Abstract
This paper examines how, through technical style and the happenstance of amateur discovery, two Victorian women, Clementina Hawarden and Julia Margaret Cameron, placed their own expression into the portraits and tableaux of women. The paper specifically discusses how Cameron and Hawarden were equally, if unknowingly, seeking a release through photography and how, in projecting part of themselves, part of a fantastic desire onto reality, they found an outlet to express themselves.

From the Paper
"In Hawarden's photographic studies it is less clear what part of herself the artist has put into her images, what inner urge is being projected; there are no hints given by titles as the images are uncaptioned. There is a sparsity of surviving writings from her own hand; unlike Cameron, she did not make even a fragmentary autobiography. In an obituary for Hawarden, Oscar Rejlander commented that she "worked honestly, in a good, comprehensible style...She also was in her manner and conversation- fair, straightforward, nay manly, with a feminine grace." While her style may have been perceived as comprehensible, the meaning of her images seems less so. There is a sense of an obscure erotic drama which utilizes "vaguely melancholic poses that hint at familiar but not quite identifiable narratives" (Armstrong)."

Tags:portraits, tableaux

Abstract
The paper provides an assessment of the Cameron Auto Parts company, including their expansion into Europe as well as their restructuring initiatives. The paper also discusses the auto parts market and the general downturn in the industry. The paper believes that Cameron Auto Parts need to pull through the hard-times through an effective combination of cost-cutting, efficiency-adding and innovation, before the industry picks up again.

Outline:
Company Assessment
Country and Industry Update

From the Paper
"Cameron Auto Parts functions within the automotive industry, having been founded in 1965. At this time in American history the Big Three automotive manufacturers were the largest consumers of the goods of Cameron, a situation which they would in the future seek to rectify by increasing their number of customers so as to decrease dependence upon the limited number at the time. In 1991 however the automotive parts industry would suffer a downturn, forcing Cameron Auto Parts alongside their competitors to reduce overall operating costs to make up for the decrease in sales and revenues. To accomplish this, the company was forced to reduce costs while investing in more modern equipment to streamline operations. To finance this the company took out $10 million in credit at a rate of 9.5%, allocated to equipments and manufacturing systems so as to rise up the level of modernity, quality, and efficiency of the company. To increase the efficiency of a company and overcome the competition, it is recommended in the book Winning at New Products "There are two ways to win... by doing projects right, putting together a solid cross-functional team, doing the up-front homework, building in the voice of the customer, getting sharp early product definition and so on... the second way to win is to do the right projects. Even a blind man can get rich in a gold mine by swinging a pick-axe; it's not so much how you mine, it's the ability to pick the right gold mine." (Cooper 214) Cameron Auto Parts aimed to do exactly this, and to begin changed their management team so as to handle the instabilities of the market."

Tags:cost-cutting, efficiency, expansion, aggregation, Big, Three, vehicles

Abstract
This paper reviews and critiques James Cameron's 1997 film, "Titanic." According to the paper, the film became a huge box office hit because of its dramatic plot, compelling and bittersweet love story, and big budget special effects. These, combined to make Titanic an unforgettable film for the millions of people who saw it.

From the Paper
" 'Titanic' was directed by James Cameron and was released in 1997 by Paramount Pictures. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Gloria Stewart, and Billy Zane, the film became a huge box office hit because of its dramatic plot, compelling and bittersweet love story, and big budget special effects, which combined to make Titanic an unforgettable film for the millions of people who saw it. Despite the audience appeal of the amazing special effects, Titanic's..."

Tags:titanic, film, review

Abstract
Based on an extensive article on bushido by G. Cameron Hurst III, the facts and myths of bushido, the ancient and still revered code of the samurai, are explored. The paper notes that there are many misapprehensions, such as romantic ideals not really substantiated by facts, yet, the seven values of bushido closely resemble The Way of Confucius, and also resemble western-style chivalry. The paper suggests that the bushido legends are Japan's version of "King Arthur and the Knights of the Roundtable."

From the Paper
"To many outside Japan, the ancient traditions of the Samurai are something remembered only in the many motion pictures that describe the ancient warriors and their codes of honor. To some, they are the Japanese counterparts of the American cowboy. But, actually, the code of honor, known as bushido, goes far deeper than that. However, it seems clear that there are some in recent years who have dredged up some narrow ancient information which have been turned into a mystical (if often inaccurate or unsubstantiated) creed. Yes, bushido was- and is-"real"- but not nearly as fully understood and too over-emphasized to be considered any more..."

Tags:feudalism, loyalty, samurai code

Abstract
This paper first explains that the film "Almost Famous", a coming-of-age film based on writer and director Cameron Crowe's teenage years when he fulfills his desire to be a rock critic write for the "Rolling Stone" magazine. Next, the author describes in detail and analyzes the context, plot, characters, themes, motifs and symbols. The paper concludes by relating the style and cinematography used in this film.

