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Notions of Romantic Love

In five pages this paper discusses how people view romantic love as described in the John Schilb edited text Making Literature Mat...

Analysis of the Comedy Genre

In five pages this paper analyzes the comedy genre in terms of the social and personal importance of humor and what exactly makes ...

Candide by Voltaire and Romanticism

In seven pages this paper discusses the Romantic aspects of Candide by Voltaire in a consideration of the elements of the love 'qu...

Shakespeare's Dark and Festive Comedies

In six pages this paper contrasts and compares the dark and festive comedies of William Shakespeare and includes considerations of...

Colonial to Romantic Period American Literature

In five pages this paper examines how American literature evolved from he colonial times of Jonathan Edwards, John Winthrop, Benja...

Faulkner's Comedy

of comedic elements. As Addie Bundren lays dying her son Cash is busy building her coffin. This is, in many ways, a very powerf...

'The Bear' by William Faulkner

terms, the trancendentalist is occupied with the natural over the synthetic. He uses vivid images in his explanation of what natu...

Current and Past Styles of Parenting Styles

In eight pages this paper compares contemporary styles of parenting with those of three decades ago as they were represented in te...

Classroom Applications of Monty Python and the Holy Grail

In five pages this essay examines the physics, political science, and history classroom discussion that can be initiated by the co...

Defining True Love

This 5 page paper argues that true love is a rare, idealised type of love that is truly found only in a parent's love for a child....

Comedy and Women

In ten pages this paper examines women in comedy in an overview that includes Gracie Allen, Lucille Ball, and Phyllis Diller. Sev...

Jane Eyre and Reconciliation

their childhood. All their class held these principles" (p. 190). Introspection Jane questions her own behavior in her acceptanc...

The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri and Guides

In five pages this report examines the various guides throughout Dante's 'Divine Comedy' and how they force the readers to conside...

19th Century Romanticism in Rob Roy by Walter Scott

is presented by the protagonist Frank Osbaldistone as the quintessential romantic hero, in a series of narrative letters to his fr...

Mental Illness and Government in the Film Dead Man Out

This paper examines this film's complexities in terms of the intertwining government and societal factors throughout in five pages...

Pleasantville's Creative Use of Color

In five pages the powerful use of color in the film's storytelling is examined. Two sources are cited in the bibliography....

The Film Finding Forrester, Thomas Hobbes, and Aristotle

In five pages this paper consides how films reflect some type of philosophy and the example of the 2000 film staring Sean Connery ...

Sherman Alexie's Smoke Signals, and 'It's a good day to be indigenous'

determine the dramatic strengths and weaknesses of one version compared to another. The movie This is a "coming of age" story and...

Comparing Novel and Film Versions of The Silence of the Lambs

seriously short-handed, and in desperation, he enlists Starlings services. In the novel, Starling is portrayed as an ambitious an...

Camera Politica and its Controversial Message

In five pages this text and its controversial message are examined with primary themes including films' role and their use as tool...

Tarantino and the director as auteur

This research paper argues that director Quentin Tarantino has earned the perspective of being considered the auteur of his films,...

Feminism and Gender Issues During 1950's & 60's

a group of radical New York women who aggressively sought change (Mainardi, 1969). Others chose to work patiently behind the scen...

Defining a Classic - Casablanca

to watch everyone else who comes for the same reason. Intrigue is served with each glass. The plot clinks with the cubes about w...

Cinema Realism and Audience Reaction

In a paper consisting of five pages viewing audience passivity, activity, and impact of film realism is explored in terms of the p...

All About Eve and the Introduction by Marilyn Monroe.

she chooses to apply it in the wrong manner. It is interesting that the film never shows Baxter acting in front of the camera, but...

A Review of Hannah and Her Sisters

A 5 page review of the film by Woody Allen. The opinions of other critics are considered and the author's own opinion delivered a...

Film Noir and Classical Hollywood Narrative 'Out of the Past'

This paper consists of 5 pages discusses how film noir and classical Hollywood were influenced by Tourner's 1947 film. There are ...

JFK, a Critical Overview

Few movies have sparked more controversy than JFK, Oliver Stone's 1991 descent into conspiracy theory. This paper offers a critica...

Citizen Kane and Cinematography

In five pages the opening scene of Welles' masterpiece, its compelling use of cinematography, and the ways in which it establishes...

Stanley Kubrick's Auteur Film Style in A Clockwork Orange and 2001 A Space Odyssey

In eight pages this paper examines Kubrick's definitive auteur film styles as they are represented in these films and compares the...