In the United States, the rate of divorce cases is rising day by day. Rough estimates show that around 50% of the marriages are ending up in divorce (National center for health statistics, 2006). This only shows that divorce is not something to be neglected and ignored. It is an important issue that should be …
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Edward Morgan Forster wrote A Room with a View in 1908. Lucy Honeychurch is the young protagonist of the novel and travels with her cousin Charlotte to Florence, Italy at the opening of the book. Their rooms in the guesthouse overlook the courtyard. Some other patrons of the guesthouse, Mr. Emerson and his son …
Holes. penned by Louis Sachar. relates the narrative of Stanley Yelnats who has been accused and so awarded imprisonment for stealing a brace of gym shoes. Sent off to a correctional installation. Camp Green Lake. Yelnats discovers that the uneven pattern of doing the kids excavation holes is non a signifier of penalty devised by …
Although the United States change for the better over the years in regards to declaring itself an independent nation establishing a governmental system along with a constitution. There are still a lot of similarities and differences that changed and stayed the same over the years. Some of the key events that change the size of …
Forever is a play about the love, unfaithfulness, heartbreak, pride, regrets, pity and absolution. The story revolves within the characters of Maria Theresa, Ernesto, Ernesting, Consuelo and Oscar. The action takes place in Manila around 9pm when Ernesto went back to the house of his wife Maria Theresa so they could talk and settle things …
In this chapter, we discussed the cinematography. Cinematography is the part focus more on the tome, motion, movement, angles, shots, and cinematic point of view. It helps audiences understand a film better by using different fixed-frame movements or different angle shots. Through these ways, the director gets to introduce the part he/she wants to emphasis …
The drama The Silent Light (originally called Stellet Licht) is the director’s, Carlos Reygadas, third movie. It’s an unusual story of a crisis of faith and a love-triangle between a man, his wife and his mistress, set against the background of a Mennonite community in Mexico. Silent Light tells a story of devote people who …
Seeing Sociological Theory in Your Favorite Movies For this assignment, I chose the movie, Thirteen. From the very first time that I watched this movie I was completely intrigued by the compelling and complex issues that this young, thirteen year old girl faces. My theory regarding this movie, in a whole, is that people who …
Myths and Movies: Troy The society that we live in would always pay tribute to the people who have made a significant mark in society. Characters in stories and in mythology, which have been an important part of society, were also given much importance. Their stories have been retold either in the movies or …
The legendary story of Cleopatra has endured for over two thousand years. Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s 1963 epic movie, “Cleopatra”, starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rex Harrison and Richtard Burton depicts the end of Ancient Egypt’s Ptolemaic dynasty with the fall of Cleopatra. Cleopatra was in fact the last of the great the pharaohs of Egypt and it …
The women of ancient Sparta were an enlightened lot. These women were allowed to learn reading and writing. They were also given the freedom to learn to protect themselves whenever necessary. In comparison to other women of the times, like for example, the women of Athens, the women of Sparta were much better off; while …
Movie: The Patriot Characters: Benjamin Martin is a farmer and was a member of the military during the Seven Years War. He had lost his wife and joins the Revolutionary War due to the loss of his 15 year old son. He is promoted to colonel in the continental army and leads his eldest son …
Just last night I saw the movie, The Joy Luck Club (JLC), which played on television for the first time in Los Angeles. I had been meaning to see this movie but never got around to it until now. Since many female friends recommended this 1993 movie to me, including my own sister, I was …
This was my first day in Greenland Leisure Suites. Ma’am Josie oriented me about what I am going to do. She discussed about the policy and regulation and the parts of hotel. After the orientation, I assigned in all areas of the hotel. Hmmm… ang dami naman hehe”. Then, I started to clean in the …
Alfred Hitchcock is renown as a master cinematographer (and editor), notwithstanding his overall brilliance in the craft of film. His choice of black and white film for 1960 was regarded within the film industry as unconventional since color was perhaps at least five years the new standard. But this worked tremendously well. After all, despite …
The Fisher King was one of Terry Gilliam’s greatest filming masterpieces of all time. There were many key movie elements used that all somehow led to or showed signs of the overall thematic issue of the film. The clear message of this film is forgiveness and grace. Different significant motifs and odd filming techniques are …
The movie “Mississippi Burning” is a dramatic film that was based on a true-to-life story. The tale is about the murder of three civil rights workers in United States murdered and killed in Mississippi, dating back to the year 1964. The movie was released in theaters in the year 1988. It depicts and highlights …
Are you thinking about watching the film Titanic, but are worried it is just a boring reenactment of the sinking of the Titanic? Let me put your worries to rest by telling you this movie is an invigorating, heart wrenching, and thrilling film that will surely go down in history as a classic. If you …
Historically, Americans have flocked to theaters to find happiness, hope and heroes in film. Film producers were enormously successful at drawing in audiences and inspiring audience. In recent years, however, most movies have been more depressing than inspiring. Their quality has been mediocre at best. Nevertheless, a few movies of this decade have broken …
A mother is not a perfect person because nobody’s perfect. She struggles for her family’s happiness and wellness. But as a person, she commits mistakes which are for a reason and has a reason. A child conversely should love and respect his/her parents as a return of what they have given. It is a child …
Shirley Jackson’s story “The lottery” is a short story which aroused a controversy and was greatly criticized in 1948 due to its publication. The author uses irony and aspects of comedy to expose the underlying hypocrisy, evil and weakness of human beings. The lottery is a traditional yearly event where one person in town …
Based on the real life story of Chris Gardner, the Pursuit of Happyness looks at the crests and troughs in Chris’ life on his way to becoming a stock broker, and eventually as everyone knows, a multi-millionaire. Will Smith played the role of Chris Gardner while Smith’s son, Jaden Smith played Gardner’s 7 or 8-year-old …
The Importance of Being Earnest as Farcical and Satirical Comedy The Importance of Being Earnest belongs to a literary genre known as artificial comedy. Unlike traditional comedy, it does not adhere to comical representation of love affairs and follies associated with that. Wilde took the genre of artificial comedy that flourished during the Restoration in …
