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- 941: Shaft
- ... that's a sex machine with all the chicks. He is the man who would risk his neck for his brother man. I'm talkin' about Shaft. Can you dig it? The man who became John Shaft for the movie also became John Shaft for his entire career. Richard Roundtree started his career as a model, working for a while in a black theater in New York City. Roundtree was born in New Rochelle, New York in 1937 ... as a short-lived Shaft television series. The Shaft theme song, witch was performed by Isaac Hayes reached number one on the charts and won both a Grammy and an Oscar. Unfortunately, the character of John Shaft cast a shadow over Roundtree's career ever since. While the role ended much of the negative typecasting that had haunted black actors up until then, it also typecast Roundtree as a black ...
- 942: Communication Analysis: Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus
- Communication Analysis: Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus John Grays Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus portrays the differences that men and women feel, and encounter in everyday life. Being so different, often times it is hard for men and women ... sense, while men just like sex, not truly making love. When a man gets punished he is often driven away because he cannot get what he wants. This produces even more stress in the relationship. John Gray has analyzed men and women and has come up with recommendations about how they can solve problems like these in a relationship. With such stress in being so different, each member of a relationship ... does not like to communicate very much. I am always up for a conversation about anything; yet, they are often times very rare. I definitely know that I do a lot of the things that John Gray recommended. For instance, I am sure to bring her flowers at least every few weeks. I do little things for her all the time and show a lot of affection for her in ...
- 943: Much Ado About Nothing: Pretense
- ... full-time occupation in Messina virtually everybody does it. Don Pedro and Claudio eavesdrop on the conversation between the supposed Hero and Borachio and unfortunately they take the bait. Both draw the conclusion that Don John's lie wants them to draw. Benedick and Beatrice think they are eavesdropping on their friends' conversation however, they do not realize that it is being held deliberately to deceive them. Beatrice is trapped into listening to Ursula and Hero by Hero making Margaret pretend she has overheard a conversation about her (III.1.6). In scene I.3 the theme of pretense is again signalled. Don John reveals his true nature as an unscrupulous schemer, and his malevolence towards his brother is hidden under an apparent reconciliation, which all but his cronies have to accept at face value. Don John's first attempts at mischief are easily won. In a parallel case, Don Pedro's initial acting the part of Claudio to win Hero puts down a marker for his second, greater, plan of ...
- 944: Fork Of A Road
- ... there either. The persona took the road less traveled by. The road he chooses makes him the man he is. MacLeod makes his narrator take the other road; he brings the glass of water to John s mother without thinking of what lies ahead. To Jenny this had great meaning it represents engagement. Like most young males he takes the easy way and gets what he wants, or does he. He ... road, but he does come back. He comes back to see Jenny, but learns that she had died along the side of her husband, few years ago. He also learns that he has a son John, who is living with his grandparents. He feels guilty and thinks of taking him home, but John s home is in Newfoundland with his grandparents. He comes back to the fork; this time he thinks, and looks ahead before making the choice less traveled by. He puts John s happiness in ...
- 945: The Crucible
- ... Nurse, are sentenced to hang for not confessing to witchcraft. Throughout the book we see the characteristics and personality traits of several characters change under the pressure of the witch trials. Among these characters are John Proctor, who changes his own opinions in a hypocritical way, Reverend Parris, who changes his views on whether or not witches exist, and Abigail Williams, who changes her story several times throughout the book. John Proctor, a local villager, was a firm believer that the rumor of witchcraft in the village was nonsense and was completely indifferent to the idea that witches even existed. Reverend Parris stated that the village ... he replied to Reverend Hale, "There are them that will confess to anything before they'll hang; have you ever thought of that?" Throughout the chaos of the trials, while hundreds confessed to being witches, John Proctor was persistent in his idea that everyone who confessed was lying in order to avoid getting hanged. It came as no surprise that when his maid, Mary Warren, who participated in the dancing, ...
