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What Society Can Learn from Reality Television
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This 5 page critique on reality television draws on other critics, but ends with praise for the new genre. Several shows are discussed including Survivor and Big Brother. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA129rTV.rtf

When A Man Loves A Woman
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A 6 page essay that discusses the film When A Man Loves A Woman from the stand point of alcoholic recovery. This film is a sensitive and insightful look at about alcoholism and how this insidious disease affects lives in multiple dimensions. Filmmakers have been known to handle alcoholism in a relatively facile way, that is, the film shows the decline of a protagonist, who hits bottom and has an epiphany that results in a determination to recover and the credits role over this happy ending. However, this film realistically portrays recovery as a beginning, not an end and shows the repercussions that this also can have in people's lives. In short, the film not only portrays what it means to be socially responsible in regards to alcoholism, but it takes a social responsible stance. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khmalwo.rtf

Where the Heart Is
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A 5 page paper which discusses the film and the book Where the Heart Is. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAhtis.rtf

Where’s That Bug?! Surveillance as Narration
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This 3 page paper uses Thomas Levin’s article, and particularly his reference to the end of “The Conversation,” as a springboard to discuss the way in which surveillance has become narration in a number of recent films. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: HVthtbug.rtf

White Reaction To Bebop Jazz
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5 pages in length. Bebop jazz, which slowly evolved from late swing and transition period jazz, was quite a shock to the white population when it first appeared on the scene during the Depression. This intricate compilation of sounds became the staple for all that was anti-commercial and as much a part of African-American roots as possible. The reason for such separation between blacks and whites when bebop became so popular is that white musicians were in it for the commercial success, seeing no other reason to play jazz but for financial gain and recognition. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLCbebop.rtf

Whites and Blacks in August Wilson’s Plays
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A 4 page paper which examines the relationship between whites and blacks in August Wilson’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “The Piano Lesson.” Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.
Filename: RAaug5.rtf

Who or What is Godot: “Waiting for Godot”
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A 5 page paper which examines who or what Godot is, from Beckett’s play “Waiting for Godot,” and whether it is of any importance that we ever know. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAgodot.rtf

Why “The Passion of the Christ” is a Film Worth Seeing
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A 4 page paper which examines the elements that make Mel Gibson’s controversial 2004 film worth seeing. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: TGpassion.rtf

WHY AUDIENCES GO TO THE MOVIES
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This 4 page paper discusses the history of audiences and their moviegoing experiences. Examples given. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: MBmovie.rtf

Why Theatre Is Dangerous
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5 pages in length. There was once a time when going to the movie house was a pleasant and non-threatening experience. The family outing often included a couple of hours at the local theatre where audiences were entertained with a variety of films that gave people a sense of whimsy, drama, suspense or sadness; however, it was a given presumption that the images upon the big screen were meant for entertainment purposes only, which allowed the audience to remain a passive entity in the entire experience. Throughout the past couple of decades, though, there has been a distinct change in both the type of movies being made and the kinds of audiences who go to see them. The writer discusses how theatres have become centers for riotous outbreaks when films with questionable social messages are being played, with the audience taking on a decidedly more interactive role instead of the once passive part it held. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TLCtheat.doc