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Individualism Perspectives in Print and Celluloid

In five pages this paper compares and contrasts the indivdualism themes featured in Ken Kesey's 1962 novel One Flew Over the Cucko...

Intention of Authors and its Importance

In ten pages author intent is the focus of this analysis of the Buena Vista Social Club film and the novels The Adventures of Huck...

Modern Society and Desensitization

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

Films My Brilliant Career, Annie Hall, Educating Rita, and The Piano and the Portrayal of Strong Women

This paper examines women's roles and status and how they are portrayed in a comparative analysis of these films consisting of eig...

1995 Film By John Singleton, Higher Learning

In five pages this report examines the 3rd film effort by director John Singleton in a discussion of content, prejudice, and issue...

Communication Skills Teaching and the Movie To Sir with Love

way to get a job and keep it. By treating the kids as adults and giving respect, he begins to get it back in turn, along with at...

Authority and Power in Edward Zwick's Film Glory

In five pages Zwick's film based on Col. Robert G. Shaw's letters is analyzed in terms of how a multiracial setting addresses auth...

Book and Movie Versions of The Natural by Bernard Malamud

stories in that it takes the form of the medieval morality play. In this discussion we will examine the contrast between the nove...

Tech Noir Film Genre and Its Contributions

somehow harm society or even annihilate the world. There is fear of nuclear warfare which is a popular theme in the genre. There i...

Orson Welles' 1952 Film Othello

Iago - played by Michael MacLiammoir Iago is roughly thrust into the cage, and by means of a creaking iron wheel and pulley, the ...

Critique of Stanley Kramer's Film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

In eight pages this paper critiques the 1967 film in terms of history and the social changes the movie was attempting to address r...

1930s and 1940s' British Cinema and its Heterogeneous Mix

In seven pages the heterogeneity of such British films of the period as Alfred Hitchcock's 1938 The Lady Vanishes and Zoltan Korda...

The Dominance of the U.S. in Films

for American dominance in films. History Historical studies dealing with responses to American film dominance have tended to emph...

'Hawksian Women' of Director Howard Hawks

In five pages this paper considers how Hawks portrayed women in his films with a discussion of Katharine Hepburn in Bringing Up Ba...

Pillow Talk (1959)

This essay pertains to Pillow Talk (1959), which the writer describes as a classic sex comedy. To support this position, the write...

Cardiac Surgery in Africa

This paper discusses a documentary film that follows eight Rweandan children as they go to a hospital for cardiac surgery. The chi...

Social Work Film Analysis, Requiem for a Dream

This essay analyzes Darren Aronofsky's 2000 film "Requiem for a Dream" and discusses how its characters illustrate the effects of ...

Conflict Theory and Crash (2004)

This essay pertains to the scene in Crash (2004), a film directed by Paul Haggis, in which two black men steal a car. The writer u...

"Medicine Man," Environmental Damage in

This paper pertains to the detrimental destruction of a rain forest environment as dramatized in the 1992 film "Medicine Man." Thr...

The Andromeda Strain, Mise-en-Scene

This essay pertains to the art production and mise-en-scene that characterizes "The Andromeda Strain," a 1971 film directed by Rob...

Marguerite Duras, A Biography

This essay provides an overview of the life and career of Marguerite Duras, French novelist and film maker, specifically focusing ...

"The Breakfast Club" and Group Development

In a paper of six pages, the writer looks at the four stages of group development: forming, storming, norming, and performing. Eac...

Worse than War, Genocide

This research paper/essay uses "Worse than War," a 2009 PBS documentary as its primary source, in order to address ten issues pert...

Film Review, Cool Hand Luke

This essay uses research to offer an overview of "Cool Hand Luke," a 1967 film directed by Stuart Rosenberg. Cinematic features, s...

Identity in the Work of Cindy

Sherman Cindy Sherman is a noted photography, with her work often categorizing her as an artist. In her work she presents images w...

Changing Behavior

This essay explains what classical and operant conditioning are. It discusses how politicians, moviemakers, and advertisers use cl...

"House of Sand and Fog" - Abnormal Psychology

In a paper of four pages, the writer looks at "House of Sand and Fog". The film is explored for its thematic content related to ab...

Hotel Rwanda, Cinematic Analysis

This research paper/essay analyzes and critiques the portrayal of genocide presented in the 2004 film Hotel Rwanda. Five pages in ...

Film Review, Requiem for a Dream

This essay pertain to Darren Aronofsky's 2000 film "Requiem for a Dream, and describes how each of the characters' lives spiral in...

Mrs. Doubtfire and Marital Conflict

This paper examines how marital conflict is portrayed and potentially resolved in the film Mrs. Doubtfire in 6 pages. The bibliog...