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The First Movie
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... mom, the dad, and the baby. The Dad would feed the baby and the mom would wipe her chin. After the baby takes a few spoonfuls of her cereal, the movie ends. This first movie was received with an enthusiastic round of applause. This pioneered the movie business. From this humble beginning came movies with actual plots. Of course, they got a bit longer than this first minute and half. The movie business flourished in the twenties, but when the Great Depression came along the it suffered greatly. As the economy began to pick up, so did the movie business. New genres like horror came on the scene in the early thirties. The first horror movies were Dracula directed ...



Human Flaws Of Orgon In Tartuffee
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... everything he has into Tartuffe's hands. He proves how much he believes this after Damis tells him that Tartuffe was flirting with Elmire. From this accusation Orgon replies to Damis: "I disinherit you; an empty purse / Is all you'll get from me - except my curse!" (III, vii , 68). Madame Pernelle shows the family trait that she shares with her son when she states: "He's a fine man, and should be listened to."(I, i ,44), while speaking of Tartuffe. Although they share this trait throughout the play, Orgon's eyes are finally opened at the end of the play while his mother is still held by the farce of Tartuffe. Although Tartuffe is portrayed as the main chara ...



The Crucible: It's Easy To Blame Anyone
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... The play has two main characters. The first one is John Proctor. He is the protagonist. John's beliefs remain the same and is a honest man. On the other hand, Abigail Williams, is not. She is the antagonist. Abigail likes to change her story to favor herself. Throughout the play, victims aren't hung and accused because of witchcraft, but actually because of someone's fear, guilt, and lust. Abigail's fear gets her out of trouble when she is accused of being involved with witchcraft. Betty lays in bed to scared to get up because she and her Abby and Tituba committed a sin by dancing in the woods. Parris, Abby's uncle and Reverend Hale question Abigail abo ...



Romeo And Juliet: Love And Hate
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... realy care about it. But she only care about was Romeo did not get kill for the murder. Love over power the hate this time. But can love over power the hate of two families? Many time in the story the love over turns and sometimes it the other way around. Both of the family went mad when one of the family member got killed. The hate between them all started with the parents. Being in the book of Romeo and Juliet the two families the started fight cause of one the family made a joke about the other family and it started a huge fight between the two families. Even the servant help the fight that must have been a fight. If the servants even fought them, the fa ...



Jean-Claude Van Damme - Double Impact
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... has been trying to locate the other brother for the past twenty-five years and has finally found his whereabouts in Hong Kong, working for Raymond Zhang, played by Philip Chan Yan Kin, and Nigel Griffith, played by Alan Scarfe. Frank and Chad go to Hong Kong and meet his brother. Interesting events take place when they arrive since Alex's girlfriend Danielle Wilde, played by Alonna Shaw, thinks that Chad is Alex. Alex arrives and head butts Chad. When Chad revives from being knock unconscious, Frank convinces the two brothers to help avenge the deaths of their parents. The setting for this movie is very appropriate. They are in Hong Kong where the laws are not ...



Oedipus Rex
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... abide by the proclamation you have made: from this day forth never speak again to these men or me; You yourself are the pollution of this country” (ln.334-338). His bold and surprising prophecy does nothing but infuriates an already angry king. Oedipus refuses to believe in such profound accusations, but ironically he is in actuality the true suspect. The reader understands this truth and cannot help but feel disturbed and worried about the fate of Oedipus. The news from the messenger of Corinth seems to bring with it good fortune for Oedipus as well as closure for the reader. All along the king’s fear was that “the oracle may come true.” By announcing the death o ...



The Tragic Fate Of Oedipus
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... the city once before from the Sphinx by solving the riddle and destroying her. Now faced with this new problem he has no choice but to solve the problem and save the city once again. Oedipus then sends his brother Creon to get whatever information he can. Creon leaves the city and then comes back with some information. He tells Oedipus that the gods command them to expel from the land of Thebes an old defilement that it seems they shelter. The gods tell them to take revenge upon whoever killed there past king. Oedipus, now the mighty king, is determined to find out what happened. He says, "Then once more I must bring what is dark to light. You shall see h ...



The Deplorable Life Of Willy Loman
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... him. Willy was no different, he always put Biff before anyone else in his household, which is something that a father should never do to his family. Willy's love for his sons was very apparent, however he set in them very low moral values. For example, Willy told Biff and Happy to run up the street and steal some sand to finish some steps, which tells them that stealing is OK. This is a trait set in him by his father, which proves to haunt him his entire life. Willy was also a cheat, whether it was adultery or simple card cheat, his dishonesties certainly rubbed off on his children, and proved to be the downfall in their lives. On the other hand, Willy affec ...



Hamlet: Revenge Or Scruples?
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... into our own minds. Like the little voice in our heads that tells us to do something, when in our hearts we know it is wrong. When Horatio, Barnardo, and Marcellus tell Hamlet of their sighting of the ghost, Hamlet agrees to join them that night and see if he can observe the ghost firsthand and possibly speak with it. That night when Horatio, Marcellus, and Hamlet sight the ghost, it beckons Hamlet to leave the other two and speak to it in privacy. Hamlet follows, despite the protests of the others, who fear it may be an evil spirit, disguising as King Hamlet in order to gain their trust. Horatio suggests that it may lead him astray and then "assume some oth ...



William Shakespeare: Most Famous Of All English Writers
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... About Nothing when it is said, "Speak low if you speak love." (Shakespeare). Contrary to this, the positive side of love is apparent: "Friendship is constant in all other things Save in the office and affairs of love: Therefore all hearts in love use their own tongues; Let every eye negotiate itself And trust no agent." (Shakespeare) So let it be known, Shakespeare obviously learned a great deal about love throughout the course of his life. He learned not only the good, but also the bad, and in this, love plays a major role in Much Ado About Nothing (Wright 10- 13). Another element used in Much Ado About Nothing is deceit. This d ...




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