The Fall of the Western Genre The "Myth of the West" has provided the film industry with plenty of material‚ and Western films have probably become the genre most characteristic of American films and television. From 1910 through the end of the 50’s‚ a quarter of all Hollywood films had been Westerns. When thinking of Westerns‚ names like John Wayne and movies like The Last of the Mohicans or High Noon come to mind. The Western enjoyed its highest popularity throughout the 40’s and 50’s. Then its
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R. Shane Barnes Genre Recast Essay ENG 2989 Sec. 32 Due: 11/6/2012 The topic I have chosen for my Laughing Matters genre recast is a humorous perspective on marriage‚ and the everyday differences between men and women in a relationship such as marriage. I do not intend to persuade the audience for or against the idea of marriage‚ but rather‚ persuade them to look at the difficulties and tribulations of marriage‚ in a more light-hearted manner. The type of genre I chose was the “list”
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Masculinity is very dominated in the zombie genre. Most zombie films and TV shows usually use the men as the hero and the saviours form the devastation. The men are displayed as the stronger sex and the women as the weaker sex. Because of this all the heroes and donors in the zombie genre are men. In the working dead trailer the first thing we see is a close up of a man. We can tell this is going to be the hero as he fits all the attributes of a hero in the zombie genre. For example he is a muscly man‚ blonde
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Genre fiction‚ also known as popular fiction‚ refers to plot-driven fictional works written with the intent of fitting into a specific literary genre‚ in order to appeal to readers and fans already familiar with that genre. Genre fiction is generally distinguished from literary fiction. Fiction is mainly known as literature in the form of prose‚ especially short stories and novels‚ that describes imaginary events and people. Fiction is an out for two people: the reader‚ and the author. It allows
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excessive use of violence and the glamorization of organized crime. Still‚ audiences filled theaters to see the stars like Paul Muni‚ Edward G. Robinson and James Cagney depict Al Capone-like gangsters featured in headlines. Which made the gangster genre extremely popular‚ but short lived. Johnny Fontane in the 1972 blockbuster The Godfather sobbed “oh Godfather‚ I don’t know what to do. I don’t know what to do.” On the day of his daughter’s wedding‚ Don Vito Corleone‚ head of one of five New York
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Joe Brunner Instructor Belmihoub English 120 1/29/14 Characteristics of the Action Genre Abstract With the gaining popularity of many different types of movie genres‚ Action movies are rising up as well because there are many actors and directors. There are many characteristics that define an action movie and how it should be made. While looking at the movie posters I found some similar features between all three. While looking at the photos I further saw the reasoning behind the similarities. At
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Research paper genre is a genre that contains different types of essays. It is mostly used by students of all ages in school‚ or it could be used for a job. And it targets all sorts of different audience. Research paper could be a topic like for example cultural relativism which is an essay that falls under the research paper. What is so important for this type of genre is that research paper is something that you have to find yourself like for example if you want to find out more about the topic
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Darkness across Europe The Black Death‚ Crusades‚ and unequal rights were three reasons that support the idea that Europe was in a dark age from 500 to 1500 AD. The Black Death caused a lot of chaos across Eurasia‚ leaving towns empty and many died . According to Document B: Ibn al-Wardi (M)‚ "The plague began in the land of darkness.” The plague sent Europe into the shadows‚ and it took many years to recover. Another reason Europe was in a dark age was the Crusades. Stated in Document B - First
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Conventions of Gothic here are a number of techniques‚ devices and conventions common to a great deal of Gothic literature: WEATHER: used in a number of ways and forms‚ some of these being: Mist - This convention in Gothic Literature is often used to obscure objects (this can be related to the sublime) by reducing visibility or to prelude the insertion of a terrifying person or thing; Storms - These frequently accompany important events. Flashes of lightening accompany revelation; thunder
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The Genre of Talk “ Talk Shows will never be in trouble because of the subject matter. The more controversial‚ the bigger the shows get” ( Abt‚ Mustazza). In our public sphere today we see a disturbing trend arise with the popularity of lowbrow‚ emotional‚ and chaotic genre called “trash television.” For decades‚ television has been an important resource to help Americans stay informed and entertained as well. In addition to news programs‚ variety shows‚ comedy‚ drama‚ and sports; the genre of the
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