Table of Contents:
Essay Questions
Title
Director
Link of the movie to IMDB
Context
Summary and Analysis
Characters
William Miller- Played by Patrick Fugit
Description
Analysis
Russell Hammond - Played by Billy Crudup
Description
Analysis
Elaine Miller- Played by Frances McDormand
Description
Analysis
Penny Lane- Played by Kate Hudson
Description
Analysis
Lester Bangs- Played by Philip Seymour Hoffman
Description
Analysis
Ben Fong-Torres- Played by Terry Chen
Description
Analysis
Anita Miller- Played by Zooey Deschanel
Description
Dennis Hope- Played by Jimmy Fallon
Description
Analysis
Jeff Bebe- Played by Jason Lee
Description
Saphire Loveson- Played by Fairuza Balk
Description
Polexia Aphrodisia- Played by Anna Paquin
Description
Larry Fellows- Played by Mark Kozelek
Description
Ed Vallencourt- Played by John Fedevich
Description
Themes
Becoming Friends with the Rock Stars
Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll
Journalist as the Enemy
Motifs
Living One's Dreams
Isolation
Disappointment
Symbols
Rock and Roll Record Albums
Drugs
Doris the Bus
Style and Cinematography

From the Paper
"William Miller is the key figure in Almost Famous. The film is told through his eyes. From the very beginning of Almost Famous, William is an outsider. Because he's skipped two grades in school, he doesn't fit in with his peers. But even though he's younger than the others, William is far more mature. He doesn't just read underground rock and roll magazines, he writes for them. More importantly, he strives for yet more success, not letting the fact that he's only 15 years old hold him back. Shy and quiet, yet also highly motivated, William arranges to meet Lester Bangs, an infamous music critic."

Tags:conflict, rock and roll, drugs foreshadowing bus

Abstract
Complete historical accuracy is often difficult to achieve. That is why most works of literature and movies about historical occurrences take some degree of fiction for granted and try to work and provide the best and most historically agreed-upon viewpoint possible. This search for historical accuracy in movies and works of literature about events in history is also shown in Cameron's 1997 movie, "Titanic," which uses the fiction of a love story between the film's lead characters, Jack and Rose, and sets this fictional love story during an historical occurrence, the sinking of the Titanic ocean-liner, the supposedly unsinkable ship. This report examines the movie in reference to historical material to gauge its accuracy and also looks at what might be considered to be the movie's overriding purpose. The viewpoint of the movie is also analyzed before the report concludes.

From the Paper
"One can see by looking at this movie in terms of actual history, therefore, that the movie has its own fictional plot that is transported or grafted onto an historical event. The director plays up historical accuracy and detail in reference to the event, but not to the main characters. Although some of the people in first class with whom Jack and Rose interact are based on real historical characters who were on board, these people are not the focus of the movie's plot direction. In terms of plot as well as character, the movie shows a mix of history and fiction, but the director does their best to stay true to the actual events of the sinking chronologically."

Tags:Molly, Brown, 1912, historian

Abstract
The paper introduces, discusses and analyzes the lighting in the film "Titanic," directed by James Cameron. Specifically, it discusses the director of photography, Russell Carpenter and analyzes how his lighting helps represent the story and characters throughout the movie.

From the Paper
"Russell Carpenter won an Academy Award for his work on "Titanic," as well as Best Cinematography awards from the American Society of Cinematographers and the Chicago Film Critics. He has also worked on the films "True Lies," "Terminator 2 3-D," "The Lawnmower Man," "Hard Target," "The Indian in the Cupboard," and "Money Talks," which he worked on with Robert Primes, ASC."

Tags:film, ship, russel, carpenter, photography, light

Abstract
An evaluation of children's literature is made more difficult by the misconception that there exists a difference between good multicultural literature for children and good literature for children or, in other words, between those books that promote interracial respect and lack racial bias and those children's books which possess superior literary qualities. However, this paper will argue that this view of children's literature is a myth. It will be seen, through an examination of the literature of Anne Cameron, that quality multicultural books for children are also, almost always, works of exceptional literary quality as well.

Abstract
In this paper, the writer notes that most literature, especially short stories and novels by women who lived during the Victorian era, depicted that era in the basest of terms. With this normal background about women kept in mind, the writer points out that it is interesting to read the two books, 'Radicals of the Worst Sort' and 'City of Women', which show a very different side of these Victorian-era women. The writer discusses that apparently, according to these two books, there were a number of women who led the way for a much more liberated female. The writer concludes that according to Stansell and Cameron, the women who strived for recognition and equality in the late 1800s and early 1900s must also be appreciated today for changing history.

From the Paper
"In her preface to City of Women, Stensell explains that her book entailed the misfortunes that women laborers suffered in New York City. She argues that working-class women introduced a separate way of life based on their particular role in society and at the mercy of bourgeoisie norms and values. In order to survive on their own, they found another way, albeit nontraditional, to make a living. This was the establishment of the first large population of female workers in the United States, which had an impact not only on them but the society as a whole that would continue into the rest of the 20the century for all women."

Tags:liberated, female, marriage, factory, girl

From the Paper
"The Genre of Horror Film as Typified by Frankenstein and Terminator


Both James Whale's 1931 film Frankenstein and James Cameron's 1984 film, Terminator were relatively low cost films that were major box-office hits, and both films surprised most people by their success. But when one sees that each film has many of the key elements of the horror genre that date back for more than a century before films began, one sees that their success shouldn't have surprised people so much as what makes both films such classics of the horror genre is the way in which they use these key primal elements of the genre to emotionally effect audiences.


In Cinema of the Fantastic, the author observes that "This theme of the scientists who creates forces he cannot control was..."