Essays and Research Papers on Mixed Issues in Film Television Theater Music & Dance

This 9 page paper discusses these films in regards to their narrative structures. This paper highlights the importance of their narrative structures in terms of the impact of these films, and explores the effect of such structures on the end product. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines how the Italian director’s last film contains a political critique of the ruling class, and also considers the significance of homosexuality and how it is portrayed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 17 page paper discusses war propaganda by the media, and compares and contrasts the coverage of Iraq with World War II, Vietnam, North Korea, and others. This paper examines why propaganda is used, issues of trust, and how to evaluate what is really happening. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the narrative in the film “Taxi Driver.” Bibliography lists 4 additional sources.

A 5 page essay that examines three classic works -- Aristophanes' Lysistrata, Shakespeare's King Lear and Richard Sheridan's School for Scandal -- in regards to how they portray women's role in society. The writer argues that an of these works, which are separated in time by centuries, demonstrates the universality of patriarchal attitudes that have ...

A 5 page paper which examines Henrik Ibsen’s themes of truth and illusion in “A Doll’s House,” “Hedda Gabler,” “The Wild Duck,” and “Master Builder.” Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.

This is a 3 page review of the video documentary “America and Lewis Hine”. Photographer, sociologist and humanist, Lewis Wickes Hine (1874-1940) is probably best known for his insightful and artistic portraits of immigrants at Ellis Island, the housing and labor conditions in the United States, the human loss during World War I, and the ...

A 10 page paper which examines the nineteenth-century French composer (1818-1893). Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 4 page paper examines the film, but also looks at information about the real gangs of New York found during the middle of the nineteenth century. Ethnicity and manhood are explored. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 9 page report discusses one specific television show in terms of what it says about the times in which it was produced and the issues it addressed. The overall theme of Tour of Duty is showing the day-to-day life and development of one platoon in the Vietnam War during the years 1967 to 1968. Bibliography lists 2 ...

This 4 page paper considers David, the main character from Steven Spielberg’s film A.I. The paper examines his behaviour and reactions to determine if he could be classified as a conscious self aware being, or his actions and reactions are merely a result of his complex programming and artificial intelligence. The paper draws form a ...

A 20 page research paper that discusses the historical circumstances and presents a musical analysis of four works: Opus 10, No 1, Opus 13 (the Pathetique), Opus 111 and the C Minor Variations. The writer argues that these works have a similar thrust due to their common feature of having as their home key ...

A 2.5 page paper which examines the work ethics of the successful film director. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 8 page paper discusses the utilization of black and white and color in the movie Pleasantville, by Gary Ross. Examples given from the movie. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines a still photo from a production of “Mulligan’s Guard March,” one of the earliest known comedies. The production, and the picture, featured Edward (Ned) Harrigan and Tony Hart. Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.

A 2 1/2 page paper which examines some symbolic and/or psychological/sociological terms as found in the Star Wars Trilogy. The film Wizard of Oz is also mentioned. No additional sources cited.

An 8 page analysis of the play “Conversations After a Burial” by Yasmina Reza. Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.

A paper which looks at the importance of Gordon Craig's contribution to theatre design, both in terms of his innovative staging and the way in which his perspective of the function of theatre as a whole influenced changes in the presentation of dramatic texts in the twentieth century. Bibliography lists 8 sources

This 3 page paper discusses the successes, drives and motivations of Steven Spielberg in regard to his career as a director. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the popularity of South Park despite its low production value. Bibliography lists 0 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the differences between science fiction and fantasy genres. The use of mythological archetypes and their overall structure are analyzed in the films: Zardoz and The Forbidden Planet. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 4 page research paper/essay that examines how Miller's Death of a Salesman is patterned is in the classic pattern for Greek tragedy, which was defined by Aristotle based on Sophocles' Oedipus Rex. This examination of Death of a Salesman demonstrates how Miller's play follows the Greek template, making it an American tragedy in the ...

A 2 1/2 page paper which examines the use of symbolism in John Millington Synge’s play “Riders to the Sea.” No additional sources cited.

This 9 page paper discusses Harold Pinter, his life, motivation as pertains to the play, Betrayal. An indepth overview, synopsis, and examination of themes is given. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the American Dream as depicted by John Ford's The Man who Shot Liberty Valance and Hemingway's A Clean Well Lighted Place. Bibliography lists 2 sources.