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    The theme of this film is all about discoveries. Throughout most of the movie, the main protagonist Indiana Jones is getting or looking for treasure. At the beginning of the movie Indiana Jones was first getting this golden skull looking this but he got it stolen from himself. More later in the movie Jones then starts to look for the lost ark which is something that is not supposed to be discovered by man but Jones manages to find it before the evil nazi men have the chance to. All this evidence

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    The theme of Indiana Jones- Raiders of the Lost Ark, to me seemed to be kind of hard to determine because I feel like there's more than one theme shown. For example, Temptation and destruction to me seemed to be one of the themes shown because all of them were so tempted to open the box of the ark when it had nothing really to do with them because it wasn't supposed to be them who open it. They were all really tempted to open and see what's inside and when it was open it caused destruction. But not

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    Archaeology of Religious Artifacts Claudette James Sam Houston State University   Literature Review Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) has a recurring themes of manipulation of power and archaeology of religious sites. The movie opens with a scene of college archaeology professor, Dr. Indiana Jones, in the jungle of South America. Set in 1939, the movie follows the adventures of Dr. Jones, as known as Indy, on the quest into a South American temple in search of a golden statue that Indiana Jones nearly

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    Indiana Jones Reflection After watching Indiana Jones Raiders of the Lost Ark, it is clear that Indiana Jones is not a true archaeologist, but a combination of a grave digger and archeologist. As a result of this portrayal this movie does not do the best job of demonstrating what archaeology really is. This is not to say that Hollywood got everything wrong in regards to archaeology. As a matter of fact, while this movie is highly exaggerated and fictional, it does capture a lot of elements and factual

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    Historical Discrepancies in Raiders of the Lost Ark Raiders of the Lost Ark was a fictional film that involved Indiana Jones’ search for the Ark of the Covenant and his struggle against the German Nazis. Along with the Nazis, he fought against one of his personal enemies, Dr. Belloq. The film took place in 1936, three years before the beginning of World War II. This movie used the Nazi search for religious artifacts and created a mission, and an enemy, for Indiana Jones. Raiders of the Lost Ark contained

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    Paranoia personality disorder can be a very difficult mental condition to live with. In fact, some people with this condition generally have a hard time trusting and have difficulties getting along with others. They don’t entrust in people and are actually surprised if someone shows loyalty. They are constantly suspicious of others around them and contemplate every action. This can lead to the destruction of every professional and personal relationship they have. In the end however, having this mental

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    ‘’ Attitude toward Equality and Traditions’’ Henry ford, once wisely said,’’ History is more less bunk. It’s tradition. We don’t want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker's dam is the history we made today’’. “The Lottery” and “Harrison Bergeron” are the best deprivation short stories. Harrison Bergeron” and “The Lottery” both reveal that it is human nature to blindly want a better situation without considering all the possible outcomes. Not just

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    The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford Ford Madox Ford is a great English author, who has written many great books like The Good Soldier, for people and kids to read. By looking at The Good Soldier, one can see that Ford Madox Ford included the themes of the moral significance of adultery and the difference between appearance and reality because of his actual life. Ford Madox Ford was born on December 17, 1873,in Surrey, in England. His father was Francis Hueffer, born in 1845 and died in 1898, his

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    with sense and sensitivity in mostly controversial ways. Rhys was born in Dominica in eighteen ninety-four. She came to England at the age of sixteen and hovered on many jobs before she moved to Paris, where she began writing and was found by Ford Maddox Ford. About the essay question and theme, of the representation of women in the city, I believe Rhys exposes the restrictive attitudes places upon women in the town rather than perpetuating them. Her novels, often showed women as underdogs out to

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    The Good Soldier Author Biography and literary/ historical time period Ford Madox Ford was born on December 17, 1873 at Lawn villas in England, he was the first born of his family, his father’s name is Francis Hueffer and his mother’s name is Catherine Hueffer. After Ford Madox’s birth, his Parents decided to change their last names for Christianity, in which they changed their last names to Ford, when ford started growing up his first dream job was to be a composer but later went after a literary

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