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Greek Architecture

... The Greeks conceived of their gods in human form, as anthropomorphic representations of the forces and elements of the natural world. These gods and goddesses were worshiped with sacrifices made at an outdoor altar. At many sanctuaries, the altar was much older than the temple, and some sanctuaries had only an altar. The temple designed simply as a shelter or home for the cult statue and as a storehouse for offerings. This shelter consisted of a cella (back wall), a pronaos (columned porch), an opisthodomus (enclosure), an antae (b ...

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Richard III: Impact On The Audience

... play and knows little of the glorious technique that Shakespeare uses to draw in the audience and put them in a personal moral dilemma. This technique is the way that the audience is made to feel empathy for the vicious Richard. Richard is a terrible man. That fact cannot be disputed. He killed anyone who even tried to question him or was in his way to the throne. This included even the innocently helpless children who actually have the true right to the throne. This would make any audience hate the man, however, Shakespeare gives Rich ...

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Henry V

... against his claims to titles "usurp'd from (him) and (his) progenitors. The King resolves, therefore, "by God's help … to bend(France to (his) awe or break it all to pieces." His purpose is strengthened by the arrival of the French ambassadors who bring a reply from the Dauphin to Henry's demand for "certain dukedoms (in France) in the right of his great predecessor," King Edward the third", an insolent message that he "cannot revel into dukedoms there." In place of these territories, he receives an insulting gift of tennis balls. The angr ...

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Television - In Living Color

... advertisers have viewed television as their most powerful tool. Television provides an excellent avenue for companies to sell and promote their products. There are fewer and fewer people living today who were around when television was not. Today's generation was raised entirely on television! Since the 1940's, television has been an important part of American life. Television is able to sell products like no other medium can. This incredible power of television comes from three specific areas: an inordinate amount of time spent in front ...

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Dante's Peak

... active or dormant volcanoes) in Idaho. There is, however, plenty of evidence of past volcanic activity, as there is in most parts of the world including here in the Philippines. But before we talk about volcanoes, what is a volcano? Here are some things I learned in my spine-tingling, exciting and fun-filled class of Nat Sci II! What is a volcano? When Volcanoes in the Cascade Range and Alaska erupt, they frequently do so explosively and produce pyroclastic flows, ash falls and "mud" or debris flows (lahars). According to the USGS, "Lahars ...

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Hamlet: Notes

... Denmark and Norway had been in combat. 4. We are introduced to the subject of law and rebellion trough the introduction of Fortinbras and the battles of Norway and Denmark. Example: Horatio "Did say this Fortinbras; who by a sealed compact Well satisfied by law and heraldry Did forfeit, with his life all those lands Through the late King actions of law and rebellion during his time. 5. We are made aware of the uncertain foundation of human knowledge in the way we learn that the ...

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Shakespeare In Love: A Great Movie

... contains entertainment for all. Movies are classified as being a romance, comedy, action or many others by the directors form of expression. One could be lost in classifying the movie Shakespeare In Love due to the various tales that exist within the movie itself. Shakespeare In Love is a romantic comedy that appeals to all generations. The story is set in Elizabethan England with present day concerns like doing what makes us happy despite what others think is morally acceptable. The use of the Globe Theatre expresses the difference ...

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L’Atalante & Breathless Response Paper

... used location shooting on actual boats and city streets. Also, the costuming, props, and lighting were all minimal but sufficient. Most of these things are synonymous with “real” mise-en-scene. There were a few things about L’Atalante that I did like. The photography of the underwater scene was nicely done. I thought it was pretty advanced considering when the film was made. The first mate’s tattoos were cute. (Although they were seemingly shoddily drawn on with magic markers.) I appreciated the actors too. The were good at wh ...

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The Cherry Orchard: Reality, Illusion, And Foolish Pride

... Instead of accepting the reality of their problem, they continue to live their lives under the illusion that they are doing well financially. The family continues with its frivolous ways until there is no money left (the final night they have in the house before it is auctioned, they throw an extravagant party, laughing in the face of impending financial ruin) Even when Lopakhin attempts to rescue the family with ideas that could lead to some of the estate being retained, they dismiss his ideas under the illusion that the situation is not ...

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Pulp Fiction

... well as the robbers in the restaurant, who try to take the suitcase from Winnfield, but were unsuccessful. The whole movie serves as a warning to all mankind to avoid the temptations of the Devil, as well as a warning to not try to play God, because the two boys who stole the suitcase play the role of the Devil, as do the drugs, and they were almost the downfall of the whole attempt. The movie wasted no time in introducing the first biblical reference when the two men try to retrieve the suitcase containing Wallace's belongings. When Vega ...

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Antigone: Changing Views Of The Chorus

... about the war which had just taken place between Thebes and Argos. Their last lines of this opening choral passage, however, introduced king Creon, making him seem quite noble yet mysterious to his loyal subjects. They state such questions as: “what new plan will he launch?” and “Why this sudden call to the old men summoned at one command?” (Lines 175-178) These lines are utilized by Sophocles as a suspenseful introduction to Creon's orders concerning the body of Polynices. The chorus's next appearance blatantly shows their biased ...

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A Comparison Of Tragedy In English Works

... Rex. Although the title of the play Julius Caesar focuses on Caesar, the play itself is really based on Brutus. "Brutus had rather be a villager than to repute himself a son of Rome."(Act I, scene II, line 172). This was said by Brutus after Cassius told him how Caesar had become a towering figure over Rome and how Caesar controls Rome. Notice the good in Brutus, and the extremes he will go to in order to protect democracy in Rome even if it means killing the one he loves, Caesar. Brutus possesses one of the most tragic flaws. He ...

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