Essays 961 - 990
Ann Beard, in her essay The Fourth State of Matter, illustrates how a young man, Gang Lu, becamse so disgruntled with life and wit...
is just surplus" (Ebert) But the "surplus" is everything that a "normal" person experiences. While there is a definite charm to t...
is: Platos account of how Socrates defended himself. When he is condemned to death in spire of his eloquence, he accepts it with d...
is Torres mother; Do?a Maria is a frail woman but apparently stronger of character than her daughter. Since they are going to live...
scholar Terrence Des Pres remarked that Jewish resistance might not have been a huge revolt; these movements were instead several ...
him: Father Barry (Karl Malden) is a tough priest who urges him to testify about what he knows; Johnnie Friendly (Lee J. Cobb) is ...
his habitual good-natured grin when he is arrested. For this damage to municipal property, Luke is sentenced to two-years labor on...
Fasts text of the same name). They each offer depictions of George Washington as perceived by authors, screenwriters, and filmmak...
is of excellent quality which is likely why it quickly became a classic, and one which others emulate. The ending is satisfying. S...
In six pages the antiabolitionist intent of Stowe's novel is compared with the African American stereotypes it was responsible for...
This paper examines Oscar Lewis' film, The Children of Sanchez, as well as Luis Bunnel's work, Los Olvidados. This four page pape...
to kiss her, but naturally, Proudlock was convicted of murder (PG). She received a death sentence but the the European community ...
In ten pages this paper chronicles the history of British film from its 19th century origins until 1939. Six sources are listed i...
In five pages Woo's portrayal of Hong Kong is the focus of this examination of The Killer film. Four sources are cited in the bib...
reviewer Thierry Jousse considered the Cannes award "totally disproportioned", arguing that the film in fact was too slight to mer...
In seven pages this paper discusses the impact of technology upon humankind as considered in H.G. Wells' novels The War of the Wor...
have reattached since he could not afford the cost of both. According to Rick, the hospital priced the reattachment of his middle...
portrayed in the film live in a climate of risk with "no health insurance, no drivers license, no pension and no recourse" to just...
the service of the agency" (McCarthy). Both films offer up an individual that is, in one way or another, presumed to be a bad gu...
theorists and directors," note that "Hitchcocks films are deeply infused with anxiety, guilt, and existential angst, which they tr...
backlands that appears to be totally worthless. The feud dictates a continuous cycle of murder. The shirt of a victim is hung out ...
but are rather handled subtly and well, as they are integrated into the context of the narrative and the way the character change ...
is made to truly feel for them, fear for them, and hope they survive. However, anyone who has watched both of the films will clear...
subsequently preaches sermons about him, leading people to believe that he led the life of a saint. Ciapelletto is such a hypocri...
Danvers seems almost supernatural in her ability to simply appear, starling the current Mrs. De Winter, who is played by Joan Font...
in the way different characters are presented, as well as beauty in different meanings at different levels. It may be argued tha...
as icon ... you dont cast Denzel Washington unless youre willing to accept that charisma is often the secret weapon of the success...
so that when he sees himself in the mirror, "the recognition of himself is joyous in that he imagines his mirror image to be more ...
hes written the book in blank verse. This means that it calls attention to itself but it does so with a purpose. Each poem, becaus...
works for her husband, and hes supposed to show her a good time and do what she wants, so shut up and dance because she wants that...