)

	Action Films
		Action films and adventure films have tremendous cross-over potential as film genres, and road films often overlap with action films.
		(See the adventure film genre listings for examples of these action/adventure pictures.) Both types of films come in a variety of forms or genre-hybrids: sci-fi or space, thrillers, crime-drama, war, horror, westerns, etc. Oftentimes, action films are great box-office hits, but lack critical appeal because of their two-dimensional heroes or villains.
		Action films then expanded in the 80s and 90s, with the growth of special effects techniques and in response to jaded audiences who demanded faster plots (coherent or not), greater violence, and stimulation.
	www.filmsite.org /actionfilms.html (636 words)

	Writing the Action Scene (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		I was anxious to try my hand at action writing because I have always been fascinated by the way objects move and interact with one another, and had always considered the ability to describe these processes effectively to be essential to the storyteller's craft.
		A command of action, and the mastery of its methodology, is central to most forms of fiction writing, and especially to category or non-category thrillers of every type.
		The art of crafting action scenes is critical to competence in writing fiction because the action scene is one in which the mechanics of movement must be described believably and with precision.
	www.davidalexanderbooks.com /www/action.htm (2987 words)

	Film Genres
		By the end of the silent era, many of the main genres were established: the melodrama, the western, the horror film, comedies, and action-adventure films (from swashbucklers to war movies).
		Action films usually include high energy, big-budget physical stunts and chases, possibly with rescues, battles, fights, escapes, destructive crises (floods, explosions, natural disasters, fires, etc.), non-stop motion, spectacular rhythm and pacing, and adventurous, often two-dimensional 'good-guy' heroes (or recently, heroines) battling 'bad guys' - all designed for pure audience escapism.
		All films have at least one major genre, although there are a number of films that are considered crossbreeds or hybrids with three or four overlapping genre (or sub-genre) types that identify them.
	www.filmsite.org /genres.html (1494 words)

	All Game's Genre and Style Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Action games involve the player in the exploration of fantasy worlds in the form of running, jumping, climbing or leaping with the goal of discovering the doorway or exit into the next stage or level.
		Action Adventure titles under the Adventure genre are those titles that place a greater emphasis on the adventuring aspect rather than on the action.
		Action Puzzle titles are generally those that rely on the manipulation of moving objects within a single screen or play area.
	www.allgame.com /genres.html (8531 words)

	Martial Arts Films and the Action-Cop Genre by Robert C. Schehr - JCJPC, Volume 7, Issue 3
		However, the superficiality of her character, and its presence in the film as an object of the male gaze, serves the obvious function of appealing to the targeted male spectator.
		In the action-cop genre the villain is always hyperreal, a sadist who seems to kill at random and who enjoys mutilation of the body.
		Since the genre established the inability of conventional law enforcement to effectively eliminate the problem, the hero must go it alone using any measure of skill at his disposal.
	www.albany.edu /scj/jcjpc/vol7is3/schehr.html (8572 words)

	[KFCC] Ballistic Kiss REview
		Unlike most action movies you have some pretty complex characters, the main characters has a heavy background and he goes through a psychological development during the movie.
		As nice as these action scenes were they tended to be very artistic and there might be those who wont like the strange style.
		Donnie seems to like to experiment with the action genre and try to make the story more important, especially on the part of the love story.
	www.kfccinema.com /reviews/action/ballistickiss/ballistickiss.html (643 words)

	Hurtwood House Media Studies Department - Introduction to the Action-Adventure Genre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The genre itself is associated with high concepts, extreme drama, sensory overload, continuous kinetic energy, stunts, extended chase scenes, rescues, battles, fights, escapes, non-stop motion, speedy editing rhythm and pacing - all designed for pure audience enjoyment, with the action sequence at the core of this intention.
		Action movies are a visual, audio and emotional experience that attempts to overwhelm the audience with thrills and spills.
		Action films have traditionally been aimed at male audiences, aged 13 to the mid-30s in both American and world-wide markets, although modern action films have featured strong female characters to broaden demographic appeal.
	www.hurtwoodmedia.co.uk /phpnuke/html/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=125 (1037 words)

