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Blood In, Blood Out
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This 3 page paper considers the characters in the film “Blood In, Blood Out” and argues that Merton’s theory of the “American dream” and Shaw and MacKay’s theory of “zones of transition” are the best tools to use to describe their lives as shown in the film. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: HVbludio.rtf

Boiler Room -- Ben Younger Movie Starring Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Ben Affleck
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This 7 page report discusses the 2000 movie directed and written by Ben Younger and the issues it addresses such as greed, fathers and son, corporate malfeasance, and corruption. No sources listed.
Filename: BWboiler.rtf

Bondage of Bond by the female protagonists: a comparison of the deadliest sex of them all from Rosa Klebb to Elektra King
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This 5 page paper looks at the character of Elektra King in the James Bond film “The World is Not Enough” with a comparison to other female agents and protagonists that Bond has had to face. The writer considered how these have changed in line with societal stereotypes and analyses the symbolic nature of Bonds role within the sexual capacity of those women's lives and asking whether by their actions he is a threat to their sexuality and therefore seek to symbolically neuter him. The bibliography cites 2 sources.
Filename: TEbondwm.rtf

Bonnie and Clyde (1967 movie): Cultural Impacts
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(7 pp) Few if any art pieces that survive are made in a vacuum. What that means is that somehow something was going on in the country or the culture, which caused the appeal of Bonnie and Clyde? This discussion will look at the historical period of the movie itself, and the historical period of the time in which it was shown to make some conclusions. Our thesis statement for this paper is that there are numerous overlays of attitude - hope and despair-- between the Great Depression and the late sixties, which reinforced the appeal of this movie. Bibliography lists 4 sources + 1932, 1934 poetry by Bonnie Parker. Bonnie Parker.
Filename: BBgrtdbc.doc

Book Review / Bazin's 'What is Cinema'
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A 4 page paper discussing the book, 'What is Cinema,' by Andre Bazin. Bazin was, and is, a man who loves movies and this is very apparent throughout these essays of his. He has a very unique sense of understanding when it comes to movies and his passion for these movies is illustrated very well. Essentially the book provides a great look into the various aspects of movies that we often overlook. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Bookcine.wps

Book Review / Eisenstein's 'Film Form'
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A 4 page paper discussing the development of argument as presented by Sergei Eisenstein in his book, 'Film Form.' Most, if not all, of his ideas were incredibly creative and he often argued for many essential changes based on his own creative insights. Detailed are his arguments involving sound as well as methods of interpretation in regards to filmmaking. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Formcine.wps

Border Cinema
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A 10 page research paper that examines how certain films, specifically those dealing with depictions of the Mexican/American border, determine how we feel concerning national identity. The writer argues that the genre of cinema known as "border films" reflects an ambiguous perception of American national identity that varies between presenting the social dangers associated with the Mexican-American border as being simultaneously something to protect American society against, and also, as something that is inherently evil in the American culture. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khborder.rtf

Borderline Personality Disorder and Fatal Attraction
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This 8 page paper provides an overview of borderline personality disorder (BPD) and applies it to an understanding of the character Alex in Fatal Attraction. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MHBPDPsy.rtf

Born on the Fourth of July
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A 5 page research paper/essay that discusses “Born on the Fourth of July” (1989, directed by Oliver Stone for Universal), which is a film based on the autobiography of Vietnam War veterans Ron Kovic. The film focuses on Kovic and his experiences as a paraplegic, due to his war injuries, but it also encompasses the lives of his family and friends, revealing their motivations, preferences, actions and values. These factors direct and influence the ways in which each character in the film demonstrates a personal conception of social responsibility. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khbon4.rtf

Bowling for Columbine
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A 4 page analysis of Michael Moore's 2003 documentary Bowling for Columbine addresses the gun culture in the US. The writer examines the rhetorical arguments and strategies used by Moore, as well as the director's main purpose. The writer argues that Moore's central premise is that the country's gun culture is unwarranted and that this culture is behind the perpetration of atrocities such as Columbine. His point is that an armed nation is unnecessary and dangerous. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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