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The Jazz Age
The Jazz Age Many of the influential artists of the past came from the jazz age such as Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday, Basie and Crosby, Sarah Vaughan, Cab Calloway, Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, and many others. Frank Sinatra was dominating the scene in 1947. He had a voice that was
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The Joy Luck Club
Here comes to my part. I am going to talk about the cultural diversity of marriage presented in the film and I want to elaborate this through the following three aspects: did young people have the option of picking their husband/wife, The purpose or significance of marriage And whether husband
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The Joy Luck Club Movie Review
"The Joy Luck Club" isn't what most men would rush to see at the box office. It is, by general opinion, a chick flick, an epic tear jerker directed towards the sensitive side of people. By just that extremely brief description, I would guess a great percentage of males
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The Keyboard Sonatas of Haydn and Mozart
I. Haydn Haydn has a special preference for writing music in a bundle of six. Each of the six pieces has its individuality while sharing many common features at the same time. Haydn's solo keyboard sonatas show striking diversity in type and style. They often could be categorized by their
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The Kingdom of Heaven
The Kingdom of Heaven For a period of 100 years, there was a time of peace in Jerusalem. It was a tenuous peace but it was peace. Jerusalem was open to all, be they Jew, Muslim or Christian. Kingdom of Heaven takes place at the end of this period. The
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The Lacanian Mirror: Reflections on Oldboy
The Lacanian Mirror: Reflections on Oldboy According to Jacques Lacan in the “The Mirror Stage”, the stage is “an identification” in which the subject undergoes a transformation by assuming an image in the mirror (34). There is a “jubilant assumption of his specular image by the child” (34) as he
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The Language of New Media
...and Interactivity Met with Cinema "The movie, by sheer speeding up the mechanical, carried us from the world of sequence and connections into the world of creative configuration and structure. The message of the movie medium is that of transition from linear connections to configurations." (McLuhan, 1994, p.12) On August
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The Last Samurai
The idea of honor is different to many people. The dictionary defines honor as, That which rightfully attracts esteem, respect, or consideration; self-respect; dignity; courage; fidelity; especially, excellence of character; high moral worth; virtue; nobleness; specifically, in men, integrity; uprightness; trustworthiness; in women, purity; chastity. [1913 Webster]. However in
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The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai - Review "The Last Samurai" set in 1870s; this epic movie depicts the beginnings of the modernizations of Japan. A Civil War veteran, Captain Nathan Algren, (Tom Cruise) is hired by the Emperor Meiji to train Japanese troops for fight with the samurai, Katsumoto, (Ken Watanabe) who
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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Movie Review
"The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" Despite Sean Connery and some impressive 19th century gloom, this big-screen translation of Alan Moore's culty comic-book series falls to earth with an incoherent splat. - - - - - - - - - - - - By Charles Taylor July 11, 2003 | In
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The Legacy of Malthus
The Legacy of Malthus This movie looks into the issue of poverty prevalent in rural India. Deepa Dhanraj takes us from one corner of rural India where poverty persists to the Scottish highs which witnessed highland clearances in the 19th century. Scottish high landlords had legal claim over the common
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The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000) Movie Report
10/26/15 Media Analysis Paper The reason is I choose this movie “The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000).” I think that golf is the answer if you get a lesson in life through sport. As the word “ learned all the wisdom of life in golf”, golf is similar to life
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The Legends in Life
The Legends In Life An Artist or group's talent can be defined by the way the listener is pulled into the music. Writing about fundamental emotions to a compound condition that happened in the past, the artist must grasp the listener and wrap them into a nostalgic trance from the
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The Life and Death of John Lennon
Fame, fascination, love, laughter, money, music, glitz and glamour are just some of the things John Lennon experienced in his lifetime. Seeing life in the middle class and life as an A-list star, World War II and Vietnam made Lennon be loved by many. The general public felt that they
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The Life and Lasting Influence of Bessie Smith:
By most accounts, Bessie Smith was a rough, crude, violent woman. She was also one of the greatest Blues singers of the 1920s. The road that took her to the title “Empress of the Blues” was not an easy one. It was certainly not one of the romantic "rags to
