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…The Night of the Hunter is a cinematic curiosity. Shot in black and white, the 1955 film is Charles Laughton's sole directorial effort. It starred Robert Mitchum, Lillian Gish, and Shelley Winters; James Agee wrote the screenplay (or is at least credited…

…That Stormy Night Have you ever had one of those memories that when you think about it just seems as if it happened yesterday, no matter how much time has passed? Well, that is definitely how I would describe this dreadful, yet significant event…

…“If music be the food of love, play on… O spirit of love, how quick and fresh are thou…” is how Orsino, a duke helplessly in love with Olivia, starts the Shakespearean play, “Twelfth Night.” This comic play takes place in Illyria and is centered…

…Lightless Night. It was a hot summer day in New York. Everyone was busy with their everyday routines. Most people were at work, the rest were occupied with other tasks. I was lying on the couch watching TV and making plans for the evening. Suddenly…

…Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare is a comedy where commoners and royalty speak together frequently, in both prose and blank verse. The usage is not always clear to the modern reader but is easily understood with sufficient knowledge…

…and tried to raise my frail body off of the floor, but as soon my legs half straightened themselves out, I jerked back into puking position. It was at that very moment I vowed never to drink to such an extent ever again. One night of excessive drunkenness can…

…Marsha Norman’s ‘night, Mother illustrates a central point about the nature of what creates drama in a play: the anticipation of an outcome. In this case, that means that Mama, and the story's audience, learns early on of Jessie's plans. And because…

…Family Ties in Boogie Nights The film, Boogie Nights, is film about the pornography business in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. Through this industry we meet many different characters going through varying problems. This paper will show…

…The Night Nurse Grace has many meanings in the English language today. One of these meanings is to be pardoned from one’s actions. In “The Night Nurse,” by Joyce Carol Oates, Grace Burkhardt is pardoned many times in her life. She is pardoned…

…The non-fiction novel A Night To Remember by Walter Lord is about the well known disaster that the luxury cruse ship the "Titanic" went thorough. This story takes place on the ship and on its many decks. During the story the Titanic sails along…