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Television Viewing Hours
.) The pearson's r between the dependent variable television viewing hours a week and the independent variable the "female gender" is one of negative .238, the stat sig value is .095; as a result it can not be generalized to the population. 2.) The pearson's r between the dependent variable
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Ten Best Performances in English Films
In any movie, the hardest job is probably that of the actor. He not only has to give his character an air of believability but also must bond with the viewer emotionally. As always, a few things first, * In compiling this list I have tried to focus on
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Terrence Malick's "the Thin Red Line" and Hollywood's Traditional Depictions of War
THEThin Red Line is a three-hour epic about the World War II, directed by Terrence Malick, who made his comeback to the film industry after 20 years with a subject that had been neglected for almost as long.(1) The film is based on James Jones' novel, published in 1962, which
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Terrific Looking Film, Especially During This Era
Terrific looking film, especially during this era Nanook of the North is one of the first documentaries made in the early nineteen hundreds. Robert J. Flaherty's helps establish the film by successful adapting to his environment by filming extraordinary hunting and fishing scenes consisting largely of medium shots. At times,
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Thank You for Smoking
There’s something exhilarating about watching a clever liar in full, resplendent flight. Nick Naylor (Aaron Eckhardt) has what he cheerfully describes as a "challenging" job: he represents the interests of the tobacco industry in a world that generally considers the product reprehensible. At the beginning of "Thank You For Smoking,"
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The "confusion Ethics" of Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern/Da Hong Denglong Gao Gao Gua (China 1991 125 mins) Source: Level Four Films Prod Co: Palace/Era/China Film Prod: Chiu Fu-sheng Dir: Zhang Yimou Scr: Ni Zhen, from the story by Su Tong Phot: Zhao Fei Ed: Du Yuan Art Dir: Cao Jiuping, Dong Huamiao Mus: Zhao
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The "perfect" Musical Image
The "Perfect" Musical Image What is the "perfect" image? Is there a specific category a good musician should fall under? In this research project I want to find the way musicians are perceived, opposed to being blind to the color of the musician's skin and only listening to the talent
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The 10 Commnadments
James Brown 3-1-06 Creative Liberty, AKA Hollywood Underneath every film, sitcom, commercial, or televised event that comes from Hollywood is a just cause just waiting to be discovered. Happy endings, lessons learned, and righted wrongs are the prizes for having waded through the unnecessary details of the story. Catching you
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The 13th Floor Elevators
The 13th Floor Elevators “Since Aristotle, man has organized his knowledge vertically in separate and unrelated groups -- Science, Religion, Sex, Relaxation, Work etc. The main emphasis in his language, his system of storing knowledge, has been on the identification of objects rather than on the relationships between objects. He
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The 13th Warrior
The 13th Warrior But damned if The 13th Warrior isn't the best, most enthralling adventure movie I've seen in a good while. This one is sure to acquire a cult following on video, and that's why I'm here now: to tell you that if you like this kind of film,
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The 40 Year Old Virgin
The 40 Year Old Virgin is proof that comedies can still be funny. Sadly, movies like this, with a kind of consistent humor, come out too rarely. Yes, it's a little long, almost two hours, but there are plenty of laughs throughout the movie, especially in the last 30 minutes,
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The 5 Women
Louie, Jason 3/6/04 Chinese 2 5o The five women in the family did not get along well together. They were backstabbing each other and no one trusted each other. They fought about position in the family. The woman with a higher number is the lower ranked wife. Everyone wanted
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The Accused
Rape is a very hard-hitting tragedy in our society. A rape is reported every 6 minutes in the United States, and every 1 rape out of 4 is a multiple rape. With these statistics it is not difficult to see why this is such an alarming topic. The director depicts
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The Act's of Racism in the 20th Century
The Act's of Racism In The 20th Century Langston Hughes and Maya Angelou were very well known authors of the early 20th century. Most of their writings were concerned with racism and equality. During that time period there was much evidence that African Americans had been treated unfairly, unjustly, and
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The Aesthetics of Pop Music
"It All Sounds The Same These Days!" In just about every home in America at just about any given time the words: "It all sounds the same these days!" is uttered to a teenage child, while the mother is screaming "Turn it down!" in the background. The teenager storms to
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The Allegory of Painting by Jan Vermeer
