appraising‚ judging the audience from a throne‚ however her physical features and small face denote a sense of innocence and immaturity which has been corrupted. The 1934 film Cleopatra starring Claudette Colbert is not the aggressive and domineering femme fatale like Bara’s Cleopatra; instead she seems breathlessly emotional. In this film the struggle for political power in Egypt is disregarded. Cleopatra’s only object seems to be finding love‚ being passively caught between two great men. Her role as
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Fulbright Scholars I am going to present ‘Fulbright Scholars’‚ the first poem from Ted Hughes’ powerful autobiographic ‘Birthday Letters’‚ which were released in 1998- 35 years after Sylvia Plath suicide and only months before the poet’s death. Hughes’ poems can be regarded as a personal reply to the critics‚ who have been arguing for decades that his infidelity and cruelty drove Plath to suicide. However‚ ‘Fulbright Scholars’ explores the poet’s first sighting of Sylvia Plath in a photograph
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“Gothic Literature is concerned with the breaking of normal moral and social codes” Discuss (40 marks). Plan: Introduction- The normal moral and social codes of the 13th century (10 commandments) The normal moral and social codes of the 17th century (10 commandments) The normal moral and social codes of the 21st century Main body- 1. Macbeth killing Macduff’s wife and children. 2. Lady Macbeth being very powerful and her killing herself (although no proof) (AO3! Lady Macbeth is doing
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first novel‚ life is beautiful for our teens from the Upper East Side of Manhattan. They’re rich‚ they’re beautiful‚ and they know it. Blair Waldorf is the ringleader of the crew‚ which includes her handsome but weak-hearted boyfriend‚ Nate. This femme fatale in training relishes her role and is confident that she and Nate will be together forever. Then the teen every girl loves to hate‚ Serena Van der Woodson‚ returns from her Connecticut boarding school‚ and the young women start fuming. Serena is
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Solon Bowden 2/9/08 - Paul K. The Maltese Falcon Comparison Samuel Spade of The Maltese Falcon novel by Dashiell Hammett is quite different from Samuel Spade of “The Maltese Falcon” motion picture. The book was written a good decade before that version of the movie was produced and in a much more casual time period. The novel focuses on making Sam out to be a more complex character than the movie does. He is not just “the good guy” as he is portrayed more so in the movie. The time period may
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Character Notes Rick Deckard Rick Deckard is a “Blade Runner”‚ a special agent in the Los Angeles police department employed to hunt down and “retire” replicants‚ played by Harrison ford. He is a hard-boiled sort of character meaning he is dominated by an over riding cynicism and a generally fearless composure combined with great strength and skill. He is the engine behind which the audience can place their faith in for humanity‚ as they watch how he reacts to the replicants‚ in particular
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NEWTON HELMUT because of the threat of the Nazis. This turned out to be a gift to the world because it eventually gave him the freedom to pursue his now legendary career in photography. HELMUT NEWTON was born in Germany and later forced out of the country We see a lot of sexy photos of women in today’s magazines‚ most of them designed only to titillate and excite men‚ having no artistic message that goes beyond “I am sexy”. In the fashion photography world‚ however‚ there is one man
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American recording artist Britney Spears has released eight studio studio albums‚ seven compilation albums‚ 42 singles‚ two promotional singles and three other appearances. In 1997‚ Spears signed a recording contract with Jive Records to launch her career. Spears has sold over 100 million albums worldwide and more than 28.6 million digital singles in the United States only‚ making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Billboard ranked her as the 8th overall Artist of the Decade
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Introduction to Art Nouveau The "Art Nouveau" ("new art") movement was one of the first departures from classical art and design‚ towards a new modernism. The ’Modernism’ and Art Nouveau movements occurred during what was known in France as the "Belle Époque‚" or "beautiful era" period of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The movement was primarily influenced by the radical work of Czech (Moravian) artist Alfons Mucha‚ Swiss decorative artist Eugène Grasset‚ and English illustrator Aubrey
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a technique used by corporations to sell their products through the media. Every individual western female has been categorized into a select few genres within modern media‚ there is the ‘Superwoman…mother‚ wife and career driven’ (8)‚ ‘the femme fatale…sex kitten‚ [and] the nasty corporate climber’ (6). All of these things dictate how a woman behaves or more how a woman is supposed to behave according to the media’s standard. The media places emphasis on age and beauty‚ “ads portraying women…only
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