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- 791: Western Films
- ... the hero of a western meets his opposite "double," a mirror of his own evil side that he has to destroy. Typical elements in westerns include hostile elements, guns and gun fights (sometimes on horseback), violence and human massacres, horses, trains (and train robberies), bank robberies, stagecoachs, shoot-outs and showdowns, outlaws and sheriffs, cattle drives and cattle rustling, posses and pursuit or 'search and destroy' plots, breathtaking settings, and distinctive ... Unforgiven (1992) became the third western ever to win the Best Picture award. Starring in his 10th western, Eastwood played the part of William Munny - a retired, once-ruthless outlaw forced to return to harsh violence in a bounty hunt against a corrupt sheriff in the town of Big Whiskey. Western parodies and comedies that mocked the genre include Cat Ballou (1965) and Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles (1974). Sexual frankness brought ...
- 792: Ancient Greek Theatre Architec
- ... horses or chariots were to be used, they would enter through the paradoi. The late 400 BCE introduced the ekkuklema, or tableau machine which was a platform or couch set on wheels. Since scenes of violence were not shown on stage war, rape, and murder for example, took place off stage. In the off stage area, there would be a tremendous amount of commotion. This was done to represent the calamity ... an attempt to excite the audience. A messenger or servant would report on such calamities. Following the announcement of, perhaps a murder, the ekkuklema with the dead body would be rolled in. Even without the violence being shown, patrons of the theatre would still have shuddered and gasped at the sight. (Rawl 14) It is undoubted that the skene served as the main focal point and background for all of the ...
- 793: Nelson Mandela
- ... Black Pimpernell". After debates the illegal party,ANC, established a new, violent group in their party, - "Umkhonto We Sizwe". Nelson Mandela was appointed the leader position. It was not an easy decision whether to use violence or not. Some doubted if it was the right time to start this movement. Mandela was in strong favour for the new arrangement, but it bothered him that his own experiences with 20 years of disciplined non-violence had been wasted. In August 1962 he was disguised in the uniform of a chauffeur for a good friend. Their car was stopped by a police road block, and the country's most wanted man ...
- 794: Governmental Flaw ( Gullivers
- ... protection. Brobdingnag's government is a form of feudalism except it tries to become a utopian society running without dispute. In the movie, Gulliver learns that there is no form of taxation, governmental brutality, or violence. This sounds strange to him because the society he comes from excepts all of those. This says a lot about how chaotic Swift s society is since things that are moral are not correct and ... the human race in general when he said that the Yahoos where savages roaming around fighting each other for no apparent reason. Swift is referring to how we can start wars and random acts of violence over petty things such as a group of people's beliefs or over who should control land. The Houyhnms however, are to Gulliver the perfect government of no central power, have the perfect lifestyle of ...
- 795: Revenge in Hamlet
- Revenge in Hamlet In Shakespeare’s Hamlet there are many themes regarding the play. Some of the themes are those of tragedy, insanity, violence, love, and many more. One theme that tends to stick out and is shown throughout the play is that of Revenge. Revenge. Revenge causes one to act blindly through anger, rather than through reason. Young ... while he is performing a sin, unfortunately for Hamlet, the sin is the poisoning of his own son in law. Hamlet dies of his poisoned wound. Young Fortinbras regains his fathers’ land, without use of violence, or death to himself. Hamlet names him new ruler of Denmark before he dies, and Fortinbras regains all of his father's lost land, and becomes King of Denmark. Since the Heads of the three ...
- 796: History of Lacrosse
- ... 1980 when the Iroquois Nationals formed and broke this barrier. Many aspects started that brought negative thought. Wagering on games which had always been an integral part to the community's involvement. When betting and violence saw an increase; lacrosse was looked upon negatively by whites. This was, however, the traditional Indian culture eroding, not the sport itself. This betting and violence sparked opposition to lacrosse from government officials and missionaries. The betting was also believed to have an impoverishing effect on the Indians. Plus the games were felt to interfere with church attendance. The last straw ...
- 797: Gambling: Pros and Cons
- ... just the person doing the gambling. It affects family savings, college education and retirement funds disappear, and under the stress of losing all of these things, there are many compulsive gamblers that will commit domestic violence. For example, since casinos came to the Mississippi Gulf Coast, domestic violence has increased 69%, and an estimated 37% of all pathological gamblers have abused their children (Horn5). A less well-known fact about gambling is that many gambling addicts will turn into criminals (Rose 3). Many ...
- 798: The History Of Greek Theater
- ... the miracles supplied by it were replace by the sudden appearance of a rich uncle, the discovery or new wills, or of infants changed at birth. Many proprieties of the Greek plays were attached to violence. Therefore, it was a rule that acts of violence must take place off stage. This carried through to the Elizabethan theater which avoided the horrors of men being flayed alive or Glouster’s eyes being put out in full view of an audience (King ...
- 799: Criminology, John Widemans Bro
- ... was stripped from Robert s grasp. Robert was never able to attend the school that his older brother had previous graduated from. Now living within the boundaries of the poor community, Robert is exposed to violence and the substandard values of the neighborhood. Homewood is a community that scared Robert s Mother. Her prediction of trouble and Robert s wild side connecting turned into reality [a]nd she was right. Me ... education is wrong. There is no one answer to why Robert Wideman led a life of crime. However, Robert is a person with many identifiable risk factors. He was born into a poor community where violence and crimes are rampant. His role models were often criminals. If there were opportunities for Robert to succeed, he would have certainly taken that chance. Unfortunately, the only opportunities present in his neighborhood were criminal ...
- 800: The Emergence of Ghettos
- ... major effect on the ghettos. Railroads had brought many blacks up from the south and into the ghettos. More importantly, blacks were competition to the whites for jobs. During the 1900-1920 time period racial violence broke out in major cities around the nation. Riots took cities by storm. Blacks that lived in white neighborhoods had their homes blown up. Blacks were being thrown off of trolleys on their way to work. This was all due to the fact that the blacks were taking over the whites job for a lesser paycheck. In addition to racial violence, real estates were a problem for the blacks that were living in the ghettos. Restrictive Covenaces was a form that stated that no houses should be sold or rented to blacks. If 75 percent of ...
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