Taoism In Star Trek: Action Versus Inaction
.... on a physical world; the Tao goes beyond
action or inaction of a physical sense. The Tao Te Ching states, "the Master
does nothing, yet leaves nothing undone."(pg. 38) The Master does not rely on
the world of the senses to decide her action.
Everything the crew of the enterprise tried to do was based on
overpowering the trap. "More energy, faster adjustments. But that's exactly what
we can't do because that's what we're supposed to do."(Star Trek La Forge) All
of the attempts to overcome the trap were .....
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Julius Caesar: Brutus An Honor Man
.... 399). Brutus said that if the conspirators do not join for a
common cause, then there is no need for an oath because the conspirators
are self-righteous, and they are serving the romans. If the conspirators
don't bind together, then each man will go his own way, become a weakling,
and die when it suits the tyrants caprice. Brutus is advocates peace,
freedom and liberty, for all romans, which shows that Brutus is an
altruistic as well as an honorable man. Brutus also had a compassion fo .....
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Television Censorship
.... of the
federal courts in the 1930s, when they held that Irish author James Joyce's
Ulysses was not obscene and could be freely passed through customs. The courts
ruled that the use of "dirty words" in "a sincere and honest book" did not make
the book "dirty." Since the 1950s many obscenity cases involving books,
magazines, and film have been brought before the Supreme Court. In the cases
during the 1970s the court ruled that laws against obscenity must be limited "
to works which, taken as a whole, .....
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Television And The Internet
.... and hypothesize how this can enhance or alter
one's experience with television. Included in this paper will be actual
responses from individuals around the world who responded to a survey I posted
on various internet newsgroups devoted to specific television shows. The most
relevant responses are attached as an appendix at the end of this paper.
I will first briefly define the terms that I will use to avoid any
ambiguities. When I refer to the internet, I refer to the vast encyclopedia of
information pr .....
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Television, What A Waste Of Timme
.... Before the existence of television, all people wre
forced to create their own opinions and images of things in their own minds.
But with TV, all the images are created for you and almost all the arguments are
one-sided. With TV, you no longer create your own ideas; you are told them.
Television has a great impact on the health of America. The seductive topics
and biased broadcasts shows daily across America are luring more and more people
to the confines of their living room couch for a greater amo .....
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Television And Commercialism
.... portrays a
false image. With her petite, fragile figure, large bust, tiny waist, long legs,
big eyes, and vast career ranging from a lifeguard to a doctor, Barbie wins the
hearts of many innocent little girls who become subjected to her unrealistic
image.
Most often in television there is no depth beyond the surface, what you
see is what you get. This is very prominent in children' s television, where
without the special effects in action- adventure shows, all that is left are
shows that lack enthus .....
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Televised Violence Is Here To Stay
.... fact of life (Howitt 17). It is very much part
of the human condition. The media cannot pretend that violence does not exist.
Televised violence orients people to their environment. It helps them
understand their world. It serves as a mirror in which people examine themselves,
their institutions, and their values (Comstock 357).
The exposure of children to televised violence is functional to the
extent that it prepares them to cope with reality. Conflict is important for
children to grow up with. It .....
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Julius Ceasar: Overview
.... camps near another city and knowing that Antony's soldiers are coming,
they decide to march toward the enemy at once. The fighting begins with the
confrontation of the two sides, as Cassius' and Brutus' armies arrive.
Antony and his partner challenge the assassins to fight, and the bloody
battle begins. The armies of the conspirators fall into vulnerability many
times, and their side does poorly, losing many men. Cassius hears
mistakenly that one of his important soldiers has been captured, loses hope,
an .....
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The Chamber: A Look Into The Novel And Film
.... traits and
backgrounds that affect their perspectives on certain issues. Sam Cayhall is
one of the main characters in the story whose background is filled with hate
because of his connection with the Klan. "The second member of the team was a
Klansman by the name of Sam Cayhall," "The FBI knew that Cayhall's father had
been a Klansman, . . . " (Grisham 2-3). Sam, who is brought up under the
influence of the Ku Klux Klan, uses "politically incorrect" terms for other
minorities when he talks with Adam C .....
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Movie Review: The Color Purple
.... movie, the section on
Africa was only ten, fifteen minutes long, and the rest was based more on the
rest of Celie's life.
I'll admit, most movies, that follow the book that they're based on word for
word are pretty monotonous (i.e. Dune), but this particular movie probably would
have been better, at least in my own opinion.
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Crime Films
.... is able to target
societal groups and try to produce and market what they want to see. The public
attends a film because they think they might enjoy some aspect of it. The film
genre follows a set of abstract rules that allows the public to informally
categorize films. These rules must be viewed from an flexible point of view in
order to legitimize their future existence. By using this method of
categorizing films the public is able to decide which films they wish to see and
those they do not. Some p .....
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Television Soaps: The Cultural Construction Of Gender And Representation
.... male dominated occupations such as doctors, car salesmen
and chefs. Women in soaps are usually secretaries or housewives. There does
not seem to be any attempt for a switch of roles. Females are feminine, males
masculine. There has been one exception, which was Kylie Minogue's character,
Charlene, on Neighbours. She was a mechanic and tomboy. This is one of the few
occasions where a soap has interrogated the cultural construction of gender and
representation of identity.
A music video i .....
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Movie: Dead Poet's Society - The Dead Poet That Killed Himself
.... on the knuckles" by a nun with a ruler can attest to this fact.
The one thing that a student needs in life is structure. Without this,
he or she cannot function in a school environment. When a bell rings, you must
go to class. When a teacher assigns homework, you do it. No questions asked. No
individual thought. The only marrow that should be sucked out of a students life
is that of education. That, after all, is why they are in school. To learn and
no other reason.
In the end, it should be not .....
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The Direct And Indirect Impact Of Rhetoric In The Color Purple
.... sheltered and overshadowed by Albert, who
continuously beats her into submission. Celie also passes on what she learned
from “Mister” to his son Harpo, the rhetoric of “the importance of a man giving
his wife a good beating.” Albert Johnson does not even realize how important
Celie is to him until she is gone. At that point he returns some of the love
that is shown to him by helping Nettie and her family to return to the United
States in order to see Celie. This action shows the impact of Mr. Johns .....
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Movie: The Fan
.... fell
together at the end and the action was remarkable.
thing to do. My counter-
part, Hector, also gives the movie exemplary reviews.
Robert DiNero plays a psychotic baseball fan who was an appalling father
and a die-hard for the game. This crazy man just wants credit for giving a Barry
Bonds-like player ( Wesley Snipes ) his number back. Unfortunately, the ‘fan'
gives Wesley his number back by killing the player who occupied the number
before him. When the baseball player's son is kidnapped by the disillusioned man,
the police held the man at gun point in th .....
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