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Papers on Arts, Movies, and Plays
Breaker Morant
Number of words: 1538 | Number of pages: 6.... had many strategic points for ports to be built. Ships traveling to India and Asia could stop at these ports. It was a perfect place for British ships because it was like a mid-point between the two places in which it was traveling. Ships could also replenish supplies such as food, clothes, men, etc. The British occupation of the land sparked a debate on whether the British should have access to South Africa. They only wanted it because it would make them stronger politically and economically. The British, however, stated that they were there to help the Natives. They told people who were against them that it was their duties to .....
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Review Of Musical Singin In The Rain
Number of words: 582 | Number of pages: 3.... Kathy pretends to be a real stage actress, her abilities become obvious to Don when she leaps out of a cake at the after-show party. An even bigger upset occurs when studio owner R.F. Simpson (Millard Mitchell) shows a new talking picture, which is dismissed as a passing fad (commenting that Warner Brothers will "lose their shirts with The Jazz Singer").
Progress is inexorable though and the studio is forced to halt its next production, "The Dueling Cavalier", when it becomes obvious that it'll have to be wired for sound. There is only one fundamental problem -- Lina has an awful, nasal speaking voice which can't be beaten into .....
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Antigone: Creon A Tragic Hero
Number of words: 961 | Number of pages: 4.... first, seems ennobled by his title.
Of course, conflict, both internal and external, are not strangers to men of high rank. Creon is embroiled in a difficult external struggle with his beloved son. When Haemon is first seen talking with his father, King Creon, they are arguing about Haemon’s desire to marry Antigone. The inflexible Creon does not approve and makes his “final judgment on that girl…”(s. III, l. 5). First, Haemon agrees by saying: “I am your son, Father. You are my guide. You make things clear for me, and I obey you. No marriage means more to me than your continuing wisdom” (s.III, ll.8-9). Lat .....
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Henry IV: Hotspur Vs. Harry
Number of words: 1087 | Number of pages: 4.... entertaining himself with poor company.
Hotspur has nothing but disrespect for Hal. During the play he calls him:
'the madcap Prince of Wales'.
He thinks of Hal as an unworthy opponent. From Hotspur's point of view the only
real opponent is King Henry, and yet it is Hal, 'the madcap of Wales', who
vanquishes him in the end, much to his surprise and dismay. We are neither
surprised nor dismayed by Hal's triumph because we know Hal better than Hotspur
does, and we know what is going to happen.
In the first few scenes of the play we feel that Hal is exactly as Hotspur
describes him, a madcap Prince, but as the play progresses .....
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Antigone: Changing Views Of The Chorus
Number of words: 807 | Number of pages: 3.... Oedipus. At this point they still sing
praise for King Creon and his unwavering decisions concerning the law which was
placed upon the city regarding the body of Polynices: “When he weaves in the
laws of the land, and the justice of the gods that binds his oaths together, he
and his city rise high--but the city casts out that man who weds himself to
inhumanity thanks to reckless daring. Never share my hearth never think my
thoughts, whoever does such things.” (Lines 409-416) In my opinion the man
laying down the law here is Creon and Antigone is the “man” wedding herself to
inhumanity.
The next major choral address is .....
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Citizen Kane: Charles Foster Kane - Who Was He?
Number of words: 633 | Number of pages: 3.... for Thatcher. The mature Kane decides to take direct control of a
small, struggling newspaper, and immediately begins using it to attack Thatcher
and others among America's financial elite. This displays the mystery with Kane
as he wants to expand on something small into something big, but we don't know
what.
The next account was given by Bernstein, Kane's devoted assistant. He
explains the beginnings as a newspaper czar and his takeover of the New York
Enquirer, in which he fired its editor, hired an expensive, top-notch staff, and
enlisted his college friend Jedediah Leland as the drama critic. Kane is at
first a crusader fo .....
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The History Of Greek Theater
Number of words: 2430 | Number of pages: 9.... experience. Aristotle, by searching the works of writers of Greek tragedy, Aeschulus, Euripides and Sophocles (whose Oedipus Rex he considered the finest of all Greek tragedies), arrived at his definition of tragedy. This explanation has a profound influence for more than twenty centuries on those writing tragedies, most significantly Shakespeare. Aristotle's analysis of tragedy began with a description of the effect such a work had on the audience as a "catharsis" or purging of the emotions. He decided that catharsis was the purging of two specific emotions, pity and fear. The hero has made a mistake due to ignorance .....
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Movie: Othello
Number of words: 875 | Number of pages: 4.... show
otherwise. Iago controls Emilia through her love that she has for him. He uses
her love of him to get her to steal Desdemona's handkerchief. Othello is
manipulated by suggestion and hints that are carefully worded and said at just
the right moment. Each one weakens his faith in Desdemona a little more. Then
Iago produces “evidence” to add weight to his innuendos. The evidence is so
believeably delivered and Othello already so incenced by Iago's words that
Othello does not even question the truth of what he sees. This skillful
manipulation of those around qualifies Iago as a supreme villian.
Iago's plots are skillfu .....
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Movie: Casper - Death And Growth Of Characters
Number of words: 427 | Number of pages: 2.... first they had to get it from the evil Ms. Carrigan. The second
example is when Cat’s mom comes back for a short time to see Cat and Dr.
James, Cat’s father. The last is when Cat’s mom turns Casper back into a
boy so that he can dance with Cat at her party.
With all the death in the movie Cat has to come to realize the
reality of death and that it can happen to someone that she loves. Even
though they don’t show Cat’s mothers death in the movie it plays a big part
in the way that she acts and feels. She grew up a little with her mothers
death but not alot because she was still young. the second was when her
father .....
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A Review Of The "Ballet Gran Folklorico De Mexico"
Number of words: 354 | Number of pages: 2.... De Los Queteales- dedicated to multicolor bird
named Quetzal, 3: Festompanortena- series of dances brought by French and
Spaniards, 4: Yucaton- dances of Mayan culture, Ana Murry a.k.a. "The
dances of Ribbons." 5: Danzas Chiapanaces- dances deal with love, suffering,
and joy, 6: Fandango- performed during feast of Patron Saint, also includes
"Labamba" where couple ties a bow with their feet, 7: Donzolapuna- depicts
legend of dance of feathers, dance showing history of the takeover of
Mexico by Cortez over the leader Montazuma, 8: Ladanza Delvonado- dance of
deer. Hunters chase deer with rattles until animal gets so tired it c .....
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