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    Introduction Michael Sliwinski had commented the Globalization of Cinema: "the latest hit in the Avengers franchise, debuted in theaters recently and made more than $200 million in a single weekend. The surprising part, however, is that it earned that $200 million outside the U.S. before the movie even opened stateside" (2015). Hollywood is more driven by foreign markets abroad. Nearly 60% box office came from overseas. The American film producers know how to secure the international market. That

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    lord chamberlain) are made clear. Polonius' pre-occupation with his courtly duties overshadows his character as the wise old man and marks his role as the fool. As the fool, Polonius provides comic relief, and a "busybody" messenger for the court. His speech, for all its wisdom, "makes him so comic and absurd. All his ludicrous exhibitions of pedantry and expertise, his mouthings of clichés and commonplaces, his observations and definitions--all imprison the mind's potential range in littleness"

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    late nineteen twenties, a southern Mississippi girl was slowly making an impact on the literary world with her “a granite core in every tale: as complete and unassailable an image of human relations as any in our art, tragic of necessity but also comic” (Price 1). short stories. As a pioneer, she paved the way for future writers and young women to accomplish goals and awards that have never been done before. This young woman was born in small-town Jackson, Mississippi and grew up to go on the adventure

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    Violence on TV Essay

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    Violence on TV For a long time now the debate has been, and continues to be, as to whether or not violence on television makes children more violent. As with all contentious issues there are both proponents and detractors. This argument has been resurrected in the wake of school shootings, most notably Columbine and Erfurt, Germany; and acts of random violence by teenagers, the murders of two Dartmouth professors. Parents, teachers, pediatricians, child psychiatrists, and FCC Chairmen William

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    society. Betty White was born on January 17, 1922 and started acting in the 1950s. Betty White was one of the first women producers in Hollywood. In addition to her acting, she became an animal activist and author. Alyssa Milano was born on December 19, 1972 and started acting at the age of eight. Alyssa Milano also became an animal activist, author and a breastfeeding advocate. Betty White and Alyssa Milano are scandalous because

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    Warhola, fled Pittsburgh in 1952 to live with her son Andy. Julia lived with Andy for about 20 years, but died in Pittsburgh in 1972. Because of his hard work and success, Warhol rewarded himself by taking a trip around the world in the summer of 1956 with his friend Charles Lisbany. In the early 1960s, Andy Warhol created his first Pop artwork, which is art based on comics and ads. These paintings got Warhol recognized as a celebrity. The first appearance of his acclaimed Campbell Soup Can series

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    The Animation Process Animation is when you take a series of pictures or images and make them appear to be in motion. Animation has been a pastime for people since before televisions or movies were invented. We’ve all seen an animated show whether you know it or not. From Snow White and the Seven Dwarves to Kung Fu Panda or Frozen, animation has been around to make us smile. Making an animation requires dedication and knowledge behind animating, more importantly; you must know the steps to the animation

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    “Breakfast of Champions” or “Goodbye Blue Monday” is the seventh novel of Kurt Vonnegut’s that he wrote it in 1972, as he himself said this is for his very own fiftieth birthday. It is Vonnegut 's own parody of himself and his works on how his mind views things as well. In this dark comedy the first person report forms and describes the man who  has been in prison three times in and out of the old prison as a inmate and confronted with the great depression and World War II, the Korean War, McCarthyism

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    The Male Gaze Essay

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    In this essay, I will develop a critical analysis of contemporary mainstream film and I will argue that attitudes and behaviour within this industry are adapting, albeit slowly, to respond to developing attitudes within society. To assert this theory, I will focus specifically upon the identity of the gaze and discuss how this has been applied, previously and currently, in action and science fiction films; expanding upon Laura Mulvey’s argument in Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema (1975), regarding

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    Tennyson's Merlin and Vivien Essay

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    which attacked the corruption of Camelot (Ricks 92). One of the most intriguing chapter of the Idylls is "Merlin and Vivien," a narrative poem with both allegorical and moral points (Reed 48). "Merlin and Vivien was written to demonstrate how comic expectations are foiled by ironic actuality (Kincaid 177). "Merlin and Vivien" is said by many to be one of the most ill-tasted chapters of The Idylls. Jerome Buckley comments that "Merlin's yielding to the seductive wiles of Vivien is... the

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