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What are the main themes of Pleasantville, and how does the director convey them to the audience using cinematic techniques? Pleasantville, directed by Gary Ross, is the year 2000 comedy with powerful underlying themes. Pleasantville is an inspiring and oddly touching story about two 90’s kids who are thrust into . . . Read more

Chronicle of a Death Foretold, by Gabriel Garcia-Marquez, is a story that brings one to question the code of honor that exists in the Columbian town. Marquez paints a picture that shows how societal values, such as honor have become more important than the inherent good of human life. The . . . Read more

“In many cultures, a woman is expected to assume the role of the submissive, attentive wife. Often, a woman’s role is limited by society to that of wife and mother. Henrik Ibsen, in his play A Doll’s House, examines the consequences of the stereotypical roles of women in marriage.” Ibsen . . . Read more

Describe the signifying systems of the opening scenes of Edward Scissorhands. Edward Scissorhands is a Tim Burton Award-Winning production filmed in the early ’90s. It is a satire of an American-based, suburban life causing a utopia with a bit of gothic fantasy. Within the film, we see a hybrid of . . . Read more

During the 1920s, jazz was beginning to sweep across America, becoming especially popular in New York. The status of African Americans was elevated due to their distinct music becoming increasingly popular, and jazz music evolved into an integral part of American popular culture. The original music of the Africans that . . . Read more

Graffiti has loomed between the borders of true art, mindless trash and a way of solely getting your name around and more people seeing it. Is Graffiti the everyday scrawlings of misdirected teenagers or the well-laced masterpiece by a keen eye? For years the opinions have changed and shifted. Currently, . . . Read more

The Woman Warrior, written by Maxine Hong Kingston, is a book of memoirs, an autobiography of Kingston’s life amongst ghosts. However, although this book is an autobiography, it is not solely written from one narrative point of view. Kingston’s book of memoirs realizes that a first-person singular narrative point of . . . Read more

Discuss the perception of Creon as a noble leader and Tragic Hero rather than a merchant of tyranny and an abuser of power. Aristotle’s definition of tragedy is “Tragedy is a story taking the hero from happiness to misery because of a fatal flaw or mistake on his part. To . . . Read more

I have chosen to compare ‘The Passionate Shepherd to his love” and “Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd’ because of the close relationship between the two poems and the stark contrast of the treatment of an identical theme, that of love within the framework of pastoral life. I intend to look . . . Read more

The problem of evil is one, which has been around for a lot of time. The quotation can best express it: ‘Either God cannot destroy evil, or he will not, he is not all-powerful, and if he will, he is all-loving.’ Since religious believers in an omnipotent God and all-loving, . . . Read more

There is much literature on the subject of and/or set during the era of slavery in America, and our archives brim with books describing antebellum life. Except for slave narratives, however, there is scarce literature written from the slaves’ point of view. To date, novels, in particular, have failed to . . . Read more

Technology is increasing day by day. Biometrics is becoming famous, and there are increasing users. Though it has its advantages and disadvantages and several ethical and social issues, it need to deal with. The scope of the research includes all aspects of biometrics. An overview of what biometrics is and . . . Read more

Write a reflective essay of the practice session discussing four key interpersonal skills you used or attempted to use. Your reflective essay is to include: a brief factual overview of the practice session identification of four interpersonal skills you used, including active listening evaluation of your application of each of . . . Read more

FACT OR FICTION? Global warming is the latest crisis for our world to face. Most scientists commonly believe that artificial CO2 emissions are causing climate change and that to avert an increase in global temperatures, we have to cut down our use of CO2-producing fossil fuels. However, some leading researchers . . . Read more

Using Information from item B and elsewhere, assess the view that vocational education and training schemes have done nothing to reduce social inequalities. There are various schemes available within the new vocational education system, such as NVQ’s, apprenticeships, YTS’s and GNVQs. These are work-based awards that are achieved through training . . . Read more

The condition of today’s environment has been affected by many factors, some of which are positive, which benefit the environment. In contrast, other environmental effects are negative, meaning they damage or cause harm to the environment. One factor, which affects the environment, is humans. The negative ways, which we affect . . . Read more

“Wait,” said Benedix. “You speak like a man who, seeing that a twig springs from a branch and that many twigs spring from a branch and that many twigs spring from many branches, denies the existence of a trunk to the tree. Follow the multiplicity back and back, and you . . . Read more

‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness’ (The Declaration of Independence, 1776). Critically analyze the Representation of the American Dream in American . . . Read more

William Goldman effectively incorporates numerous archetypes within his novel to further entice the reader into the plot. Goldman practices three archetypes in particular: numbers, colors, and the wise older man. The numbers three and six are used as symbols of power and evil, respectively. Moreover, the color black is used . . . Read more

In the novel “Of Mice and Men” dreams are very important to different characters. Dreams keep the migrant workers going; these dreams keep the workers going and make them work harder to believe that their dream will come true one day. George and Lennie’s dream is the main dream in . . . Read more

Explore how Richard Kelly presents his ideas about the film “Donnie Darko” and the characters in the “school walk” scene. It would help if you referred closely to camera shot, lighting, sound, denotations (signs or symbols) and connotations. Relate your understanding of the scene to the film as a whole. . . . Read more

Mind-blowing, action-packed and awe-inspiring. What more could you possibly want from a multi-award-winning director, Ridley Scott? Already a legendary film, Gladiator produces some of the finest and scintillating contrasting scenes, leaving us, the audience, absolutely gobsmacked at the superb directing and acting on the show. Released in May 2000, Gladiator . . . Read more

In this essay, I will present a comparative analysis of how an iconic central character is represented in both ‘The Queen’ and ‘Batman Begins.’ Although this character is present in both materials, different techniques are used to portray these characters in a certain way. Since the genre and audience are . . . Read more

A black soft, furry bed on which my stomach was, the fresh earth aroma in the room, and the sight of the daisies and water lilies provided an outstanding welcome. I was made to wear a big soft towel. The girls standing beside me were wearing a pretty pink dress, . . . Read more

This essay will describe the contribution made to a general understanding of depth perception by analyzing visual illusions. Firstly it is important to discuss how important depth perception is. Depth perception is the visual ability to perceive the world in three dimensions. It is a trait common to many higher . . . Read more

Abstract. This essay consists of an investigation of To What Extent Can Music Improve and Develop Intelligence in Children. As the ‘Mozart Effect’ suggested that music could temporarily improve spatial intelligence, it also brought into question whether music could also improve and develop other types of intelligence. Therefore, the focus . . . Read more

When learning to drive a car, visual, auditory and kinesthetic learning styles are used. The visual learning style is helpful when learning to drive a car because being shown how to drive using diagrams and then in real life can help the learner develop a clear mental picture of exactly . . . Read more

The value of play is a highly recognized and researched subject; most work and information found on this will point in the same direction; that play is a fundamental, intrinsically driven part of a child’s life from birth. It enhances a child’s development and the enjoyment that children get from . . . Read more

I watched the IASAS dance preview performed by the selected dancers from ISM in the Fine Arts Theatre along with the other IASAS previews, including drama and oral presentations. The theme of the dance this year was anime, which was conveyed by the choreography, lighting, music, and costumes. The dance . . . Read more

Analyze how techniques were used in important moments or scenes to make you respond emotionally. Remember the Titans, directed by Boaz Yakin, is set in Alexandria, Virginia, in 1971. At this time, the first school was being integrated, and neither race was happy about it. This film tackles the theme . . . Read more

In this essay, I will try to answer the above question. I am going to express my view on why I think the death penalty shouldn’t be abolished. I will also express my views on why capital punishment should be re-introduced in the United Kingdom. Capital punishment is the execution . . . Read more

How does the opening scene of “Mississippi Burning,” directed by Alan Parker, prepare the audience for the theme and narrative of the film? Mississippi Burning is a thought-provoking film exploring racism and segregation between black and white people in a small southern town in the United States of America. The . . . Read more

Genetic Engineering is the technical manipulation of an object from the natural world in a way in which it would provide a benefit to humans. Genetic engineering is also known as recombinant DNA technology, which means changing the genes in a living organism to produce a Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) . . . Read more

She spoilt everything for Melinda and me. She told lies about me and kept hurting my feelings until I cried like a baby. Melinda was given a choice to hang around the popular girls or hang around a freak. Guess what she picked? I do not want to hang around . . . Read more

