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    American Realism began during the Civil War‚ when life was too horrible to fantasize like the Romantics did. People wanted to read stories that were relatable instead of the unrealistic stories of Romanticism. Realism was a literary period that aimed to demonstrate the representation of reality; Realistic authors such as‚ Mark Twain‚ Henry James‚ and William D. Howells expressed characters and plots based on factual events and people. The internet site‚ The Literature Network‚ relays information

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    Film Study: the Shining

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    Film is an important part of culture‚ because it combines aspects such as song‚ story-telling‚ art and expression. The scenes of a film come together to create harmony and to express an idea. The Shining is a film that expressed Stephen King’s novel in a cinematic way. In every scene from this film there are indications of formalist techniques‚ when viewed all together as a movie‚ the idea of this movie being formalist is ensured. The movement of the camera when we follow Danny down the hallways

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    Understanding Student Misconception Misconceptions can lead to false assumptions and interpretations about any given topic. Ormrod (2008)‚ define misconceptions as “a belief that is not consistent with commonly accepted and well validated explanations of phenomena or events” (p. 254). Many factors such as wrong information contribute to students’ misconceptions about subjects. Many times misconceptions emerge from students’ trying to interpret the information they have received (Ormrod‚ 2008)

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    Film Propaganda

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    the ways in which film has been used for war propaganda by concentrating on post 9/11 war films. I will first offer a look into the history of film propaganda by giving early examples and why film is a useful tool when it comes to propaganda. First I will start by offering the definition of ‘propaganda’: “information‚ ideas‚ or rumours deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person‚ group‚ movement‚ institution‚ nation‚ etc.” (“The Definition of Propaganda”) Propaganda films are used to convince

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    id=R_pN217buekC&dq=Aron+follower+of+realism&hl=ru&source =gbs_navlinks_s 2. “Introduction to International Political Economy”‚ by‚ D. N. Balaam and M. Veseth‚ 4th edition. Upper Saddle River‚ New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall‚ 2008. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. “Neorealism and Neoliberalism”‚ by David Baldwin‚ ed.‚ New York: Columbia University Press‚ 1993. “The Logic of Anarchy: Neorealism to Structural Realism”‚ by Barry Buzan‚ Charles Jones‚ and Richard Little‚ New York: Columbia University Press‚ 1993. “The Timeless Wisdom of Realism?”‚ by

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    states make their strategies. Among these‚ literature on balancing strategy has the longest tradition‚ dated back to the writings of British historian E. H. Carr (1946) as an equilibrium of powers. Kenneth Waltz‚ the founder of neorealism /structural realism scientifically analyzes balancing strategy regarding a constructed international structure‚ locating the thesis of ‘balancing versus bandwagoning’ systemically. The study of international relations after Waltz has been directed to the discussion of

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    Violence in Films

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    Question – How does violence in Films affect the development of children under the age of twelve? Violence in Films Barbara Osborn‚ former media literacy teacher and freelance journalist in Los Angeles‚ states that violence is the foundation of many films‚ TV movies‚ and action series. According to Encarta Dictionary‚ Film can be defined as‚ “movies collectively‚ considered as a medium for recording events‚ a form of entertainment‚ or an art form.” Violence in films‚ one may say‚ is something that

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    Film Analysis

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    What kind of films do you like? Most people don’t care about what they watch. It’s important because people can learn more from poetic films. Japanese films are more poetic and better made than other films‚ from how war affects others‚ how the characters change‚ and the tough issues that are involved. For example‚ Japan’s films involved the effects of war‚ and social acceptance (Nastasi). In the films Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind‚ and Princess Mononoke‚ the characters are dealing with the

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    Film Review

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    The review of film "Ostrov". "Ostrov" was directed /daɪˈrekt/ by Pavel Lungin. It stars Pyotr Mamonov who plays the part a monk Father Anatoly and who is very interesting person in private - formerly /ˈfɔːməli/ one of the few rock musicians in the USSR‚ converted to Eastern Orthodoxy in the 1990s and lives now in an isolated village. Pavel Lungin said about him that "to a large extent‚ he played himself." The film won the Nika Awards of the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences for

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    Synopsis of Films

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    Synopsis of film Introduction The second wave feminism has brought about several new feminist film theories. Concepts such as the gaze and scopophilia were introduced in the analysis and study of films‚ notably from individuals such as Laura Mulvey‚ Gaylyn Studlar and Gilles Deluze. Laura Mulvey uses Freud’s psychoanalytic theories and concepts as “political weapons” to argue that cinematic spectatorship is influenced by patriarchal society (Mulvey‚ 746). Women in films are often used to depict

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