The concept of hero
Thesis - 2 pages - Journalism
The concept of a hero has pervaded throughout history. Many times, heroes are thought of as individuals who have extraordinary prowess in battle or who perform some amazing feat like saving the lives of others. During the past ten weeks, I have examined my definition of a hero based on criteria...
Satirical approach highlighting concern
Thesis - 2 pages - Journalism
In 1952 the United States successfully detonated their first hydrogen bomb, which was 700 times more powerful than the atomic bomb from Hiroshima (Maland 252). Less than a year later, the Soviet Union made it known that they had accomplished the same feat. Not wanting to be outdone by each other,...
Letter from a Notre Dame classroom
Thesis - 2 pages - Journalism
In response to your March 28 criticisms of Notre Dame's decision to invite President Obama to give the commencement address, I noticed you chose the words, “no institution that calls itself Catholic can be unilateral.” As a busy Notre Dame undergraduate, I would like to set some time...
Obama vs McCain: An analysis of conflict
Thesis - 4 pages - Journalism
Conflict permeates the world that we live in. It is present in every country, in the range of small-scale to large-scale. On the micro level, conflict occurs all the time between as little as two people. Bartering in a market place, arguing over a final grade, and yelling at the car that just cut...
An anthropological analysis of Fight Club (1999)
Thesis - 2 pages - Film studies
Fight Club, a 1999 movie directed by David Fincher, has been heavily lauded since its release ten years ago. It was loved by all sorts of people for its gritty portrayal of violence, the brilliant acting, and its twist ending. But beneath these things lie some deeper themes that have boosted this...
Vivian Sobchack: Lounge Time
Essay - 1 pages - Journalism
Vivian Sobchack begins her essay “Lounge Time” by clearly stating her purpose; to identify film noir and its context in society. Film noir is a term used by film critiques to refer to the trend that took place in American movies following World War II. While the American films of the...
Food for Moloch: The Cyborg as worker
Essay - 1 pages - Film studies
In Sue Short's book on Cyborg Cinema, she progresses by discussing the Cyborg as a worker. The word “robot” is derived from the Czech word “robota” which means “enforced labor.” In turn, Aristotle referred to slaves as “living tools”. It is easy to see then...
Let your doll be your guide: Women as an appendage for moral structure
Book review - 3 pages - Film studies
In the male dominated industry of Heist films, women are often portrayed as a nuisance or hindrance to the goal of the heist. Heist films create a binary between work and leisure which is demonstrated by the criminals' relationships with the women in their lives. In the film Heat, Neil McCauley...
Mean Streets: Movie analysis
Thesis - 4 pages - Film studies
Mean Streets marks the origin of long collaboration of filmmaker Martin Scorsese with actor Robert De Niro, and marks the beginning of the works of a remarkable duo. After making several films, including the autobiographical feature film Who's That Knocking at My Door (1968) and Boxcar Bertha...
Being there as a study of symbolic interaction
Essay - 2 pages - Film studies
After observing Chance the Gardiner become ‘Chauncey Gardiner' in the movie Being There it is easy to see why this film is such an excellent representation of many of the concepts in Symbolic Interactionism. Although many sociological notions are represented in the movie quite well,...
Gladiator and The Grinch: Movie analysis
Thesis - 4 pages - Film studies
Throughout Gladiator we see the character of Maximus go through many stages of development. From hero to zero and then back to hero again, Maximus is changed. He is portrayed as blatantly physically frightening and at times unfortunate and pitiful especially when he realizes he has lost his...
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
Thesis - 2 pages - Film studies
Many times when I watch a movie, I ask myself, why in the name of all things good am I watching this film? Who in the world would ever find this entertaining or interesting? What purpose could this possibly serve? These and many other thoughts went through my head while watching The Phantom...
American Beauty: Film analysis
Thesis - 3 pages - Film studies
I believe that we enjoy watching movies because for a brief moment in time we can escape from reality and be transported to different places and live vicariously through the characters depicted in the film. American Beauty is the story of the last year of Lester Burnham's life and the choices he...
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: Movie analysis
Thesis - 2 pages - Film studies
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, a vivid imagination brought to the screen by Chris Columbus which was adapted by J. K. Rowling's book of the same title. A story of an orphan who discovers he is a wizard; and a wizard that saves the day and in the process wins our hearts and minds. The film...
Using arguments put forth by Paul Collier and Ted Robert Gurr to provide a brief comparison of works related to the causes of civil war
Thesis - 2 pages - Journalism
Napoleon Bonaparte once said that “a man will fight harder for his interest than for his rights.” In a time where individual ‘wants' and the protection of singular self-interests has become a primary focus for the average citizen, governments have been daunted with the task of...
