Abstract
This paper compares and contrasts the depiction of "The Last Supper" by the Flemish artist Dirk Bouts and the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. The paper includes images of both paintings from the 11th century.

From the Paper
"Though Leonardo da Vinci's "Last Supper" is arguably the most famous visual depiction of Christ's last meal with His disciples, the Flemish artist Dirk Dieric Bouts also examined this seminal moment in the history of Christianity. Leonard's Milanese mural was created between ... and ... in tempera on gesso with pitch and mastic, it was commissioned by Duke Ludovico Sforza for Santa Maria delle Graziete and measures ... feet by ... feet covering the back wall of the church's dining hall. Bouts' work..."

Tags:Leonardo, da, Vinci, The last Supper, Dirk, Bouts/The Last Supper

Abstract
The paper studies the situation in Algeria as leadership and stability are being exchanged for radicalism. The writer looks at the writings of Dirk Axtmann about the nature of human identity in order to assess the inclination in Algeria to align itself with extremism. The writer traces the tragic events that have lately unfolded in the troubled country.

From the Paper
"At least 60,000 of Algeria's 28.6 million people have died in more than five years of conflict. The killings have been blamed for the most part on the Armed Islamic Group and other militant Islamic organizations, whose targets have included working women, unveiled women, government employees, journalists, academics, Roman Catholic clerics and even Islamic theologians who did not meet these groups' fundamentalist criteria (Algerian military linked to massacre of civilians, 1998, p. A15)."

Tags:fundamentalism, religion, identity, Western, killing

Abstract
The author of this paper discusses Tim Dirks' criteria for movie success, and suggests that "Scream" (1996) is a more successful movie, financially and artistically, than "I Know What You Did Last Summer" (1997). The paper analyzes how "I Know What You Did Last Summer" is a financially successful film, in terms of box office draw and in terms of having a sequel, which is one sign of financial success. The paper further analyzes how "Scream", on the other hand, is a successful movie in more than just financial ways, including artistic innovation and outstanding acting.

From the Paper
"Some other successful movies "provide hidden meanings, new psychological truths, great visual moments, mythic resonance, philosophical insight, lyrical beauty, fresh insights into how to view the world, or enlightened understanding", e.g., The Big Sleep (1946) or Chinatown (1974). Others (e.g., Steven Spielberg's break-out movie Jaws (1975) are simply huge financial blockbusters.
In terms of the relative success of two other movies, Scream (1996) with its $100+ million box office gross (Berardinelli) and I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), which had a cumulative domestic box office of $69 million("The Movie Business in 1997") are both successful in terms of one of Dirks' criteria for movie success: box office draw."

Tags:box, office, sequels, screenwriting, originality, comedy

Abstract
This paper is an in-depth discussion of multiculturalism, it defines it and states that an entirely different view of culture is needed in the intellectual discourse of society. Elst analyzes culture using the example of analyzing sex. Elst makes it clear in his analysis that pluralities of identity are the norm, that everyone is multi-ethnic and multi-racial in some fashion. Finally, the paper concludes that each individual should study and redefine his own culture.

From the Paper
"Even in the current, mainstream political debate over what constitutes "multiculturalism," it is common cultural parlance to view culture as a static entity. Multiculturalism is defined as the manner in which more cultures are integrated into the fabric of the dominant discourse, rather than as a way of deconstructing notions of how culture itself is perceived and unperceived. As the title of Dirk Van Der Elst's book Culture as Given, Culture as Choice, suggests, however, framing the debate in such a fashion is not necessarily the most radical choice. Elst suggests that nothing really exists as "culture," rather culture itself is a constructed, socially produced norm."

Tags:cultural, multiculturalism, Dirk, Van, Der, Elst, social, norm