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Film Review: Shindler's List
<view this essay>.... persicusion and how Oskar shindler saves 1200 Jews from their death by the Nazi’s. The setting was in the midst of World War III and the Germans had invaded Poland. The Polish people were forced from their homes and into the Ghetto. The Holocaust was a vast evil engine set whirling by racism and madness. Schindler outsmarted it, in his own little corner of the war, but he seems to have had no plan, to have improvised out of impulses that remained unclear even to himself.
It begins with Schindler, a tall, strong man with an intimidating physical presence. He dresses expensively and frequents nightclubs, buying caviar and champagne for Nazi officers and the .....
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Role Of Fate And Free Will In Oedipus Rex
<view this essay>.... in free will, which ultimately allowed man to decide his actions and suffer their consequences. Humans, despite any efforts to the contrary, were unable to circumvent their fate or go beyond the predetermined boundaries set for them. Man would eventually have to submit to the law of the universe, regardless of his choices, and in turn the universe would have to submit to man, grafting his choices into the linear sequence of events that culminated in the realization of his fate. Each choice would predetermine the next one, and although man could strike off in a new direction at any time by making a choice, his actions would still inevitably lead to hi .....
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National Geographic: Mysteries Underground
<view this essay>.... that the cave explorers were forced to take all there clothes off before
they swam acrossed it because the littlest dirt from any clothing would
contaminate the pureness of the water. All the cave explorers are very cautious
as to what they touch or where they step because some of the crystal formations
are so fragile that the slightest vibration from a voice or a footstep could
ruin millions of years of forming. In some parts of caves there are giant and
very smooth ice formations that must be slid down very carefully because if they
are not taken cautiously you will pick up to much speed while sliding and
finally hit some kind of stone wall or something .....
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Analysis Of The Movie Contact
<view this essay>.... most significant events in human history and says "This time is unique
in our history, in any civilization's history: the moment of the
acquisition of technology. The moment when contact becomes possible." The
movie explores many aspects of making "contact" with aliens. It explores
the religious implications of such an event as well as the faith that one
has to have afterwards. It is ironic that Arroway falls back on faith to
believe her journey took place upon her return after having shunned faith
that others had in God before. The movie did not deal with the Cold War
politics that Sagan's book dealt with mainly because of the release date of
this mov .....
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The Big Chill: Symbolism
<view this essay>.... group together once
more.
The group had a "reunion" after his funeral, only to find out that
nobody really knew each other since their college days. This is symbolic
that their friendships had been frozen, or dead, perhaps, since the group
"broke up" many years ago.
Another possibility is that the title symbolizes each individual's
stolid realization that a certain part of their lives was dead, or frozen.
This could refer to Alex, who had killed himself. Or it could refer to
their friendship, which pro bably dwindled down from an occasional phone
call to a seasonal letter or card, and eventually to virtual non-
communication.
The .....
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Happy Loman: A Living Disgrace
<view this essay>.... his father because he wants to agree with him
and make him happy (107-8). When Happy and Biff come home after deserting
their father at the restaurant, Happy attempts to cool his mom's anger by
saying "But, Mom, he had a great time with us...(120)" By telling people
what they want to hear, Happy thinks he will be well liked and accepted.
Happy's approach to women is quite despicable. Rather than trying
to settle down with someone, he goes through one girl after another. All
that he cares about is having sex with women, not about having a
relationship. Happy brags to his brother about his conquest of sleeping
with women who are engaged to be married (25) .....
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King Lear: Treachery And Deceit
<view this essay>.... him to run away. Edgar, like his father is easily deceived, and runs.
Edmund's evil trickery continues to increase in its cruelty until he commits an inconceivable crime. Edmund has reached a point in his pursuit of power that he will stop at nothing to gain more. He writes another letter. This one is similar to the first, except instead of implicating his brother to his father, it implicates his father in a plot with France to kill The Duke of Cornwall. The King decides that Gloucester's supposed treachery cannot be tolerated and orders that his eyes be torn out. At this point, Edmund seems to be unequivocally evil. This is undoubtedly false.
Two of the .....
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The Merchant Of Venice: Is It A Classic
<view this essay>.... after
Shakespeare wrote this masterpiece. The re-occurring themes of love, anti-
Semitism and inter-marriages are a few examples of contemporary themes that
are manifest in The Merchant of Venice that are still issues that we
discuss, worry, and care about today.
A key theme in the book is love. There are many loving
relationships in this play and not all are the type that involves the love
that a man has for a woman, or vice versa. Bassanio and Portia, Jessica and
Lorenzo and Gratiano and Nerissa are all types of love that involve a man
and a woman, which are of course relevant to today's society. When one
looks deeply into these relationships, the .....
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