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Eveline is a shorter and easier-to-read story in James Joyce’s Dubliners compared to the novel The Dead. However, both stories are considered powerful out of the 15 stories from the book. Eveline is a story about paralysis, where the character Eveline wants to leave Ireland with her heartthrob Frank to settle in Argentina, thus avoiding…

“Franz Schubert was a programmatic composer”. Discuss this statement with reference to two pieces studied and refer to three of the concepts of music in your answer. Composers of the Romantic Period were attracted to programme music – music that provides a story, idea or scene. Franz Schubert, one of the earliest 19th Century composers,…

The market for an international music channel in the Middle East was untapped at that time, but the market showcasing local music was saturated. Despite this, the region offered massive opportunities for growth if MET could successfully translate and adapt their strategy into one that could be successful in a culture that had major differences…

The Matrix The movie Matrix (1999) is considered to be a revolutionary film of its time. It has changed the way most action sequences are done especially with respect to fight scenes using bullet time technology. Most memorable of which is the part when the main protagonist Neo, dodges bullets for the first time on…

The Movies Industry is currently embracing a new trend by selecting many classic books for film adaptations. An example of this trend is the epic poem Beowulf, which dates back to Anglo Saxon times and is known as the earliest poem in modern European language. In 2007, American director Robert Zemeckis accepted the challenge of…

In his essay “Modernist Painting,” Clement Greenberg explores the development of painting from the 14th to the 19th century, emphasizing differences between Modernist painting and earlier art forms like those produced by the Old Masters. Greenberg suggests that Modernist art is akin to Kantian philosophy in its use of reason to explore its own limitations,…

In The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams depicts similarities and differences between the story and his own life. Williams’ mother displayed borderline hysteric traits while his sister struggled with schizophrenia, and he himself battled alcohol addiction. Additionally, his father worked as a traveling salesman and was frequently absent. This rendition of the play delves into the…

In the essay, “Blasting Music to Drown Out Reality”, by Sydney J. Harris, the author is determined that people use music as a way to, “keep reality at arm’s length”. “It is not in order to hear the music, but in order that the vacuum in their minds may be soothed by the sound, so…

The Splatter was considered a fierce and brutal warrior, excellent In physique, UN- yielding in dedication, unmatched in combat, and constantly wiling to die for Sparta. This ideal warrior was created almost forcefully through the “physical, social and moral education” system, the gauge. Spartan education began soon after birth, where babies were Inspected by Pepper…

The Graduate, directed by Mike Nichol’s in 1967, is about Benjamin Braddock, a recent college graduate, who is stuck in the middle of his past and his future. Throughout the film, you learn that Benjamin is a lonely young man who is confused about what to do since he has graduated. During a graduation party…