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Cinema Paradiso
Number of Words: 1129 / Number of Pages: 5
... model that every small boy needs. It is as if her soul died with the disappearance of her husband, Toto’s father. Without someone to look up to, Toto, continually gets himself into trouble. This remains true in many families across the world, that without the ample support of both parents, many children find themselves lost.
Toto's father leaves Italy to fight in World War II when Toto is very young and has no recollection of his father. Alfredo knows that an adult male role model is missing in Toto's life. In one scene, in which Toto, who works also as an altar boy, walks with the village priest i ...
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History Of Music
Number of Words: 2522 / Number of Pages: 10
... point in time or event and always remind the listener of that time or place. It is impossible to analyse individual interpretation of music, however it is interesting to examine what caused musicians to write what they did, when they did. The personal interpretation or association of a work is superimposed; it is the music “going on to become.”
By correlating musical developments with historical events or conditions, we can see not only why certain styles of music were written when they were, but also how the times dictated the styles as much as the styles dictated the times.
The exact origin of m ...
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Pygmalion My Fair Lady
Number of Words: 642 / Number of Pages: 3
... towards everyone. He is only interested in his works, he’s pretty self-centered.
Colonel Pickering came from England to meet Mr. Higgins and observed
whole ordeal with Eliza. Colonel and Higgins begin talking, when Higgins says that he could take Eliza and turn her into a duchess. Eliza takes this seriously and goes to Higgins house the day after. She is there to take lessons for her speech. Colonel Pickering offers to pay full expenses for Higgins to tun Eliza into a lady and pass her off as a duchess. Higgins accepts.
After long, excruciating lessons, Eliza starts to get it and begins to tal ...
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Friends
Number of Words: 281 / Number of Pages: 2
... news bulletin on his life...
a real friend says "Whats new with you?"
A simple friend thinks the problems you whine about are new...
A real friend says
"You've whined about the same thing for years,
get off your duff and do something about it!!
A simple friend had never seen you cry...
a real friend has soggy shoulders from your tears.
A simple friend dosen't know your parents first names...
a real friend has their number in his address book.
A simple friend brings a bottle of wine to your party...
a real friend comes early to help cook,
and stays late to help clean.
A simple friend hate ...
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Roman Pantomime
Number of Words: 1924 / Number of Pages: 7
... accompanied the pantomime. This type of performance is usually likened to a ballet enactment with a mythical theme. The pantomime usually tended to appeal to higher tastes with its mythical themes but as Grimal implies, could also be comic and erotic.
In his discussion of pantomime, Lucian of Samosata (ca. 125 – 180) notes that the pantomime represents the orator and the composer of declamations. Lucian claims that the success of the pantomime depends upon his skillful adadptation of language to character. It is considered that the pantomime had incredible versitality to show forth human characte ...
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The Treatment Of Women In Trifles
Number of Words: 848 / Number of Pages: 4
... have for the women. Mr. Hale declares that "women are used to worrying about trifles" (958) trivializing the many tasks and details that women are responsible for. In his ignorance of how crucial their duties are in allowing a household to function smoothly, he implies their unimportance. The remark from the County Attorney about Minnie, "Not much of a housekeeper, would you say, ladies?" (958) was insensitive and unjustified. All because his hand found the sticky residue of her exploded preserves, a soiled spot on her roll towel, and some dirty pans in the kitchen. Due to the circumstances, Min ...
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Dance 2
Number of Words: 688 / Number of Pages: 3
... dance views to American audiences. The purpose of Denishawn was to educate the “total” dancer. Meaning to bring together the body , mind and spirit.
Learning About Dance pg. 62-63
Martha Graham developed a technique known as “contracting” and “releasing” through the center of the body. This technique can be seen throughout many of her dances. Graham would create dances that dealt with psychological issues. She would use
themes relating to American life, Greek Mythology, American Pioneers and American Indians. Learning About Dance pg.63&71
Merce Cunningham was the first choreographer to not ...
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Bombing In Oklahoma City
Number of Words: 1104 / Number of Pages: 5
... danger? Was a truck bomb allowed to roam our streets? And was this a “sting operation” that ended in tragedy? Officials deny these allegations, but evidence outlined here suggests they did know.
Carol Howe, an informant recruited by ATF agents in 1994, reported that al least two months before the Oklahoma City bombing, members of a white separatist group had been staking-out federal buildings in Oklahoma City and Tulsa, and that they had actually driven to the Murrah Building at least three times to photograph the site. In a letter delivered to the U.S. justice Dept. in Denver, Colorado, on April 6 ...
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American Republican Ideology
Number of Words: 1854 / Number of Pages: 7
... the way this new land would function, as opposed to the way
Parliament or the King felt it should. The memories of these early
pioneering settlers were a common theme for American revolutionaries
before the Revolutionary War. These early settlers were the creators of
the foundation to the building the revolutionaries would finish.
Another common theme which drove the revolutionary ideology was
the knowledge not only of the monumental significance of the job to be
undertaken, but also the impact a free democracy on a scale as large as
America would have on future generations of Americans who, c ...
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The Two Last Suppers
Number of Words: 596 / Number of Pages: 3
... Jesus and his twelve disciples dining behind it, before a backdrop of both man made structure and natural landscape. The artwork is un-cluttered and simple. The lighting is subtle and non-dramatic. Colour is conservative and dull this is partly due to the limited paint available and the technique and decay of fresco painting. The work is very balanced with only one focal point a style that is reflective of the period in which he painted it the Renaissance when the majority lived in harmony. Another attribute of his work, which is typical Renaissance art, is his combination of architectural structures ...
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