Achieving Excess Instantaneously
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An 8 page paper discussing the influence that the entertainment industry has had on development of life in the Western part of the United States. As New York draws those who aspire to theatre and Nashville those who seek fame in country music, so do Los Angeles and Las Vegas attract those seeking excess in their lives, with or without the fame of a movie or music career to finance it. The entertainment industry has encouraged this movement, which in turn has influenced the entertainment industry. Ultimately, the relationship has influenced development of life in the Western part of the United States. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Actresses Sally Field, Meryl Streep and Jessica Lange
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A 6 page paper which examines films for which they received Academy Awards, such as “Norma Rae” (1979), “Sophie’s Choice” (1982) and “Blue Sky” (1994), compares and contrasts them and the techniques used, roles, and also considers other films and roles these actresses have portrayed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Adam Sandler's "Big Daddy": Utopian Qualities And Social Propaganda
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12 pages in length. The writer discusses Utopian qualities and social propaganda as they relate to the film "Big Daddy," by addressing Richard Dyer's paradigm, Jacques Ellul's sociological propaganda and Benedict Anderson's treatment of imagined communities. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Adolescence And 21st Century Media
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10 pages in length. The influence of mass media upon society as a whole is overwhelming; when one breaks down the individual components of which society is comprised, it becomes increasingly clear how detrimental an impact the various forms of media have upon individuals. Attempting to function within the dictates of a social existence is difficult enough for adolescents without the added pressure of following erroneous cues from skewed 21st century media perception. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Adolescent Development and Robert Benton’s “Kramer vs. Kramer” (1979)
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A 5 page paper which examines the film, characters, how it describes the adolescent development tasks portrayed, theories of adolescent cognitive and psychosocial development, and includes implications for human services workers’ roles in promoting healthy growth and development of adolescents and their families. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Adversial Process and Legal Use of Violence in the Law
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A 5 page paper which examines the effectiveness of the adversial process and the legal use of violence in the field of law. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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African American Culture in the Media: Ebonics and Advertising
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A 4 page discussion of how African American culture is being reflected in the media. Television advertising is particularly interesting in this regard in that there is a greater and greater tendency to produce advertisements using ebonics, a form of communication developed by the African American community. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Akira Kurosawa’s “Ran”
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This 6 page report discusses Japanese film director Akira Kurosawa’s 1985 movie “Ran.” Kurosawa’s haunting style has been imitated by both Hollywood and independent directors who would be thought of as great artists but the problem being that Kurosawa is inimitable. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Alcoholism and Native America: The Therapeutic Pertinence of the Movie "Smoke Signals"
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An 8 page discussion of the impact of alcoholism to Native Americans. Recommends that the family therapist become acquainted with the unique coping mechanisms which are in place in Native American families and suggests both the literature and the contemporary movie "Smoke Signals" as starting points for this quest. Relates statistics regarding alcoholism among Native Americans and summarizes the theme and importance of the movie to the therapist seeking to gain an understanding of Native American culture. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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