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The Siege Film by Edward Zwick

a bus bombing incident and after the attacks intensify in violence and frequency, he becomes convinced these are not isolated inci...

Contemporary Culture and Hip Hop

and become a very real part of the culture. "Now hip-hop has become the stuff of academic studies and museums. The Rock and Roll ...

Civilizations of Ancient Times

extant of the distinctive grey geometric ware produced in Crete during this period. Towards...

Identity and Political Culture and How They Are Influenced by Contemporary Cinema and Literature

In seven pages this report examines how contemporary cinema and literature influence identity and political culture. Five sources...

Japanese History

This paper discusses the history of Japan in 7 pages which includes the Tokugawa Shogunate and its importance, contrast and compar...

Comparative Thematic Analysis of Apocalypse Now and Heart of Darkness

he was supposed to have picked up at this station has broken down, so he is delayed. He tries to make himself busy and during this...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie and Marriage is a Private Affair by Chinua Achebe Compared

her. The son would have no say in the match, for this is how the marriage ritual had been performed for generations. The only qu...

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...

India Song by Marguerite Duras

feelings of forgetfulness (Marguerite Duras). In "India Song", Duras tells of the life during the 1930s in a fashionable di...

Three Essays on Business Management

launched on the brilliance of one researcher, who then turns over the reigns to a professional management team as he or she moves ...

Ancient Literature and Cultural Characteristics

Oedipus story we have one that seems to offer us the belief that through intellectual pursuit we can somehow avoid the inevitable,...

Modern Africa and Education's Significance

and attitudes from the Western world that are needed as the first step towards development (Lewis, 2002). Unfortunately, Western m...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Hutterites of North America

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

Comparative Interpretations of Clan of the Cave Bear

This paper consisting of five pages contrasts and compares contemporary historical adaptations of Clan of the Cave Bear with the f...

A Film Adaptation of Romeo and Juliet

This research paper/essay offers a critique of Baz Luhmann's adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. The writer discusses ho...

Contemporary Relevance of Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe

In 5 pages the contemporary relevance of this 16th century play is assessed in terms of the cloning debate and a similar theme fea...

Film Critic Pauline Kael's Life and Influence

In seven pages this paper discusses New Yorker movie critic Pauline Kael's life, how her passion for cinema translated into a care...

Modern Business and Corporate Culture

an intangible which can be difficult to isolate. Just as when travelling the world cultural differences can be seen between the di...