“Antony Tudor’s Lilac Garden”
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A paper which looks at the structure and performance of Lilac Garden, with regard to the combination of dramatic emotion and stylised decorum in the choreography of the piece, and the way in which its internal cohesion depends on a balance of energy and formality which is difficult to achieve in terms of its narrative scope.
Filename: JLlilac.wps

“Apology” and “The Passion of Christ”
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A 4 page paper which examines the connections, as they involve literature and not history, between Plato’s “Apology” and Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of Christ.” Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAplmel.rtf

“Birth of a Nation”: Reactions
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A 7 page paper which examines the social and political reactions to the film “Birth of a Nation.” Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: RAbrkkk.rtf

“Body Indian” by Hanay Geiogamah
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A 4 page analysis of a quote from Hanay Geiogamah’s play “Body Indian.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAbdind.rtf

“Braveheart”: Fact and Fiction
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A 5 page paper which examines the historical changes made by the director in order to appeal to the audience. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAbrav1.rtf

“Brazil” and “Herland”
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A 3 page paper which compares “Herland” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and the film “Brazil.” Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAbraz.rtf

“Breaking Into” Theater in Chicago
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This 6 page report discusses the theater world of Chicago which offers those in training as actors a far greater opportunity to perform, to be seen, and to gain a certain degree of fame and notoriety. Chicago, the United States’ self-proclaimed “second city”, has a great deal to offer the young actor looking for his or her big break. Institutions such as the Steppenwolf Theater Company and the Shakespeare Theater have repeatedly demonstrated their ability to hold their own in the dramatic world. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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“Captain Corelli's Mandolin”: A Review of the Film by Steven Warbeck
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A 5 page overview of the 2001 film. While lacking some of the detail of Louis de Bernieres’s novel, “Captain Corelli’s Mandolin” manages to not only convey the mood of the novel but to bring it to life. The author of this paper asserts that the backdrop of the atrocities of war serve to intensify the love story upon which the film focuses. This backdrop also serves to accentuate good in contrast to evil. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPcorell.rtf

“Children of a Lesser God”
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A 2 1/2 page paper which analyzes the film “Children of a Lesser God.” Bibliography lists 1 additional source.
Filename: RAlessgd.rtf

“Citizen Kane”
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A 7 page paper which examines the “News on the March” scene which is seen in the beginning of Orson Welles’ film “Citizen Kane.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAcitkne.rtf

“Citizen Kane” and “Battleship Potemkin”: Cinematography
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A 5 page overview of these classic films. Outlines the story line and details the cinematographic technique which is employed to present that story. Contends that art is often a reflection of societal condition, as in the case of “Battleship Potemkin” but also is often a reflection of the artist’s inner struggles, as is the case of “Citizen Kane”. These contentions are never more apparent than in the early half of the twentieth century in the days of black and white cinematography. No additional sources are listed.
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“Clockwork Orange” and Presumably Offensive Art
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A 7 page paper which examines the film “Clockwork Orange” as well as other art forms that are generally considered to be somewhat offensive. The paper then examines two artists who have been known to shock viewers. Those artists are the photographic artist Andres Serrano and the performance artist Gina Pane. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAclock.rtf

“Clueless”: An Analysis of the Paramount Productions Film
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A 7 page analysis of the plot and character relationships found in this film. The author notes the inspiration provided by Jane Austen’s 1815 novel “Emma”. The primary emphasis of this review, however, is the examination of the film as a New Comedy. Characters are analyzed in terms of the “holy fool”, the “eiron”, and the “alazon”. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPcluels.rtf

“Comparison between Nora in A Doll’s House and Hedda in Hedda Gabler”
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A five page paper which compares and contrasts the characters of Nora in Ibsen’s A Doll’s House and Hedda in Hedda Gabler, in terms of their personality, intellect and the way in which they perceive their lives and their relationships with others. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: JLnorahedda.wps

“Comparison Between the Characters of Willy in Death of a Salesman and John in The Crucible”
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A comparison between the characters of Willy Loman in Miller’s Death of a Salesman and John Proctor in Miller’s The Crucible, looking at the importance of the themes of deception and integrity in the two dramas and the way in which these themes are developed by the actions of the protagonists. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: JLmillercomp.wps

