2001: A Space Odyssey‚ directed by Stanley Kubrick released in April of 1968. Although the movie premiered almost 40 years ago‚ it still remains a phenomenon today. The film incorporates the evolution of humanity‚ technology‚ extraterrestrial life and a journey toward greater intelligence. The movie has scientific accuracy and unbelievable imagery‚ creating a visually pleasing movie with very little dialog. The music‚ visuals‚ structure and pace all play an important role in the film. The little
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Monsters: some theses (J. J. Cohen) • “The Monster’s Body is a Cultural Body”: monstrum (>monere‚ to warn‚ to hint at smth else): a sign of smth else • “The Monster always Escapes” (taking different shapes‚ in different ages) • “The Monster is the Harbinger of Category Crisis”: refusing categorization‚ hybrid and multiple‚ questioning binary thinking and introducing a crisis • “The Monster Dwells at the Gates of Difference”: the embodiment of the ‘Other’ (cultural‚ political‚ racial‚ sexual)
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Spanning contentious themes of morality and psychology‚ Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange sparked polarizing reception among critics upon its 1941 release. The film‚ based on the novel by Anthony Burgess‚ follows the exuberant amoral acts of Alex‚ a thug in a dystopian city‚ until his gang betrays him to the authorities and‚ rather than be taught right from wrong‚ is brainwashed to detest sex and violence through inhumane techniques. While some critics‚ such as Vincent Canby of The New York Times
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Oftentimes‚ the search for profit leads to corruption and eventual failure. When Irving wrote “The Devil and Tom Walker‚” the United States was going through a period of rapid expansion. Washington Irving saw how competition for power and wealth was causing widespread corruption. Irving supported Romanticism‚ which instead promoted hard work and honesty to achieve success. Irving wrote “The Devil and Tom Walker” based in Romantic ideals as a cautionary tale of corruption in early 19th century society
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Stanely is the only character thought the play to purposely mess with Blanches already weak state of mind‚ seen in " There isn’t no millionaire! And Mitch didn’t come back with roses’ cause I know where he is-". This conveys just how insensitive Stanley is to Blanche’s harsh situation‚ without the slightest bit of understanding as to why she might hid herself behind all of these lies. The reason Stanely contrast so widely from Blanche is due to the reality that neither one of
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The Controversy of Obedience A classic experiment on the natural obedience of individuals was designed and tested by a Yale psychologist‚ Stanley Milgram. The test forced participants to either go against their morals or violate authority. For the experiment‚ two people would come into the lab after being told they were testing memory loss‚ though only one of them was actually being tested. The unaware individual‚ called the “teacher” would sit in a separate room‚ administering memory related
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The Devil in the White City attempts to contrast the glorious achievements of Burnham and Root transforming windswept swampland on the shores of Lake Michigan with the despicable activities of one of America’s most vile serial killers. Both entities constructed edifices to exacting specifications: A fair to delight the public and establish Chicago as a world class city and a "murder palace" to satisfy murderous desires. The book shows the loss of America’s innocence in both a good and bad w
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To Sent Senior Citizens To Old Folks Home Nowadays‚ the percentage of sending senior to Old Folks Home is increasing all over the world. People are thinks and cares about themselves rather than other people especially to senior citizens. Many people believe that they will be considered cruel‚ irresponsible‚ unfilial if sending a senior to Old Folks Home. Filial piety is an important in our culture and if the senior citizens lives in Old Folks Home‚ his or her children are considered to abandon
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THE ELDERLY SHOULDN’T LIVE IN OLD FOLKS’ HOMES Lately the trend of sending the elderly to the old folks’ home is increasing tremendously from time to time especially those who are bed-ridden and weak due to sickness. Moving an elderly parent into a residential care or old folks’ home is a major decision and not one to be taken lightly. There are financial‚ welfare and psychological aspects to be considered and very often it is a last resort. Sending elderly parents to a care or nursing home
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Part 1 – Leadership Traits: Using the table below‚ rate the leadership traits exhibited by Miranda Priestly in the movie “The Devil Wore Prada”. Use a scale of 1 to 10 indicating least to highest value. Scoring: |Articulate |10 |8. Dependable |3 | |Perceptive |4 |9. Friendly |1 | |Self-Confident
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