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Review Of Ballet Gran Folklorico De Mexico

.... elementary schools there, do you think they knew what was going on? All the performances consisted of 1: Azteca - Ceremony of the lighting of fire, 2: Ladanza 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 "L .....

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Analysis Of Masaccio's "The Holy Trinity" And "Grunewald's "The Isenheim Altarpiece"

.... in. The adjustment of the spectator to the pictured space is one of the first steps in the development of illusionistic painting. Illusionistic painting fascinated many artists of the Renaissance and Baroque periods. The proportions in this painting are so numerically exact that one can actually calculate the numerical dimensions of the chapel in the background. The span of the painted vault is seven feet, and the depth is nine feet. "Thus, he achieves not only successful illusion, but a rational, metr .....

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An Analysis Of A Doll's House

.... describes what her marriage actually is toward the end of the play, when she tells Torvald, "…our home has been nothing but a play- room. I've been your doll-wife here, just as at home I was Papa's doll- child. And the children have been my dolls in their turn. I liked it when you came and played with me, just as they liked it when I came and played with them. That's what our marriage has been Torvald." I think that it is at this point that Nora's world transforms from a "doll's house" into reali .....

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Summary Of The Movie: Saving Private Ryan

.... insurmountable loss. Three of the family's four sons have been killed on the battle fields of the world - Sean Ryan at "Omaha Beach" Normandy, Peter Ryan at "Utah Beach" Normandy, and "Daniel Ryan" in New Guinea. Only one son survives......Private James Ryan (Matt Damon). The decision is made to find him and send him home. However Private Ryan is lost somewhere behind enemy lines and the army hierarchy aren't even sure whether he's still alive... With the massive invasion of Normandy a .....

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Ben-Hur

.... historic events. The object of this paper is to illustrate the successful joining of fact with fiction. Ben-Hur successfully told an intriguing story of a Jew falsely accused of a crime with the backdrop of the rise of Christ and the tyrannical ruling of the Roman empire in the first century of the common era. The main character, Judah Ben-Hur had many highs and lows during the story. Religion was his backbone and strength throughout the story. Ben- Hur was able to continue through hardships b .....

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A Streetcar Named Desire

.... and get off at Elysian Fields" (Quirino 63). Taken literally this does not seam to add much to the story. However, if one investigate Blanche's past one can truly understand what this quotation symbolizes. Blanche left her home to join her sister, because her life was a miserable wreck in her former place of residence. She admits, at one point in the story, that "after the death of Allan (her h usband) intimacies with strangers was all I seemed able to fill my empty heart with" (Williams, 178). She ha .....

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Cause Of Hamlet's Distractions: Feelings And Passions

.... not with all their quantity of love Make up my sum. (V,i, 264-266) Hamlet is too immature to love her enough to trust her in their relationship. This trust that he is lacking will give him the ability to hand Ophelia the key to his madness however, due to immaturity he is unable to hand her the key. Because of Hamlet's immaturity this same madness enables him to act extremely irrational at times, such as killing Polonius. Most mature people will take the time to find out what is behind an arras b .....

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Hamlet: Tragedy Of Failure

.... But rather than swoop instantly to that revenge, Hamlet pretends to be insane in order to mask an investigation of the accusation brought by his father's ghost. Why Hamlet puts on this "antic disposition" and delays in killing Claudius is the central question of the play. But Hamlet did not swear to his dead father that he, detective-like, would investigate. Hamlet swore revenge. And he has more than enough motivation to exact revenge. Does it not, think thee, stand me now upon- .....

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Our Town: Universal Theme Of Family

.... before in this play. For instance dramatic irony, and Pantomine play a very important role in this play. By the use of the stage manager constantly pausing and giving us a reality check, he makes sure we know we are still in reality. The Stage manager creates quite and effective environment by playing different parts. Although in the play he plays many miscellaneous roles, to the audience he is the constant reminder that this is a play. He serves as a gateway between two worlds of "Our Town" and .....

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A Scene From Martin Scorcese's "Mean Streets"

.... to experiment. In his mobster movies, Scorsese likes to film and edit much of it like a documentary. This is effective in helping the viewer to get acquainted with the criminal life. Parts of Goodfellas and Mean Streets were in this style as was, to a more obvious degree, the first half hour of Casino. Usually the narration plays a large part in this style of filmmaking. The use of narration, in general, is another one of Scorsese's styles. In Mean Streets, there is a wonderfully lit and choreographed sc .....

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Hamlet: Tragedy Of Failure

.... the garden, Claudius poured poison in his ear. Claudius prays to be forgiven but his prayers are not sincere. Claudius, overcome with guilt, would prefer to keep his status then reveal what he did to King Hamlet. The play within the play is useful because it allows Hamlet to verify the validity of the ghost. Usually plays are intended for entertainment purposes. The play is not real and the actors are playing a role. In reality Hamlet makes it so that it is similar to what really happened to his f .....

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Death Of A Salesman: Summary

.... 5. Internal conflicts are what move the plot along for the most part. Throughout the story the characters are trying to live with who they are and also trying to please everyone else. The internal conflict of acceptance is what they all have to deal with and that is what moves the plot along. Point of View 1. The author uses a lot of stage direction to set the mood for each scene. Musical instruments define each character and help visualize the mood and attitude for that character. The st .....

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The Crucible: Summary

.... kill her severel times so she would lie for them. John Proctor has an even bigger conflict, he has to maintain his good and honest image while keeping a deep secret inside of him. He seems like any other citizen in the community except he has had an affair with Abigail and he is afraid abigail is trying to kill his wife to get him. Proctor weighs all parts of this conflict and decides that he must not make another mistake, so he admits to witchcraft and goes to the death. Reverend Hale is the person w .....

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Good Will Hunting: Review

.... us and opens our minds in ways we never thought possible. Will undoubtedly challenges others day after day, and that is why so many people were drawn to him out of sheer amazement. But, they weren't afraid to get to know him, and they all chose to let him into their lives in hopes that he would do the same. The problem is that he never knew how to do this. In turn, he couldn't fully enjoy life because he had no one to share it with. Like many others, Will needs someone to believe in him and app .....

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The Fool In King Lear

.... treatment thereafter. Hence, the king went in search of his youngest daughter. His youngest daughter had married the king of France while she was gone. His youngest daughter returned with him two Britain and helped him to regain hi throne. Shakespeare utilized this British legend to create what is arguably one of the greatest tragedies of all time. Shakespeare took this British legend and conceptualized it to fit his audience. Shakespeare added the character of the Fool as a tool in better understandin .....

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