“Conventions of Athenian Drama”
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A five page paper which looks at the conventions of classical Greek drama, with reference to the Oresteia of Aeschylus and the Theban Plays of Sophocles. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: JLgkconventions.wps

“Cool Hand Luke”
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This 5 page report discusses a number of the sociological aspects of group interaction and relationships in the 1967 movie “Cool Hand Luke” starring Paul Newman and George Kennedy, directed by Stuart Rosenberg. Throughout the movie, the audience understands how an apparently average man can find himself in the midst of a situation in which his personal power and control is completely denied. When that happens, people are drawn to a character through a strange combination of admiration, envy, and irritation. Even in the first of circumstances, Luke maintains his cool and finds the humor in the most difficult of circumstances. The group then defines itself through its understanding and appreciation of Luke. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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“Crumb” and “Basquiat”
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A 10 page paper which compares the artwork seen in the film “Crumb,” about Robert Crumb, and “Basquiat,” a film about Jean Michel Basquiat. 2 additional sources cited.
Filename: RAcrumb.rtf

“Daddy Day Care”
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A 4 page paper that summarizes and analyzes the film “Daddy Day Care.” No sources cited.
Filename: RAdaddyd.rtf

“Dead Man Out”: Governmental Structure and Mental Illness in the Movie Starring Danny Glover and Ruben Blades
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A 5 page discussion of the underlying societal and governmental factors interwoven in the complex plot of this movie. Blades is a convicted criminal who is serving time on death row. His execution has been delayed, however, due to his insanity. Danny Glover has been recruited as a psychiatrist to treat him. Glover has to not only employ his best clinical approaches but also come to the realization that, if he is successful in his efforts to restore this convict’s mental stability, Blades will face the electric chair. What ensues in the plot is a struggle between human emotions in the constraints of a cold and precise medical and legal arena. No additional sources are listed.
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“Death of a Salesman”
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A 3 page examination of Arthur Miller’s play “Death of a Salesman.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAdthtut.rtf

“Death of a Salesman” and “A Doll’s House”
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A 5 page paper which compares and contrasts Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” and Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAslsdll.rtf

“Death Of A Salesman” And “The Entertainer”: Compare/Contrast
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6 pages in length. The struggle to achieve; the desire to be accepted; the will to continue forward even when all previous efforts have manifested in failure – these are the elements that form a common bond between Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” and John Osborne’s “The Entertainer.” Clearly, the drive for social, financial and emotional success represents the very foundation of these two plays; even though they are set in different times, places and circumstances, the respective protagonists still mirror each other’s desperation to reach a social status that inevitably eludes them both. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCentan.wps

“Downfall”, “The Lives of Others”, and “Judgment at Nuremberg”: Human Consciousness and the Exercise of Free Will
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A 4 page discussion of how the characters in each of these classics managed to exercise free will even under the most oppressive of circumstances. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPlitfreewill.rtf

