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The Social Brakedown of Salem Portrayed in the Crucible (615 words, 1 pages)

The CrucibleSocial BreakdownThe deterioration of Salem s social structure determined the murders of many innocent people. Once Tituba starts pointing her finger at the witches, the community starts pointing their fingers at each other. Hysteria and hidden ideas of payback break down the social structure and everyone must protect themselves ... Read More

The Paradox in The Crucible (456 words, 1 pages)

We Fancy ourselves as hard-headed realists, but we will buy anything we see advertised, particularly on television, and we buy it not with reference to the quality or the value of the product, but directly as a result of the number of times we have heard it mentioned . Before ... Read More

An Analysis of the Film American Tongues (927 words, 2 pages)

An Analyzation of the Film American TonguesThe film American Tongues discusses different accents and dialects in the United States. It's interesting to see how in one country there can be so many accents and so many different ways of saying expressions. An accent or dialect means the words we use ... Read More

An Introduction to the Analysis of the Film Braveheart (1065 words, 2 pages)

BraveheartHave you ever been at Blockbuster and can t find that perfect action flick that you re looking for? Look no further than the B section of the alphabet and there you will find the historical epic of William Wallace. Braveheart is a movie based on the true story of ... Read More

An Analysis of the Film Techniques in the Film Shine by Scott Hicks (1555 words, 3 pages)

Film Techniques - ShineIn the film Shine, Scott Hicks uses many different cinematic techniques to portray the remarkable events and turning points in the life of piano virtuoso, David Helfgott. Helfgott is an extremely difficult character to accurately represent. His strange and somewhat erratic behavior creates traits very difficult for ... Read More

An Analysis of the Film A Clockwork Orange (1229 words, 2 pages)

"A Clockwork Orange" is a very different movie. It has everything a movie should have, but the plot is quite disturbing, especially for the time it came out. I have personally watched this film several times to find the meaning, and every time I watch it I come up with ... Read More

A Critical Review of The Crucible by Arthur Miller (827 words, 1 pages)

The trumped-up witch hysteria in Salem, Massachusetts, deteriorated the rational, and emotional stability of its citizens. This exploited the populations weakest qualities, and insecurities. The obvious breakdown in Salem s social order led to the tragedy which saw twenty innocent people hung on the accusation of witchcraft. Arthur Miller, author ... Read More

The American Hysteria Portrayed in the Crucible (535 words, 1 pages)

HysteriaThe state of hysteria in a society can spread faster than a brush fire, and be more dangerous then a San Francisco earthquake. There is a process of four combined steps that will ultimately lead to this disaster a fearful event, promotion of the event, attacks due to pretense, and ... Read More

A Comparison of the Film and Book Frankenstein (914 words, 2 pages)

In Kenneth Branaghs film Mary Shelley s Frankenstein, the director, Kenneth Branagh sticks to the major themes of the original book with minute changes. There are many similarities and differences between the book and Kenneth Branagh s adaptation of the book. I believe Mary Shelley wanted readers to catch the ... Read More

the theme of superstition in the crucible by arthur miller (944 words, 2 pages)

Research Paper on SuperstitionsSuperstitions have a way of making their way throughout the years. Superstition is a belief or practice generally regarded as irrational and resulting from ignorance or from fear of the unknown (The Encyclopedia of Superstitions 8). In The Crucible by Arthur Miller the concept of superstitions arose ... Read More

The Crucible as a Metaphor in Arthur Miller’s Appropriately Titled Play The Crucible (2265 words, 3 pages)

How is The Crucible appropriately titled?The word crucible is used by Arthur Miller in his play as a metaphor. The first definition of the word crucible is a melting pot especially for metals. In the play this is first acknowledged during the first act, as we gradually piece together the ... Read More

Setting Analysis of The Crucible by Arthur Miller (380 words, 1 pages)

The Crucible starts off giving incite on one of the main characters in the story, and it also ends on foreshadowing of what will happen in the first act. In the introduction, it also gives us incited on what happened, and why it happened. Were there really witches? Were their ... Read More

The Strange Affair in The Crucible (480 words, 1 pages)

In the book, The Crucible, Abigail Williams and her childish friends take advantage of the situation in their hometown of Salem, Massachusetts. At the time, there was a lot of tension about the discussion of witches and virtually anyone who was accused of being a witch was proven a witch. ... Read More

An Essay on Oedipus Rex and The Crucible (1931 words, 2 pages)

While the two books we are about to discuss here are both similar in several aspects such as fate and human error they are also very different in that the climate of both pieces differs greatly in that of the time period in which they are set and the situations ... Read More

The Importance of the Film Citizen Kane (792 words, 1 pages)

Citizen KaneBy many, Citizen Kane is one of the greatest films ever made. Orson Wells, at age 25, directed, produced, and starred in this film. Citizen Kane is a memorable film for countless reasons. The film brought about controversy because it fictionalized the life of William Randolph Hearst, a powerful ... Read More

