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… in the belief that what we are is what we own. There is a superficial nature to our society. We are nothing more than peacocks walking around strutting our feathers marked with price tags and brand names. The suburbs are a nesting ground for all…

… Kline in A Fish Called Wanda The film A Fish Called Wanda is on the AFI’s (American Film Institute) Greatest 100 Comedies list. Although this film features talented actors like John Cleese and Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline easily steals…

… creation and the Garden of Eden parallel on many accounts and throughout both the simalarities and difference became quite clear . The two worlds had many elements of utopian thought which makes both worlds perfect . Furthermore…

… Tulsa, Oklahoma. You belonged to one of two groups, you were either a “soc” or a “greaser”. “Soc” is pronounced like society, and means just that: money, nice cars, nice homes and a bright future. “Greasers” are the poor kids from the bad side of…

… the beating drums are just some of the stereotypical images and attributes associated with Native American culture. The casting of Native Americans into villainous roles of early film and television has perpetuated a false perception of Native Americans…

… Conrad’s Heart of Darkness and Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now” Linda Costanzo Cahir compares and contrasts both the novella and the film. Both writers had the same theme and meaning in mind, but their structure and technique was what made the…

… Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX) announced today the management team and structure for AOL Time Warner’s finance organization, which will take effect upon completion of the merger of the two companies. In making the announcement, J. Michael Kelly, currently…

… to Bram Stoker's Dracula. Stoker's monstrous figure, Count Dracula, has today reached epic and almost mythical proportions, like Frankestein (not the doctor), the Gordon Medusa, even Virginia Woolf (thanks to Albee). Like the aforementioned examples,…

… paper I have chosen to review the film “Fried Green Tomatoes.” It is a tale of a small old town, its more popular residents, and a murder mystery told in retrospect by the main character Idggy. I was able to identify several social structures within…

… after years of consolidating his empire, the Great Lord Hidetora Ichimonji (played brilliantly by Tatsuya Nadakai) decides to abdicate the throne and divide his domain among his three sons. To illustrate his demand for family unity, Hidetora shows that…