Julius Caesar: Motives In Actions
.... of Rome. Cassius strongly dislikes Caesar personally. He sees Brutus as the person that will unite the nobles in the conspiracy. Cassius tries to use Brutus to achieve his goal. His main goal is to remove Caesar from power by using his persuasive speaking.
Antony first appears in the play as a devoted follower of Caesar. He is also one of the great triumvirs. When he gains permission to speak at Caesar’s funeral he undermines the public confidence to seize the power of Rome. In his speech at the capitol he concentrates on Brutus and appeals to the emotions of the people of Rome. At the end of the play, he publicly .....
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The Use Of Camera Angles In Citizen Kane
.... is empty. This really shows the impact of which the plant shutting down had on the people. It puts into perspective the amount of people that were fired and had no job and in essence no money. These shots help to prove the impact that the depression had on people.
The fourth example is at the very end. During the whole movie everyone is trying to figure out the meaning of the word Rosebud and Welles uses a close up of the sled with the words Rosebud on it to show the answer to the question that everyone had been asking. This scene is the closure of the movie and that shot was a very important one to understanding the movi .....
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The Birth Of A Nation: The Pros And Cons
.... is that it is such an amazing movie on a technological and aesthetic level, but looking at Birth of a Nation in a moral sense, it is almost embarrassing to mention it. There are a handful of reasons for this, but first in order to get a proper perception, one must first learn a bit of history.
The Birth of a Nation is the first film to offer 2$ seats. Before then, the best seats in the house were a mere 50 cents. But the 2$ seat was "…for the more advantageous seat in the rear of the auditorium…" Griffith had reasons for charging so much. He felt that if the public were "…willing to pay 5 cents to see a picture tha .....
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Macbeth: Deep Imagination
.... asking him, "Why do you start, and seem to fear/Things that do sound so fair?" The answer is revealed in this soliloquy when Macbeth tries to reassure himself that "this supernatural soliciting/Cannot be ill." Then he confesses that he fears that "horrid image" which "doth unfix my hair." In other words, for the first time, Macbeth sees Duncan's murder as the quickest way to reach his goal. The "horrid image" is that of himself killing Duncan. He has such a horror of this act that, momentarily, he forgets his state of being.
Note also his statement that "present fears are less than horrible imaginings"; he foretells his o .....
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Crooklyn: A Review
.... of African-American culture based on required class readings.
GENERAL ANALYSIS
Title
The title Crooklyn is symbolic of the actual city Brooklyn. Crooklyn is the nickname Brooklyn gained because of its magical and crazy experiences. Before seeing the movie, the title gave a perception of crime and decent in a typical urban city; however, the movie was very family-oriented.
Opening scenes
The opening scenes showed a typical day in the lives of those who make up the urban black communities. This was supported with the popular 70’s tune “People make the world go round”. A sign stating “A healthy block is a cle .....
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Iowa - An American Portrait
.... involved all of the members of the family, which brought them together and made them stronger through hardships and great opportunities.
Draft horses used for plowing later became a luxury and farming soon lost its fun and joyful qualities. It was a time of greater hardship than ever before, but the freedom Iowa farmers had to work, worship, live, and play in their own way made it worth the despairing times.
Towns of all sizes began growing throughout Iowa. With them came churches, schools, businesses, and co-ops. The various institutions and businesses of the towns were flourishing. The children of Iowa were attend .....
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Hamlet: Characters And Plot
.... for France Laertes provides lengthy advice to Ophelia pertaining to her relationship with Hamlet. Laertes voices his concern of Hamlet’s true intentions towards Ophelia and advices her to be wary of Hamlet’s love. Laertes impresses upon Ophelia, Hamlet is a prince who most likely will have an arranged marriage. Hamlet’s strong love for Ophelia withers after she rejects his affinity. Hamlet’s extensive love for Ophelia resulted in grave suffering for Hamlet once his affection was rejected. Hamlet’s appearance decays due to the rejection of his love for Ophelia("Pale as his shirt, his knees knocking each other" Act 2, Scene 1, .....
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Macbeth: Good Are Rewarded And Evil Punished
.... is crowned the king of Scotland.
Banquo and Duncan were both innocent and pure people. Macbeth himself says that Banquo is “...royalty of nature...” (Act III, Scene i, Line 49). Duncan praises Macbeth “True, worthy Banquo, he is full so valiant,\And in his commendations I am fed;” (Act I, Scene v, Lines 54-5) showing is good, kind, and pure heart. These two people were both kind and noble, but nemesis does not play its role for their kind souls. Banquo is murdered only to ease Macbeth’s mind. Duncan is killed to advance Macbeth’s social statue. Both men contributed nothing but good to society and were kills for their effo .....
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Savagery In The Tempest And The Life Of Gustavus Vassa
.... seek to reemphasize Caliban’s bestiality. Stephano even refers to Caliban as a monster who could make a man a fortune if taken to star in the freak shows of England.
Caliban can be interpreted as the representation for the colored, “uncivilized” people of the world. Civilization, here, refers to technological, cultural, and knowledge advancement of a society. As the indigenous people of Africa, Asia, and the Americas were looked upon for their skin color, phenotypic characteristics, and cultural practices, so is Caliban looked upon. The references to Caliban as untamed is analogous to the historical views of colonizer .....
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Oprah Winfrey And Jerry Springer: Fact Or Fiction
.... a talk show that relies on issues that deal with sex or scandal, with topics such as cheating spouses, sexual triangles, and lying friends. Many of his guests use colorful, vulgar language and many times the show erupts in a violent argument or physical fight. Rather than laughing or crying with his audience, Jerry is usually antagonizing them into disagreement. His talk show is rarely suitable for a young audience.
The audiences at the Oprah show are predominately middle-class women, many of whom are housewives or career women. They seem to enjoy the topics she discusses and feel that her shows “hit close to home.” The p .....
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The Changes In The Movie Industry
.... the United States.
The change in the U.S. can be said to be a social revolution. People were growing sick of the same old movies, they wanted a change and Hollywood needed to deliver or else they would lose their audience to the TV. In the early 60’s, the studios were still afraid of the blacklisting so the films were still very safe. An example of this is the film Sound of Music (1965). This was a film about a musical family that needed to escape the Nazi presence. Although the movie is based on a true story, they still follow the same old idea of a nice family, who must escape from the clutches of evil. Basically, the .....
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The Tempest: Calibans Instincts
.... as a monster. The son of the evil witch Sycorax, Caliban is Prosporos¹ servant. It is not that Caliban is a monster as much as Caliban is simply animalistic. Once Caliban tried to rape Miranda, Prosporos¹ daughter, Prosporo lost hope of taming Caliban and started treating him more like the animal he truly was. It seems that in this one act of Calibans he revealed to Prosporo the animal instincts still imprinted in Caliban. This is Shakespeares overall theme for Caliban in The Tempest.
Caliban acts in the same manner as a Indian or ³savage² in many circumstances. At first sight of Trinculo Caliban becomes intimidated and lik .....
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