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Contemporary Oedipus Imagery

if he should have a son. Therefore, Laius took steps to prevent conceiving a son by Jocasta. However, Jocasta wanted a child and c...

Film Violence is Not Necessary

on whether or not the title or plotline of the story focuses on violence. Some movies and television shows contain violent themes ...

Black Noise by Tricia Rose

or in any number of ways that reflect the current concerns of black male youth. Female rappers, on the other hand, tell stories fr...

Ancient Rome and Its Culture

In ten pages this paper considers ancient Rome, Julius Caesar's leadership, and what this past culture can reveal about contempora...

Austria and Sweden Media Compared

In fourteen pages contemporary law and culture are two of the issues considered in a comparison of the media in Austria and Sweden...

Analysis of the Film Fatal Attraction

In five pages this analysis considers how director Adrian Lyne's Fatal Attraction represents a changing suspense and horror film g...

Rights and Language

In five pages this paper discusses the 'language of rights' within the context of 'Practical Philosophy and the Bill of Rights: P...

Eastern Europe's Musical Cultures and the Effects of Modern Technology

Europe prior to the end of communism. In what was once Yugoslavia, for example, Belgrade was a center for rock and roll and popul...

A Modern Viewpoint Applied to Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller

In five pages a contemporary perspective is used in an examination of the play and what would need to be changed in order to trans...

Social Class Pressures and Working Parents

these things are, in fact, needed (Overcoming Consumerism). This then is what fuels consumerism and drives people to work harder ...

Hopi People and Culture

the groups grabbed the largest ear of corn for themselves, but one leader remained until all the rest had chosen. He moved forward...

An Analysis of The God That Sucked by Thomas Frank" – Impact Upon Understanding Of Or Concern About The Unequal Distribution Of Wealth

whenever a civilized society is involved. Indeed, the very notion of social justice often leads directly to social injustice, ina...

Hutterites of North America

In seven pages this paper examines the Hutterite culture with its emphasis upon religious tradition and its isolation from contemp...

The Crowd 1928 Silent Film by Director King Vidor

People simply do not flock to see silent films anymore. At the time, the film was well reviewed by both the New York Times and Var...

Selective Process of Breeding, Rye and Secale cereale x Secale montanum

In ten pages the historical breeding of rye is discussed in an overview of conventional techniques which are contrasted with conte...

Definition of Gay and Lesbian Culture

did the other, so we are caught between polarities. "I hope to be able to produce valid, reliable statistics about gay people an...

Contemporary Cinema and the Use of Cyborgs

twentieth century, people are all chimeras, or mythic hybrids of machine and organism, or cyborgs (Haraway, 1991). In Western sci...

Changes in Idolatry from the Old Testament to the Modern Era

In six pages idolatry definition changes are examined in a consideration of past to present with contemporary rock star ideology c...

Credit and its Impact

care of their credit rating can expect to find doors closed in their faces when applying for such important commodities as insuran...

Modern Society and Desensitization

In 5 pages the cultural and social reasons why the increase in violent behavior has desensitized contemporary society particularly...

Rap and the Rap Culture

The writer discusses the connection between the Old English epic poem Beowulf and today's rap culture. The writer argues that alth...

Contemporary World and Taoism

in modern Chinese society; however, as the following discussion will illustrate, Taoist principles are also influencing Western cu...

New Designs from Ancient Forms

Originally, there were fifty-eight columns: seventeen on the sides, eight at each end, and six in the inner row of each porch. Th...

Intertextual Relationship Between Orson Welles' Chimes at Midnight and Gus Van Sant's My Own Private Idaho

In eleven pages the ways in which Welles' interpretation of a quintet of Shakespeare plays was incorporated into Gus Van Sant's co...

Mysticism in Island by Aldous Huxley

anywhere else. We are all, if we already knew it, already there" (Huxley 35) displays a sharp Taoist influence. Looking at Huxle...

Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet = Production Effectiveness

decision to transform a personal tale of forbidden love into a social commentary on increasing teen violence and decreasing morali...

Representations of Taiwan

legitimate government of both Taiwan and China began to change in the 1990s when democracy was introduced and new leaders were ele...

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

This book review pertains to Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. The writer argues that this is a hilarious satire th...

Questions on Media, Power and Culture

This research paper covers a variety of topics that pertain to media in contemporary culture. Topics include social media, the Hol...

Eradicating Silos of Care

This research paper points out that, historically, practitioners have worked independently within their particular "silo" of care ...