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Seinfeld
Number of Words: 550 / Number of Pages: 2
... they use for there shows. This is
where the show starts to resemble The Honeymooners and there unique ideas. The
Honeymooners' ideas were very unique for their time. Like the episode when
Ralph had a fight with Alice. It was a ground breaking idea for the time,
having a couple arguing and yelling at each other. Seinfeld, whose ideas are
unique for its time, had its most famous episode dealing with a Soup Nazi. They
called him the Soup Nazi because he ran his soup stand with a Hitler type
dictatorship. I have never seen a sitcom deal with such a stupid issue, yet it
was nominated for an Emmy ...
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Julius Caesar: Motives In Actions
Number of Words: 427 / Number of Pages: 2
... motives of the characters. Cassius thinks the nobility of Rome is responsible for the government 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 ...
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Bugs Bunny And The Marlboro Man
Number of Words: 578 / Number of Pages: 3
... TV series also play a role as bad influences. Many shows have
the main character smoking or drinking. Take Rosanne, for instance; the opening
scene shows her sitting around a table playing poker, while her husband smokes a
cigar and drinks a beer. In Married With Children, another show, Al sits around
the house reading pornographic material, and while working he ogles the women
shopping in his store. Both of these portray a family that does not care about
each other. The kids run wild, while the parents argue. Many shows contain a
lot of violence. One of the popular children's shows is the ...
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John Ford And Frank Capra: A Study Of Their Movies
Number of Words: 2715 / Number of Pages: 10
... movies. The classic thirties genres like screwball
comedies, glamourous musicals and fantasy movies, were mere ploys to divert the
sad reality of the time and in doing so Hollywood firmly defined its role as
entertainer not critic. Capra and Ford can also be accused of following this
pattern too, with other movies they made. The 30's were also a time of the great
studio system and one had to work under the control of these institutions,
although both directors managed to achieve enough fame and power that they could
create their own visions. With this power and fame, Capra and Ford were able to
t ...
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MacBeth: Everyone Who Is Moral Has At Least One Flaw
Number of Words: 815 / Number of Pages: 3
... was the King of England,
and was murdered by MacBeth. He was murdered, because in order for MacBeth
to fulfill his plan and become king, Duncan would have to die. Duncan's
fatal flaw was that he was too trusting. For example, he thought that none
of his friends could really be enemies. If Duncan was more careful about
his safety at MacBeth's castle, he may have had a chance to survive. But
Duncan's flaw, wasn't something so horrible that he should die. Most people
need to trust each other more, and just because one person did, he
shouldn't have to die. MacBeth's former best friend, Banquo was also ...
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King Lear: Sense Of Renewal
Number of Words: 2301 / Number of Pages: 9
... sisters who cannot fully
participate in the competition to gain her father's inheritance by engaging in
false flattery. Instead of trying to out due her sisters, she merely describes
her love in relation to their filial bond. Although her father views this as a
degrading insult and banishes her, it is shown that through her filial bond,
she loves her father with more depth and sincerity than her eager, self absorbed
sisters. Cordelia emerges amid the moral depravity and social decay as one who
is honest and true to her beliefs.
In banishing his daughter Cordelia from the kingdom and taking awa ...
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Meet The Simpsons
Number of Words: 1576 / Number of Pages: 6
... early era of programming followed among these lines.There has always been at least one show each decade that followed the evolution of American life. In the 1960's, there was the "Andy Griffith Show". In the 1970's, there was a different spin on family life with the show "All in the Family", which did not have the typical white collar father, and its emphasis was not on raising the children, rather it was after the children had grown up. While in the 1980's there was a split in the television programming representation of American families. There were still shows that represented the "ide ...
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Shakespeare’s Macbeth And Dostoevsky’s Raskolnikov: Literary Philosophies
Number of Words: 956 / Number of Pages: 4
... his friendly acquaintance Marmeladov died, Raskolnikov gave his last twenty rubles to Katerina, Marmeladov’s wife. He did not want to see her suffer any more than he could help. Also, Raskolnikov feared his sister, Dunia, was marrying Luzhin for the wrong reasons, so he interfered to try to save her from unnecessary pain and anguish.
Macbeth and Raskolnikov each had flaws that led to evil actions; both characters had strong wishes and desires which they were not able to obtain patiently rather, they tried to develop their own extraordinary circumstances. Macbeth’s tragic flaw was his unrestrained ...
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Fate In Romeo And Juliet
Number of Words: 988 / Number of Pages: 4
... becomes more upset that
Tybalt is triumphant with Mercutio being dead (III, I, 121). As Romeo becomes
overwhelmed with Mercutio's death and Tybalt's joy over it, he suddenly
declares that either he or Tybalt must die with Mercutio (III, I, 128). Tybalt
responds predictably and threatens Romeo (III, I, 129). Romeo takes the threat,
then fights Tybalt until Tybalt is finally killed. When Tybalt dies, Romeo
suddenly comes to grips with what he has done, and, unable to believe that he
did this of his own will, cries out that he is fortune's fool (III, I, 135).
While many people may say that Romeo ...
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Antigone: Creon's Decisions And His Downfall
Number of Words: 1314 / Number of Pages: 5
... but not overly just, and through some tragic flaw brings about their own destruction and gains wisdom through suffering.
In order to be a tragic hero, you must first of all be of high birth. Creon was the brother of the Queen, and later went on to rule Thebes. After Oedipus was banished from Thebes the Kingship of the city was left to his two sons: Eteocles and Polynices. They agreed to rule Thebes on alternating years. Eteocles ruled Thebes the first year, while Polynices went to Argos. When time came for Polynices to take the throne, Eteocles refused to step down. Due to this a wa ...
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