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Television And Commercialism
Number of Words: 1536 / Number of Pages: 6
... and vast career ranging from a lifeguard to a doctor, Barbie wins the
hearts of many innocent little girls who become subjected to her unrealistic
image.
Most often in television there is no depth beyond the surface, what you
see is what you get. This is very prominent in children' s television, where
without the special effects in action- adventure shows, all that is left are
shows that lack enthusiasm. For example, many children's programs are alike.
They often involve very innocent, sweet, high-voiced creatures that live in
happy land. They are threatened by bad people who capture one of the ...
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Macbeth
Number of Words: 715 / Number of Pages: 3
... he recants and proclaims,"I am settled, and bend up/Each corporal agent to this terrible feat"(I.vii.79-80). There is nothing supernatural to be found in a man being swayed by the woman he loves, as a matter of fact this action could be perceived as quite the opposite. Second, the witches have to be dispelled as a source of 's misfortune before the latter theory can be considered. It is admittedly strange that the weird sisters first address with,"All hail, ! hail to thee Thane of Cawdor!"(I.iii.49), a title which not even is aware he has been awarded. Even stranger is the third witch calling to ...
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Othello As A Tragedy
Number of Words: 821 / Number of Pages: 3
... of the novel, he is aware of his high position. In the first act, Othello refuses to be aroused by Iago's account of the anger of Brabantio. He knows where he stands and later on refuses to retreat before Brabantio's men: "My parts, my title, and my perfect soul shall manifest me rightly" (31-32). His acceptance of his rank makes everyone appear beneath him, and sets him up to face a tragedy.
Othello is not as flawless as expected. He thinks too highly of himself and lets his ego harm his judgement. In act three scene three, Othello says, "I'll see before I'll doubt; when I doubt, prove; And on t ...
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Movie: All Quiet On The Western Front
Number of Words: 628 / Number of Pages: 3
... march in war. The first day they are there, Paul sees a horse
getting killed. He is very mad about this because the horses are innocent and
they are not involved with the war. Paul is changed emotionally by this and he
is sad about it.
After the boys see the Kaiser they talk and don't even know what they
are fighting for. One night in battle Paul killed a French soldier. Once he
killed the solider he begins to regret that he killed him. He looks at the
pictures of the soldier's family. Paul says that "they could of been brothers".
Paul trys to save the soldier's life but, cannot. Paul realizes tha ...
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The Holy Trinity And The Isenheim Altarpiece
Number of Words: 958 / Number of Pages: 4
... is standing in. The adjustment
of the spectator to the pictured space is one of the first steps in the
development of illusionistic painting. Illusionistic painting fascinated
many artists of the Renaissance and Baroque periods.
The proportions in this painting are so numerically exact that one can
actually calculate the numerical dimensions of the chapel in the background.
The span of the painted vault is seven feet, and the depth is nine feet.
"Thus, he achieves not only successful illusion, but a rational, metrical
coherence that, by maintaining the mathematical proportions of the surfac ...
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Special Effects
Number of Words: 1227 / Number of Pages: 5
... the many
monsters and aliens in their films. "Nosferatu" a German film about the vampire
with the same name was a huge success even in America, where thousands marveled
at the intricate detailing of the blood-sucker's razor-like teeth, bulging eyes
and a pointed nose and ears. "The Creature from the Black Lagoon" used a
somewhat new technique of a body suit that the actor wore along with a mask made
of latex rubber and foam. Using cooking oil or butter spread on the body and
mask gave an enhancement of sliminess added to the monster image. A fairly
recent film using heavy make-up effects is "An ...
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Movie Review Of My Dinner With Andre
Number of Words: 343 / Number of Pages: 2
... from taking better care of one than the other or taking them for
granted. He even made the parallel between the respect you have for these
objects and the respect you would have for your wife. With all of this in
mind, one must understand that this interpretation is one of the most
common of the modern world, a world entirely enthralled in the ideas of
science, however, it is an incorrect one. There are four Levels of Being,
the first, m, is the mineral level. All matter has this level. The next
level is x, the level of life. One could denote plants as m+x. The third
level is the level of ...
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Hamlet: Betrayed By His Mother And His Helplessness
Number of Words: 506 / Number of Pages: 2
... saying "Ay, Madam, it is common." (I ii 76) He loses his trust in his mother, claiming "frailty, thy name is woman!" (I ii 150) Hamlet’s mother had been married for a long period of time and after her husband’s death she just married her brother-in-law without even waiting for the mourning period to be finished.
Hamlet is particularly heartbroken over the behavior of his mother, but there is nothing Hamlet can do about it. He believes that "It is not, nor it cannot come to good. But break my heart, for I must hold my tongue." (I ii 164) Hamlet has no power that there might be Hamlet had chan ...
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A Doll's House: Nora
Number of Words: 706 / Number of Pages: 3
... Nora tells Dr. Rank, a
family friend: “...You know how deeply, how passionately Torvald is in love
with me. He would never hesitate for a moment to sacrifice his life for my
sake.”
Later in the play Nora made the same mistake with Kristine Linde as
she did with Dr. Rank. In the following line Nora expresses her belief of
what Helmer may do: “Then you must testify... And I tell you this: nobody
else knew anything, I alone was responsible for the whole thing. Remember
that!”
These are two of the most important lines in the play because they
signify the whole relationship's meaning and underlying ...
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Hamlet’S Motives For Revenge
Number of Words: 392 / Number of Pages: 2
... with her new partner than with Hamlet’s father.
When it came down to love life, the whole idea he had of acting crazy affected Ophelia. Therefore obliterating the love he had shown her before during the peaceful times. And his action would later drive Ophelia to kill herself.
Although the previous announced made a big impact on Hamlet’s decisions, none were as big impacting than the apparition of his father’s ghost, especially the way he looked. The ghost looked like he had been through a lot of pain and suffering, just like a person who had been murdered. Also the ghost looked like he had been ...
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