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MELODRAMA IN FILM
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This 5 page paper discusses melodrama in film, the characteristics of the melodrama and how it applies to the film, The Men, directed by Fred Zimmerman in 1950. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MBfilmmel.rtf

Melodramatic Conventions and Jane Campion’s Movie “The Piano”
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This 7 page report discusses director Jane Campion’s 1993 movie “The Piano.” Looking at “The Piano” from those supposed “perspectives” of melodrama, it is important to understand that “The Piano” is a movie in which the constraints of the movie, just as the constraints of society, take on a completely different set of rules and parameters than what would be assumed to be the case if the story took place in the “usual” guidelines of “polite society.” And yet, those same guidelines are also bent to suit the use of melodrama in the movie. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Memory & Loss Evoked by Photographic Images in 'La Jetee' (1962)
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A 5 page paper which examines a sequence comprised of still photographs used by Chris Marker to make the 1962 film, 'La Jetee,' and how each evokes ideas of memories and loss to determine in what way each medium is capable of dealing with such concepts. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Lajetee.wps

Men in August Wilson’s “Jitney” and “Seven Guitars”
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A 4 page paper which examines how men are depicted in each of these African-American plays. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TGawjitsev.rtf

Menace II Society Analysis
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An 11 page research paper that examines Allen and Albert Hughes's film Menace II Society. As independent filmmakers the Hughes brothers use film narrative in ways that differ markedly from large-scale studio productions, particularly in regards to how Hollywood has traditionally portrayed the lives of young African American males. This examination of Menace II Society looks at this film, first of all, within the overall context of black independent filmmaking, but also from both a formal and industrial critical perspective. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: khmiis.rtf

Merce Cunningham
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This 10 page paper provides an overview of Merce Cunningham with an emphasis on his dance techniques. Cunningham's philosophy, choreography, life, and mentors are each discussed. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Messages of Medieval Drama
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A 14 page paper discussing the means that medieval guilds used to promote political and religious ideology using plays as the medium. There was only a single church, and it sought to provide plays to act out important events described in the Bible. Plays grew in scope and size and were obliged to move outdoors where laymen took over the production duties, those laymen generally were members of the various guilds operational in local areas. Guilds were dedicated to business among the merchants and high quality among the craftsmen, and their leaders came to be highly involved in local politics. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: KShistThetrGld.rtf

Messiaen/Quartet for the End of Time
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A 15 page research paper that offers musical analysis of Oliver Messiaen's most famous work, Quatuor pour la fin du Temps (Quartet for the End of Time). This report particularly focuses on the sixth movement of this eight-movement quartet, which is quite distinctive rhythmically and exemplifies Messiaen's treatment of rhythm. The writer argues that the first two measures of this movement offer a rhythmic motive that provides the basis for the rest of the movement. Through repetition, added rhythmic values, augmentation and subtraction, virtually every rhythmic idea in the remainder of the movement evolves from these two measures. Before addressing the sixth movement directly, however, in order to explore how Messiaen accomplishes this remarkable development, the writer discusses the movement in relation to the rest of the work and briefly looks at his background. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: khmesfin.rtf

Metaphysics and Epistemology in "The Matrix"
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A 3 page paper which discusses how the movie "The Matrix" touches on aspects of metaphysics and epistemology. The movie is essentially a tale of metaphysics and epistemology for it takes the viewer on a journey of enlightenment regarding reality and one man's struggle to know. No additional sources cited.
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Methodology Used in An Inconvenient Truth
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This 3 page paper talks about the problem of using Powerpoint or even Keynote, the program used in Gore's film. The best ways of presenting information are discussed.
Filename: SA711pp.rtf