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Term Papers on Arts and Movies
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Resolution
Number of words: 475 - Number of pages: 2.... they c annot control. Helena is in great anguish because she cannot have
Demetrius and now it seems that Lysander is mocking her over this very fact.
Hermia is also in terrible pain due to the sudden change of heart seen in her
lover. Demetrius is still seeking Hermia with no hope of success and Lysander
is trapped in the daze of love for a woman that is not his true love. It is
with this feeling of utter helplessness that Shakespeare ends act II.
Although this is one of Shakespeare's comedies, an interesting way to
resolve the story would be to take t .....
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The Crucible: The Tragedy At Salem
Number of words: 1138 - Number of pages: 5.... to destruction by material or ideological
enemies"(Miller 7). While espousing purity and godliness, the Puritans of
Salem were a political group with leanings toward power and weakness. They
were unable to keep these two characteristics in check at the time of the
witch hunt. This resulted in the witch hunts becoming "a perverse
manifestation of the panic which set in among all classes when the balance
began to turn toward greater individual freedom"(Miller 7). Their
theocracy allowed for no expression of individuality, lest the individual,
in short, ask fo .....
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The People Vs Larry Flynt
Number of words: 659 - Number of pages: 3.... publication and Playboy is that Hustler is more explicitly raw and the pictures aren't touched up.
This is a very controversial issue because it goes against the first amendment. Who is to say that someone doesn’t have the right to view certain materials. Americans don’t want someone else controlling what they can see and what they can’t see. Americans want as much freedom as they are entitled to and this was Larry Flynt’s defense. Even though Flynt’s attorney proclaimed that he didn’t agree with the particular content of Flynt’s publication, he didn’t want som .....
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Oedipus Rex
Number of words: 737 - Number of pages: 3.... and left home because he loved his foster father who he believed to be
his real father. A while after he ran away he traveling down a road when he saw
a coach coming. It contained his true father, King Laios of Thebes and his
bodyguards. When they almost ran him over Oedipus attacked them killing the
bodyguards and his father, thinking that they were highway bandits, and by doing
so he unwittingly fulfilled the prophecy. When he realizes this he is
devastated. This really contributes to the theme, that you cannot escape your
past. The fact that he kille .....
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Can Media Inspire Violent Crimes?
Number of words: 607 - Number of pages: 3.... nothing bad will happen to them if
they shoot their brother in the head with Daddy's pistol.
Studies show that in one week of content analysis of prime-time output on
seven New York City channels, there were 3,421 acts and threats of violence
observed. Children's fictional entertainment programs had three times the
frequency of violent acts or threats recorded in adult programs. (Gunter,
p.13). many of these acts were committed without any compensation for the
action without responsibility, then it must be acceptable behavior. Similarly,
aggressive ad .....
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King Arthur And The Knights Of The Round Table: An Epic Hero For Modern Times
Number of words: 607 - Number of pages: 3.... precede Morte
d' Arthur and there is no overlap in the story, the way the plot is handled
in each work cannot be debated. I will however, discuss the mood, tone,
and characterization of a few key figures in the two works.
One difference in character that I found was that in the
introduction to Morte d' Arthur, Mordred is referred to as King Arthurs
nephew. Later in the text, when Arthur and Mordred are fighting (p. 96,
para.1) it says, ". . . so he smote his father King Arthur with his sword
holden in both hands, upon the side of the head . . ." In .....
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Movie Review: The Color Purple
Number of words: 242 - Number of pages: 1.... the original story, by Alice Walker. He slaughtered a story most
people had heard of, but never read. I thought the movie itself was rather good.
It had it's own good and bad points. Up until about when Sofia left Harpo, they
were almost identical. After that they are almost two different stories with
the same ending.
The movie was written purely for entertainment. It added a small number of
scenes, but cut more than it added. Also, it emphasized different parts of the
story than the book. The film is about a young black girl growing up in the
south, abused by, first, her father, then her husband, wh .....
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The Making Of A Movie
Number of words: 500 - Number of pages: 2.... recorded by nature. Forevermore there will be the memories and special moments of "the film".
Behind the scenes, there is the technical crew. This is where the director of the production is located. The director has many responsibilities and roles within a film production. They interpret scripts, select cast and crew members and, approve scenery, costumes, and music. The directors have the tremendous responsibility of meeting hundreds schedules, and staying in a specific budget set by the producer while solving tiny problems that take place on the .....
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