Leni Riefenstahl was one of the most controversial female figures in history‚ and maintains a reputation as the most famous female film director of all time. With all her fame‚ she had endured much critique upon her artistic work‚ in which mainly revolved around the Nazi party‚ being led by Adolf Hitler. People often question whether she was an “honorable witness”‚ however‚ evidence suggests that she was a propagandist for the Nazi’s. The relationship between Riefenstahl and Hitler was seen as controversial
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century. Lena did not have an opinion of her own‚ she did not know how to make decisions on her own; she was told what to think‚ where to work‚ what to do with her money‚ her free time and her future; her life was designed by someone else because she was a women and unable to make decisions for herself. In the early 20th century society treated women as though they were not important‚ their duties were to have children‚ cook and clean for their husbands and much like children of this timeperiod
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Singer/actress Lena Horne’s primary occupation was nightclub entertaining‚ a profession she pursued successfully around the world for more than 60 years‚ from the 1930s to the 1990s. In conjunction with her club work‚ she also maintained a recording career that stretched from 1936 to 2000 and brought her three Grammys‚ including a Lifetime Achievement Award in 1989; she appeared in 16 feature films and several shorts between 1938 and 1978; she performed occasionally on Broadway‚ including in her
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Industrial design and product relations 1995 -1997‚ created the Apple personal computer company in the stock market continued to decline times‚ too‚ were several acquisitions. Companies had requested the original Apple CEO Steve Qiaobusi back. 1998 Apple computer company officially launched a brand-new release of the Apple iMac computer concepts‚ the traditional separation between the server PC‚ monitors and integrated box‚ and discarded the rice yellow line frames‚ with translucent warrants‚
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Gladiator in my opinion‚ is a moderately accurate historical representation of the events that took place in the latter half of 2nd century AD. The historical setting starts in the winter of 180AD with the initial battle according to the opening text in the movie. The movie focuses on the events considering Marcus Aurelius and his son Commodus. It vaguely focuses on facts but interprets them in different ways than they actually took place‚ for example where and how Marcus met his death. The movie
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singer‚ Lena Horne was born June 30‚ 1917‚ in Brooklyn‚ New York. Her parents were Edna Scottron Horne and Edwin "Teddy" Horne. Since her mother traveled as part of various theater troupes‚ Horne alternately accompanied her on the road and stayed with family and friends around the country. Lena Horne was the youngest member of the NAACP. Lena’s photo appeared in the October 1919 issue of the NAACP Branch Bulletin. Lena’s parents divorced‚ when she was three. Due to her mother traveling‚ Lena grew up
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focus on the special effects and the science of realism. However‚ in Triumph of the Will‚ directed by Leni Riefenstahl‚ the film contrasts the idea that film are made for profits‚ philosophies instead of filming for the main purpose of entertainment and money‚ this film focused more on politics (propaganda). Riefenstahl’s works revolutionized the entertainment world. This essay will describe how Riefenstahl’s technique were used. I.e. Riefenstahl’s techniques implicate the great power and influences
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the 1936 Berlin Olympics 1. (Primary Source) Riefenstahl‚ Leni. Olympia: Festival of the People. 1938. 112 minutes 2. (Primary Source) Riefenstahl‚ Leni. Olympia: Festival of Beauty. 1938. 91 minutes. When assessing the film Olympia from a seemingly naïve glance‚ it can easily be perceived as a film successful in capturing the beauty and spirit of the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. Without taking into consideration the political context of the time‚ it is easy to assume that Leni Riefenstahl’s
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Nianci Li Make a claim about the role of the theme of magic in the text Magic of Love Vaclav & Lena tells a magical love story between two young protagonists Vaclav and Lena who come across each other by destiny. Acquainted at nine‚ they practiced magic everyday hand in glove. Vaclav imagined his fairytale life with Lena‚ a resolution rather than wishful-thinking‚ but one day his lovely assistant Lena disappeared without saying goodbye. However‚ the magical power that Haley Tanner bestowed on Vaclav
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Horrors. Lena thought she could smell him before she saw him stumbling down the path‚ his limbs shaking violently with the effort it took to press his body onward. From far away‚ he seemed to be wearing some sort of ornate ensemble‚ ribbons of crimson trailing across his trunk and limbs in incredibly intricate patterns. Lena stared at him for a long moment as he approached their tent‚ and all at once a sense of understanding overcame her when she realized that the messenger only wore his own blood
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