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...
Audio and visual analysis: 1988 Inside edition report on Nintendo and the super Mario brothers
Thesis - 3 pages - Journalism
In 1988, Inside Edition reported on the new craze to be sweeping the nation: the Nintendo video game system and, in particular, its super-hero characters, the Super Mario Brothers. The piece begins with a short introduction inside the newsroom, followed by report by Joel Loy. The piece focuses on...
Artists and art in the 1920's and 1930's
Case study - 2 pages - Arts and art history
What are the effects of art in 1920-1939 on art today? Art between 1920 and 1939 set a large example for later art. Artists (mostly ones who practiced Art Deco) paved the way for a lot of artists in the ‘90's and the 21st century. Art Deco, for example, was a huge style then, and has become...
Hannah Montana tour prompts lawsuits and advocacy against ticket brokers
Thesis - 2 pages - Journalism
This phenomenon is nothing new, but the freshest teen singing-acting-Disney sensation, Hannah Montana, real name Miley Cyrus, 14, is shaking up the concert industry like Britney Spears never did. Parents even join their youngsters in enjoyment of her music and hit television show, also called...
The Philadelphia Eagles: Champions of 1960
Thesis - 2 pages - Journalism
It's no longer at the corner of 62 Street and Walnut, but Bill Barnes will never forget Donahue's. The former Philadelphia Eagles running back remembers going to the restaurant every Monday before a game with the team. The 1960 Eagles would discuss the game, eat and have fun. “We were very,...
Social spheres and genteel women
Book review - 2 pages - Journalism
The book The Gentleman's Daughter: Women's Lives In Georgian England by Amanda Vickery is a study of “genteel” women during Georgian England. These women came from prominent families (however, not aristocracy) who were daughters of lawyers, clerics, minor gentlemen, merchants and...
Human trafficking and trading
Thesis - 2 pages - Journalism
Human trafficking is the politically correct term for modern slavery. There is nothing polished or proper about this trade of human flesh. Most modern day slaves are women and children. The women are addicted to drugs by their pimps, then used as prostitutes. The girls are often lured away from...
Current communication: Ancient aphorisms
Thesis - 2 pages - Journalism
Communication separates human from animals. The ability to have distinct languages and understandings of them sets the human race apart. Humans have volumes of literature, books, plays, and poems that have survived throughout the centuries. Thus, efficient means of communication become...
Bollywood: On the road to conquering a challenging world market
Thesis - 6 pages - Film studies
The topics studied under this heading will include: a lack of attraction for foreign investors, low profitability, and a lack of international recognition for Bollywood owing to the inadequacy of Bollywood films in international market, and the structure of the Indian film industry. Our objective...
Comparison of depictions of Native Americans in Ford's films
Thesis - 2 pages - Film studies
An examination of Hollywood films of the past, particularly those that fall into the genre of the Western are entertaining, but also serve as an interesting window into the context of Native American relations in the nineteenth and twentieth American centuries. The two movies Drums Along the...
Jonestown, USA
Thesis - 2 pages - Journalism
The most fruitful ways to reflect on Jim Jones and the events leading to the mass suicide of the People's Temple is to look at them with a functionalist sociological perspective and an inter-actionalist perspective. Jim Jones is a dynamic, ambiguous figure. When discussing his life and actions,...
Sensory writings: My bedroom at 12
Essay - 2 pages - Journalism
At age twelve, I lived in Elkridge, Maryland, a country town that was on its path to the suburban. I lived with my mother in a two bedroom, two bathroom apartment on the second floor of a corner building. My room was the farthest room from the front door. In order to reach my room, one had to...
The song of Alfred J. Prufrock: Critical reflection
Thesis - 2 pages - Film studies
Professor Arnold Weinstein's expertly expounds upon T.S. Eliot's personal and professional background to provide valuable insight in reading and perceiving “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.” Eliot's “elitist, cosmopolitan, and international” language and social circle is...
Preserving modern history: The Flood Building of San Francisco
Thesis - 1 pages - Architecture
Situated just outside of Powell Station and next to the cable-car turnaround, the Flood Building is located in the heart of downtown San Francisco. It fits snuggly into a somewhat diagonally-shaped plot of land, an usual feature for an urban office building. The building's high-style, polished...
The comparison of He's just not that into you, Book vs. Movie
Book review - 4 pages - Journalism
Both the book and movie He's Just Not That Into You by Behrendt and Tuccillo give realistic advice to women, on how to date men. Many women have always been confused about knowing how men feel about them and what goes on through men's heads. For centuries females have been making mistakes with...
The art of social justice in today's society
Thesis - 3 pages - Journalism
Social Justice is a pledge to take care of social issues, the economy, and the environment of one's planet for the future. Respecting the planet is a task we were all born with; either by recycling, planting tress, or going green is a definite was to empower a transformation of socially. It's a...
Honors contract: The future of the newspaper industry
Thesis - 3 pages - Journalism
Newspapers are not doing well: circulation is down, staffs are dwindling, and websites are getting more hits than pages are getting turned. The New York Times' website in October 2008 saw 20 million users, while the print product went to 1 million readers (Hirschorn, “End Times”). This...
Free education for students
Thesis - 3 pages - Journalism
An education is one of the most important things any person could ever receive. It is so important, that we make school mandatory for all children until they reach the age of 16. A college education is incredibly important to many people. To get any job these days, you must have at least a...
Tom Cruise and the character of Charlie
Thesis - 2 pages - Journalism
There are many lessons that parents teach their children. Parents teach their children to be honest, patient, nice, kind, non-materialistic, giving, and many, many more. As we go and we learn our society's films reflect the same messages. The movie “Rain Man,” directed by Barry Levinson...
The issue of abortion
Thesis - 3 pages - Journalism
Abortion is a tricky issue that has been debated about for hundreds of years. Abortion itself is the act of terminating a pregnancy. There are two sides to this issue: pro-life or pro-choice. Pro-lifers take the stance that abortion should be illegal (mostly because of moral issues), while those...
Tax reform meets renewable energy solutions
Essay - 1 pages - Journalism
Yesterday, the House introduced H.R. 6049 the Energy Tax Extenders Act also known as the Job Creation Act. The bill serves to reinstate tax incentives for American-produced renewable energy sources which are critical to creating more jobs with a focus on renewable energy, as well as preserving...
