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The History Of Greek Theater
Number of pages: 9 | Number of words: 2432.... brought knowledge of worldly matters and of
the individual. Aristotle attempted to explain how an audience could observe
tragic events and still have a pleasurable experience. Aristotle, by searching
the works of writers of Greek tragedy, Aeschulus, Euripides and Sophocles (whose
Oedipus Rex he considered the finest of all Greek tragedies), arrived at his
definition of tragedy. This explanation has a profound influence for more than
twenty centuries on those writing tragedies, most significantly Shakespeare.
Aristotle's analysis of tragedy began with a description of the effect .....
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The Phantom Menace: I Swear I’ve Seen This Movie Before
Number of pages: 5 | Number of words: 1178.... in plot, setting, and screenshots.
The movies in discussion deal with restless youngsters wanting to leave their home planet to see the galaxy. The young men urge to experience everything life and existence have to offer. They firmly believe that what they want to encounter, lies far away from their home. Our protagonist in The Phantom Menace, Anakin, yearns to eventually be a pilot who leads a squadron of fighters. He satisfies that longing at home by racing pods. Although he possesses great skill at this dangerous sport, competing in races does not fulfill his desi .....
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Romeo & Juliet: Friar Lawrence Is Short-Sighted
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 622.... will end the hostilities between the two houses. When he says
"Shall Romeo by my letters know our drift, and hither shall he come; and
he and I shall watch thy waking, and that very night shall Romeo bear thee
to Mantua." (Act 4, Scene 1), he tells Juliet how everything will be all
right. Unfortunately, for all his good intentions the play still ends in
tragedy.
Friar Lawrence is a man who is not afraid to take risks when he feels it
is neccesary to help someone. For example in Act 2, Scene 6, when he
marries Romeo and Juliet, he is risking his reputation as a Fria .....
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Macbeth: Imagery
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 547.... ally to Duncan. When Macbeth he saw the Three Witches everything changed. They told him things he wanted to here and he believed them. He told Lady Macbeth what the witches said. She taught him and ridiculed him to be evil. He listened to her and that is when the trouble started.
The first ignoble killing by Macbeth was the killing of what was supposed to be his friend Duncan. Macbeth killed Duncan to become king.
"And only thy blade and dudgeon gouts of blood
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It is the bloody business which informs" (Act 2, Scene1: lines 46-48)
Macbeth starts to hallucinate; the guilt .....
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Advertiser Influence On The Media: Censorship And The Media
Number of pages: 13 | Number of words: 3448.... ownership and ideas -- has disappeared as the goal of official policy and, worse, as a daily experience of a generation of American readers and viewers.
Narrowing the diversity of news coverage even further is the ever-looming presence of the advertiser or corporate supporter. Advertisers have pressured more than 90 percent of U.S. newspapers to change or kill stories, reported a recent study by Marquette University's Department of Journalism . The same number of newspapers had advertisers threaten to withdraw or withdrew advertising over reporting of news or feature stories .....
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Stuck In The Middle
Number of pages: 6 | Number of words: 1469.... of the robbers were shot and killed after Mr. Blonde, the "on the
edge" gangster started shooting up the place when an employee triggered the
alarm. Mr. White and Mr. Orange (an undercover cop) escaped the scene and
headed for the hideout where all the men were supposed to meet. On the way to
the hideout Mr. Orange was shot, he was bleeding severely but the injury was not
life threatening. Shortly after their arrival, Mr. Pink met with them and they
all anxiousley waited for Mr. Blonde.
Mr. Blonde, acting cool and unaffected by the mornings events, made his
entrance. Afte .....
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27 Years Of Influential 60 Minutes
Number of pages: 6 | Number of words: 1492.... the format
has remained unchanged. Don Hewett, creator and producer of 60 Minutes,
has been the subject of much criticism for his stubbornness. Since its
origin, 60 Minutes has continued to adhere to the same formula that made
it such a success. The hidden-camera interviews, the surprising of
unsuspecting alleged crooks with a bombardment of questions, the longevity
of the featured reporters, all of these are what made 60 Minutes a
success--finishing in the top 10 Nielson ratings for 17 consecutive seasons
and counting. Other than the fact that it changed from black-and- .....
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"In Cold Blood" Review
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 673.... into this by Hickock.
All characters in the movie were played well by the actors in my opinion. They
all seemed real and seemed to fit in with the setting and the time period.
I think that Hickock and Smith are not victims of forces beyond their
control, they are victims of, at least in Smith's case, a bad upbringing. The
two murderers have no direction in their lives. The only skills that Hickock
seems to know is how to steal things and how to write phony checks. Smith seems
more sane than Hickock, but all he has is his guitar and that is stolen in
Mexico. This is r .....
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