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- 4811: The Role of Prejudice In The Merchant of Venice
- ... tis mine and I will have it" (IV.i.90-100). Shakespeare's depiction of the Venetians is paradoxical.They are, too, a capitalist people and readily accept his money, however, shun him personally.Like American society, 16th century Venice sought to solidify their commercial reputation through integration, but at the same time, practiced social exclusion.Though they extended their hands to his Shylock's money, they turned their backs on ... really changed?The continued bloodshed in the Middle East, the ongoing struggle for racial equality in Africa, religious strife in Northern Ireland and the continued practice of genocide in the world suggest otherwise.What about American society?The recent criminal trial and subsequent not guilty verdict in the O.J. Simpson case show that racial lines are still carefully drawn.Isn't O.J. Simpson reminiscent of Shylock, an outcast in ...
- 4812: MTV and The Madonna Phenomenon
- ... perhaps took Madonna's post-modernist daring to it's furthest. It was banned by MTV as obscene yet it sticks out as one of Madonna's most brilliant works and career steps to date. American viewers (who are probably not used to anything more artistic than Tool Time) misunderstood Madonna's fantastical depiction of 1920's Germany. It is a ornate, stylized vision. This video forces the viewer to look ... in this respect, she is to be regarded as someone who tries the limits of social codes, in a time when the dominant culture is revolting against the challenges of the 1960s. She reacts against American sexual mores and explores women's sexual alternatives from lesbianism to sadomasochism. Madonna as a feminist has proved herself to be a useful, rebellious role model for young women who have the need to look ...
- 4813: TV Shows and Real Life
- TV Shows and Real Life TV shows are probably the primary source of entertainment for the average American. Most of them run from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. with reruns starting at 5 p.m. We watch them because they give us something to do, a way to relax, something to ... all watch different shows, some people like "Married...with Children", some are repulsed with it, but like to watch "Home Improvement", what draws particular crowds to certain shows? How do these shows portray the average American, or do they portray average Americans at all? These are questions many writers have attempted to answer, at least one column in almost every newspaper is dedicated to this topic. I think the people like ...
- 4814: Westerns
- ... made even more real by the events seen on the big screen. A person could much more easily imagine events occuring within the past 50 years or so as compared to 150 years with the revolution. This nearness in history gave stories of the west a realistic appeal for the masses. With the turn of the century came the industrial revolution. At this time the average person's life changed radically. People now became "factory workers," clocking in and leaving their brains at the door. The glamour offered by these stories gave the majority of people ...
- 4815: Movie: Life, Like The Great Gatsby
- ... included in the novel as you will read further I will relate some issues of the novel, as well as other critics have included their views on The Great Gatsby. F. Scott, Fitsgerald was an American short story writer and novelist famous for his depictions of the Jazz Age(the 1920's), his most brilliant novel work being The Great Gatsby(1925). He was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on sept ... the native midwestener afir with the possibilities of every Americans dream in it's hero, Jay Gatsby, and the compassionate princeton gentlemen in it's narrator, Nick Carraway. The Great Gatsby is the most profoundly American novel of it's time (Houghton). Fitzgerald had an intensely romantic imagination, what he once called a heightened sensitivity to the promises of life, and he rushed into experience determined to realize those promises. Latter ...
- 4816: Power of One
- ... or two. What would happen to Pk is he would he would be caught by the Afrikaaners police and probably be tortured and killed ; same thing with the boxer friend. Than it would not an american movie anymore, it would be too realistic, something the american public, and too a lesser extent the general public does not appreciate. I believe this ending is not realistic as Pk loses his greatest love(or so they make us believe in the movie) dies ...
- 4817: I Didn't Do It: How The Simpsons Affects Kids
- ... from papers that printed the strip. Groening presented Brooks with an overweight, balding father, a mother with a blue beehive hairdo, and three obnoxious spiky haired children. Groening intended for them to represent the typical American family "who love each other and drive each other crazy". Groening named the characters after his own family. His parents were named Homer and Margaret and he had two younger sisters named Lisa and Maggie. Bart was an anagram for "brat". Groening chose the last name "Simpson" to sound like the typical American family name. (Varhola, 2) Brooks decided to put the 30 or 60 second animations on between skits on The Tracy Ullman Show on the unsuccessful Fox network. Cast members Dan Castellaneta and Julie Kavner did ...
- 4818: Hello, My Name Is Orson Welles
- ... create the typical high contrast shooting style of film-noir. Welles also establishes many of the film's basic thematic elements through this sequence of shots. First, he introduces the relationship between the Mexican and American border towns. The visual lack of security and laxity with which the Vargases cross the border indicate the close relationship between the neighboring towns. Even despite the lunatic ranting of Linnaker's date, they too ... walk down the street, with his arm around her, an apparently healthy couple. However, the first indications of a problem arise when they reach the border station. The border guard can not accept that the American blond beauty is in fact married to a Mexican. When she corrects him with "Mrs.," he retorts with confusion and the brief question "what?" Then when Mike mentions that he's "on the trail of ...
- 4819: C-SPAN, the Cable TV channel
- ... tradition of the original channel by giving an even wider unfiltered and unplugged view of our government in action. In addition to video, C-SPAN also has 2 different audio networks that broadcast international and American political content, unfiltered and uncut. Also, C-SPAN has moved into the computer world and has established a homepage to provide information to people about its services, as well as receive feedback from viewers via ... the most important public policy issue of the day. From the President speaking in the White House to a State Department hearing on an important issue, a range of events are covered in their entirety. "American Perspectives" is labeled as a "special public affairs program"3 that presents special events and speeches. This program airs only on the weekends. Past programs have included a lecture series on U.S. presidents, a ...
- 4820: Glory: A Review
- ... Award for the score for Field of Dreams. Horner's previous Grammy Awards include song of the year and best song written for a motion picture or television, all for "Somewhere Out There" from An American Tale in 1987. (CTFT, 228) Leonard Maltin calls Horner one of today's most prolific film composer's. Horner composed thirty one motion picture scores from 1979 to 1989. (Maltin, 411) There are many elements ... race and the fierce battle they had to fight a long the way to attain each rung on the ladder of freedom. Lukas criticism seems out of place when he writes about Vietnam and the "American soldier's potential for barbarism." Lukas also seems hung up on the past. he makes two comments which seem out of place. First when comparing Zwick to Ford he states that Zwick does not attempt ...
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