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An Analytical Essay on ‘Goodfellas’ (1725 words, 2 pages)

Understanding Film Shane Gladstone Analytical Essay on any Scorsese Film (Goodfellas, 1990) In the year 1990 Warner Bros released a motion picture titled Goodfellas. Directed by Martin Scorsese, the narratives main strand dealt with the issue of a misguided youth enjoying his rites of passage from within the inner sanctum ... Read More

A Comparison of Jim Carrey in Liar Liar and Joe Pesci in My Cousin Vinny (912 words, 1 pages)

Jim Carrey and Joe Pesci both star in humorous courtroom comedies. They use their humor to win their cases and bring many laughs to their audience. Jim Carrey plays the sucessful lawyer, Fletcher Reed, in the movie Liar Liar. He is in a situation wished upon him by his neglected ... Read More

The Focus of the Movie ‘Glory’ on the 54th Masachusetts Regiment of Black Soldiers During Civil War (516 words, 1 pages)

The movie glory focuses on the 54th massachusetts regiment of all black soldiers during the civil war. It is based on letters sent by Robert Gould Shaw, who was born in Boston on October 10, 1837, to his parents. He was born to wealthy abolitionist parents, who had been aquainted ... Read More

An Analysis of Georgia O’Keefe’s Painting Oriental Puppies and Her Biography (987 words, 2 pages)

Georgia O'Keefe's Oriental Poppies A paper (plus bibliography) analyzing the Georgia O'Keefe painting Oriental Poppies. Two sources. During my visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art I encountered some art by the American abstract painter Georgia Totto O'Keefe. When studying this artist I found that he enjoyed a long life, ... Read More

George Wallace: The Movie (455 words, 1 pages)

George Wallace The Movie The movie George Wallace took me into the life of Mr. Wallace and let me see in many different aspects. He was the governor of Alabama. A four time candidate for president, a loving husband and father, as well as a pro-segregationist. From the beginning to ... Read More

Dance As a Modern Form of Entertainment (1091 words, 2 pages)

Dance as a modern form of entertainment. Ciera L. Wardlow October 16th 2003 2nd period Dancing has been a form of entertainment and expression since the beginning of time, but it can sometimes be really complicated and difficult, especially when it's a set dance and not your own little mix. ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character Neo in the Matrix (346 words, 1 pages)

Neo's world, at first impression, seems dark, scruffy and somewhat depressing. This is partly conveyed by the dim lighting and the digenic sound of Neo's walkman, which also adds authenticity. A close up on Neo's face establishes him as the main subject and a panning shot reveals part of his ... Read More

An Analysis of the Pieta by Michelangelo (574 words, 1 pages)

The Pieta Michelangelo is quite possibly the greatest artist of the high Renaissance. His works are known by people all over the world today. You may have heard of the term pieta this refers to a work showing Mary mourning over the body of Christ. There are hundreds, if not ... Read More

An Analysis of John Singleton’s “Higher Learning” and Spike Lee’s “Do the Ring Thing” (481 words, 1 pages)

"Higher Learning", by John Singleton, and "Do the Right Thing", by Spike Lee, are two very good films that really define prejudice, stereotyping, racism, and hate in our society. "Higher Learning" is about an African America's life in college and how it was affected by racism and how he overcomes ... Read More

A Review of ‘Sarafina’ (303 words, 1 pages)

Sarafina is the story of a group of black-South African teenagers living through the apartheid in a poor area of the country called Soweto. This group of young students is led by one of their peers named Sarafina, a politically conscious young woman with a passion for music and a ... Read More

The History of Art During the Renaissance Period in the United States (3279 words, 4 pages)

Throughout the entire history of art, many of the most beautiful paintings in the world happened in the period known as the "Renaissance". The Renaissance featured works by many of the world's most famous artists. Leonardo DiVinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael were just a few of these well-known painters. Many Renaissance ... Read More

The Issue of Music Censorship (1290 words, 2 pages)

The censorship of music and other forms of entertainment by the government have long been the topic of discussion among social and political circles. Some forms of censorship such as warning labels for parents can be helpful. However the censorship of music is just not right, and the government has ... Read More

A Short Biography of Talented Actress Audrey Hepburn (269 words, 1 pages)

The wonderfuly talented actress, Audrey Hepburn, was actually born Edda van Heemstra Hepburn-Ruston in Brussels, Belgium, on May 4, 1929. Her father, Joseph Anthony Hepburn-Ruston was and English banker. Her mother, Ella Hepburn-Ruston was a Dutch baroness. Edda, better known as Audrey, grew up in England, but moved to the ... Read More

A Day With the Band on an Evening out Playing “Old Time Rock n Roll” (1101 words, 2 pages)

Never again, never again, were the thoughts that raced through my mind as my head buried itself into the toilet bowl. My body seemed to be regurgitating everything it had consumed within the last year. After a few minutes I seemed a bit recovered and tried to raise my frail ... Read More

An Analysis of Immortality in Epic of Gilgamesh (1785 words, 2 pages)

A Mortals Sense of Immortality To fear death is to fear life itself. An overbearing concern for the end of life not only leads to much apprehension of the final moment but also allows that fear to occupy ones whole life. The only answer that can possibly provide relief in ... Read More

