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The People Vs Larry Flynt
Number of words: 659 - Number of pages: 3.... up.
This is a very controversial issue because it goes against the first amendment. Who is to say that someone doesn’t have the right to view certain materials. Americans don’t want someone else controlling what they can see and what they can’t see. Americans want as much freedom as they are entitled to and this was Larry Flynt’s defense. Even though Flynt’s attorney proclaimed that he didn’t agree with the particular content of Flynt’s publication, he didn’t want someone else telling him what and what not he had the right to view. This point was brought about well by the a .....
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As Good As It Gets: A Review
Number of words: 1276 - Number of pages: 5.... defiance disorder is usually diagnosed in children who demand everything to go their way and otherwise go into intense tantrums, but adults who commit mean, aggressive and antisocial behaviors as Mr. Eudoll clearly does are also sometimes said to have ODD.
Throughout the movie, Melvin Eudoll shows clear and undeniable signs of obsessive compulsive disorder. The first time in the movie that we see him enter his apartment, he recites "one two three four five" as he locks all of the fine locks on his door. he then proceeds to turn on the fire light switches in his kitchen, again reciting "on .....
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The Theater Of Dionysus
Number of words: 1114 - Number of pages: 5.... of a temple or a palace. Here, the actors would retire
when they were not needed on stage or would go to when they had to change their
costumes. Above lay the deep blue sky, behind it was the Acropolis, and seen in
the distance was the olive colored hills and lush green of the forests that
surround.
The theater was built as a result of the Athenian's religious practice in honor
of the god, Dionysos, who personified both wine and fruitfulness. Long before
the theater itself was built, an annual ceremonial festival was held for
Dionysus in the same spot. This ancient ceremony was perfo .....
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Media And The Military
Number of words: 672 - Number of pages: 3.... and beyond that, perhaps, the most powerful
single influence on the public.” (Hallin 106) So people trusted what
reporters like Walter Cronkite were telling them. They believed it when
NBC journalists told them things like, “ the Marines are so bogged down in
Hue that nobody will predict when the battle would end…more than 500
marines have been wounded and over 100 dead since the in Hue began.” (Klein
51) Don't get the wrong idea though, these things really happened but the
public didn't need to know it.
The constitution and 1st amendment still mean something but
nationa .....
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Death Of A Salesman: Willy Lowman
Number of words: 1029 - Number of pages: 4.... better for his family. It is not uncommon
for one to think of better times at low points in their life in order to cheer
themselves up so that they are able to deal with the problems they encounter,
but Willy Lowman takes it one step further. His refusal to accept reality is so
strong that in his mind he is transported back in time to relive one of the
happier days of his life. It was a time when no one argued, Willy and Linda were
younger, the financial situation was less of a burden, and Biff and Happy
enthusiastically welcomed their father back home from a long road trip. Willy's
need f .....
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The Merchant Of Venice
Number of words: 516 - Number of pages: 2.... given to Shylock by his wife, for a monkey. Meanwhile
Bassanio is picking one of the caskets and takes the correct one; the leaden
casket. He may now marry Portia. Because Antonio hasn't paid back the 3000
ducats he had lend from Shylock, Shylock may have one pound of his fair flesh.
Shylock takes it to court...
Act 4
Still in the court of law, Portia and Nerissa have disguised themselves as
doctor and clerk. Shylock wants his revenge on the Christians because they
treat him like a dog and spit on him. He wants his bond and the one pound of
the flesh of Antonio. Portia very smartly k .....
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Hedda Gabler: “Evaluate The Achievements Of Act I As Exposition”
Number of words: 1305 - Number of pages: 5.... stage directions to be “loosely-fitting”, which does not suit her “elegant figure”. The ridiculous reasoning of Jorgen and Hedda’s noticeably strong reaction to any mention of the matter further draws the audience’s attention to the matter. When Miss Tesman declares that she will visit her “every single day” even in the face of Hedda’s disgust and obvious disapproval, the possibility of future conflict is set up. Conflict between Lovborg and Jorgen is also established by Brack’s revelation that the both of them might be competing for the same professorship. Jorgen’s anxi .....
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Oedipus
Number of words: 1419 - Number of pages: 6.... the principle of determinism, this outright contention to divine
mandate is blasphemous and considered sin. This ideal itself, and the whole
concept of determinism, is quite common in the workings of Greek and Classical
literature. A manifest example of this was the infamous Oedipus of The Theban
Plays, a man who tried to defy fate, and therefore sinned.
The logic of Oedipus' transgression is actually quite obvious, and
Oedipus' father, King Laius, also has an analogous methodology and transgression.
They both had unfortunate destinies: Laius was destined to be killed by his own
son, and O .....
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Imagery In Macbeth
Number of words: 556 - Number of pages: 3.... he is continually conscious of the fact that they do not belong to him. In the following passage, the idea constantly recurs that Macbeth’s new honours sit ill upon him, like a loose and badly fitting garment, belonging to someone else:
New honours come upon him,
Like our strange garments, cleave not to their mould,
But with the aid of use.
(1.3.144)
The second, most important chain of imagery used to add to the atmosphere is that of the imagery of darkness. In a Shakespearean tragedy a special tone, or atmosphere must be created to show the darkness and blackness in a tragedy. .....
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Stranger On A Train
Number of words: 435 - Number of pages: 2.... The subject of the conversation
is basically the most important part of the setup. By listening to them, we
could predict the direction that the story was going towards. Throughout the
rest of the introduction, we are introduced to the rest of the important
characters.
The first plot point, as expected, takes place when Bruno murders the
protagonist's wife. After doing so, he expects the protagonist to do his part of
the plan, who refuses Bruno's offer because they never had planned it. The
protagonist's identity is threatened because he's accused of a crime which he
never c .....
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