“Drag” Performance in the American Theater
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This 15 page report discusses the history and impact of drag performances on the American theater. One of the reasons that drag performance, whether in a drag queen show or in the “legitimate” theater, titillates, amuses, and shocks people is that it plays with gender’s most honored and traditional beliefs and celebrates the confusion of social and sexual identities. Drag is definitely not found only in the homosexual community, but also in other worlds of cross-dressing: straight men dressing in drag for personal thrills and people in the performing arts donning drag as part of a show. In the a dramatic performance, cross-dressing establishes a realm that differs from daily preconceptions of life -- just as drama itself does. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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“Empire of the Sun” – The Book/ the Film
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“Empire of the Sun” – The Book/ the Film: This 8-page comparative essay examines the semi-autobiographical book “Empire of the Sun” by J.G. Ballard, and the later Steven Spielberg film adaptation of the same name. Ballard wrote about living through the world-altering events of WWII, as he is transformed from affluent schoolboy into a struggling street rat. Yet, it is Spielberg who made the epic masterpiece. Bibliography lists 3 sources. SNEmpire.doc
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“Enlightened Racism -- The Cosby Show, Audiences, and the Myth of the American Dream” by Sut Jhally and Justin Lewis
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This 5 page report discusses one of the most popular television shows of the past several decades and starring one of America’s favorite comedians, “The Cosby Show.” Jhally and Lewis believe there is a certain undercurrent of what could be referred to as “enlightened racism” that runs through the show. The meaning of “enlightened racism” is composed from a newly developed belief system. This new belief set relies on the misunderstanding of the “natural” condition of most African Americans in the United States. No secondary sources are listed.
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“Epicoene, the Silent Woman” by Ben Johnson
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A 4 page analysis of Ben Johnson’s play “Epicoene, the Silent Woman.” Bibliography lists 1 source.
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“Excalibur” the Movie and "Excalibur: A Novel of Arthur": A Comparison of Two Depictions of Arthurian Legend
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An 8 page review of two different depictions of Arthurian legend. Released in 1981 by director and producer John Boorman, “Excalibur” ranks as one of the most historically accurate films ever created regarding the historical setting for Arthurian legend. While the film has the advantage of color movie photography and sound over the 1998 "Excalibur: A Novel of Arthur" by Bernard Cornwell, each is tremendously effective in their depiction of myth and historical circumstance and setting. No additional sources are listed.
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“Existentialism in Cameron’s Titanic”
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A five page paper which considers John-Paul Sartre’s philosophy of existentialism as applied to the character of Jack in the film Titanic. The paper gives an overview of the existentialist definitions of anguish, abandonment and despair and looks at the ways in which they can be applied to Jack’s interaction with Rose, and his motivations in ensuring her survival. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: JLsartretitanic.wps

“Female sexuality and violence in Carrie and The Exorcist”
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A five page paper which compares the themes of sexuality and violence in Carrie and The Exorcist, in terms of the way in which the main characters are developed in a way which portrays the dark and demonic side of the female nature, and the different treatments which the two directors use to elucidate this theme. Bibliography lists 2 sources
Filename: JLcarrie.wps

“Freudian Interpretation of Good Will Hunting”
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A five page paper which looks at the Freudian elements of the film Good Will Hunting, and assesses the character of Will and his development throughout the narrative from a Freudian perspective, in terms of such psychological defence mechanisms as repression and projection in his relationships with other characters. Bibliography lists 2 sources
Filename: JL2freudGWH.wps

“FRIENDS” AND RELATIONSHIPS TO REALITY
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This paper examines the television show "Friends" and discusses the accuracy of its portrayal of the 20-something generation. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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“Gattaca”: A Review of the 1997 Science Fiction Movie
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A 5 page overview of the plot and underlying message of the Columbia Pictures movie by director-writer Andrew Niccol. Outlines the main events of the movie noting the intense philosophical examination of the potential horrors of genetic engineering. Enticingly presents the questions of whether “perfect” genes indeed make an individual “perfect” and whether the human spirit is stronger than genetic code. Bibliography lists 2 sources. PPgattac.rtf
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“Gattaca”: Analysis
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This 3 page paper discusses some of the themes, characterizations, symbols and sound design in the film “Gattaca.” Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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“Good Night, Good Luck”
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A 3 page paper on the film “Good Night, Good Luck.” Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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“Historical interpretation in film”
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A six page paper which looks at the way in which historical events can be interpreted in film, and to what extent these can be depicted accurately given the constraints of the socio-cultural element in which the films are made and the degree to which films with a historical setting can be allotted the same credibility as source material as academic texts. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: JLHistfilm.rtf

“Homer’s Odyssey and Coen’s ‘Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?”
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A paper which considers whether Coen’s film ‘Oh Brother Where Art Thou?’ could be considered as a modern version of Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey, in terms of such aspects as narrative structure, themes, character development and the correspondences between the salient elements of the poem and the film.
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“House of Sand”
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This 4 page paper discusses the meaning of the Brazilian film “House of Sand.” Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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“I Alone” by Live
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A 3 page essay that offers a personal interpretation of the song’s lyrics. “I Alone” is a song from the 1994 album by the band Live, Throwing Copper. Examination of the lyrics for “I Alone” reveal that the message of the song can be interpreted on a number of levels; however, elements within the song suggest that its creators are alluding to religious references and the alienation that many people today feel towards the context of orthodox religion. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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