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Good Plot Essays and Term Papers
LA Confidential And Film NoirOne of the most influential film movements in the 1940’s was a genre that is known today as film noir. Film noir was a recognizable style of filmmaking, which was created in response to the rising cost of typical Hollywood movies (Buss 67). Film noir movies were often low budget films; they used ...
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart(1756-1791)
was born in Salzburg in Austria, the son of Leopold, Kapellmeister to the Prince-Archbishop of
Salzburg. By the age of three he could play the piano, and he was composing by the time he was five; minuets from this period
show remarkable understanding of form. Mozart's elder sister ...
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Oedipus Rex: Self DiscoveryMany modern day novels conquer the topic of self discovery. They
delve into a seemingly endless search for one's self to try and explain the
purpose of soul searching. This journey that people take to find out who
they are and what they are here for is the main theme of many popular books. ...
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Ethan Frome Essay - IronyThe novel Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton tells the story of Ethan Frome and the tragedy he faces in his life. The story mainly focuses on the relationships between and among Ethan, his wife, and his wife’s cousin, with whom he is in love. Wharton uses different literary devices to develop the ...
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Iagos PlagueEvil is like a cancerous plague, that does harm upon those who come across it. In the tragic play “Othello” by William Shakespeare, Iago is a character that is malignant. His evil is exposed through his choice of words, his ability to manipulate people, and his opportunistic ...
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Story Of An Hour 2When I read Kate Chopin's, "Story of an Hour" I am reminded of a Edgar Allan Poe horror poems. The narrator has a "divine transformation" yet it kills her. This puzzles me, so I will search for the true meaning of this strange story (marriage, as I believe). To accomplish this task and to truly ...
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Abraham LincolnAlthough other states such as Indiana lay claim to his birth, most sources agree that was born on February 12, 1809, in a backwoods cabin in Hodgeville, Kentucky. In an interview during his campaign for the presidency in 1860 Lincoln described his adolescence as "the short and simple annals of ...
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For Whom The Bell TollsThe Disillusionment of Hemingway with War
Hemingway uses certain repetitive themes and ideas in his book, , which relate to the grander dogma that he is trying to teach. By using these reoccurring ideas, he is able to make clear his views on certain issues and make the reader understand his ...
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The Decline Of Chivalry And Sir Gawain And The Green KnightIn the fourteenth century, chivalry was in decline due to drastic social and economic changes. Although feudalism-along with chivalry-would eventually fall for other reasons, including a decrease in cheap human resources due to a drop in population caused by plague epidemics and the emergence of ...
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Dicks' Androids And Scotts' ReplicantsPhilip K. Dick has written over fifty novels, and is considered among some
of the greatest experimental writers of the 1950s and '60s, such as; William
Burroughs, J.G. Ballard, and Thomas Pynchon.(Star 34) He has written science-
fiction and regular fiction. His fiction usually spoke of people ...
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A Midsummer Night’s DreamThe Underpinning of Demetrius Thesis: A Midsummer Night\'s Dream character, Demetrius is very difficult to identify except by his relation to the one he loves, or, more particularly, to the one who loves him. Helena\'s ridiculous chasing after him and his irritation with her are the primary marks ...
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Blanche's Psychological Breakdown In A Steercar Named DesireIn Tennesse Williams' play, "A Streetcar Named Desire" the readers are introduced to a character named Blanche DuBois. In the plot, Blanche is Stella's younger sister who has come to visit Stella and her husband Stanley in New Orleans. After their first meeting Stanley develops a strong dislike ...
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Kindred Octavia Butler’s novel is categorized as science fiction because of the existence of time travel. However, the novel does not center on the schematics of this type of journey. Instead, the novel deals with the relationships forged between a Los Angeles woman from the 20th century, and ...
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The Vampire Genre (v.s)Attempt to define the vampire genre by tracing it's history. Discuss also the importance of generic conventions and audience expectation.
When discussing vampire genre we must first try to define what a genre is. A genre is a particular type of media commodity. It has certain features and ...
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Sirens Of Titen"It took us that long to realize that a purpose of
human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love
whoever is around to be loved." (Vonnegut:220)
The Sirens of Titan is Kurt Vonnegut's second novel. He has
written it in 1959, seven years after his previous Player Piano.
It has been ...
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Has Hamlet Gone Mad?Hamlet was the prince of Denmark, son of the assassi-nated King Hamlet and
Queen Gertrude, and nephew to Claudius. Hamlet, (during the play) goes through
some very troubling situations in which he seems to act in an insane manner.
But I am convinced that he was "…not in madness, but mad in ...
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Mark Twain Wishes To Bring Attention To Man's Often Concealed ShortcomingsThroughout the Mark Twain (a.k.a. Samuel Clemens) novel, The Adventures of
HuckleBerry Finn, a plain and striking point of view is expressed by the author.
His point of view is that of a cynic; he looks upon civilized man as a merciless,
cowardly, hypocritical savage, without want of change, nor ...
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Critical Essay On Billy BuddCharles Reich's assessment of the conflict in Billy Budd focuses on the
distinction between the laws of society and the laws of nature. Human law says
that men are "the sum total of their actions, and no more." Reich uses this as a
basis for his assertion that Billy is innocent in what he is, not ...
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Epic Theatres"Epic Theatre turns the spectator into an observer, but arouses his capacity for
action, forces him to take decisions...the spectator stands outside, studies."
(Bertolt Brecht. Brecht on Theatre. New York:Hill & Yang, 1964. p37)
The concept of “epic theatre” was brought to life by German ...
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