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Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace
417 words
Being a Star Wars fan for many years, I was
greatly interested in the upcoming prequels
(Episodes I, II and III). So, when Episode I was
released, I was at the theater the opening day and
I was just absolutely mesmerized. The movie was
like a fine quilt, beautiful in color, smooth and
comfortable. As the main theme and the familiar
Star Wars title sequence began, I knew I was in
for a great movie that would be full of action,
adventure, comedy and drama. I would like to
commend George Lucas and ...
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Western Front Innocent People
575 words
In Remarque's "All Quiet on the Western Front",
the main character Paul Buyer who is 18 years old,
is sent to the western front along with his
classmates to fight against France for his
homeland, Germany. He and his friends go through a
range of typical war experiences: the death of a
comrade, the terror of gunfire, the abuse by their
officers. Remarque as well as Paul hates
everything about the war: its worthlessness, the
lives of young people that it destroys or the
innocent people that it kil...
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Code Of Ethics Telling The Truth
1,345 words
"Whoever holds the power tries to own the truth."
Write a persuasive article in which you explore
the above statement in your prescribed and related
texts. The manipulation and deviation of a
"supposed" truth can often be distorted by the
"big guns" of society. Whoever holds the power, in
other words, tries to own the truth. Does society
allow this ownership of truth to be accomplished,
or does it simply defend with obstruction?
Influential industry professionals, in particular
present in the wo...
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Violent Video Games Mri Scans
1,210 words
Psychological Reasoning Is Media Violence Harmful
to Children? Media violence is getting more
attention now than ever, as a precursor to
children becoming violent teens and adults. Does
watching a violent cartoon before school in the
morning influence children to go to school and
show violence toward their peers? The verdict
seems to still be out on this issue. Some studies
show children can differentiate between cartoon
violence and violent shows depicting real people
such as research by Deakin...
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Made Me Feel Sense Of Humor
1,727 words
THE POWER OF COMEDY! Mark What is Comedy? Some
people have the misconception that comedy is the
actual opposite of drama. However under closer
examination it is apparent that Comedy is that of
a dramatic work. Dramatic work that is light and
often humorous or satirical in tone and that
usually contains a happy resolution of a conflict.
Comedy keeps the world in motion, it allows people
to shrug off rude comments, laugh at one another,
and it creates a casual environment. There are
many types of ...
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Bipolar Disorder Manic Depressive
1,124 words
The phenomenon of bipolar affective disorder has
been a mystery since the 16 th century. Bipolar
disorder or as the alternate names, manic
depressive illness or affective bipolar disorder
can be classified as a mood disorder characterized
by mood swings from mani's (exaggerated feeling of
well-being) to depression. History has shown that
this affliction can appear in almost anyone. Even
the great painter Vincent Van Gogh is believed to
have had bipolar disorder. It is clear that in our
society m...
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The Symbolic Role Of Heat In Doris
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The Symbolic Role Of The Heat In The Doris
Lessing's Story A Woman On A Roof Doris Lessing's
childhood and youth had contemporized with the
rapid changes in the world, which included the
rise and bloom of the feminism movement at the
beginning and in the middle of the twentieth
century and desperate campaigns for the womens
rights. These reckless times were bound to be
reflexes in wonderful works of this famous woman,
writer and feminist. The purpose of this work is
to analyze, how the symbol of...
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Meaning Of The Word Television Show
473 words
Cheers: A Semiotic Analysis by Berger In Arthur
Asa Berger s essay, he conducts a semiotic
analysis of the comedy television show Cheers. In
his analysis of the show he points out many
characteristics that refer to semiotics. Even
though one could not agree with all of his
findings, many of them are reasonable. One
discrepancy someone might have with his ideas is
that he applies his analysis to simply one episode
rather than the entire series. Berger could have
been able to conduct a more thorou...
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Tao Te Ching Star Trek
641 words
Taoism: Action Versus Inaction The Star Trek The
Next Generation episode: Booby Trap shows a
perfect example of Taoist thought. The crew of the
Enterprise is always taking some action in order
to achieve a specific goal. This episode shows
that through inaction you can sometimes achieve
far more than you could through action. The mind
of the physical senses cannot grasp the concepts
of the unnameable. The crew of the Enterprise
learn a valuable lesson on the nature of decision
making and how to ...
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Act V Scene Act I Scene
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Macbeth: Aristotelian Tragedy Kim Blair Per. 5
Interpretive Test The definition of tragedy in an
excerpt from Aristotle's Poetics is the
re-creation, complete within itself, of an
important moral action. The relevance of
Aristotle's Poetics to Shakespeare's play Macbeth
defines the making of a dramatic tragedy and
presents the general principles of the
construction of this genre. Aristotle's attention
throughout most of his Poetics is directed towards
the requirements and expectations of the plo...
