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An Interpretation of the Steerage Photograph by Alfred Stieglitz (683 words, 2 pages)

The statement a picture is worth a thousand words refers to the idea that a complex idea is made simple by being conveyed in an image. When a painter or photographer wants to express his or her idea, they try their very best to capture an image that could put ... Read More

An Examination of J.R.R. Tolkien and Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings (2733 words, 12 pages)

Is J.R.R. Tolkiens The Lord of the Rings as well as Peter Jacksons film version considered to be classified under the fantasy genre?J.R.R. Tolkiens The Lord of the Rings series and Peter Jacksons film version of the novels can be classified as a fantasy, specifically a high, epic, or heroic ... Read More

Alfred Dreyfus: A Man Wrongfully Accused (536 words, 2 pages)

In history, many people have been influenced under false accusations. One of these people is Captain Alfred Dreyfus. Dreyfus, an innocent man accused of treason by the French, was sent to life imprisonment on Devils Island. He was sent strictly because of his religious beliefs. I do not believe that ... Read More

A Comparison of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Leaf by Niggle and Coleridge’s Rime of the Ancient Mariner (945 words, 3 pages)

If It Werent For Those Meddling ClassicsEvery episode of Scooby Doo has the same story line in no particular order The crew encounters a mystery, Daphne gets kidnapped, Velma loses her glasses, Shaggy and Scooby pig out and evade the monster, and Fred comes up with an elaborate plan. Then ... Read More

A Reflection on the Book Wrecked by E.R. Frank (326 words, 1 pages)

Reflection- WreckedThe book I read was called Wrecked by E.R. Frank. Anna, the main character, and her broth Jack are in a difficult situation when Anna kills her brothers girlfriend. Just the thought of you killing someone or at least thought you killed somebody haunts Anna. Her perspective about the ... Read More

The Life and Works of Alfred Nobel (698 words, 2 pages)

Alfred Nobel was born in Stockholm on October 21, 1833. By the age of 17 he was fluent in Swedish, Russian, French, English and German. Early in his life he had a huge interest in English literature and poetry as well as in chemistry and physics. Alfred's father disliked his ... Read More

A Biography of Alfred Nobel (304 words, 1 pages)

Alfred NobelAlfred Bernhard Noble was a Swedish chemist, inventor, and industrialist. His most famous and most important invention were Dynamite and Nitroglycerin Alfred was born on October 21, 1833. When he invented Dynamite, a large sum of money was his reward. Alfred left most of his reward in trust, as ... Read More

A Biography of the Life and Times of Austrian Psychologist Alder Alfred (2480 words, 5 pages)

Adler, Alfred Adler, Alfred (1870-1937), Austrian psychologist and psychiatrist, born in Vienna, and educated at Vienna University. After leaving the university he studied and was associated with Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis. In 1911 Adler left the orthodox psychoanalytic school to found a neo-Freudian school of psychoanalysis. After 1926 ... Read More

A Biography of Alfred Tennyson (464 words, 1 pages)

Alfred Tennyson was born on August 6th, 1809, at Somersby, Lincolnshire,fourth of twelve children of George and Elizabeth Tennyson. Tennyson, said to be the best poet of the Victorian era and his poetry will be discussed in this essay.Tennyson had a lifelong fear of mental illness, because several men in ... Read More

A Biography of H. R. Giger (752 words, 2 pages)

H.R. Giger was born on February 5, 1940, in Chur, Switzerland. He was raised in a middle class environment, and his dad was a pharmacist. His dad recieved a human skull as a promotional peice from a pharmacy institution when he was very young, and this sparked H.R. Gigers interest ... Read More

An Analysis of In Memoriam by Lord Alfred Tennyson (344 words, 1 pages)

In MemoriamBehold we know not anythingI can but trust that good shall fallAt last far off-at last to allAnd every winter change to spring.Tennysons poem, In Memoriam, was written in memory of his good friend that died. Tennyson expresses his grief and mourns for his loss through the poem. He ... Read More

Alfred Nobel’s Work (2389 words, 4 pages)

In addressing hope, Alfred Nobel referred to it as nature's veil for hiding truth's nakedness2. Such a statement encompasses the struggle associated with Nobels lifework. Alfred Nobels existence spanned many realms of thought and being. He was a scientist, a writer, a philosopher and humanitarian, and ultimately a philanthropist. It ... Read More

A Biography of Alfred the Great the King of Wessex (1753 words, 3 pages)

King Alfred the GreatKing Alfred the Great was born at Wantage, in 849, on a royal manor of his father's holding, a family estate which long afterward he himself would leave in legacy to his wife. Alfred was the youngest of five children, four sons and a daughter, born to ... Read More

An Analysis of the Plot in the Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien (2816 words, 5 pages)

The plot in J.R.R. Tolkiens The HobbitThe Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien is a captivating tale about unusual creatures, greatstruggles, a flying dragon, and much, much more. The story comes alive through colorfuldepictions of characters and details that capture the imagination. The plot of this novel is thedwarves journey to recapture ... Read More

An Analysis of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien (2314 words, 9 pages)

J.R.R. Tolkien Middle EarthJohn Ronald Reuel Tolkien is remembered for his imaginative writings and thelasting creation of Middle-earth world. However, he was also a great scholar and linguist,holding the position of the Rawlingson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at OxfordUniversity. His writings owe much of its power to his ocean ... Read More

