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Moral and Physical Resistance During the Holocaust Depicted in The Book and Film Versions of Jacob the Liar and Defiance: The Bielski Partisans
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In nine pages this paper examines how the moral and physical resistance of Jews during the Holocaust is portrayed in Jurek Becker and Nechama Tec’s books Jacob (Jakob) the Liar and Defiance: The Bielski Partisans in and in Frank Beyer and Edward Zwick’s 1975 and 2008 film adaptations of these texts. Three sources are listed in the bibliography.
Filename: TGresist.rtf

Moral Dilemmas in "Philadelphia"
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A 5 page paper which discusses the moral dilemmas in the movie "Philadelphia." The paper also discusses an alternative to the condition in the film, and presents moral examples of proper treatment of others. Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
Filename: RAtomhanks.wps

More Roger, Less Me - Why Michael Moore's Roger and Me Runs Amok of Honest Journalism
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A 3-page paper that presents the opinion that Michael Moore's 1989 "docudrama" entitled Roger and Me distorts the facts surrounding the closing of General Motors' Flint, Michigan plant through the biased presentation and sarcastic narration. Included is a discussion of how this "colored journalism" takes away from the impact of the film's one subtly powerful depiction of tragic irony. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: LCRoger.doc

MORE THAN JUST COMEDY: THE DEEPER MESSAGES IN THE PLAYS OF NEIL SIMON
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This 9 page paper discusses and gives the synopsis for FOUR of Neil Simon's plays. Barefoot in the Park, Come Blow Your Horn, Prisoner of Second Avenue, and Brighton Beach Memoirs. The overall theme of the paper is aimed toward proving that Simon's plays are more than just a good laugh, but that there is deeper underlying meanings and universal messages in them. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: MBnsimon.rtf

Motion Picture Production In Pre-Hollywood 1930s
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An 8 page paper discussing the film industry's pre-Hollywood days, when nearly all movies were made in the East. Astoria studio is highlighted in discussing the state of the industry and the stars of the day, most of whom hated having to move to California where there was largely a cultural wasteland. Gloria Swanson even feigned illness that had to be treated in New York so that she could return to the East for the duration of her career. Includes a 1 page sentence outline. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: 1930Movi.rtf

Motorcycle Diaries
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A 3 page essay that comments on the mis-en-scene elements and cinematography of Walter Salle's Motorcycle Diaries (2004), which portrays an episode from the life of Che Guevara, as a young man. Guevara's politics do not play an overt part in the film. Rather, the focus of the film is to show how his political attitudes developed. As this principal theme of the film is unstated by the characters, it is largely conveyed through mis-en-scene elements, and primarily by the cinematography. No additional sources cited.
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Movement in Everyday Life
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A 5 page paper that discusses and analyzes two non-dance events in regards to how movements involved resembled dance. The two events analyzed are a baseball game, focusing on the pitcher, and observing a yoga class and exercise in general. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khbby.rtf

Movie Analysis: Remember The Titans
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6 pages in length. Overcoming racial discord is a challenging yet necessary achievement in order to reach racial harmony. The example set forth in Remember the Titans illustrates how the duality of prejudice and discrimination serve as social psychological principles that successfully keep this from happening. To look at only one of these principles without the other is to only examine one half of a synergistic equation; indeed, it is highly improbable for prejudice to exist without discrimination and vice versa. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: TLCtitans.rtf

Movie Director, Josef von Sternberg:
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This 6 page report discusses the work of Josef von Sternberg (1894-1969) who is best known for the films he created for and with Marlene Dietrich. In fact, his films with her were his most popular and successful, as well as some of his best and most innovative film-making. The report also looks at possible reasons for the fact that he was not nearly as successful with his later movies as he had been with the seven he and Dietrich made. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWjosef.wps

Movie Music Analysis
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A 4 page research paper that discusses and analyzes the effects of music in three films: Psycho, Jurassic Park and the Harry Potter movies. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khmovmu3.rtf