The 2001 film, ‘A Beautiful Mind’, tells the story of John Nash, a brilliant mathematical mind and Nobel prize winner in economics who has suffered from schizophrenia throughout his life. The film faithfully portrays the passages of his illness, from the onset to the stage in which he chooses to ignore the hallucinations that will continue to accompany him throughout...
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Schizophrenia, like many other disorders, is an invisible illness that affects about 1/100 people within society. The illness itself is cognitive and emotional dysfunctions, including delusions, and hallucinations, disorganized speech and behavior, and inappropriate emotions (Barlow, D. H., Durand, V. M., Lalumiere, M. L., & Hofmann, S. G., 2018).) Many individuals have mistaken schizophrenia as a ‘split personality’ which is...
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Heroism ideally is about having great bravery. Culture values and myths are similar because they have the same concept. Ancient Greek is more fighting cyclops, while American culture is more risking your life to save others. The meaning of heroism is someone who is willing to save someone above themselves. Heroism is seen a lot in American culture by helping...
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John Gardner's ‘Grendel’ is both a thriller and one that offers pleasure at times. The cause of these two conflicting feelings is based on the character Grendel himself. In this book, Gardener retells the story of Beowulf through the eyes of the monster – Grendel. Throughout the book, the author tries to show the difference and the commonalities between monsters...
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In my speech I will represent the prosecution of Grendel in this case. Grendel is guilty of murderous crimes, for which the penalty is death. I will do this by presenting facts and evidence that prove Grendel is guilty of murderous crimes. For the past twelve years, Grendel has filled the Danes with terror as he killed their men. He...
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Many see the monster Grendel, for what he is, a monster. After all, he has taken many lives and has committed cardinal sins. However, in his final fight against Beowulf he can be seen as the victim, his thoughts reshape but also reconfirm that the dragon was the one who changed him. In the novel ‘Grendel’ by John Gardener, Gardener...
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While living alongside different beliefs and ideologies can help one live a fulfilling and successful life, author John Gardener demonstrates that having one belief to live by forces one to make illogical decisions that are ultimately detrimental. In the novel ‘Grendel’, the story retells the ancient text ‘Beowulf’ through the perspective of the monster Grendel. As Grendel grows up clashing...
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Texts motivate the collective to question the realities presented. Orwell's novel ‘1984’ provides a political commentary on the impact of a totalitarian regime. Similarly, Peter Wier's film ‘The Truman Show’ is used to depict the rise of mass surveillance and the paranoia that follows in the post-Cold War period of 1998. Orwell's and Wier's works likewise bring forth concepts that...
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Between the clichés of a love story and a fairytale, the film ‘Shrek’ through the feminist lens shows defiance against male patriarchy, female weakness and self-acceptance issues through Fiona as the storyline follows. Despite Shrek’s wishes to not follow a fairy tale type of storyline let alone any type, he as an ogre falls in love with Fiona unbeknownst that...
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Science fiction texts effectively utilize a variety of textual forms and features to explore fictional futures, which cooperate to develop a commentary on the present. ‘Gattaca’ (1997), produced by Andrew Niccol, and ‘Movement’ (2011), by Nancy Fulda, are two texts that reveal the ongoing rivalry between Earth’s creator, God, and the evolvement of scientific technology. However, as a consequence of...
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Isolation can damage both our physical and mental health. As humans, we are hardwired to interact with others. When one is isolated from others, the brain begins to act in strange ways to preserve its sanity. The author of ‘Frankenstein’, Mary Shelley, uses the monster to develop the themes of the destructive nature of isolation, drawing one towards violence to...
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In the two biopic films, ‘A Beautiful Mind’ and ‘The Kings Speech’, there are many rather unique characters and some of which are extremely different to one another. These contrasts that the directors of these films have purposefully implemented into these films help to intensify the meaning and or the intention of the biopic film. In the biopic ‘The Kings...
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During the Holocaust, millions of Jews were killed as result of Hitler wanting to make a master race. It was a terrible event for Jewish adults, but more so for the children. Most children under 18 would have been killed, as the Nazis saw no use for them. In the story ‘Night’ by Elie Wiesel, and the movie ‘The Boy...
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“Hope is a good thing, may be the best of the things. And good thing never dies” (Andy Dufresne). ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ is a 1994 American drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont, based on the 1982 Stephen King novella ‘Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption’. In 1947 Portland, Maine, banker Andy Dufresne is convicted of murdering his wife and...
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What does happiness and suffering means to you? That is very board topic as everybody have their own perception towards it. Personally, humans must experience both happiness and suffering during its lifetime as it is a part and parcel of life. We cannot say that we are only seeking pleasant experience and feeling. Feeling of suffering helps to shape a...