The Heroes in Idylls of the King by Alfred Lord Tennyson (1962 words, 4 pages)

Heroes The Child WithinThe epic tale has entertained and inspired since the beginning of recorded history. Whether told by a wise elder or read about in an old, leather-bound volume, accounts of heroes traversing the unknown and encountering mystical beasts have always aroused feelings of excitement in children. However, beneath ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien (1615 words, 2 pages)

The Fellowship of the RingJ.R.R. TolkienLord Acton once said, Power corrupts, but absolute power corrupts absolutely. He was probably referring to the powerful kings and queens who held power over many people. But, we could see how power is something many of the characters in Tolkiens story are trying to ... Read More

The Use of Descriptive Language in the Lady of Shallot by Alfred Tennyson (1352 words, 2 pages)

In any piece of lyrical poetry, authors must masterfully use the language of the poem to covey the intended meaning. In order to ensure the meaning is not lost, it is imperative that the author incorporates various aspects of the narrative to escalate the poem past its face value. Alfred ... Read More

A Lamenting Poem in Ulysses by Alfred Tennyson (1244 words, 2 pages)

Alferd Tennysonss Ulysses Alfred Tennysons Ulysses is both a lament and an inspiring poem. Even modern readers who are not so familiar with the classics, can visualize the heroic legend of Ulysses, and so is not prepared for what he finds in the poem not Ulysses the hero but Ulysses ... Read More

A Brief Summary of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (1214 words, 4 pages)

THE HOBBIT The book begins with Biblo Baggins enjoying a pipe after breakfast. This is one of his favorite pleasures and he feels quite content in doing so. Heis middle-aged, and resides in a burrow in the ground. One morning Gandalf, a wizard stops by to talk with Biblo. He ... Read More

Understanding the Character and Philosophy of Alfred Doolittle (1205 words, 5 pages)

PYGAMALION 1.) In Act 3 we learned a lot more about the character andphilosophy of Alfred Doolittle. He is strangely individualistic personally andvery eloquent. He is representative of the social class of the "undeservingpoor", which, means that he is not entitled to receive financial support fromthe government, since he is ... Read More

An In-depth Look at J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” (775 words, 1 pages)

The HobbitThe Hobbit By J.R.R. Tolkien. Dont judge a book by its cover. This famous phrase can very well be applied to the hobbit a small human like creature that goes along with 13 dwarves and a wizard. The wizard, Gandalf, has total faith in the little hobbit knowing full ... Read More

The Use of Imagery in The Lady of Shallot by Alfred Tennyson (692 words, 1 pages)

In Alfred, Lord Tennysons The Lady of Shallot, Tennyson describes the dispirited story of a reclusive woman, the Lady of Shallot, bound by a curse to weave a never-ending web. The curse includes the Lady of Shallot being forbidden to glance at the town of Camelot. Tennyson portrays the magic ... Read More

A Report on The Hobbit, a Novel by J. R. R. Tolkien (311 words, 1 pages)

As Mr. Tolkien explains, Hobbits are a very ancient people. Peaceful and well ordered. They love food and are never in a hurry. Smaller than dwarves, ranging between two and four feet tall. They seldom wore shoes because their feet were covered in thick curly hair, and have tough leathery ... Read More

An Analysis of Psycho, a Film by Alfred Hitchcock (203 words, 1 pages)

In the opening situation of Alfred Hitchcock's film Psycho, we're at a hotel room where a man named Sam and a woman named Marian are seeing themselves privately. Marian seems like a very respectful woman, however, early in the film we see her steal 40,000 from her boss in the ... Read More

A Review of Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (572 words, 3 pages)

Alfred Hitchcock is renown as a master cinematographer (andeditor), notwithstanding his overall brilliance in the craft offilm. His choice of black and white film for 1960 was regardedwithin the film industry as unconventional since color wasperhaps at least five years the new standard. But this workedtremendously well. After all, despite ... Read More

Kevin Smith, Spike Lee and Alfred Hitchcock as Auteurs (1952 words, 3 pages)

In the film industry, there are directors who merely take someone elses vision and express it in their own way on film, then there are those who take their own visions and use any means necessary to express their visions on film. The latter of these two types of directors ... Read More

An Analysis of the Opening Sequence in Psycho by Alfred Hitchcock (1340 words, 2 pages)

An Analysis of the Opening Sequence from Alfred Hitchcocks Just like a building, a film needs a strong foundation in order to be successful, a foundation which is made up of the starting moments of the film. In Psycho, Alfred Hitchcock successfully uses the opening credit sequence to establish a ... Read More

An Analysis of the Alfred Hitchcock Film Vertigo (1962 words, 6 pages)

The Alfred Hitchcock film Vertigo is a narrative film that is a perfect example of a Hollywood Classical Film. I will be examining the following characteristics of the film Vertigo 1)individual characters who act as casual agents, the main characters in Vertigo, 2)desire to reach to goals, 3)conflicts, 4)appointments, 5)deadlines, ... Read More

An Analysis of Crusade Life in The Story of the Crusades by Alfred Duggan (628 words, 1 pages)

The Story of the CrusadesThe Story of the Crusades is a book that was written in 1963 by Alfred Duggan. The books title tells you what the book is about, the Crusades. The book follows the Western Christians perspective on the 200 year event, from 1095 to 1291. It starts ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013