An Analysis of the Characters, Setting, and Background of the Movie The Mummy (1172 words, 2 pages)

The movie 'The Mummy' was created, it seems, almost purely based on stereotypes sacrificing both historical accuracy and entertainment value. Set in ancient and 1920's Egypt, two time period that, no doubt, bring many vivid images to mind. However, the majority of those images are skewed in someway, and, unfortunately, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Characteristics of the Paintings of George Washington (842 words, 1 pages)

George Washington was a hero who will always go down in history for his accomplishments. Not only was he the first president and the only one to be voted in unanimously, but also he was a great war hero that led his men bravely through battle. Being such a prominent ... Read More

An Analysis of the Features of the Movie Welcome to Sarajevo (1457 words, 3 pages)

WELCOME TO SARAJEVO The story, directed by Micahel Winterbottom, is based on a true story, follows Michael Henderson and his news team, ITV, to war-torn Sarajevo. It's 1992 and the city has just seen its worst fighting as Bosnian Serbs try to derail the country's new independence with artillery bombardment. ... Read More

The Reasons Why Art Will Never Die in America Anytime Soon (1053 words, 2 pages)

Joshua Nimoy 802690737 Scott Sherman Eng 3 June, 1999 A Culture Still Cultured art n. the quality, production, expression, or realm, according to aesthetic principals, of what is beautiful, appealing, or of more than ordinary significance. The Random House Dictionary Josh, you just have to see the new GAP Khakis ... Read More

A Biography of the Life of French Artist Benot Matisse (2121 words, 3 pages)

Henri mile Benot Matisse was a French artist, leader of the Fauve group, regarded as one of the great formative figures in 20th-century art, and a master of the use of color and form to convey emotional expression. Matisse was born in Le Cateau-Cambrsis in northern France on December 31, ... Read More

The Evolution of Genre and Animation in the Past Two Decades of Film (1010 words, 2 pages)

When one reflects on the past two decades of film, many magnificent movies have been put into production. Theyre has been ground-breaking developments in all of the different genre, not to mention in animation and other aspects of film. If we were to list the greatest films of this era, ... Read More

A Biography of the Life Art Career of Gordon Parks (1313 words, 2 pages)

Gordon Parks mother died when he was 16, an event that changed his life and unexpectedly catapulted him into the world. He moved to St. Paul, Minnesota, to live with his sister and her family, but to Gordons dismay, he and his sisters husband got into a number of altercations. ... Read More

A Civil Role Model in the Movie “A Civil Action” (1136 words, 2 pages)

A Civil Role Model The word civil carries a lot of weight. The usage needs to be carefully considered when it's entered into a sentence or a phrase. Civil means a wide variation of things. It can be defined as a way to be observant of the forms required for ... Read More

A Bronx Tale of the Calogero Family in New York in 1960 (366 words, 2 pages)

A Bronx Tale Its 1960 in New York City in the middle of the bronx. Living at East 187th Street is the family of Calogero (played at age 9 by Francis Capra and at age 17 by Lillo Brancato). Calogeros father Lorenzo believes that a man should make an honest ... Read More

A Biography of the Life and Painting Works of Wassily Kandinsky (561 words, 1 pages)

Wassily Kandinsky was born in Moscow, Russia on December 4, 1866 and he was one of the first creators of the pure abstraction in modern painting. Wassily founded the Munich group of Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider) from 1911 to the 14th. The form of his style of painting ... Read More

The Diversity of Music in the Nineties (796 words, 3 pages)

Music in the nineties can be simply described as diverse. Diverse meaning that music has been segregated into hundreds of groups. This report will refer in detail to three genres of music Alternative Country, Rap, Alternative Rock. It will also cover certain aspects indicative of the 90's. Alternative Country Music ... Read More

A Description of the Four Basic Theories of Myth (672 words, 2 pages)

There are four basic theories of myth. Those theories are the rational myth theory, functional myth theory, structural myth theory, and the phsycological myth theory. The rational myth theory states that myths were created to explain natural events and forces. Functional myths are what you call the kinds of myths ... Read More

The Childhood Life of Musician 50 Cents (1676 words, 3 pages)

50 Cent was born in the south of Jamaica, 26 years ago. In the late 70s, 50 lost those closest to him. He was raised without a father and his mother was found dead under mysterious circumstances before he could hit his teens. 50 would try and get his reputation ... Read More

A Summary and Analysis of How the 1950s Was Portrayed in the Movie Stand by Me (1821 words, 3 pages)

Stand By Me is a movie that captivates its viewers with friendships that many of us can relate to. When we were twelve, just as the boys in the movie, our friendships seemed innocent and maybe even trivial to adults, but to us the friendships were the whole world. In ... Read More

A Narrative of the Major Events and Publications in 1929, the End of the Roaring 20s (1653 words, 3 pages)

1929 The year 1929 marked the end to a marvelous decade known as the roaring 20s. The roaring 20s were a time of high aspirations and inflated dreams. Little did the people know that soon their dreams would pop and turn into the nightmare of the century. It is a ... Read More

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