Look again at chapter 8. Then, respond to the tasks. What do we learn about Wilson in this chapter? How does Fitzgerald tell the story in this chapter? Some critics see “The Great Gatsby” as a novel shaped by time and place and, therefore, extremely modern. What do you think? . . . Read more

The French and Indian War, as it is known in America, or the Seven Years’ War, as it is known in Europe, took place between 1756 and 1763. The war was fought primarily between British America and New France colonies, with both sides supported by military units from their parent . . . Read more

In Joseph Conrad’s novel Heart of Darkness, Marlow’s view of women embodies the typical 19th-century view of women as the inferior sex. There are only three relatively minor female characters in the Heart of Darkness: Marlow’s aunt, Kurtz’s mistress, and Kurtz’s “Intended,” who was Kurtz’s fianc�. Marlow mentions these female . . . Read more

To cope with the political and industrial movements of the 18th century, artists, poets, musicians and philosophers developed a new way of thinking called Romanticism. It enabled them to create an imaginative journey with a much larger scope of expression and self-discovery. Before Romanticism, ideals were largely based upon intellect . . . Read more

It has become a custom nowadays that the USA has turned into the first-rate provider of goods to the cultural market of the planet. The seeds of the New World’s culture have appeared on the Eurasian soil since the USA started to gain power in the military and geographical spheres. . . . Read more

The title of Austen’s novel, Pride and Prejudice, immediately suggests the overwhelming theme of her novel. However, despite its strengths, the novel has been criticized for not having deep or “weighty” enough themes and purpose. Jane Austen opposes these views by thematically showing how love has the ability to make . . . Read more

Vietnam – Full Metal Jacket  What is the director’s attitude of the film Full Metal Jacket (Stanley Kubrick) to the war in Vietnam? From your studies of this topic, would you agree with his interpretation? Stanley Kubrick explores the behaviour of men in battle. This movie focuses on the training . . . Read more

Louise Erdrich, the Native American-themed novel Love Medicine, juxtaposes two families connected by one affair to the struggle of change brought by the “Whiteman.” The novel’s great structure and use of description for every character create vivid images. Erdrich’s writing style features shifts in narrative, with every chapter consisting of . . . Read more

Is a person really ever mad? Or are their minds so sane it almost seems unreal? The human mind works in many ways; it is full of wonders and abilities not common to men themselves. Shakespeare’s Hamlet portrays Hamlet’s main character to be an insane individual in certain parts of . . . Read more

Intro: The Austrian psychiatrist Wilhelm Stekal once said: “the mark of an immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of an immature man is he wants to live humbly for one. I believe he’s trying to tell us that the main difference . . . Read more

On December 7th, 1941, a tragic conflict occurred in Hawaii, Pearl Harbor. The outbreak of war was led by Japan, which had been hit hard by the effects of the “Depression,” as their main export silk crops had fallen by 50%. Japan’s only answer was to expand into other neighbouring . . . Read more

When I was young, one of the most favorite songs I usually listened to is “Barbie Girl.” The song started with funny melodies about a blonde single girl named Barbie. She lived in her dream house with a swimming pool, convertible and lovely things. She also had a boyfriend named . . . Read more

In the poem To His Coy Mistress, Andrew Marvell reveals a man’s sexual feelings towards a woman. The poem, essentially, regards relationships between the sexes and encompasses the male desire for sex. Throughout the piece, the speaker attempts to persuade a young lady to have sex with him. Certainly, the . . . Read more

This opening paragraph is very introductory: it impresses immediately upon the reader the setting and character type. The reader is brought into this world of badness and decadence so that they will later understand better the actions and reactions of the characters, which would seem weird if not for the . . . Read more

There is no doubt that the development of Jazz music began in America’s southern city of New Orleans. As the home of many African Americans and native citizens, there was a fusion of the African and European styles these two groups had acquired. Prominent features of European music, such as . . . Read more

Child development can be defined as the psychological and biological changes in children between birth and the end of adolescence (Minett 2001). Every child goes through a developmental process. Every child is unique and develops differently from all others. Except for identical twins, we all inherit our own particular genetic . . . Read more

The monologue I was given was an extract from the play ‘Medea. I played Medea. My director (Mark) and I started with a read-through of the script; even from the first read-through, we decided the main theme was showing her need for revenge. We realized this was from the same . . . Read more

