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

A 3 page paper which examines how “Lean on Me” starring Morgan Freeman, presented some controversial issues regarding schools. Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.

This is a 6 page paper discussing structuralism in the study of media and culture. Structuralism is based on the premise that “societies and sociological or cultural practices can be analyzed, along the lines of language, as signifying systems [and within] structuralism the subject is decentered, in other words the central focus on the individual ...

A 4 page paper which examines how this film relates to America today. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 9 page paper weighing whether to sign with a major record label or an independent one. When opportunities to record with any label – as opposed to self-recording and self-promoting recordings – arise, artists must decide which path can benefit them most. Reaching this decision requires attention to several factors, not the ...

A 7 page paper which examines Henrik Ibsen’s novel “A Doll’s House” as it involves various genre. No additional sources cited.

This 7 page paper discusses the use of memory in the play by Tennessee Williams, The Glass Megagerie. Quotes, examples, given from the text. Synopsis included. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 5 page paper which examines the plot and critical opinions of the film and also considers a specific scene that is crucial to the characters and storyline. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This is a 5 page paper discussing the central characters in two films of Lars von Trier, “Breaking the Waves” and “Dancer in the Dark”. Two films of Lars von Trier, “Breaking the Waves” and “Dancer in the Dark” tell the story of two women who prove their strength through their devotion to the ones ...

This 4 page paper discusses the message of body image in Eve Ensler's play, The Vagina Monologues. Quotes cited from text. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines how each film uses an unusual choice of setting to reveal new meanings in the respective plays. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

5 pages in length. Examining the impact 1998's The Siege had upon portrayal and predictions of post-September 11th American society, one finds a startling parallel between reality and fiction. The quest to gather up Arab-Americans as being somehow related to the recent terrorist incident smacks of the gross infringement upon civil liberties that ...

This 7 page report discusses the 1997 movie, A Thousand Acres, that many critics referred to it as “King Lear in Iowa.” Instead of a typical film review, it is analyzed in terms of general systems theory concepts, Bowen’s Family Systems Theory, Life Cycle Theory, and Object Relations/Psychoanalytic Theory. Examples from the movie are used to highlight ...

A 4 page paper which examines the visual work of Walt Disney’s “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.

A 4 page research paper that examines Schubert's Fantasy in C Major, Opus 15, known as the "Wanderer," and Liszt's Sonata in B minor. The writer argues that these works are similar in their conception as each work presents fragments of the regular sonata form, but does so within a single work that flows together ...

A 15 page research paper that offers a movement by movement musical analysis of Beethoven's Sonata in E major, opus 109. The writer briefly discusses the circumstances that prompted the composition and how it relates to other works; however, the primary emphasis on is musical analysis. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 7 page paper discussing postmodern cinema and Tarantino’s use of it in Pulp Fiction. The paper discusses postmodernism, its underlying relation to film noir and Tarantino’s approach to it as he actively seeks “shock value” to gain and retain the viewer’s attention. It appears that his goal is to hold that attention ...

This 4 page paper compares and contrasts Raisin in the Sun and Glass Menagerie for symbolism and character development as well as themes. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

An 11 page paper tracing the development of digital audio recording and exploring how it works. Digital audio recording arrived in a commercial way in the early 1980s with the development and release of the compact disc (CD). It appears that the CD is only the beginning, however, as digital audio recording continues ...

A 3 page paper which compares and contrasts the two films about the Vietnam War. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 4 page paper which summarizes "Old Yeller" and examines the portrayal of Texas in the film. Bibliography lists 4 additional sources.

This 6 page paper discusses the film by Fritz Hippler called, The Eternal Jew. Specific scenes are discussed as well as impact on audience. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines how the play reveals the American Dream to be an illusion and also considers the significance of where and when the play takes place in terms of conveying its message. No additional sources are used.

This 3 page paper looks at the development of the British Broadcasting Corporation between 1922, when it was formed and 1939, the outbreak of the Second World War, and considers the evidence that the corporation was an elite conspiracy. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

A 7 page analysis of the plot and character relationships found in this film. The author notes the inspiration provided by Jane Austen’s 1815 novel “Emma”. The primary emphasis of this review, however, is the examination of the film as a New Comedy. Characters are analyzed in terms of the “holy ...

A 6 page paper which examines how these individuals present two radically diverse opinions of the Greek philosopher in Aristophanes’ “The Clouds” and in Plato’s “Apology” and “Crito.” Bibliography lists 6 sources.