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In establishing a tone both writers do an incredible job, they both understand how to convey their points to their audience and have clear and distinctive styles. Furthermore, I will be contradicting their styles by breaking down their tone, diction, and their purpose as my main topic of this essay. As a brief summary of the better compression of readers...
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In this paper, I'm going to analyze one of the scenes in ‘The Shawshank Redemption’, namely the scene (0:34:00 - 0:38:51) where Andy helps Hadley with his tax problem and gets beers in return from him. This scene is shot outdoors unlike the majority of the film, which is shot indoors and makes very good use of natural lighting for...
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Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel ‘Never Let Me Go’ and Andrew Niccol’s film ‘Gattaca’ portray dystopian worlds where many individuals are victim to the discrimination and the pre-determined causes provided by their fate as being classified as ‘sub-humans’. In ‘Never Let Me Go’, Kazuo Ishiguro exhibits a dystopian world where many individuals are cloned from others to be used as organ donors...
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In 1994, the iconic movie ‘Forrest Gump’, directed by Robert Zemeckis, was released. This movie gave life to one of today’s more inspirational movie characters, Forrest Gump. The movie ‘Forrest Gump’ is about a simple, seemingly uneducated man’s journey through a string of complicated times and nonetheless coming out on top. At the start of the movie, we learn Gump...
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The kenning that I choose to use for this story is corpse-maker. This kenning is one of many of the names to describe a monster named Grendel in the story of Beowulf. For example, Grendel was basically similar to the devil himself. He is the embodiment of moral and physical evil. Grendel is an evil monster and everyone in the...
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Lord Farquaad is the main evil villain of the movie ‘Shrek’, and shortest one too. He is the ruler of Duloc - and a cruel one at that. At the beginning of the movie Farquaad banishes all of the fairytale creatures from his land (relocated to Shrek’s swamp), torturing others to give up the location of whatever creatures he hasn't...
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Literature, a timeless piece of writing bonded together by unspoken words. Animated movies, a reel rolling a flipbook of pictures telling a story. Literature in its purest form is a film that takes place in the mind of the reader. Words slowly bind themselves into sentences that create stories, speaking in a universal and infinite language. Literature is the immortality...
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“It is as inhuman to be totally good as it is to be totally evil” (Burgess Xiii). Life could not exist without evil. ‘A Clockwork Orange’ by Anthony Burgess describes the exploits and behaviors of Alex. The author depicts him as a violent and sociopathic adolescent who strives to become a constructive member of the community. Based on the story,...
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In Marvin Martin’s book, ‘The Beatles: The Music Was Never the Same’, the book is about how the Beatles changed popular music forever. They inspired many people to try and make music of their own. Marvin Martin goes into detail about the band and their music. The members are John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. The famous...
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Have you ever watched a movie and wonder what is wrong with a certain character? After reading about various mental disorders listed and play close attention to their symptom it made me realize what could be wrong with a person. Many movies and tv shows often show or educate the public on mental disorders but often I find myself wondering...
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The concept of power is the foundation of the story and revolves around the characters and the position of power that every character holds is different in each version of Little Red Riding Hood. Even as “Little Red Riding Hood/ Little Red Cap” celebrates the empowerment of a young woman in search of sexual and artistic agency, it also examines...
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Although the Aeneid shares many characteristics with the Homeric epic, as an epic it is different in important ways. For this reason, the Aeneid is referred to as a literary or secondary epic in order to differentiate it from primitive or primary epics such as the Homeric poems. This, should not be interpreted as value judgments, but merely as indications...
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“...there would either be a transcendent meaning, or only the earth... another mode of meaning behind the obvious, or none. Either Oedipa in the orbiting of a true paranoia or a real Tristero”. This quote came from The Crying Of Lot 49 written by Thomas Psychon. Oedipa on her journey of trying to figure out this conspiracy she finds truth...
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People including Americans should be themselves, naturally humans are good and have limitless potential. Emerson argued Americans should stop looking to the Europeans for inspiration. He believed that they should create their own distinct culture carried through transcendentalist ideas. Which is followed through by the American Scholar because they are actively seeking knowledge for themselves and trying to attain a...
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A situation, state, or idea is artificial when it has been created unnaturally, and therefore seems unnecessary or insincere. Thus, in many ways, the term “artificial” can be applied to Henrik Ibsen’s play A Doll’s House, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s short stories “Jumping Monkey Hill” and “The Arrangers of Marriage” from her short story collection “The Thing Around Your Neck”....
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