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A Doll's House: Theme Of Emancipation Of A Woman
Number of Words: 781 / Number of Pages: 3
... that one of Nora's duties as his wife is to physically pleasure him at
his command. Torvald also does not trust Nora with money, which exemplifies
Torvald's treating Nora as a child. On the rare occasion when Torvald gives
Nora some money, he is concerned that she will waste it on candy and pastry; in
modern times, this would be comparable to Macauly Culkin being given money, then
buying things that "would rot his mind and his body" in the movie Home Alone.
Nora's duties, in general, are restricted to caring for the children, doing
housework, and working on her needlepoint. A problem with h ...
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Taoism In Star Trek: Action Versus Inaction
Number of Words: 637 / Number of Pages: 3
... states, "the Master
does nothing, yet leaves nothing undone."(pg. 38) The Master does not rely on
the world of the senses to decide her action.
Everything the crew of the enterprise tried to do was based on
overpowering the trap. "More energy, faster adjustments. But that's exactly what
we can't do because that's what we're supposed to do."(Star Trek La Forge) All
of the attempts to overcome the trap were based on action, trying to do
something about the problem. The Tao teaches us to "Stop thinking and end your
problems." The answer to all things surrounds us; but cannot be grasped by the
physical ...
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Cinematography: Everything You Need To Know
Number of Words: 31887 / Number of Pages: 116
... the minimum rate of interruption of the projected light beam
that will not cause the motion picture to appear to flicker. A frequency
above about 48 interruptions a second will eliminate flicker.
Camera
Like a still camera (see CAMERA), a movie camera shoots each picture
individually. The movie camera, however, must also move the film precisely
and control the shutter, keeping the amount of light reaching the film
nearly constant from frame to frame. The shutter of a movie camera is
essentially a circular plate rotated by an electric motor. An opening in
the plate exposes the film frame only aft ...
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Macbeth: A Tragic Hero
Number of Words: 310 / Number of Pages: 2
... easily influenced. A true villain does not let others bring out the evil in them. They bring it out themselves.
Macbeth was a man plagued by his own bad decisions. When Macbeth killed his king, he sealed his own fate. Macbeth knew that that would haunt him for the rest of his life. When Macbeth committed murder, he crossed over a line into a field of unspeakable evil, which he could never cross back. That murder scarred Macbeth. Macbeth was a very unfortunate soul.
Yes, Macbeth was at fault for his actions, but one can not but feel remorse for a normal man that had his life ruined by an unfortunate p ...
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How Do The Past And Present Effect Sexuality On Television And The Adolescent Mind?
Number of Words: 899 / Number of Pages: 4
... outlets of the media and family groups? I will attempt to explore all these paths in the research paper.
In 1985, every hour of every day an average of two to three acts of "sexual content" centered on heterosexual intercourse. This is an important factor to remember because it set the trend for what is going to happen in the future. There will either be an increase, decrease, or no change in the amount of sexual activity we view on the television. Back in the 1985 study, most sexual activity was found (surprisingly some might add) on action adventure shows like Miami Vice. Nighttime serials, l ...
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Tragedy In Oedipus Rex
Number of Words: 575 / Number of Pages: 3
... is indeed his mother as well as his wife. This occurs rather
quickly, very close to the end of the play.
The audience sees this coming long before it actually does, however. In one
of the passages of Oedipus speaking with Jocasta, just about everything is
spelled out for us. Jocasta speaks of Laius leaving the castle with just a few
servants and his being killed where three roads meet. Oedipus claims that he
killed somebody where three roads met, who had a few servants with him. As
though this isn't enough, Jocasta describes Laius to Oedipus by saying "his
figure was not much unlike your own" (p. ...
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Macbeth's Tragic Flaw
Number of Words: 843 / Number of Pages: 4
... aspect of Macbeth's darker side is shown in scene 3 of Act I when Macbeth believes the witches' prophesies and is determined to see them come true, while Banquo is somewhat skeptical of the three witches.
The outside pressures Macbeth faces, stemming from the witches, and Lady Macbeth, sets off his tragic flaw ambition. The prophecies made by the witches only make Macbeth more anxious for them to be fulfilled and push his already vaulting ambition even further. Lady Macbeth, another outside pressure of Macbeth, also greatly affects his tragic decision. Lady Macbeth assists Macbeth in the fatal de ...
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Romeo And Juliet: Love Or Infatuation.
Number of Words: 315 / Number of Pages: 2
... room to spend the night.
People who are in love are usually friends first. Romeo and
Juliet knew each other two days before they were married. when they first met
they had to ask around and find out the others name. On the balcony Juliet
barely knows his name and already she was talking about her “love” for Romeo.
Romeo got away from his friends just to see Juliet again and he heard her
talking about him.
Therefore, from the scenes mentioned in this essay it's plain to
see that Romeo and Juliet were infatuated instead of in love. ...
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Macbeth: Symbolism In Imagery
Number of Words: 1068 / Number of Pages: 4
... as go o'er:” the extent of his guilt and mental deterioration becomes obvious. Macbeth tries to justify his evil by using the rationale that it is just as easy to continue the killing as it is to stop it. Macbeth seems to be fascinated with blood. In act 3, scene 4 the word blood is used 4 times in 6 lines (151-157). Although the blood imagery is used mostly to show Macbeth’s deranged state, lines such as “It will have blood, they say; blood will have blood.” (III, 4. 151) testify that Macbeth still has enough of a grip on reality that he is ultimately in control of his destiny and that makes him a tru ...
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Macbeth: How Money Killed
Number of Words: 744 / Number of Pages: 3
... his loans, and that he is quite
ruthless in getting payments for money owed. "Three thousand ducats. 'Tis a
good round sum./ Tree months from twelve, then let me see, the /rate--"
(1.3.112-114). Upon this Bassanio asks Shylock if he will really owe him any
interest; Shylock reacts as almost offended, and further explains that Bassanio
will indeed owe him interest. For both Macbeth and Shylock, this is the
beginning of the end.
Macbeth's greed starts to become a problem when people start figuring
out the truth behind Duncan's death. Macbeth realizes that he is well beyond to
point of no return ...
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