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Apples and Oranges

Sam Vanderpool Mr. Galenas Final Draft April 18th Apples and Oranges: A Look Film and literature are like apples and oranges. They both are fruit, but taste completely different. The film and the short story "An Occurrence at Owl Bridge" have many similarities and differences. The way one ...

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Absolutely Fabulous: Gender and Power

Some things about fairy tales we know to be true. They begin with "once upon a time". They end with "happily ever after". And somewhere in between the prince rescues the damsel in distress. Of course, this is not actually the case. Many fairytales omit these essential words. But few fairytales ...

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Schindler's List

Schindler's List'' is described as a film about the Holocaust, but the Holocaust supplies the field for the story, rather than the subject. The film is really two parallel character studies--one of a con man, the other of a psychopath. Oskar Schindler, who swindles the Third Reich, and Amon Goeth, ...

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Demystifying The A-Team Formula

"In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, ...

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A Developmental Study Of Alex In Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange

Synopsis of A Clockwork Orange In A Clockwork Orange, the main character is that of a mildly young child of 15 who, along with his fellow friends, or "Droogs", partake in evenings of Ultra-Violence. Ultra Violence consists of random beatings, theft, destruction, and rape. The main character, ...

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Christmas Satire

Today's Christmas is no longer a celebration of Christ and happiness, but is a celebration of a now fake, commercialized, overweight Santa Claus. The idea of eating yet another turkey dinner while watching a forgettable Disney movie on television brings tears of pain, not joy, to one's eyes. The ...

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Christmas Satire

Today's Christmas is no longer a celebration of Christ and happiness, but is a celebration of a now fake, commercialized, overweight Santa Claus. The idea of eating yet another turkey dinner while watching a forgettable Disney movie on television brings tears of pain, not joy, to one's eyes. The ...

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Andy Warhol

The American artist and filmmaker was born Andrew Warhola in 1928. There has been quite a bit of confusion as to where and when was born, but according to Andy's two older brothers and the birth certificate that was filed in Pittsburgh in 1945, he was born on August 6th, 1928 in Pittsburgh. ...

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Tom Clancy: His Life, His Style, His Books

by Adam Salvo "Vampire, Vampire!" The CIC talker said aboard Ticonderoga. "We have numerous incoming missiles. Weapons free."1 Tom Clancy, the best modern fiction writer, and probably, one of the all time best. Above was an excerpt from his second number one bestseller, Red Storm Rising. Tom ...

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Authority Vs Individuality

Authority is defined as a person or group of people who control the society and make major decisions affecting the society. Individual is a person who has no particular influence on the society and neither do his decisions. The term Authority may be applied to any type of people who hold some sort ...

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The Origins Of Star Wars

In the movie Star Wars, Director and Screenplay writer George Lucas creates a very complex, believable universe. Lucas borrows many things from different places to create his universe.This paper will show whether or not he succeeds and how does he does it. The origins of the much of Star Wars will ...

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Fate

Webster defines as a “ a power thought to control all events and impossible to resist” “a persons destiny.” This would imply that has an over whelming power over the mind. This thing called is able to control a person and that person has no ability to change it. Its been proven time and time ...

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Professional Sports: The Hidden Greed

"Show me the money," screamed Rod. "C'mon Jerry, show me the money!" We vividly remember this famous line from the hit movie, Jerry Maguire. The greedy football player, Rod Tidwell, screams these unforgettable lines trying to convince his agent that he will not settle for any less than a top ...

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Life

’s End is like Coca-Cola. It is greatly anticipated when brought forth, greatly enjoyed during its existence, and greatly missed when it’s gone. As in “Do Not Go Gently In that Good Night” by Dylan Thomas, many people get to the end of their lives and only then do they realize what they have ...

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JFK Assassination Conspiracy

On November 22[nd], 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. There is no denying that the death of Kennedy was one of the most tragic losses in American history. Over the years, many theories have come out of the woodwork, such as the lone gunman theory, the mob theory, ...

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Not Everything Is As It Seems: Dr. Sheppard on Trial

If there were ever an unjust trial, it was the murder trial of Dr. Samuel Sheppard of 1954. In this case, a prosperous doctor was sentenced to life imprisonment for gruesomely murdering his pregnant wife in the comfort of their home, while their seven-year-old son slept soundly only one room away. ...

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Unions

P.1 " are groups of working people who join to talk to employers about wages and conditions of work instead of workers talking to employers on an individual basis."1 Because they speak for everybody, can get a better deal for each worker than one employee could by negotiating with the employer. ...

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The Canterbury Tales: Wife Of Bath

In the Hollywood blockbuster Basic Instinct, Sharon Stone plays a devious, manipulative, sex-driven woman who gets whatever she wants through her ploys for control. Stone's portrayal of this character is unforgettable and makes the movie. In book or film, the most memorable female characters are ...

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The Cold War

When World War II in Europe finally came to an end on May 7, 1945, a new war was just beginning. : denoting the open yet restricted rivalry that developed between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, a war fought on political, economic, and propaganda fronts, with ...

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New Technologies In Television

The future of home television is at a crossroads with new technologies available in every direction. Will recordable DVD replace the home VCR? Will HDTV succeed with consumers? What is affecting the mass rollout of these new technologies? The DVD story is a classic computer technology ...

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