ESSAYS -
LIST OF AVAILABLE ESSAYS ...
Select any essay below and it WILL be delivered to you TODAY via your choice of e-mail or fax! --Only $/pg!-- The bibliography page(s) are always FREE!

"Imitation of Life"
[ send me this essay ]
This 5 page paper describes the 1959 Douglas Sirk film "Imitation of Life." Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HvImLife.rtf

"It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" - Analysis
[ send me this essay ]
6 pages in length. As a comedy, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia comes across as an extended, real-life Saturday Night Live sketch that focuses upon socially identifiable struggles amidst the pain of emotional duress that have the audience in stitches over the cast members' suffering. This paradox is precisely what has transformed the series into a tremendously satisfying piece of Americana to which viewers can readily relate. The cast of characters reads like a Who's Who straight from the annals of human deviance. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: TLCsunphil.rtf

"Kiss Of The Spider Woman"
[ send me this essay ]
5 pages in length. The writer discusses Puig's "Kiss of the Spider Woman" as it relates to Laura Mulvey's "Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema." Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCspidr.doc

"Knight's Tale": Chaucer and Film
[ send me this essay ]
A 5 page paper which discusses the similarities between Chaucer's "The Knight's Tale," in "Canterbury Tales," and the recent film "A Knight's Tale." Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
Filename: RAknghtt.wps

"L.A. Confidential": Character Ethics
[ send me this essay ]
5 pages in length. The film L.A. Confidential explores the depths of man's ethical concerns in relation to his own existence and how his actions influence issues in his own life. Conspicuously absent from the movie is any depiction of morally upstanding law enforcement representatives whose primary motivation is to see justice served; rather, the subplots revolve around each character's ability to fully appreciate the aspects of personal ethics and social morality. No bibliography.
Filename: TLCconfi.rtf

"Lean on Me"
[ send me this essay ]
This 5 page paper discusses the film "Lean on Me" and argues that it should be on the 100 Best Films list, not for its content but for the discussions it can provoke. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: HVLeanMe.rtf

"MacArthur's Children"
[ send me this essay ]
5 pages in length. Masahiro Shinoda's 1984 film production of "MacArthur's Children" addresses these postwar changes as they relate to a small Japanese village that has been overtaken by MacArthur's troops. Through humor and drama combined, "MacArthur's Children" poses many questions yet offers few answers. No bibliography.
Filename: TLCmacar.doc

"Manchurian Candidate" and "Libation Bearers"
[ send me this essay ]
A 5 page paper which discusses the parallels the film "Manchurian Candidate" and Aeschylus' "Libation Bearers" of the fifth century. Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
Filename: RAmanchur.doc

"Mary Silliman's War" and "The Way of Duty"
[ send me this essay ]
A 6 page paper which compares the film "Mary Silliman's War" to the book which the film was based on. The book is "The Way of Duty" by Joy and Richard Buel. Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
Filename: RAsillim.wps

"Norma Rae": Significance to Contemporary Worker Welfare
[ send me this essay ]
A 5 page discussion of the events depicted in this 1979 movie to real-life worker welfare. Describes the deplorable conditions faced by factory workers during this period and introduces the topic of unionization. Notes that unionization gave the masses a single, powerful voice which could not be ignored by factory owners and managers. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPnrmaRa.wps