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The Problem In Macbeth

... to focus on a purpose. The definitive impulse to throw yourself into an activity is the urge towards selfpreservation that lies deep in any living creature. That is why man cannot want his selfdestruction; he only wants the Good, understood as that which promotes its own selfpreservation. If, however, we exclusively define the Good as man's selfpreservation, man's different attempts to achieve this would lead to mutual destruction. If I - and everyone included - unhampered and in absolute selfishness only seek my own, the misfortune I could i ...

Number of words: 3187 | Number of pages: 12

Othello The "Mad" Moor

... the loss of honor are what drove Othello insane and this is why he hath killed his wife. Although the stress of battle was not mentioned in the play one could imagine the stresses put on a man with such stories of battle that Othello himself told Brabantio. “Her father loved me, oft invited me; /Still questioned me the story of my life/From year to year- the battles sieges, fortunes/That I have passed.”(I, iii, 128-131) The numerous battles and the hardships of war wear a man down. The stresses of everyday things at work get to ...

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The People Vs Larry Flynt

... photographs in his magazine were presented in a lude and shameful manner. Keating also voiced that Hustler depicts women in a shameful manner by photographing them with other women and even with Santa Claus. Keating was basically trying to censor Hustler magazine because in his opinion it was too raunchy and in poor taste unlike Playboy or other adult publications. The difference between Flynt's publication and Playboy is that Hustler is more explicitly raw and the pictures aren't touched up. This is a very controversial issue because ...

Number of words: 659 | Number of pages: 3

Misinformation In The Media

... of arguments is done with the study of logic.(Copi and Cohen V) Information in the Webster’s Universal Dictionary and Thesaurus is defined as something told or facts learned; news; knowledge. Mis- is a prefix meaning wrong. The media often supply the people with misinformation. Causes of misinformation could be inaccurate data or sensationalism in order to sell newspapers. It was the year 1898. Cuba had America’s attention in 1895, a revolt had broken out against Spain. American businesses did not support the rebellion because of mi ...

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Performances Of A Lifetime In Thelma And Louise

... Richard Grenier of Commentary ended his review asking, “Is the killer bimbo the way ahead?” (52) The tension between these opposed readings of Thelma and Louise comes from a similar tension within the film. Through a carefully crafted tension between realistic narrative and surrealistic image, Thelma and Louise problematizes such oppositional readings as well as such familiar oppositions as masculine and feminine, positive and negative images of women, reinscription and subversion of patriarchal ideologies. The tension between t ...

Number of words: 1298 | Number of pages: 5

The Last Wave

... law system and way of life than what their peoples have practiced for hundreds of years. In the movie the lawyer, David, represents the dominant culture to the Aborigines because he represents the law that is controlling their fate in the white culture. The director is also giving us many symbols or visual communication such as the consistency of water in the film as well as, the overbearing control of darkness. The film is shot in shadows and overall is very dark , almost forcing us to look beyond the obvious plot and storyline and ...

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Human Flaws Of Orgon In Tartuffee

... shares his capacity for self-delusion even after Tartuffe has been found out ("We cannot always judge by what we see")" (Weals). Orgon believes because Tartuffe claims to be a man of God he should put everything he has into Tartuffe's hands. He proves how much he believes this after Damis tells him that Tartuffe was flirting with Elmire. From this accusation Orgon replies to Damis: "I disinherit you; an empty purse / Is all you'll get from me - except my curse!" (III, vii , 68). Madame Pernelle shows the family trait that she shares with her ...

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Impressions Of Television

... within the life of the typical American person. According to the encarta 96 cd rom encyclopedia they claim that, "between the ages of 2 and 65 the average american will watch 72,000 hours of television—at 24 hours a day, a total of 8 full years. The daily average is about 4 hours. The heaviest viewers are housewives and senior citizens. Children watch the same amount of television as do adults; teenagers watch about an hour less per day." "Early experimental researchers compared the play of children who had seen aggressive behavior on t ...

Number of words: 812 | Number of pages: 3

Julius Caesar: The Use Of Suspense

... cold as well as he." Then cassius tries to persuade Brutes to join in on the conspiracy by telling him that it would be honorable to assassinate Caesar. Cassius tells Brutes that the fate of Rome is in trouble with Caesar in power, which helps build suspense early in the play. To convince Brutes conclusively, cassius forged letters and threw them into Brutus's window where he was sure to find them. Shakespeare wrote this statement: "we will awake him and be sure of him. This is a very powerful statement that builds suspense because the re ...

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King Lear - Evil

... and people decided to do evil, not gods. Lear believes that since Edgar is out on the heath he must have given everything to his daughters as well (ACT III, iv, 62ff). Since he believes that Edgar gave everything to evil Lear must believe that people are the cause of evil. It were Lear's daughters who decided to do wrong to Lear and it was Lear's fault in giving away all of his land. Si ughters are the humans in the play, it is the humans who caused the evil and Lear believes that humans were the ones who created evil. Edgar, is anothe ...

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The Untouchables: Mise-En-Scene Analysis

... prove it is to get to Capone's book keeper. Ness discovers that the book keeper will be going to the train station, so he along with colleague George Stone intend to be there to pick him up when he arrives. The scene starts in the train station. The setting is the main lobby. The floors, pillars, and stairs are of a light gray color. There is a clock that is directly above the big, dark, wooden doors that are continuously reverted back to during the scene. The costumes of the main characters in this scene are the same as throughout th ...

Number of words: 535 | Number of pages: 2

Consumer Appeal

... Thus, the types of commercials will also differ. On Saturday nights at 10:00 p.m., the program "Profiler" airs, a mystery-thriller series. The story line is of a young, beautiful white female trying to capture a serial killer/stalker, who killed her husband and continues to stalk her. The show is very detail oriented, in the sense that the viewers need to pay close attention to what is going on to be able to follow along with the mystery. It tends to "suck you in", so to say, because it causes the viewers to become involved and engro ...

Number of words: 892 | Number of pages: 4

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