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- 801: David Selznick and Since You Went Away
- ... producing than other producers. Some producers are money men, and others are just lieutenants. For me to produce is to make a picture. As a producer, I can maintain an editorial perspective that I wouldn't have as a director. I consider myself first a creative producer, then a showman and then a businessman. You need all three things to succeed in the business today." -David O. Selznick The film Since ... these boundaries, and the movie audience at the time, positively responded for this reason. The producer and screenwriter of the film knew America craved this portrayal. Critics of the film from this period, applauded it's "realism", but in hindsight studies of the film in the seventies and eighties were a little more critical of the film. David O. Selznick was the man behind the vision of this film and Selznick is best known for film classic's like; Gone With the Wind, (from which the formula of this movie draws heavily from) Rebecca, and King Kong. This film was a special project for Selznick at the time, and it was seen ...
- 802: Theology - An Examination Of T
- ... of his character. That is, Jesus was sinless. It is vital to our theology that Jesus was sinless. For only if Jesus was sinless could His death have been a vicarious substitution and fulfil Gods redemptive plan for man. If Jesus had not been sinless, then it would mean that He died for His own sins and not those of mankind. Had Jesus died for His own sins then His ... to simply keep the theologians out of mischief when they have nothing better to do. However, there are some very appropriate reasons for examining this issue. The first reason to examine the issue of Christs peccability/impeccability is so that we might obtain a better understanding and a more in depth knowledge about both Jesus Christ and God, just as God has invited us. This is the same reason that ... the Incarnation, and the hypostatic union, are all influenced by the impeccability of Jesus Christ . Therefore, if we are to have a full understanding of these doctrines, we need to study the question of Christs peccability/impeccability. Fourth, an understanding of the peccability/impeccability of Jesus Christ will have an impact on our understanding of angels in general and Lucifer/Satan in particular . That is, by examining the peccability/ ...
- 803: Abortion: A Women's Right and Choice
- Abortion: A Women's Right and Choice During the past quarter century, abortion has joined race and war as one of the most debatable subject of controversy in the United States. It discusses human interaction where ethics, emotions and ... those with incomes above twenty-five thousand. Unmarried women are four to five times more likely to abort than married and the abortion rate has doubled for 18 and 19 year olds. Recently the U.S. rate dropped 6 percent overall but the rate of abortion among girls younger than 15 jumped 18 percent. The rate among minority teens climbed from 186 per 1,000 to 189 per 1,000. The ... when the pregnancy threatens the life of the mother or is the result of rape or incest. Also 15 percent believe it should be illegal in all cases. Although abortion is regarded as a women's right, it should be banned with exceptions because it's considered murder, has many psychological side effects and there is an alternative. Abortion is a women's own right and choice. In 1973 the ...
- 804: Rollin Down the River: The Uniting of Theme and Plot in Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- Rollin Down the River: The Uniting of Theme and Plot in Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn In Mark Twain's novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Twain develops the plot into Huck and Jim's adventures allowing him to weave in his criticism of society. The two main characters, Huck and Jim, both run from social injustice and both are distrustful of the civilization around them. Huck is considered ...
- 805: Ambushed Tradition
- ... in Heaven, as the Indians in a struggling purgatory between the past and the present. As Alexie stated, regarding his book, in an interview by Tompson Highway at the 17th Annual International Festival of "It's set on my Indian Reservation with these three main characters: Thomas Builds-the-fire, a misfit storyteller; Victor Joseph, an alcoholic, angry Indian guy; and Junior Polotkin, the happy go lucky failure. I called them 'the unholy trinity of me'" (http://www.cacmall.com/abvoices/sherman,html). Thomas Builds-the-fire, the first character of Alexie's trinity is constantly trying to share his stories. He fills the role of the traditional storyteller in the tribe. His only trouble is that no one will listen to his stories. Traditionally, storytelling was not ... the record keeping method for the tribe. This was a big job, and was generally appointed to one of the elders. There was a "deep respect accorded the men and women who preserved the tribe's history in the epics that were told and re-told, both for entertainment and edification" (Thomas et al. 122) The storyteller had the responsibility of ensuring that no inappropriate marriages took place, even between ...