Betterment of men or betterment of me?
Thesis - 2 pages - Journalism
To regard one person's life as more important than another's can present a morally disturbing argument. If the death of one individual can prevent the deaths of twenty, do you sacrifice that one person? What if, to save those same twenty, two must be killed? How about five? Can one rationalize...
Come as you are
Thesis - 3 pages - Journalism
Come on! You're holding up the line!” yelled a woman near the end of the line. With a dazed look on her face, Nina moved forward and grabbed the toothbrush, toothpaste, and washcloth and continued on. She shoved the items in an old, brown, over-the-shoulder bag. She wore a ripped pair of Gap...
Cultural reflection: M.I.A.
Thesis - 2 pages - Journalism
It was another normal drive to work one morning when the radio D.J. mentioned that there was a new song that he was about to launch from an up and coming hip hop artist. Also, he mentioned that he wanted our opinion on what the listeners thought about what they heard. After listening to the song...
Defining the new right
Thesis - 2 pages - Journalism
This is commentary I wrote in response Richard Thornburgh's to article defining the “new right.” Thornburgh was President Reagan's third Attorney General, he continued serving into the first few months of President George H.W. Bush's Justice Department before resigning in August 1991....
Organizational challenges: Subtropics
Thesis - 2 pages - Journalism
Readers ask a tall task of our authors: to entertain us for as long as they have our attention, to transport us, to paint a vivid picture, and to give the reader a peek into the author's mind. And while each reader enters into this journey with a different perspective, for an author to be...
Anti-Semitism revealed in Gentleman's Agreement
Thesis - 3 pages - Film studies
In Gentleman's Agreement, Phil Green, acted by Gregory Peck, embarks on the exploration of the anti-Semitic influences that Jews face, for a series that he is hired to write for a magazine. After long consideration he comes to see that the best way to communicate the experience of Jews, and not...
Film analysis: Ed Wood's Personhood
Thesis - 4 pages - Film studies
Tim Burton's 1994 film Ed Wood is a meaningful parody that brings to life the biography of Edward D. Wood Jr. (a struggling filmmaker, actor and writer who reveals his identity as a heterosexual transvestite) as he would have filmed it. Wood comes to terms with his fetishes and the comfort he...
Strawberry Homophobia
Thesis - 3 pages - Film studies
The 1993 film Fresa y Chocolate, directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, exposes homophobia as a product of the double standard of the revolution and the lack of sexual education in Cuban society. The movie focuses on the relationship between Diego, a flamboyant gay older man that dedicates himself to...
Leonardo Da Vinci
Thesis - 2 pages - Arts and art history
My love of art was the reason that I picked Leonardo Da Vinci as my topic. I have always had a great interest in the subject of art. I know the techniques and different types of drawings and painting like the back of my hand, though there was one thing I was always missing. I had never even...
Machu Picchu and Peru
Sample resume - 1 pages - Journalism
Rich in culture and history, Peru is a fascinating country. A vacation to the birthplace of the Incan empire can be a beautiful and humbling experience. The most popular tourist destination is the city of Machu Picchu, which was built around 1450 at the height of Incan civilization and...
Getting naked for Britney
Thesis - 1 pages - Journalism
Lately it seems like you can't turn on the news without hearing about another Britney Spears meltdown, car accident, or the latest in her ongoing custody battle. But where's the press about her latest album, Blackout, or her club-smashing singles? Spears used to be known for her catchy dance...
The United States Presidential election in the rest of the world
Thesis - 1 pages - Journalism
According to the latest Gallup poll, the presidential race between Barack Obama and John McCain remains close. Forty-five percent of registered voters support Obama, with McCain close behind with 42 percent. Among respondents 5 percent did not have an opinion. This poll has a margin of error of...
Comparing the development ideologies of Cuba and Nicaragua
Thesis - 3 pages - Journalism
The Cuba and Nicaragua Revolutions both took place in order to achieve widespread changes in the economic and social conditions of the countries. Both nations are poor and struggling to revive their economies after years of instability due to internal conflicts and external influences, mainly...
Analysis of new coverage on proposition 8 from Los Angeles and Ireland
Thesis - 4 pages - Journalism
The elections that took place in November 2008 provided historical opportunities for change in many areas of social and political concern. While the Presidential race was consuming the majority of news coverage, another election in California was also recognized as having national importance and...
Expropriation in Africa
Thesis - 1 pages - Journalism
CNN.com reported on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2006 that the South African government may increasingly continue to seize land from white owners in order to restore land ownership to native blacks. Officials from South Africa also said that they would not consider replicating the violent land seizures that...
