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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, DSM code 300. 3, is a mental disorder that impairs an individual because they are “so preoccupied with order, perfection, and control that they lose all flexibility, openness, and efficiency” according to the book Fundamentals of Abnormal Psychology Sixth Edition by Ronald J. Comer. The patient’s obsessions can render them completely irrational…

Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window is a uniquely captivating film that is an exemplary style of cinematic craftsmanship. Reaching into the minds of the characters, as well as the audience, Alfred Hitchcock is the master at utilizing the juxtaposition of images to bring us into the minds of the characters. In Rear Window, the story is…

Michelangelo’s Last JudgmentIntroductionAs time pass by, the work of the famous artist Michelangelo entitled Last Judgment has been marveled from centuries to centuries, and from different civilization. The making of project in Sistine chapel was considered as Paul’s first significant commission during the 1534. His deed at that point had been linked with the intentions…

The ending of the Beetles was inevitable, they had gone trough too much as friends and as people to continue in the manner that they had in the old days f “Love Me Do”, but their final album “Abbey Road” is a testament to the greatness of this band who had achieved so much in…

Man, being a pleasure-loving creature, seeks a variety of enjoyments. Thanks to his intelligence, he can access a wide range of pleasures that are not available to animals. Examples include music, poetry, science, football, baseball, alcohol, and cigarettes, which cater to individuals with different temperaments and mental compositions. Additionally, some people venture on perilous expeditions…

Greece is a piece of land where every inch deserves a few acres of history. Geographically speaking, it is doted with thousands of islands; historically, it produced a civilization that is by far the most fertile and most long lasting by any standards of human civilization. To enlist the achievements of Greek civilization is simply…

One of the greatest actors in all of film history, Al Pacino established himself during one of film’s greatest decades, the 1970s, and has become an enduring and iconic figure in the world of American movies. Born on April 25, 1940, in the Bronx, New York, Pacino’s parents (Salvatore and Rose) divorced when he was…

The narrative commences abruptly as our counterfeit heroes traverse the desert on their way to the sophisticated Las Vegas resort. The author employs a tense hitchhiker as a device to initiate a flashback that unveils the storyline. Raoul Duke, the main character, encounters an uncertain character in the middle of the desert. Duke feels the…

Coming from the theatre, the term mise-en-scene refers to literally everything the audience gets to see when watching a film. It is the mixture of props, lighting conditions, the cast and the medium they develop their action in. It is all about creating a specific visual display the stories are going to take place in….

Michelangelo’s the libyan sibyl (1511-12)The Libyan Sibyl, part of Michelangelo’s painting of the Sistine Chapel, demonstrates how the artist alters normal perspective and uses light and color to emphasize the figure’s thematic importance.  In this large-scale work – a depiction of Christianity’s pre-Christian heritage – the figure dubbed “Libica” symbolizes pre-Christian wisdom, and Michelangelo visually…