An Essay on The Crucible (335 words, 1 pages)

Crucible Essay - Blind ConformityBlind conformity to mass thought is an issue that greatly affected the events of the Salem Witch Trials in The Crucible. The tendency of the townspeople to conform blindly may have come from their religion. Puritanism did not encourage individuality, and anyone who was "different" was ... Read More

An Analysis of the Setting of The Crucible (879 words, 2 pages)

Setting, time, and place were among the most obvious of details in The Crucible. As with each time period, the era in which this book took place brought with it unique characteristics of the people and places associated with that decade. Through the use of cleverly constructed characters, Arthur Miller ... Read More

An Analysis of the Film, The Trigger Effect (627 words, 2 pages)

The Trigger Effect Kyle MacLachlan, Elizabeth Shue, and Dermot Mulroney star in this West Coast power-outage thriller. Telephones, broadcast signals, and all things electric flicker out in seven US states, but all 50 states become targets of writerdirector David Koepp s social themes. Koepp, author of scripts for Apartment Zero ... Read More

An Analysis of the Film the Shining (937 words, 3 pages)

The ShiningThe Shining is about a white middle class dysfunctional family that suffers from natural and supernatural stresses in an isolated Rocky mountain hotel. .The father, a former teacher turned writer, is portrayed as a habitual drinker, wife- and child-abuser, with a kind of evil streak The mother is shown ... Read More

An Introduction to the History of Hollywood Films (1284 words, 2 pages)

Despite the fact that Hollywood films are popular all over the world, many believe that foreign films are better. Critics dislike of Hollywood films is due to the straight-line plots of the films in which nothing is left unclear, unsettling or unexplained and every shot is justified by a link ... Read More

An Introduction to the History of Philippine Films (4368 words, 8 pages)

REEL TO REAL THE HISTORY OF PHILIPPINE FILMSIntroductionThe youngest of the Philippine arts, film has evolved to become the most popular of all the art forms. Introduced only in 1897, films have ranged from silent movies to talkies black and white to color. Outpacing its predecessors by gaining public acceptance, ... Read More

A Film Assignment (704 words, 1 pages)

Film AssignmentI have this opinion that America a land of opportunity and also a rat race. Why I say both of them? First, it is because, for me, America is a land of opportunity. Everybody has the opportunity to work as long as they have the willing to work, the ... Read More

The Influence of Existentialism in Films (4091 words, 5 pages)

EXISTENTIALISM IN FILMI could not say where or how existentialist themes first emerged in film. Often times, critics will point to the work of Ingmar Bergman and Federico Fellini as early examples. Indeed, these two men are titans in their art, and they will be discussed in this essay. However, ... Read More

A Glimpse Into the Evolution of Film (3199 words, 5 pages)

The evolution of film throughout time has been a fascination to many. Just like retracing the steps of famous painters, poets and authors, following the history of film, actors and directors is a science in itself. Throughout the century the art known as film making has evolved as directors such ... Read More

An Essay on the Film Waterworld (365 words, 1 pages)

The 1995 hit film Waterworld is a prime example of archetypes appearing in modern motion pictures. The movie displays three main characteristics that give it archetypal meaning. The first of these is the classic hero archetype. Secondly, many archetypal elements of nature are displayed. Lastly, many other archetypes such as ... Read More

An Essay on the Film Mi Familia (895 words, 1 pages)

The film I chose to write about was Mi Familia. Mi Familia is the story of events in the lives of three generations of a Los Angeles Mexican-American family. The theme of this story is that this country has been populated by millions of humans from around the globe. People ... Read More

An Essay on the Film The Matrix (860 words, 1 pages)

The Matrix essayThe Matrix has been doing remarkably well in sales since its release in the cinema last summer and its recent video releases. This is largely due to stylish advertising techniques and word of mouth. The Matrix has been approved by critics who enjoy the film and also the ... Read More

A Research on the Film Cruel Intentions (648 words, 1 pages)

Cruel Intentions, is a film about a young man, Sebastian, and his stepsister, Kathryn, who together do everything in their power, sexual or not, to better their own reputation. They try everything, even if it means ruining someone else s life, reputation or well being, just to better themselves. They ... Read More

An Analysis of Neorealist Films in Italy (2717 words, 4 pages)

The Italian director Vittorio De Sica (1902-1974) and screenwriter Cesare Zavattini are one of the most influential teams in neorealist cinema. Together, they made four neorealist films. This paper will discuss three of those films Shoe-Shine (1946), The Bicycle Thief (1948) and Umberto D. (1952). Each of these films were ... Read More

The Test of Salem in the Crucible by Arthur Miller (741 words, 1 pages)

The Tests of SalemThe Crucible is a play, which brings attention to many timeless issues. The nature of good and evil, power and its corruption, honor and integrity and irony are all brought up in Arthur Miller s The Crucible. Irony what doe sit men? Irony means incongruity between what ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013