Academic papers on Music, Film, Television, Theater & Photography

Cinematic Rebels
A 12 page research paper that looks at three films. Modern filmmakers often use the anti-hero, the rebel, to emphasize the points that they wish to make about society and its moral ambiguity. While traditional values portray right and wrong in...
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Silence and Self-Deception in "A Streetcar Named Desire"
This 10 page paper explores the way in which the four main characters (Blanche, Stanley, Stella and Mitch) use silence and self-deception to make their lives bearable. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Korean Jazz
This 7 page paper discusses jazz in Korea in general; how paraxial music education could be used to develop school curricula; and how it impacts jazz itself. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Constructing the Idea of Feminine in Films
A 6 page paper which examines how these feminist films, both released in 1933, reworked conventional cinematic textual strategies in order to visually construct for viewers what it means to be feminine. Specifically considered are how the issues of...
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North Country/An Anthropological Evaluation
A 7 page research paper that discusses this film. North Country, directed by Niki Caro, portrays the story of Josey Aimes, a story that is inspired by the woman who began with nation's very first class action lawsuit for sexual harassment. This film...
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9/11 Centennial
A 3 page research paper that takes an usual form. Presumably, it is 2101 and there is a remembrance planned for commemorating the centennial anniversary of the events of September 11, 2001. An original musical composition has been commissioned for...
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TV's Stargate as Feminism
An 8 page research paper that discusses an episode of this popular TV show, focusing on the characterization of Capt. Samantha Carter. The writer summarizes the episode and then discusses it from a feminist perspective that also includes a...
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Themes in Casino as Characteristics of Scorsese's General Focus
This 8 page paper examines the film Casino and examines Scorsese's common themes. Childhood friendships and love interests are the focus of this paper that also explores mob culture. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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"Star Wars" - Crossover Development
12 pages in length. Reaching the heights of merchandising and crossover development that other entertainment franchises only aspire to in their dreams, George Lucas's "Star Wars" enterprise has long tipped the moneymaking scale when it comes to...
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Concepts of Tragedy
This 3 page paper discusses the theories of tragedy developed by Aristotle and Arthur Miller, and discusses the plays "Oedipus the King" and "Death of a Salesman" in conjunction with the concept of tragedy. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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A Cinematic Analysis of Brian De Palma
A 6 page paper which examines the director
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Gattaca
This 3 page paper looks briefly at the film "Gattaca" and its version of the future, and why the discrimination portrayed in the film is so chilling; it also considers discrimination in real life. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Sex and Death in
A 6 page paper which examines the relationship between sex and death in Tennessee Williams
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The Deer Hunter: An Analysis of the Appropriateness of the Use of Violence to Emphasize the Amorality of War
A 5 page consideration of whether movies such as "The Deer Hunter" err in using violence to emphasize the wrongs associated with war. The author contends that art has been used for centuries as a vehicle for political propaganda. The conclusion is...
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An Analysis of the Use of Violence in "Once Upon a Time in America"
A 5 page analysis of violence as a factor in fiction and real life. This paper uses violence as portrayed in this film as an explanation for similar types of violence notable in real life. The role of affiliation as a factor in breeding moral...
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