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Papers on Arts, Movies, and Plays
Grunge Literature
Number of words: 1358 | Number of pages: 5.... first published novel but was written after
Marilyn's Almost Terminal New York Adventure which has just been released.
The River Ophelia was a 'heavy duty' novel. Confronting, repetitive and
relentless in its portrayal of an obsessive, self-abusive woman called
'Justine' and her quest for love. It has been hounded as anti-feminist
because it portrays women as weak, pathetic victims of themselves as much
as of the patriarchy yet it writes under the guise of sexual reclamation,
Justine masturbates at least once a chapter and the novel drips with an
amazing variety of bodily fluids.
This could be classified as a political nov .....
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Hamlet: Horatio - A Man Of Thought, Fortinbras - A Man Of Action
Number of words: 752 | Number of pages: 3.... significant role in helping society.
Fortinbras is a man of action. He takes action before he thinks about the
consequences of his actions. The king is making use of these characteristics
when he says "we have to writ to Norway, uncle of young Fortinbras—Who impotent
and bed-rid, scarcely hears of his nephew's purpose to suppress his further
gait" (1.2.29-32). In this quote the king has stopped Fortinbras' invasion of
Denmark. The king was able to do this because Fortinbras didn't consider what
would happen if His uncle found out. Another quotation showing Fortinbras'
action without thought is made by Hamlet. Hamlet has jus .....
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Tintern Abbey
Number of words: 337 | Number of pages: 2.... abbey as being in a river valley, with
rivers and streams surrounding it. It also implies that the building is
positioned near a cliff. Even the title itself proves that the view
portrayed by Turner is inaccurate. Lines Composed a Few Miles Above
Tintern Abbey: this means that the view would be a “bird's eye” one or a
distant view. Yet, Turner's painting is painted as if he is standing at
the entrance.
Tintern Abbey, by Joseph Turner, does not portray accurately or
compliment the Tintern Abbey described by Wordsworth in his poem. The
discordant mood and view of the painting can help one to come to this
conclusion. This .....
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Can Media Inspire Violent Crimes?
Number of words: 607 | Number of pages: 3.... there were 3,421 acts and threats of violence
observed. Children's fictional entertainment programs had three times the
frequency of violent acts or threats recorded in adult programs. (Gunter,
p.13). many of these acts were committed without any compensation for the
action without responsibility, then it must be acceptable behavior. Similarly,
aggressive adults are seeking reinforcement for their own anti-social behavior
from seeing attractive television characters behave in the same way.
Behavioral evidence has indicated that the anti-social effects of violent
television portrayals are strongest and are most likely .....
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Art Making And European Influence
Number of words: 635 | Number of pages: 3.... or willing to consider their work". (page xxv) Although that statement is true, I don't think it ever occurred to the author that maybe Native Americans do not want nor do they feel the need an for audience in order for their art to be of value. To Native Americans their art is spiritual, meaningful and made as a part of life. Originally their art was not intended for sale nor for display in an impersonal museum.
Each and every individual makes art for a different reason. The reasons for why European Americans and Native Americans make art are tremendous in difference. In the Native American cultures household basics tended to tu .....
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Interpretation Of Ibsen's "A Doll's House"
Number of words: 1316 | Number of pages: 5.... to emphasize the need to reform their role in society.
Definite characteristics of the women's subordinate role in a relationship are emphasized through Nora's contradicting actions. Her infatuation with luxuries such as expensive Christmas gifts contradicts her resourcefulness in scrounging and buying cheap clothing; her defiance of Torvald by eating forbidden Macaroons contradicts the submission of her opinions, including the decision of which dance outfit to wear, to her husband; and Nora's flirtatious nature contradicts her devotion to her husband. These occurrences emphasize the facets of a relationship in which women pla .....
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Twelfth Night: Summary
Number of words: 1297 | Number of pages: 5.... a servant to the Duke.
Her first job is to try and persuade Olivia to go out with the Duke. Viola has
fallen in love with the Duke.
Scene Five
Maria and Feste the clown are talking when Olivia enters with Malvolio.
She has a conversation with Feste, and he gets the better of her. Maria
announces that a young ‘man' (Cesario) is here to see Olivia. She says that if
he is from the Duke, she will not see him. Maria returns and says the young man
will not take no for an answer, so Olivia meets him with Maria at her side.
Cesario is very convincing about the Duke's love, but Olivia is not unstuck. She
dismisses Cesario, and when b .....
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Twelfth Night: Olivia
Number of words: 524 | Number of pages: 2.... his face when he is over at Olivia's house.
"I love thee so that, maugre all thy pride"
(Act 3, Scene 1, Line 149).
Cessario also knows that Olivia's in love with him, because he realizes
that after Malvolio had given the ring to Cessario apon returning from
Olivia's house. This is prooven to us when Cessario is on the stage him
self reading a soliloquy, which read:
"She loves me sure; the sunning of her passion invites me in this
churlish messenger"
(Act 2, Scene 2, Lines 19-20).
The last person that Olivia's in love with is Sebastian. This is the
person which Olivia is fooled by. By this means is t .....
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African Art
Number of words: 1444 | Number of pages: 6.... people. However, this statement is very untrue, to the individual who has taken the time to study the history and culture of the Africa on its own while eliminating as much bias thought as possible.
For example, when we look at pottery we can disprove the theory that all early Africans were nomadic. In African History, it is stated that “ceramics are a good indicator of a sedentary life style because their weight and their fragility makes them unstable for a nomadic life (P.5).” From this we can asses that all early Africans were not hunter gathers, because this would not have been feasible when trying to explain some of .....
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Analysis Of A Cartoon Regarding The Vietnam War
Number of words: 382 | Number of pages: 2.... while negotiating with North Vietnam to withdraw
their troops. As the war went on and we continued to lose more and more
men, the American public wondered why we didn't just withdraw our men. The
American public saw this war going nowhere. An explanation given as to why
we were unable to withdraw our men was because we couldn't lose our honor.
The American government didn't want to lose any respect in this for many
different reasons. Nixon's goal was to compromise peace but still keep the
American honor. Another myth that came into this same scene was the saying
" Light at the End of the Tunnel". As time started to pass, .....
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