	Genrebending in Contemporary Korean Cinema
		Action films typically feature a continuous level of high energy, stunts, chase scenes, fights, escapes, rescues, non-stop motion, an unbroken storyline, and a resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds to defeat an evil villain.
		These and other such elements usurp the traditional status of action within the action film, allowing for viewers to focus their attention on the more cinematic aspects of the work.
		Korean filmmakers' experimentation with genre is likely to continue into the future, as a new generation takes control of the industry and attempts to shape its own identity.
	www.koreanfilm.org /genrebending.html (1532 words)

	Action Vault - Hidden & Dangerous 2 Interview
		We've paid much more attention to the use of stealth during action as well as to the role of various physical features in influencing the gameplay.
		All of the missions within a campaign are chronological and reveal how your actions in the previous level set you up for what you face now.
		Action Vault: How many commando characters are available to the player, and how do they differ from one another, and what's involved in choosing them and their equipment?
	actionvault.ign.com /features/interviews/hidndangerous2int.shtml (1117 words)

	Topconsoles.com :: Features / An in depth look at the Gamecube's Action Genre
		What is the action genre you ask, well I could say its a genre where you generally are running around a certain area performing different tasks to get to the next stage, and there is usually lots of guns and explosions.
		The action genre is so huge that it houses more games than any other genre, popular titles like the Metal Gear series, Enter the Matrix, the Lord of the Rings series, Pac Man VS and Rouge Leader.
		Action games generally have a simple storyline but one that is interesting non-the less.
	www.topconsoles.com /features.php?id=20&PHPSESSID=3f8ce264cf4c98145bb3093c3c126331 (432 words)

	Essays Database \| "Action Genre" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Its basically a nice summary of the the genre of Action done in a media class.
		The Action genre is a very popular genre among any people.
		I think that this genre is one of the past and less and less of these movies are being made.
	www.sayessay.com /paper/Action_Genre-179589.html (164 words)

	Action genre links US (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Action genre links US Action genre links US or references to the subject of action...
		In addition to the infamous âSlow,â âMach Speed,â and âZoom Inâ visual effects (VFX) powers, the action is even hotter this time around with the new âReplayâ VFX power.
		Action genre links US or references to the subject of action...
	genreus.hmk2.net /genre/action.html (341 words)

	Action Jackson @ Filmbug
		Action is still on the force, but he's a lowly cop always under the close supervision of the bull necked Captain Armbruster ("Predator" alumni Bill Duke).
		Perhaps the biggest problem in "Action Jackson" is the cut and paste appearance of a significant portion of the film.
		Weathers is Action Jackson a detroit cop who has been demoted to sergent from lieuntenat after being accused of brutality tactics wages a personal war with an auto magnete who cost him his posistion.
	www.filmbug.com /asin/0790742004 (1476 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Video: Blade [1998] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		An action flick that will reaffirm your belief that the superhero action genre did not die in the fluorescent hands of Joel Schumacher.
		The action scenes are superb, the fight sequences being particularly wicked, and there’s plenty of them, special effects are also very good and there’s more blood & gore than you can shake a stick at.
		The action scenes are superb, with the fight sequences being particularly good, and there's plenty of them.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004CYNI/o/qid=1012756261/sr=2-4/ref=sr_bt_4/ukeventsnet0e (1430 words)

	Citations: Genre as Social Action - Miller (ResearchIndex) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In these descriptions she posits the argument that genres are formal and situational.
		More specifically and for our purposes, we define it as follows: Genre is a descriptor of the classification of information based on formal, and social aspects of that information as it is archived or....
		Genre Theories Genres as a concept have a long tradition in rhetorical and literary analysis [1] Recently, researchers in cultural, rhetorical and design studies have begun using it to refer to a typified social action
	citeseer.ist.psu.edu /context/1064150/0 (507 words)

	3DActionPlanet - A Member of The GameSpy Network
		Some RPGs have become so bloated with their combat system that players shrug off blows that deal triple-digit damage, and summon the gods to deliver attacks larger, fancier, and more drawn-out than the biggest FPS explosion, which are about as easily shrugged off by the villans.
		Platformers have almost completely been assimilated into the action genre (to the chagrin of many a shooter fan.) Sports games have their own issues...
		The reason we find so many games hard-coded to genre bounds, and happily living within their own cliches, is that it's a comfortable position to design a game from.
	www.3dactionplanet.com /features/editorials/futureofaction/part4 (867 words)