05/05/04 Part I 1. The painting "The allegory of Painting" by Jan Vermeer has a very unique sense of style to me. This painting to me does not seem to have a calm presence to it. It has a huge sense of mood though. The woman seems to be very
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The American Apocalypse
In spite of its critically cherished commitment to post-modern ambiguity, Tony Kushner’s Angels in America unapologetically weaves a through-line of stark apocalyptic imagery into its eighties Reaganite tapestry of failed ideological narratives and corrupt American realpolitik. There are cainite markings, divine plagues, holes in the ozone-layer, a demonic Roy Cohn;
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The American President
"The American President," directed by Rob Reiner is portraying everyday problems the president has to face along with hidden political issues that concern his presidency. The movie begins with Andrew Shepherd, a role played by Micheal Douglas who's a widow president with a young daughter and is currently running for
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The Analysis of Baron Munchausen
The Analysis of Baron Munchausen In the book Signs of Life, the author Linda Seger writes about heroes, and their typical characteristics, that for the most part have always been the same throughout history. Even the word hero is already put in the male tense, suggesting there that most heroes
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The Anthropological Study of Romantic Love
The anthropological study of romantic (or passionate) love is virtually nonexistent due to the widespread belief that romantic love is unique to Euro-American culture. This belief is by no means confined to anthropology. The historian Philippe Aries (1962), for example, argues that affection was of secondary importance to more utilitarian
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The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
8 Keys to Understanding pages 161-176 of The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz Summary Key Chapter 7 - When Duddy comes home from his movie screening, he is greeted by his father and Uncle Benjy. They inform him that Lennie is gone. All of his belongings are gone and he has
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The Art of Hip Hop
The art of hip-hop is taking verbal assualts from every angle in America, from being the main cause of violence among teenagers in lower class communities to being the promoter of drugs and sex elsewhere in the world. With crime rates constantly on the rise on a day to day
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The Art of Jazz
In contemporary culture music is found in various forms produced by a variety of instruments, new and old. Instruments found in the jazz performance by the band "LMT" consist of basic instruments (in a newer form): electric bass guitar, electric guitar, drums, and of course vocals. The group is
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The Awakening
Music Throughout The Awakening, the manner in which each of the characters uses and understands music gives us a sense of Edna's ideological alignment in relation to the novel's other characters. Additionally, Edna's exploration of music and her meditations upon its significance enable her own (visual) art to flourish. Edna
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The Backstreet Boys: A Popular Rock Band
The Backstreet Boys: A Popular Rock Band Kimberly Davis, Writing Tutor Rock bands are as popular today as they were in the 1950's, when rock 'n' roll was born. The fans get wild when they see their favorite group. The girls scream and faint at concerts and record sales explode.
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The Bald Soprano Review
The Bald Soprano Review What to say about an 'anti-play'? For this is what Eugune Ionesco set out to create when he sat down to write The Bald Soprano, one of the seminal texts of the Theatre of the Absurd. Language is pivotal, yet speeches mean little or nothing. 'Anti-logic'
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The Baroque Concerto
The Baroque Concerto Barry S. Bodine Jr. SS# 148-72-3694 Baroque Lit. Spring, 2000 Table of Contents Section Page Number Introduction 3 Emergence 3 - 4 Corelli 4 - 5 Torelli 5 Conclusion 6 Bibliography 7 Introduction In simple terms, the word "concerto" translates into "concert." Motets by Vidana, madrigals
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The Battle of Algiers and Paradise Now
The Battle of Algiers (2002) by Gillo Pontecorvo and Paradise Now (2005) by Hany Abu-Assad has obvious similarities: both films deal with problems of terrorism and suppression within occupied lands and consider the relationship between the oppressors and the oppressed. More specifically, the perceived necessitation to adopt terrorism while living
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The Beatles
The Beatles The group that I picked to be an example of a particular type of music is The Beatles. The Beatles included George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and Richard Starkey, other wise known as Ringo Starr. This group is very well known and also influenced many musicians since
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The Beatles
INTRODUCTION The Beatles were a smashing rock and pop group from Liverpool, England. This group was inspired by American performers such as Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, and Little Richard. During the 1960's the band dominated the rock music industry with their smash hit "Beatlemania." The Beatles had an awkward appearance.
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