- 946: The Simpsons: The History
- ... It just happens. If this world did not have The Simpsons children would behave in the same manner, they just might laugh quite as much. --- WORKS CITED "22 Short Films About Springfield." The Simpsons. By: John Swartzwelder, Dir: Jim Reardon, Prof: James L. Brooks. Fox. WHNS, Greenville. 12 May, 1996. "Bart the Genius." The Simpsons. By: John Vitti, Dir: David Silverman, Prod: James L. Brooks. Fox. WHNS, Greenville. 14 Jan, 1990 Dale, Steve, and Shane Tritsh. Simpson Mania. Lincolnwood: Publications International, Ltd., 1991. "Flaming Moe's." The Simpsons. By: Robert Cohen, Dir: Rich Moore and Alan Smart, Prod: James L. Brooks. Fox. WHNS, Greenville. 21 Nov, 1991 Groening, Matt. The Simpsons Uncensored Family Album. New York: Harper Perennial, 1994. "Homer at the Bat." The Simpsons. By: John Swartzwelder, Dir: Jim Reardon, Prod: James L. Brooks. Fox. WHNS, Greenville. 20 Feb, 1992 "Homer the Heretic." The Simpsons. By: George Meyer, Dir: Jim Reardon, Prod: James L. Brooks. Fox. WHNS, Greenville. 8 Oct., ...
- 947: Crucible Act 1 Summary
- ... kill Goody Proctors wife. Beth at one point even runs toward the window and gets one foot out before she is pulled back in by Abigail. Their discussion is cut short by the arrival of John Proctor and the hasty departure of Mary Warren, servant to John Proctor. At this point a past relationship, an affair between John Proctor and Abigail is reviled. John Proctor is married and clearly wishes the affair be put in the past and out of the minds all parties involved including that of his wife Elizabeth. When ...
- 948: Profiles In Courage
- John F. Kennedy, the author of Profiles in Courage, felt there were many politically courageous people. Kennedy seemed to define courageous as someone willing to risk one's personal assets to stand up for he believes is right and good. Eight different people, including John Quincy Adams, Thomas Benton, and Sam Houston, are illustrated in this book. Each of these people made outstanding political moves just defend one's beliefs. While some were scrutinized, others amazed the population and history was made. John Quincy Adams was the Senator of Massachesetts. He resided with the Federalist party. John showed courage when the Louisianna Purchase was an issue. Adams supported the purchase. Support of the Louisianna Purchase didn't ...
- 949: Great Rock Musicians: Their Achievements and Effect on Rock and Roll
- ... became good friends. Gunthrie got him a couple of gigs at various nightclubs around the Village. Dylan got enough attention at his nightly gigs to be noticed by the Columbia Record Company, specifically the producer John Hammond. His first record, Bob Dylan, was just his renditions of previously recorded songs, but it was popular enough to gain him a long term contract. The recording was so bare bones that the record ... has retained his popularity. He constantly surprises his audiences with impromptu changes in musical style. Many critics say the only song writers that can be compared to Dylan are the team of Paul McCartney and John Lennon. John Lennon began his musical career in high school, with he band called the Quarryman. In his sophomore year he met Paul McCarntey. A short time later, McCartney introduced Lennon to his friend, George Harrison, ...
- 950: The Reformation
- ... even poked fun at them, the rich Catholic Church still preserved many Medieval ways. People began to disagree with Church customs. In the late 1300's, an English priest and teacher at Oxford University, named John Wycliffe declared that people should be able to read the Bible for themselves. Although the Church protested, Wycliffe's followers translated the Bible into English and handed copies out all over the English countryside. Wycliffe ... to Luther's doctrine of justification by faith. Reformers in other countries were also famous. Erasmus of Rotterdam spurred the study of the early Church through printed editions of the Greek New Testament. In England, John Colet worked for reform within the Church. John Calvin reformed churches in Switzerland and created the Protestant religion of Calvinism, now Presbyterianism. Where The Reformation Spread The Reformation first spread to the Netherlands and Scotland, where it was used as a vehicle ...
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