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    Explore how successfully McEwan contrasts the arts and sciences to aid his narrative in Enduring Love DH Lawrence once famously wrote‚ ‘If t be not true for me‚ what care I what truth it be?’ This‚ perhaps‚ sums up the different‚ contrasting perspectives of arts and science shown in the novel. Two of our main characters‚ Joe and Clarissa‚ exemplify these two contrasting viewpoints and this allows for one of the main themes of Enduring Love to enter the novel; the choice of whether or not to accept

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    Probably the best film of the 1990s‚ well written with a great director and a superstar cast. Even if you’ve watched it many times it only gets better. If you want to see a great movie‚ watch Pulp Fiction. I am interested in many television programs‚ novels and films‚ but when posed the question to explain or evaluate a specific favorite‚ I easily choose Pulp Fiction. Released in 1994 and directed by Quentin Tarantino‚ the plot of this film lets you take a glimpse into the not so normal lives of

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    Fiction films are often stigmatised by historians‚ as they distort the truth‚ causing problems when trying to use them as a source. Their wildly varying content matter‚ inaccuracies‚ and bias make them hard to use. Film does not simply suggest a worldview; it states‚ and we experience‚ its existence as truth‚ which is the fundamental power and danger it poses to the observer. One cannot deny‚ however‚ film’s phenomenal impact in the twentieth century‚ drastically changing the way we see the world

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    classics as there favourite movies of all time. For example‚ Pulp Fiction‚ Alien(s)‚ and so on. However‚ one of my all time favourite movies is the 1987’s PREDATOR. Some people view this as a (classic) incredible action/SF movie. While others view this as a violent and unnecessary movie. In my opinion‚ this movie is sometimes extremely underrated. Not a lot of people know this film‚ like they know about Alien.. and so on. Comparatively‚ this film has a compete with other incredible SF classics‚ for an example

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    The Truth and Myths of Pocahontas Pocahontas is a character in a film with the same name that debuted in 1995 and won many accolades for observation of American Indian cultural heritage‚ and originality. In the film‚ Pocahontas plays the lead role‚ a high-spirited young woman that encounters English settlers and proceeds to act as the bridge between them and her own world. In the process of creating a story whether fictional or real‚ aspects of reality are normally inserted. This may be purely for

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    Research proposal: “Depiction of gender in Science fiction Films.” Abstract “Media images of female protagonists reinforce cultural stereotypes about the role of women in world of cinema. These images can have a positive impact on adolescent girls who are making career plans at a time marked by waning self-confidence and a heightened awareness of cultural norms of femininity. An analysis of images of female protagonists in popular films ( e.g. Charlie’s Angels) shows how these images reinforce cultural

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    explain why you think the question is arguable (or not) in a short written passage. 1. Are the Star Wars films good science fiction? This would probably lead only to pseudo-arguments because many people are fanatic when it comes to Star Wars. In addition‚ there are not accepted assumptions regarding what is good science fiction. You can never get people to agree on what makes “good science fiction.” 2. Is it ethically justifiable to capture dolphins or orca whales and train them for human entertainment

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    INVESTIGATING CINEMA AND FILM – FI2228 Level 5 – Academic year 2010/2011 “WITH CLOSE REFERENCE TO POSTMODERN CONTEMPORARY CINEMA EXPLORE THE NOTION OF GENRE HYBRIDITY ” Camilla Cabras K09198598 Teresa Correia K0921789 Ioannis Kostarias K0944202 Milica Stanišić K0823899 Assignment: one 3‚000 word group essay; four 1‚000 word personal commentaries. Module leader: Tom Whittaker Tutor: Davina Quinlivan There was a time in cinema history when audiences chose

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    Every change in film history implies a change in its address to the spectator‚ and each period constructs it spectator in a new way. – Tom Gunning Since the time of silent cinema‚ disasters have been a subject of film-goers fascination which continues to the present date which tends to create “sensual or psychological impact” on their spectator. These catastrophes can be in varied forms likes manmade‚ natural‚ alien invasions ‚ planetary related etc. but tends to follow the same clichéd form of

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    The film Alien is presented as a science fiction film. The fascination with outer space and what intelligent life out there to find are basics of the films dynamic. Digging deeper into Alien‚ it becomes much more than just a science fiction film. Alien emphasis the yonic and phallic struggle between men and women‚ along with the struggle of manmade structures and man themselves. The two struggles revolve around the two characters Ripley‚ a woman‚ and Ash a male android. The Film Alien uses the dynamics

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