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Watergate's Cinematic Interpretations

In five pages the portrayal of the Watergate scandal in Alan J. Pakula's All the President's Men and Andrew Fleming's Dick are com...

Use of Characterization in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

In five pages this essay considers how the author used characterization in her accurate portrayal of race relationships in the ear...

Narrative Style Comparison Between Classic Mode and Art Cinema

In five pages these two modes of narrative cinema are examined in terms of the differences between classic and art cinema as revea...

Platoon Film by Director Oliver Stone

Platoons top-notch portrayals by the actors were a joy. Ensemble performances are all first-rate with Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe ...

Sam Shepard and William Faulkner on Family Dysfunction

In twenty pages twentieth century family dysfunction is considered in a comparative analysis of its portrayal in the characterizat...

John Demos' The Unredeemed Captive and Intercultural Relationships

In ten pages this paper examines intercultural relationships as featured in the text's portrayal of early 18th century Native Amer...

Behavior and Classic Psychologists

how his actions will be perceived. An adult is obviously a more complex being and has a developed Ego. The Superego was later de...

Arthurian Legend in Bernard Cornwell's Excalibur A Novel of Arthur and John Boorman's Film Excalibur

The different Arthurian legend portrayals of this novel and film are contrasted and compared in eight pages. There are no other s...

Belief and Disbelief in an 'Accidental Century'

and the use of technology in the form of the atomic bomb laid waste to the concept of an egalitarian Utopia. The postwar world us...

Life as Seen Through the Classics

to the role of an international statesman; through his efforts, he ultimately ended up as a role model for many American youths wh...

Community in Toni Morrison's Beloved and Paule Marshall's Praisesong for the Widow

in a celebration that includes dances that are a tribute to the "Old People," an annual tribute to ancestors. Avey is deeply moved...

Comparative Analysis of A Streetcar Named Desire and A Doll's House

the norm. It was something that perhaps stemmed from the authors fear, but for whatever the reason he created this female monster ...

Literary Classics, Knowledge of Death and Religion

it would seem. Socrates agrees for he sees that by having such an argument with Euthyphro he may find a better way to plead his ow...

Twenty First Century, the Humanities, and the Classics

just beginning his journey, understanding that is a necessity and that it holds danger: "MIDWAY upon the journey of our life I fou...

Woody Allen's Crimes and Misdemeanors and Ethics

In five pages this 1989 movie's portrayal of ethical and moral considerations is examined along with a discussion of how it portra...

Classic Novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding

the novel. He points out that it has been generally accepted among scholars that Simon is an "analogue of Jesus Christ" and that h...

Rebecca by Daphne de Maurier and Gender Roles

implied that she marries him because he is wealthy and has much to offer her. That she is in love is made clear, but there is alwa...

Evil Element in the Works of Thomas Hardy and William Golding

the Flies, the book that centers on how a group of boys behaves when they are marooned on an island after their plane crashes. As ...

Wild Thorns by Sahar Khalifeh

true in the modern non-fictional Palestinian reality, survival as individuals and as a culture is the primary goal of Khalifehs fi...

Comparing Crime Dramas Crossing Jordan and CSI

Cases vary from week to week. In an episode known as Stalker, Jan Galloway was obviously fearful when her body was found. It was n...

Internet Technology and Morality

compromising of principles much more likely. For example, it is noted that the Internet opens the doors of pornography and cyber a...

Analyzing the Portrayal of the Media in the Film Bob Roberts

himself completely to his ambition (Roberge, 2002). This is evidenced by his decision to run for political office (Roberge, 2002)...

Setting as Portrayed in Works by Richard Shelton and Leslie Marmon Silko

visit time and again, or which makes the reader have a strange sense of foreboding for the characters as the story unravels. Autho...

Richard III England's Black Legend by Desmond Seward and The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey

particular emphasis upon Richard III. A relevant phrase within the literary world that relates to the overall concept of good and...

Synoptic Gospels and Soteriology

Aquinas goes on to explain Christs sacrifice through suffering in that it came out of Christs love and obedience for mankind. This...

The Supernatural and Social Disruption in A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

secondary characters and subthemes actually deliver Shakespeares real message. The fairies in the play are of particular interest...

Gods and Generals by Jeff Shaara

proved to be the right choice. Burnside even gained support of President Lincoln, who approved their mission but warned that they...

Character of Rochester in Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre and Jean Rhys' Wide Sargasso Sea

purity of Jane, as a potential, "better" wife for Rochester (267). It also allows Rochester to vindicate himself at Berthas expens...

Act I and Act II Analysis of A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

inasmuch as social interaction implies interacting with other persons; thus, the meaning of that interaction is always to be a joi...

Comparing Kate Chopin Tales 'The Story of an Hour' and 'Desiree's Baby'

felt a sense of liberation she had never known before. She could support herself and write about the subjects she felt passionate...