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The Life of David Gale - Film Review
The Life of David Gale Film Review (WARNING: SPOILERS) In The Life of David Gale, an opponent of the death penalty, David Gale, played by Kevin Spacey, is on death row, with only a few days before his execution. He has summoned Elizabeth "Bitsey" Bloom, played by Kate Winslet,
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The Life of Joseph Boulogne
The Life of Joseph Boulogne Saint-Georges, Joseph Boulogne de (1745 - 1799) Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, was widely regarded as the most accomplished man of his age. Not only was he among the most important musicians in Paris during the pre-Revolutionary period but he was also a superb
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The Life of Louis Armstrong
The Life of Louis Armstrong He was known as the greatest of all jazz musicians. He defined what it really was to play genuine jazz music and taught the world to swing. He included joy, spontaneity, and amazing technical abilities. Louis Armstrong was a genius when it came to his
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The Life of Peter: Idealism Vs. Realism
The Life of Peter: Idealism vs. Realism When asking a child what they want to be when the grow up, they will most likely tell you a doctor, teacher or some other public service occupation. They have the ideal that a career helping people is the best job a person
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The Life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-91) is regarded as the greatest composer who ever lived. He began writing minuets at the age of 5,and by the time he died in 1791 at the age of 35, he had produced 626 cataloged works. " Mozart has enriched
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The Lion King: A Hero's Journey
The Lion King is a true hero's journey that takes place in the savannas of Africa. The title "the Lion King" emphasizes that a lion is king, most likely referring to the main character, Simba. Simba is the main hero in the story because he regains his kingdom and defeats
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The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid The Little Mermaid was written by Hans Christian Anderson in 1837. It is about a mermaid who wishes to be human. She becomes human, falls in love and lives happily ever after. It stars Sierra Boggess as Ariel. Big dance numbers include Part of your World. West
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The Little Tramp and the Big Machine
The Little Tramp and the Big Machine Modern Times is an emotional response, based always in comedy, to the circumstances of the times. In the early films, the Tramp was knocked around in a pre-war society of underprivileged among the other immigrants and vagabonds and petty miscreants. In Modern Times
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The Lonely Island: Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture
The Lonely Island Inspiration can be found in the strangest of places, amongst the strangest of things. In 1829, Felix Mendelssohn was inspired by a great cavern, rich with Scottish mythology. While sailing through the Hebrides Islands off the coast of Scotland, he saw the famed Fingal's Cave and was
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The Lord of the Rings - Music as an Emotional Guide
The Lord of the Rings - Music as emotional guide Not only the actors' performances and the director's cleverly adapted screenplay are important to create certain emotions in a movie, but also the music is an essential key that guides your emotions - more than most viewers realize. This is
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The Main Changes That the Paramount Decree Effected on the Structure of the American Film Industry and the Measures the Ex-Studios Took to Remain in Control of the Film Market
Outline the main changes the paramount decree effected on the structure of the American film industry and discuss the measures the ex-studios took to remain in control of the film market. The period of the 1920's to 1950's where known as the studio era in Hollywood. A few major companies
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The Man Who Ate His Lover
Introduction into the programme The Man Who Ate His Lover. In this essay I will be writing about a man called Armin Meiwes and Bernd Brandes. both Armin and Bernd were respected by friends and colleges but at the same time they thought the two may be homosexual. Armin and
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The Man Who Broke 1000 Chains- Moral Vs. Legal Issues
When looking at as issue as right or wrong, it is imperative that the issue be categorized into either a matter of legality or morality. While some may be both, the simple fact that an action may be immoral does not qualify it as necessarily illegal. The film A Man
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The Mandolin
The Mandolin The mandolin has been around since the end of the 16th Century, although it didn't look much like the instrument we know today. It evolved in the 18th century and was built in several varieties in different Italian towns, the Neapolitan mandolin becoming the representative type. It was
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The Many Mothers of Alfred Hitchcock
When looking at the works of Alfred Hitchcock there are many recurring themes. Wrong man, classic Hitchcock villains, and the use of staircases are just three of the many attributes you see when watching a Hitchcock film. My favorite, however, would have to be Hitchcock's portrayal of the mother. Whether
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