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Dilay1985 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
Arc
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Does the word "arc" have a different meaning here?
In Hollywood they have these unshakable conclusions,” he said. “And one of them is that a character must have an arc, must go for a journey and learn something, must be different at the end.
thanks!
Does the word "arc" have a different meaning here?
In Hollywood they have these unshakable conclusions,” he said. “And one of them is that a character must have an arc, must go for a journey and learn something, must be different at the end.
thanks!
Top answer
I think the person speaking in that sentence is using arc figuratively. Imagine a cannon firing a cannonball upwards. The cannonball travels upwards and across the sky, then it reaches a peak, and starts to fall, still travelling across the sky.
- I think the person speaking in that sentence is using arc figuratively.
- Imagine a cannon firing a cannonball upwards.
- The cannonball travels upwards and across the sky, then it reaches a peak, and starts to fall, still travelling across the sky.
- Then it lands on the ground.
- It has traced an arc .
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I think the person speaking in that sentence is using arc figuratively.
Imagine a cannon firing a cannonball upwards. The cannonball travels upwards and across the sky, then it reaches a peak, and starts to fall, still travelling across the sky. Then it lands on the ground.
It has traced an arc. It has travelled away from the earth, then back to the earth, all while
Imagine a cannon firing a cannonball upwards. The cannonball travels upwards and across the sky, then it reaches a peak, and starts to fall, still travelling across the sky. Then it lands on the ground.
It has traced an arc. It has travelled away from the earth, then back to the earth, all while
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