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Fact and Fiction in Homer's 'The Odyssey'

of Homers great work are a slew of characters. One of those is Odysseus, an unlikely hero. Odysseus is in some ways an antihero...

The True Voyages of Christopher Columbus

eyes of the world. It would also elevate Spains own social status in the world. Status and wealth were important considerations ...

Australian Press Council's 'Principle 5'

In five pages an analysis of this principle that requires Australian journalism publications to clearly differentiate between fact...

Tim O'Brien's Writings and the Blurring of Fantasy and Reality

In eleven pages this paper examines how author Tim O'Brien intentionally obscures the fine line between real life and fiction in h...

Facts and Fiction Regarding John F. Kennedy

is involved in a scandal where a young girl is drowned and while John Jr. had done well for himself, he and his young wife are kil...

The Dear Hunter Film's Vietnam War Rhetoric and Reality

In five pages this paper examines the rhetoric and reality of the Vietnam War within the contexts of the book Hollywood's Vietnam ...

Comparing Old Film Angels with Dirty Faces with New Film Clockers

In five pages this research paper contrasts and compares films from 1938 and 1995 respectively. Three sources are cited in the bi...

Film's Subtle Advertising

In two pages this paper considers the subtle advertisements featured in the movies Back to the Future and E.T. There is no biblio...

Casablanca Film's Propaganda and History

In five pages this 1943 film by director Michael Curtiz is examined in terms of both its Second World War period history and how i...

Traditional Film Methods and Digital Film of the Future

In twelve pages this paper examines traditional film methods and the increased reliance upon digital technology in a contrast and ...

Metropolis Film's Social Importance

notions of the division between the "haves" and "have nots" and in fact supported his ideas with the theory of alienation. Further...

Erin Brockovich, Scarlett O'Hara, and Film's Independent Women

associated with roles from other films (Magills Survey of Cinema). During that time in Hollywood, women were not as indepen...

'Mr. Strehlow's Films' Analyzed

past and present. The result was an overwhelming collection of footage that has since been entitled, Mr. Strehlows Films. Thes...

Bernard & Krieger/Knowledge & Power

removed, "the phenomena will no longer appear" (Bernard 55). As this illustrates, Bernards goal in his research was integrate the ...

Comparing and Contrasting Dumbo (1941) with The Little Mermaid (1989)

in fact, alcohol is flaunted, despite the fact that the cartoon is made for a young audience. Dumbo also has a "drunken vision" (L...

Mis-En-Scene & Midnight Cowboy

dress of the other extras (all men) identifies them as working-class people. Theres a mug on the counter and the usual accessories...

Ralph Ellison

mention the civil war in Spain and the Communist state in Russia as instances in which people grew "tired of seeing the rich have ...

Antwone Fisher and Menace II Society

there is a certain allure to the way in which both Caine and O-Dog are portrayed. Cinema has since its inception been one of the...

Realism and Expressionism in Film

"realists," saying that what they "had in common was a desire to put cinema at the service of what ... [he] called a fundamental f...

Oedipus and Lysistrata: Tragedy and Comedy

they can stop the men from going off to war and would ultimately bring some peace. The premise of the story is a tragic one, in th...

1940s Black Cinema

fell considerably short of avoiding stereotypes. For example, one review, that is typical of those produced by white critics, de...

Editing and Narrative

are used to match up, such as a person getting out of a chair and then being shown form a different angle entering a room. The use...

Using Comedy To Explore Social Issues

great deal of the humor arises from the plays comic premise, which calls tends to suggest that the title of the work is something ...

The Bible, Koran, And Divine Comedy

the Bible - the Ten Commandments, the so-called Golden Rule, what civilized societies consider moral and immoral behaviors - all f...

Film Adaptation/Shoeless Joe & Field of Dreams

(Stam 54). While these terms seem extreme, they convey the disappointment of the critic, or the general viewer, towards a film tha...

Reflections of Poverty In Film

This paper examines Oscar Lewis' film, The Children of Sanchez, as well as Luis Bunnel's work, Los Olvidados. This four page pape...

Erotic Journeys and the film Maid in America

portrayed in the film live in a climate of risk with "no health insurance, no drivers license, no pension and no recourse" to just...

Sociologically Implications of a Comedy

their acknowledged leaders and the only character that is not played for laughs. There are also Gordon, a middle-aged, loyal custo...

John Ford Films Young Mr. Lincoln and The Searchers Compared

This research paper compares these two Ford's films in five pages terms of differences but also notes the similar filmmaker perspe...

"Freaky Friday" And Multiculturalism

very essence of what it means to be a human being, demonstrating how and why a person acts the way she does, how she attributes mo...