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”-Martin Luther King. This quote means that if you don’t speak about the problems you have, along with the problem of those around you, you will slowly begin to die. This quote is valid with the book . . . Read more

How does one apply virtue ethics to business ethics? When considering Aristotelian ethics and then placing them in the context of modern business practices, it is important to note that the Greek paradigm was very different from our own in the modernist age. Homer’s Greek myths, imminent wars and conflicts . . . Read more

Romance, love, redemption, loneliness, and individuality. Themes such as these are not discussed in depth in a particular text, much less brought about with the setting and particular scenes to depict these major ideas. However, these themes are observed in Boris Pasternak’s Nobel prize-winning novel “Dr. Zhivago” as the renowned . . . Read more

Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor, the leading female characters in ‘The Crucible.’ Both show determination to get what they want. Elizabeth’s character portrays a wife in distress after discovering her husband’s affair, yet she still has courage throughout the play. She shows determination when she needs strength to keep her . . . Read more

Diaspora is a term that impends on Caribbean history. Otherwise called immigration or movement of nations, it is entwined among the diverse origins of the Caribbean.1 The Dominican Republic has witnessed two major events of diaspora, which Junot Diaz writes about in his novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar . . . Read more

People allow their self-proclaimed flaws to dictate how to live their lives by limiting their choices because they always need to factor in how their flaws will affect the outcome. Characters such as the protagonists from Edmund Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac to Alice Walker’s Beauty: When the Other Dancer Is . . . Read more

The character of Jane Eyre evolves and changes even as an actual woman would throughout the course of her life. First, Jane Eyre becomes self-sufficient, firstly as a governess, then as the headmistress of her school and lastly as a wealthy woman by her inheritance. She has also formed her . . . Read more

Findings from animal studies were a powerful influence on Bowlby’s thoughts. He suggested too that there was a critical period for the development of attachments between infant and caregiver. According to Bowlby, infants display an innate tendency to become attached to one particular individual. He called this monotropy. He suggested . . . Read more

Brazil is a country, which has great potential for development. Even though it has developed greatly, it still faces many problems. For example, even though Sao Paulo is one of the most heavily urbanized cities, income inequality is very evident. Brazil is an industrial power with the largest population in . . . Read more

My fellow schoolmates of________, I come to you today to inform you of childhood obesity worldwide. Obesity is a condition in which body fat has accumulated so that health may be negatively affected. Obesity has been called the new worldwide epidemic by many doctors. Obesity is, easily, the world’s fastest-growing . . . Read more

This essay aims to critically evaluate the bio-psycho-social perspectives and influences on the health and well-being of a patient who has been nursed during an acute placement. In this essay, names and places have been altered to uphold the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC, 2008). The pseudonym Mrs. Jones will . . . Read more

Through many different types of research, it has been shown that working-class students are underachieving compared to their middle-class peers. On the other hand, middle-class pupils are obtaining better grades, and more of them are staying on in education past the compulsory age. The noticeable difference is that they are . . . Read more

In all tragic plays, there exists a tragic hero. Though he may die in the end, he is still known in the play as the “hero.” For example, in William Shakespeare’s Othello, the central character, Othello, can be seen as the archetypal tragic hero. All classical, Shakespearean tragic heroes follow . . . Read more

Retrospectively we regard the observations of Hooke and Leeuwenhoek as important contributions to the development of cell biology. However, at the time, the microscope was regarded by many as a toy and not as a serious scientific instrument. Furthermore, the philosophy of science was dominated by the physical sciences and . . . Read more

The Catcher in the Rye is the first and only novel written by J. D. Salinger which is told from the point of Holden Caulfield, a 16-year-old boy confused about adolescence as he wants to connect to adults on their level but is unable to and just rejects them as . . . Read more

This film by director Tornatore would have to be my favourite movie viewed in our Italian film Studies class. This movie is filled with many images and themes which are all intertwined. My first point would have to be about the re-acquiring significance of the bell. The bell is used . . . Read more

‘War Photographer’ and ‘Stealing’ are both poems written by Carol Ann Duffy and both involve the theme of outsiders. ‘War Photographer’ is about a photographer who is assigned to take photos in war camps. The photographer goes through several emotions during the poem including sympathy for the war victims and . . . Read more