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Turn Of The Screw Intimate Relationship
1,691 words
Even in her first glimpse of Miles, the governess
in Henry James Turn of the Screw feels instant
adoration and affection for the boy who she
describes as innocent, at least by outward
appearance. As she grows to know Miles, she
develops not only an attachment towards him, but
an obsession as well. The governess longs to
protect Miles from evil, to protect him from Peter
Quint a man whom she has not only never met, but
who is also dead. The closing chapter of Turn of
the Screw demonstrates clearl...
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Desiree Mixed Ancestry
1,113 words
65279; Being bi-racial was not an easy thing to
be in the south during the early 1900 s. In the
story, Desiree? s Baby, many situations occur that
leave you wondering about how society is so
unfair. The main characters are Desiree, Armand,
the baby, and Desiree? s mother. During this
period, some found it acceptable to leave a baby
on the doorsteps of a family to provide a chance
for a better life. This was an important point in
the story; when the Monsieur found the baby
Desiree near the fro...
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Women And Blacks Desiree
1,525 words
The 19 th century was a difficult time for many
women and blacks because of the domination of
white men over them. The social and economic
hardships they faced in day to day life was a
constant reminder of this domination. The social
ideology in the story? Desiree? s Baby? was
powerful and dangerous and held no escape for any
character. A woman with small children who lost
her husband would face extreme hardships without
the support of close family members. One who
happened to be down on their l...
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Talk Shows National Television
785 words
With talk shows ruling day-time television, people
are left with little choice but to watch this
humiliating form of entertainment. Turn the
television on in the afternoon and you will find a
large variety of talk shows to choose from. Maybe
we have become a nation addicted to hearing our
neighbors seamy personal problems? . Personally, I
feel it is both the lack of choice and the
attraction to other peoples problems. Many of the
topics on talk shows are degrading to our society.
If person came ...
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Doesn T One Aspect
1,240 words
When I think of cartoons, I think of Dragon Ball
Z. dragon Ball Z is an Anime series from Japan,
currently airing on cartoon Network. When I
received this assignment I knew what I wanted to
do, visit Dragon Ball Z sites, and do some compare
and contrast. The sites I visited are black goku.
com (Da Black Goku? s Dragon Ball Z Collection),
dbz. run. com (DBZ Network), and dragonballz. fan
shots. com (Scotty? s Dragon Ball Information
Site). All of these sites had basically the same
information, bu...
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Black And White Warner Brothers
1,621 words
Entertainment in America Americans are very active
in spending money on things that they like to do
in their free time and on what they like to do for
entertainment. Americans find many ways to
entertain themselves in their free time such as
going dancing, going shopping, and going on
vacations. There are three things, however, that
almost every American does on a regular basis for
entertainment. Those three things are watching
television, listening to the radio, and going to
see movies either w...
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Code Of Ethics Telling The Truth
1,338 words
Whoever holds the power tries to own the truth.
Write a persuasive article in which you explore
the above statement in your prescribed and related
texts. The manipulation and deviation of a
supposed truth can often be distorted by the big
guns of society. Whoever holds the power, in other
words, tries to own the truth. Does society allow
this ownership of truth to be accomplished, or
does it simply defend with obstruction?
Influential industry professionals, in particular
present in the world of...
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Factor Viii Clotting Factor
2,041 words
Hemophilia is a genetic bleeding disorder. People
who have hemophilia have a deficiency or an
absence of a coagulation protein. A blood clotting
factor is deficient or absent. Bleeding is most
often into joints, such as the knee, elbow, or
ankle, but bleeding can occur anywhere in the
body. People with hemophilia bleed longer, not
faster. The severity of hemophilia varies greatly.
Hemophilia A and Hemophilia B are the most common
genetic bleeding disorders. Hemophilia A is
observed in 80 percent...
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20 Th Century V Chip
1,587 words
The Simpsons Revolution Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa,
and Maggie are some of the world s most favorite
cartoon characters, and make up one of television
s most famous shows, The Simpsons. These 5
intriguing characters, along with a large array of
other characters, come straight from the
imagination of writer, creator, and cartoonist
Matt Growing. This 20 th Century Fox presentation
of family life gives a facetious look at American
families in the very late 20 th Century. The 5
leading character that...
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Obi Wan Kenobi Star Wars
695 words
MY STAR WARS: EPISODE 1 REVIEW CHARLES SANFORD
ENG. 11 As I sat in the huge theater awaiting the
movie that I had been awaiting so long to see,
seen so many trailers before just about every
other movie released this year. The previews
before this movie seemed ten times more boring
than they usually were, then like a thunderous
cloud on the horizon the opening scroll began to
fly up screen and the traditional Star Wars theme
began to play, my mind was racing a mile a minuet
awaiting all the actio...
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