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Being a Man in the 1999 Film Boys Don’t Cry
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In five pages this paper discusses how this film’s theme of how masculine identity is defined can be applied to courses in public health and psychology. Three sources are listed in the bibliography.
Filename: TGbdchealth.rtf

Benedicte Marie Wrensted’s Photographs of Native Americans
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A 4 page analysis of the photographs Wrensted took during the early twentieth century of Native American subjects. This paper illuminates the fact that considerable artistic license was taken in these depictions. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: PPnaPhotoWrensted.rtf

Benigni's 'Life is Beautiful'
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A five page review of Roberto Benigni's 1998 film about the Holocaust. The review analyzes the wide variation in critical response to the film, and concludes that it affirms a message popular audiences need to hear: that life has meaning, and love prevails. Bibliography lists three sources.
Filename: KBbeauti.rtf

Beowulf: The Connections with Rap
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A 6 page discussion of the connection of the similarities of the epic tale of Beowulf with contemporary rap culture. Contends that, while there are no evolutionary connections between these two styles, there is a striking similarity between these two cultures even though they are separated by both time and geography. While the target of the violence and the causes and consequences of that violence is certainly different, the protagonist's braggadocio in Beowulf is a reflection of the culture of today's rappers. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: PPbeowlf.wps

Bergman’s “The Seventh Seal” as Play, Screenplay, Film
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A five page paper looking at the way the concept for Ingmar Bergman’s classic film grew from a series of monologues originally envisioned as a training vehicle for a children’s acting class to one of the most haunting philosophical films ever made. The paper focuses on the way Bergman used the personification of Death -- not present in the original play -- to illuminate the meaning of human life on earth. Bibliography lists one source.
Filename: KBseal.wps

Berry Gordy and Motown
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A 10 page paper which examines the world of Berry Gordy, Detroit, and Motown during the 1950s and the 1960s. The paper makes use of the books "Dancing in the Street: Motown and the Cultural Politics of Detroit" by Suzanne E. Smith, "New American Ghetto" by Camelia Vegara, and "Urban Crisis" by Thomas Sugrue. Bibliography lists 6 additional sources.
Filename: RAmotown.rtf

Berry Gordy and Motown
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A 13 page paper which examines the life and achievements of Berry Gordy, the founder of Motown. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAgrdmot.rtf

Best Foreign Film of 1950 -- Roshomon
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This 5 page report discusses Akira Kurosawa's movie "Roshomon" and gives a summary of the movie and the reasons it has remained a compelling film even after nearly fifty years.
Filename: BWrosho

Best Foreign Film of 1980 -- “Moskva Slezam ne Verit ”
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This 14 page report discusses “Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears” the winner of the Academy Award for the Best Foreign Film in 1980. The movie presents the sort of tale that has been told for centuries. A small town girl goes to the big city, gets pregnant, is all alone in the world, has her baby and struggles on, only to fall in love with yet another man who treats her like garbage. Her’s is the major story despite the fact that two other young women also have their stories told in the movie. The movie is also compared to a similar but much less impressive American movie -- “Where the Heart Is.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: BWmoscow.rtf

Beth Henley's "Am I Blue" - Critical Analysis
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4 pages in length. To Ashbe, having the right friends means acceptance in today's world; however, she is considered an outcast worthy only of being teased and ridiculed by the very group by which she wants to be accepted. Her self-esteem plummets inside yet she maintains a cheery - if not caustic - façade while keeping company with the other wayward people who lack much social connection as well. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TLCAmIBlue.rtf