Monty Python's Life of Brian

heavily relates to the idea of nationalism within comparative politics. The movie is an epic British romance that explores the lives of multiple people that have experienced tremendous hardships. The main character, Jean Valijean, tries to turn his life around after serving a long prison sentenced for stealing bread then trying to escape prison. A fellow coworker of his now owned factory business turns to prostitution and eventually dies of tuberculosis. Valijean feels responsible for her death and

I was rewatching an old show from my childhood on Hulu recently. UFO was a cheesy sci fi show from England. First released in 1970 UFO, was set in the future, a top secret agency battling aliens that were coming to earth and endangering our way of life, in a very Cold War kind of way. In one episode the commander of SHADO visits Moon Base Alpha and is greeted by the officer in command, a woman. I thought how progressive for 1970, even though Star Trek had already done it. The commander of SHADO promptly

Unit 24 Assignment 4 Audiences and Films The BBFC has commissioned me to undertake research as part of a project to ascertain to what degree films can be regarded as powerful within contemporary society. In this assignment, I will comprehensively explain the relationship between audiences and films with well explained examples. I refer to the different sectors relating to the topic that include the following: a) active and passive audience models b) the preferred readings theory c) reception theory

In the beginning of Book XI, Odysseus goes to Hades where people confront him from his past, present and future. He is confused and dazed and seems to change as the different characters address him. All of the elements of Book XI show that it is the most pivotal book in Odysseus's voyage homeward and in the development of his character. In Book XI, Homer reinforces major themes that repeat through the rest of the story that show Odysseus he can get home using the ideas seen throughout the text.

Raza Aslan is an Shia-Iranian and an American author, and he informed us within his introduction of his book that he will be blamed as an traitor by some and an advocate by others, however that the latter doesn't hassle him since " there is no higher calling than to defend one's faith", particularly in times of cognitive content and hate. He claimed that this book is a debate for rectify and wrap up with a cautionary that, "like the reformations of the past, this may be a terrific event, one that

I Laugh at This? Satire: Significance The word satire is tossed around a considerable measure, and whether it was a vocabulary term in a class you detested, or something that is turned into an entertaining piece of your life, in all actuality satire is surrounding us and, purposely or not, is engaged with many our most loved things. Innumerable books and lyrics are composed on it, and comedic shows and hit motion pictures. It sparkles a light of a portion of the darkest

I chose to read the god delusion by Richard Dawkins for my book review, it has been on my reading list for a while, so now is the perfect opportunity. For each chapter, Dawkins gives different views and arguments on topics like non-religious believers, religion and its relation to historical people, why there is no god, the roots of religion, morals surrounding religion, child indoctrination, and to stray away from religion. I find that the overall thesis of the book is about the non-existence of

Jeremy Corbyn has risked provoking a damaging row at the heart of the Labour Party by pledging to restore Clause Four if he is elected leader next month. In an interview with The Independent on Sunday, the man who has set alight the leadership race says the party needs to reinstate a clear commitment to public ownership of industry in a move which would reverse one of the defining moments in Labour’s history. Mr Corbyn’s pledge will enrage many MPs and party members who see Tony Blair’s abolition

its release, the film's reputation has grown substantially. The film was ranked sixth on Bravo's 100 Funniest Movies.[7] In a 2007 survey by Channel 4 in the United Kingdom, it was judged the second greatest comedy film of all time, after Monty Python's Life of Brian.[8] In 2008, Airplane! was selected by Empire magazine as one of The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time and in 2012 was voted number one in The 50 Funniest Comedies Ever poll.[9] In 2010, the film was selected for preservation in

the 1970s, and it is often neglected completely as a major genre at all in America. Critics slammed the new genre, calling it hype-driven and plastic. One argument held that glam rock was typically seen as insignificant because it did not have a long life, nor did it capture the attention of the world. Glam rock was popular in the UK, but even there, it was short-lived and only popular amongst teens who missed out on the pop culture and hippie ideology of the late 1960s. Glam rock, then, may seem a