'Apocalypse Now' vs 'Platoon'
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A 5 page paper which compares and contrasts how Vietnam War films Apocalypse Now and Platoon approach history by examining their use of visual images and manipulative techniques to tell their stories. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Apocplat.wps

'Birth of a Nation' in Light of Woodrow Wilson's Designs
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A 6 page argumentative essay that Woodrow Wilson was supportive of D.W. Griffith's racist film because the nation needed a reminder of its recent past—to fight internal imperialism. The author discusses the film in both artistic and thematic terms, and how at least part of Griffith's intent supported Wilson's view for the future of America Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Brthnatn.wps

'Bound For Glory' - Analyzed
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This 4 page research paper examines Bound For Glory, the 1976 autobiographical film based on the life and music of folk singer Woody Guthrie. Specifically discussed are the film's opening and closing scenes, asks and answers five questions pertaining to the film, and considers a particularly thought-provoking aspect of the film.
Filename: Glory.wps

'Crossroads' - Analyzed
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This 4 page research paper examines the 1986 film, Crossroads. Specifically discussed are the film's opening and closing scenes, asks and answers five questions pertaining to the film, and considers a particularly thought-provoking aspect of the film.
Filename: Crosroad.wps

'Do The Right Thing', 'Unforgiven' and 'New Jack City / Crime & Punishment
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A 3 page paper comparing crime and punishment in films Do The Right Thing, Unforgiven and New Jack City to determine whether or not each represents justice from a legal or cultural respective. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Dounow.wps

'Edward Scissorhands' & The Handicapped
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A 5 page paper discussing the attention paid to the issue of prejudices and attitudes on relationship to disabilities and handicaps. Edward Scissorhands was different from others therefore making him strange and considerably disabled in the eyes of the people he came in contact with. There was sympathy, pity, indifference, attraction, repulsion, understanding, fear, and prejudice that surrounding Edward in the neighborhood he found himself in. The emotions of the people around him, and his emotions as well, are very commonly attached to any disabled person in the real world.
Filename: Edward.wps

'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' vs 'The Creature From the Black Lagoon'
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A 5 page paper which compares and contrasts the 1956 version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers and the 1954 film, Creature From the Black Lagoon with the 1978 remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers to demonstrate how the films reflect the fears and apprehensions of the ‘50s that no longer exist in the same form in the 1970s. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: 50sfilms.rtf