	Action Vault - Will Rock Interview
		Among numerous potentially interesting and excellent action titles we keep in our sights, Will Rock is one about which we've been eager to know more for quite some time.
		Fast-paced action, a lot of incredible enemies, puzzles that need to be solved, and increasingly exciting gameplay all feature in a fantastic mythological setting.
		Greek mythology has really not been explored in the action genre, and we felt that an FPS using mythological opponents would be a fun and different experience.
	actionvault.ign.com /features/interviews/willrock.shtml (1022 words)

	Heat - exploding the action genre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In this subset of the genre, social problems are presented as purely psychological conflicts between powerful individuals with opposing interests.
		The film is largely an action movie about action movies, for while scores of filmmakers churn out simplistic stories of justice served and others experiment with the crime-as-game model, Mann has produced a commentary on both that leaves the first looking pointless and the second embarrassingly hip.
		Heat is a long-overdue fusion of real action and real drama, and it reopens doors that the action genre seems to have lost the keys to.
	archives.thedaily.washington.edu /1996/010496/heat.html (1083 words)

	Screenwriting 1-on-1 Classes for Action Genre
		Each genre 1-on-1 class is 8 weeks long and contains all the information from the Truby live seminar.
		The Action 1-on-1 Class shows you exactly how to write the most highly choreographed of all movie forms.
		This course covers every aspect of this audience favorite, from the unique action hero to special action story beats to the many sub-forms of action.
	www.truby.com /ocaction.html (240 words)

	Game Over Online Magazine - Ratchet & Clank
		For example, using the Glove of Doom as a defensive measure might be good to protect you against attackers when you’re running low on health, but if you’re not careful, you’ll waste all of your ammunition before you run into a swarm of enemies, making your progress a lot tougher.
		Creatively placing the buddy system on a tilt, this smaller robot scenario is really cool to see in action, especially the first time that you see five of them take on a much larger droid.
		Revamping the action platformer genre with plenty of action, wacky, impressive gadgets and an interesting storyline, this is what the future of action games should be.
	www.game-over.net /reviews.php?page=ps2reviews&id=94 (1506 words)

	Screenwriting Software for Action Genre
		Action is the epic hero, the one who changes a nation, who wins the day, who succeeds in life.
		The best action films have deep stories, complex characters and a profound effect on the audience.
		At the click of a button you can reference Truby's 4.5-hour Action Course for all those character elements, plot beats, and sub-genres that are unfamiliar to you.
	www.truby.com /bbaction.html (245 words)

	Cinema Capsule Critiques (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The action scenes are decent, and unlike most, this comic-book movie has a sense of imagination.
		John Woo is a director with rare and interesting talents: he can take even the most brutish action movie bullet-fest and envelop them with a real sense of emotional feeling, and he shoots his action scenes with an unrivaled visual eloquence.
		As with all of his Chinese action spectacles, John Woo has written a laughably juvenile load of macho bullshit, but then he makes the viewer care an embarrassingly large amount with his super-stylish direction and grand gestures.
	userpages.umbc.edu /~colemac1 (13747 words)

	Jamaica Gleaner - A film apart from the action genre - Friday \| April 25, 2003
		This leads to a string of very predictable twists and could-be turns in the plot, which turns the movie into something akin to a recycling plant for action movies.
		Unfortunately, there were far too many moments when the action lagged and not to the benefit of either character or plot development.
		The end result is that whether or not Diesel is a man apart, this movie can certainly stand aside and let the real action flicks stand up.
	www.jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20030425/ent/ent2.html (587 words)

	Apple - Games - Getting Started - Action
		Action games generally fall into two broad categories: first-person, which offers you a view of the game through the main character’s eyes; and third-person, where you observe the main character from a remote viewpoint.
		Prey brings several fresh twists to the genre, including Tommy’s spirit-walking ability, which is sometimes the only way to move past an obstacle, and the Death Realm, an area that replaces the typical “Game Over” screen found in most first-person shooters.
		While those titles are definitely aimed at mature gamers, the action genre also provides plenty of fare for the whole family.
	www.apple.com /games/gettingstarted/action (1132 words)

	Action Subgenres - Screenwriting article by William C. Martell
		Here are the most popular action subgenres, a quick look at what makes them tick, plus a few example films to view.
		With new action subgenres popping up all of the time and old ones cycling into temporary obscurity, there is no possible way to discuss every subgenre.
		More thriller than action, but chases are a major part of this subgenre and they can edge into action territory at times.
	www.scriptsecrets.net /articles/subgenre.htm (3243 words)

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