La Amistad
.... the United State Supreme Court. In the end the Supreme Court orders that the Africans be released post-haste and returned to their home. They are to find their lives in their own villages have vanished.
Morgan Freeman is an excellent actor, but unfortunately, his portrayal of Theodore Joadson was wasted. This is because Theodore Joadson never actually existed. Actually, Freeman was playing a mix of everybody in the “Amistad Committee” which was started by New York abolitionists Lewis Tappan, Joshua .....
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La Amistad 2
.... which were normally violent. Not knowing that they had been tricked, the ringleader of the slaves, Cinque, took a boatload of slaves ashore and unloaded. They refilled their water buckets, which had recently been emptied. One of the men on the ship catches their attention and they see another ship coming up along side of theirs. They jump in their boat and row back to their ship. They are captured and taken to shore. They are thrown into jail. After this, it is a fight to free the slaves and in turn, bri .....
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Lady Macbeth Character Analysis
.... She explains, “Had he not resembled My father as he slept, I had done’t.” The other example of some weakness in Lady Macbeth’s character is in Act III, Scene 2 when she tries to comfort Macbeth by telling him not to worry about what he has done to Duncan and is about to do to Banquo. She tells him, “How now, my lord! Why do you keep alone, Of sorriest fancies your companions making, Using those thoughts which should indeed have died With them they think on? Things without all remedy Should be w .....
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Lawrence Of Arabia (Movie)
.... side. This character has control, confidence, and feels comfortable in the situation. The right-hand side is known as the subordinate side. This character feels uncomfortable and weaker. Lawrence will shift from the subordinate side to the dominant as his journey progresses.
Another aspect to a film is the soundtrack. This emphasizes scenes and adds a dramatic element to the film. For example, the tempo of the music may quicken when a battle starts. This will make the audience feel involved in t .....
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Leadership In Movie
.... and true patriot, his desire for peace and freedom united the clans, gained the loyalty of the people, struck fear into his enemies and defied the cruel hand of an evil, warring and invading King."
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Braveheart is the movie based on true story of one of the most famous Scottish patriots. Born of pure Scottish blood but having lived away from his homeland for many years, the legendary "William Wallace" started his life like any other boy in Scotland. During t .....
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Leonardo Da Vinci 2
.... the work Divina Proportione. During my long stay in Milan, I created drawings and paintings models for the dome of Milan Cathedral and architectural drawings. My largest commission was for a colossal bronze monument Francesco Sforza, father of Ludovico, in the courtyard of Castello Sforzesco. Unfortunately in 1499, the Sforza family was driven from Milan by French forces. I left the statue unfinished and French archers destroyed it before I went back home to Florence in 1500.
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Leonardo Da Vinci (!)
.... in Renaissance science. Leonardo’s remarkable illustrations of the human body elevated drawings into a means of a scientific exposition. It also provided the basic principles for modern scientific illustrations.
Leonardo was born in 1452 on is father’s estate at Vinci, near Florence. He grew up and was educated in the same estate. When he was fifteen his father apprenticed him to the artist Andrea del Verrocchio in Florence. Under Verricchio he studied painting, sculpting, and the mechanical arts. .....
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Les Mis
.... imprisoned twice had but one thing on his mind, regaining this virtue once again. However, in attempting to do this multiple times by escaping from jail he succeeded only in lengthening his sentence without it. You can not learn to appreciate something that you always have had until you lose it. Perhaps this is why Jean was forever thankful of the little things, which everyone had and was happy to have only those once he was out of prison, so long as he had his freedom.
Even stronger then the lov .....
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Les Miserables
.... in these missing spots in her life. As Jean took care of Cosette he gave her a loving, elder, trustworthy, male role she has been waiting for for support and stability. The time they spent together warmed both of their hearts with the feeling they longed for. “Jean Valjean felt his own happiness grow with the happiness which he caused Cosette”(139). Cosette’s influence on Jean made both his feelings and life better and more barable. Jean found the love he has been without for so long, it warmed his .....
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Liberal Arts
.... result of the telephone revolutionized communication, advancing society to another level. Inventions that advance society, such as this, demonstrate the value of a liberal arts education. In years past, more and more scientists, from an array of various fields, have elaborated upon the basic telephone by inventing different components to be used along with the telephone such as the facsimile machine and computer modems which enable communication via the internet.
In short, a liberal arts education p .....
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Liberty Valance
.... the two more often than other films like it, and as a result is unpredictable and enjoyable to viewer.
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Life Of Raphael Sanzio
.... if any. Because of Raphael’s great understanding of the arts, he quickly surpassed his teacher and ventured out on his own to the great city of Florence in 1504.
At the same time Raphael arrived in Florence, the other great painters of time, Michelangelo and Leonardo Da Vinci were the popular painters of the city. Because of the competitive environment of Florence, Raphael adopted many new painting techniques such as shading, anatomy, and frozen action.
Both Michelangelo and Da Vinci’s sty .....
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Life The Courage To Change
.... Kathryn gives her speech in the honor of her stepbrother everyone else was reading a copy of this portfolio, seeing Kathryn for who she tries to hide not what she achieves in hurting others. This example in fact proves that what goes round comes around. Kathryn achieves her goals of making herself better than others and gets hit with a fistful of her own cruelty.
Cruel Intentions, a film that cannot be classified into one specific category. A film that has many acheivments, many morals, many character .....
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Literary Critique Of A Modest Proposal
.... to admit a long continuance in salt, although perhaps I could name a country, which would be glad to eat up our whole nation without it."
This writing also gives equal responsibility to the Irish for their plight. Swift was extremely enraged at the passivity of the Irish people. It was an attempt to shock the Irish out of their lethargic state. Swift had made numerous proposals to the Irish Parliament which were ignored. These proposals included the taxing of absentee landlords, to encoura .....
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