- 806: U.s. High Schools
- U.S.high schools are not properly preparing kids for the college experience. The primary purpose of a high school in the United States is to get kids into college. The courses taught in U.S.high schools are way too lenient in their grading policies and offer students much leeway.High school courses are too lenient because high school teachers make them that way.One good example that proves just ... expansion, and people migration to cities and urban sites. Some students that can afford a private tutor or the cost of private education follow that path. This is not fair to the majority that can't afford this.Again, the lack of individual and private interaction between professor ends up resulting in that the student gets half of the education. For some reason I don't know, the student ends ...
- 807: Matthew Arnolds Dover Beach An
- Matthew Arnold s Dover Beach and Self-Dependence Matthew Arnold was born at Laleham on the Thames, the eldest son of Thomas Arnold, in 1822. He had to live in the shadow of his famous father who ran ... as Professor of Poetry at Oxford. Arnold became the first professor to lecture in English rather than Latin. During this time Arnold wrote the bulk of his most famous critical works. Meditative and rhetorical, Arnold's poetry often wrestles with problems of psychological isolation. Poems such as "Dover Beach," link the problem of isolation with what Arnold saw as the dwindling faith of his time. Despite his own religious doubts, a ... Christianity. His most influential essays, however, were those on literary topics. Arnold called for a new epic poetry: a poetry that would address the moral needs of his readers, "to animate and ennoble them." Arnold's arguments, for a renewed religious faith and an adoption of classical aesthetics and morals, are particularly representative of mainstream Victorian intellectual concerns. His approach--his gentlemanly and subtle style--to these issues, however, established ...
- 808: Nixon's Program of Detente was the Reason for the Decline of World Conflict in the 1970's
- Nixon's Program of Detente was the Reason for the Decline of World Conflict in the 1970's I. Introduction 1.China & Russia a.Communists powers, threat to world b.Arms race c.Threat to each other d.Could pressure N.Korea into peace 2.Nixon's program of detente was the reason for decline in world conflict in the 1970's II. Reasons supporting 1.Nixon improved Commie's general attitude towards U.S.& vice versa a.initiated trade b. ...
- 809: The Importance of Human Interaction and Communication
- ... self-growth. In The Open Boat by Crane, the four members of the dingy look to shore for rescue but nobody acknowledges them. They become victims of circumstance and must pool together to overcome nature's furry. As a functioning unit, they talk to one an other and act in a polite, courteous manner. They take turns ding the dreaded rowing job and never disrespect one an other. Survival was very ... these members of the dinghy and they looked to achieve it by the participation in the brotherhood and human interaction. They could have wallowed in their own misery and blamed one another but they didn't. All of them have aching backs but they put that aside at the expense of the groups well being. They experienced the kind of camaraderie and relationship that man can really only hope for; one ... to save Richard from his deleterious lifestyle. He rejects her presence, claiming she is tainting his existence, and argues that she should leave. Hawthorne intends to show how truly sad it is that Richard can't even open his heart to an old love and communicate with her. He is depriving himself of a rich lifestyle full of communication, empathy, compassion, happiness, and love. His physical, spiritual, and emotion separation ...
- 810: Grades Do Not Acurrately Reflect What A Student Has Learned
- Grades Do Not Acurrately Reflect What A Student Has Learned Philip has been studying hard in all of his classes. He's struggling with two of his subjects, but is doing his best and getting help after school from his teachers. He knows he's worked hard this marking period, but he is still nervous when he receives his report card. Does this sound familiar? Why do we worry, when the basic purpose of school is to educate people, and to teach them the skills they will need to be successful in college, the workplace, and in everyday life. To rate one's progress, schools have a special unit of measure. Grades are used to show how well, or how poorly a student is doing in a particular area. But in truth, do they help or hurt ...
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