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Depiction of the Civil War in Barbara Brackman's Civil War Women and the Film Birth of a Nation

In five pages this paper compares Barbara Brackman's text and D.W. Griffith's film in terms of how each portrayed the Civil War. ...

Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings and Modern Cinema Fantasies

npa), the use of the fantasy genre allows the author or director to stand outside of the reality with which we are familiar, and g...

A Comparison of Two Depictions of WWII

Soldiers of Destruction by Charles Sydnor and How Hitler Lost the War, the film documentary, are compared and contrasted in this t...

The Dramatic America of the 1930s in Terms of Sight and sound

In this paper consisting of 5 pages Warren Susman's contention that this was the era of drama is considered as are the social impa...

Mel Gibson's Cinematic Interpretation of William Shakespeare's Hamlet

(like Mel Gibson in the 1991 film) has no interest in playing him as an apologetic mope" (Ebert). In the written play there is a...

Film as Nightmare '28 Days Later'

course, 28 days later, when a bicycle courier named Jim (Cillian Murphy) awakens from a coma and finds himself in an abandoned hos...

Tokyo Story as a Reflection of Conditions in Post World War II Japan

such a level of significance which allows it to be seen as a representation of the issues which are applicable to the society, and...

Women in the American Revolution

was developing. But, when her husband was taken it was very hard for her to do nothing. She constantly ended up battling with the ...

Cognitive Therapy With Iraq Veterans

therapy is a particularly useful approach in helping Iraqi war veterans deal with - and ultimately put aside - the intrusive prese...

'The Longest Day' Was it Accurate?

film was produced in much the way a battle is in terms of strategy and planning, thus making it a very intense and powerful film. ...

Review of Dai Richards' Film The 50 Years' War

in 1947, started with the single incident of granting Israel a portion of land which was held by the Palestinians. Historical e...

Purple Heart and Casablanca, Messages to the American Public in the Turbulent Years of World War II

foreign war" (Nachbar). In 1941, the House of Representatives the measure to continue the military draft passed by a single vote ...

Post War Society of Japan in the Film Kanoku Geemu, or Family Game

This paper consists of four pages and examines Japanese society after World War II within the context of the film Kanoku Geemu. T...

Short Essays on Europe Since 1870

In six pages post 1870 Europe is examined in a series of short essays with topics including Mussolini and Fascism, the foreign pol...

Cold War Era Films

In fifteen pages this paper examines how the Cold War is depicted in such films including Fail Safe, North By Northwest, Dr. Stran...

Neorealism of Italian Director Roberto Rossellini

In eight pages this paper discusses the post Second World War neorealist cinema that was characterized by Roberto Rossellini in su...

'Platoon' vs. 'Apocalypse Now'

In 5 pages this comparative analysis considers the power of visual images in these films and how war is told through manipulative ...

Lessons About War In The Film, Saving Private Ryan

This paper examines Stephen Speilberg's 1998 WWII film, Saving Private Ryan. The author discusses what lessons can be taken from ...

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...

World War II Film The Best Years of Our Lives

three-time Pulitzer Prize winner. William Wyler was chosen as director, and an award-winning cast was assembled. It should be no...

Review of the Post World War II Film The Bicycle Thief

In six pages this paper discusses the portrayal of the realities confronting Italy after the Second World War as featured in Vitto...

The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith Critically Reviewed

will lead to prosperity for all citizens, rich and poor. He coined his approach to free trade "laissez-faire," which is a French ...

Interpersonal Relations Assessed

and physical functioning (See Brooke, 1999). As a result, Bracken outlines 60 psychoeducational assessments that can be used effe...

First World War and Gendered War Perspectives

In ten pages this paper examines the concept of warfare in a consideration of the differing views between men and women regarding ...

Kurt Lohbeck's Holy War, Unholy Victory Eyewitness To The CIA's Secret War In Afghanistan

In seven pages this paper reviews Lohbeck's text in an emphasis upon the roles of Islam and the CIA in the author's Afghan reality...

The First Modern War in America was the Civil War

limited (Vasile The Union Soldier, His Life and Times: A Modern Interpretation of a 19th Century Experience). However, technologi...

Second World War's Inevitability

In seven pages this paper demonstrates why a second world war was inevitable. Six sources are cited in the bibliography....

World War I and Cause of the War

themselves did not seem to have any wider-ranging political motivations beyond protesting at domestic conditions; certainly they d...

Strategy of "Hard War" and the American Civil War

This research paper explores the topic of "hard war," which was authorized by Lincoln and implemented by Sherman in his March of t...

Star Wars' Mythical Power

First, it should be noted that the Star Wars myth is also exemplified in other films like K-Pax where an alien who is from the pla...