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Before World War I, the cinema was largely an international affair. The war, however, disrupted the free flow of films across borders. Domestic production rose in countries like Germany and Russia. Cinema became largely influenced by the prominence of fine arts (e.g. painting) movements, referred to collectively as Avant-garde. Avant-grade contained styles that rejected the…

The bequest of the Harlem Renaissance is that it redefined how America and the universe, viewed the Afro-american population. The migration of Southern Blacks to the North changed the image of the Afro-american from rural, undereducated provincials to one of urban, widely distributed edification. This new individuality led to a greater societal consciousness ; African-Americans…

In this movie Dr Leo Marvin is a successful head-shrinker who has merely had his first book published. Good Morning America decides to movie a unrecorded interview of Dr. Marvin. They choose the scene of his holiday place in New Hampshire during his Labor Day withdraw with his household. Shortly before Dr. Marvin caputs off…

I. Introduction During the medieval period, music was not written. The Gregorian chant reached the high point of its development about 900. The same era marked the beginnings of polyphonic music. In organum, one of the earliest types of polyphony, one voice sang a pre-existent melody called cantus firmus (fixed melody) while a second voice…

The postmodernist theory suggests that society has moved away from the modern period, which was characterized by industrialization and materialism. Modernism emphasized science and intellectual thought, while pre-modern society relied on religious beliefs to understand societal norms. In contrast, the postmodern era is marked by uncertain and chaotic social structures. Postmodernists claim that social structures…

One of the more interesting folders in the Tevis Clyde Smith collection (housed at Texas A&M’s Cushing Memorial Library and Archives) contains Booth Mooney’s letters to Smith. The letters are undated, but since they all appear to have been written while Mooney was the editor of The Junto, they are from between April 1928 to…

In Neil Burger’s work, Divergent, he flips the script in terms of what is commonly seen in the genre of science fiction and fantasy. Typically, in these types of movies, the main character is a male who is strong willed, independent, and brave. Usually the woman is shown as the “damsels in distress” waiting for…

LIAR, LIAR Liar, Liar is a movie produced in 1997 that talks about a lawyer who keeps on lying all the time, either to his friends at work, his wife whom because of lying and his work caused a lot of problems between them that led to a breakup and divorce, and even his little…

A concert is a live performance, usually of music, before an audience. The music may be performed by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band. Kinds of Concerts Chamber Music is generally a small group of musicians performing without…

Purpose: To persuade the audience that they should take Zumba classes. Introduction: About a month ago, I was in the same position that most of you are in, which was that I knew barely anything about Zumba. I had no idea what it was whatsoever until one night, my friend and I decided to go…