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
This paper examines the double standard that has been applied within the literary world. It takes the lives of three women authors: Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Mary Rowlandson, and Anzia Yezierska, and examines the commonality of their struggle to find and secure the women's identity.

From the Paper
"Women's literature has long been characterized by the struggle to establish the feminine experience in accordance with accepted standards within the context of the world at the time of writing. Women have long been repressed to a very small section of the literary world and as such, they have had to struggle with preconceived notions, cultural standards, and intellectual bigotry against them, which is reflected in their writing. Women authors have perceived themselves, particularly those from previous two centuries, as having to nearly shout to be heard."

Tags:adversity, compare, contrast, history, literature, women, writing, Browning, Rowlandson, Yezrierska

Abstract
The authors discussed in this paper (James Arthur Baldwin and Pablo Neruda), of course, did not know during their youth, that they would one day be famous personalities and authors, and they could not know how the world and their societies would change so that their opinions and projects became very important in cultural circles, and to large and international audiences.

Tags:baldwin, neruda, great, writers

Abstract
This paper discusses the famous French philosopher and writer, Michel Foucault and his understanding of authorship, according to one of his most well known and controversial essays, "What is an Author?". It discusses his argument that our current social understanding of authorship is fundamentally flawed. The paper then looks at the validity of his statements and suggests that his argument remains largely compelling.

From the Paper
"Altogether, Foucault determines that authorship has only manifested itself in artistic and intellectual expressions which possess the potential to threaten the basic power structures of our society. This is why it does not affect all forms of expression in the same manner or to the same degree. Since he has argued that it is essentially a worthless way to attempt to genuinely understand a piece of literature and even the individual human being who is responsible for producing it, he is left with the conclusion that it must be useful for limiting the spread of information and keeping power mechanisms within society properly functioning: "How can one reduce the great peril, the great danger with which fiction threatens our world? The answer is: one can reduce it with the author. The author allows a limitation of the cancerous and dangerous proliferation of significations within a world where one is thrifty not only with one's resources and riches, but also with one's discourses and their significations," (Foucault)."

Tags:intellectual, poststructuralist, knowledge

Abstract
In this article, the writer looks at the author John Grisham, who has become famous for his law filled suspense novels. The writer discusses whether Grisham's background as a lawyer affects his literary career. Further the writer examines if there are any other factors that affect the choices he makes as an author. Finally, the writer discusses what the future may hold for this author's literary career.

From the Paper
"The name "John Grisham" is nearly synonymous with the courtroom/law suspense novel, a genre he and Scott Turow dominated at the end of the twentieth century. Before becoming a best-selling author, Grisham was a lawyer who billed dozens of hours a week from a small Mississippi law office. Today, he puts in as many hours at his desk, creating detailed--if sometimes convoluted--tales of situations that would no doubt cause real life lawyers to reconsider their career choices if such cases truly crossed their desks. Does Grisham's background as a lawyer affect his literary career? What else, if anything affects the choices he makes as an author? What does the future hold for this author's literary career?"

Tags:grisham, author, lawyer

Abstract
This paper is written by the author as the associate reporting his or her legal research to the senior partners about the client Paula Tall, a licensed physical therapist at physical rehabilitation resort, who was assigned to do therapeutic work with a famous athlete. The author reports that, after two days of therapy, the athlete offered Ms. Tall a contract for a job as his personal therapist, which she accepted. The paper continues to relate the facts of an inconsistent report of rape and her subsequent firings. The author presents questions and answers to (1) what crimes, if any, might the famous athlete be charged with and the prospects for conviction, (2) what actions in tort might be brought against him and the prospects for recovery and (3) whether the "contract" which he gave to Ms. Tall is enforceable and to what extent. The paper includes an extensive discussion of cases relating to the author's research.

Table of Contents:
Facts
Questions Presented
Answer
Discussion
Criminal Charges
Civil Torts
Contract

From the Paper
"There is no requirement that the victim of a sexual assault resist. The Texas statute defining criminal sexual assault focuses the fact that the victim is compelled, not her resistance. Hernandez v. State, 804 S.W.2d 168 (Tex. App. 1991). Further, consent must be given freely. If consent was produced by a threat against the victim, consent is negated, and the resulting act remains a criminal sexual assault. Cavazos v. State, 668 S.W.2d 435 (Tex. Crim. App. 1984). Further, in evaluating the validity of consent, the relative strength of the parties can be considered."

Tags:assault, criminal liability, credibility, civil recourse, employment-at-will

Abstract
This paper examines the life and career of Shel Silverstein who was a famous children's author as well as a prolific songwriter, humorist, singer, playwright, adult cartoonist and poet. It discusses how his work has been embraced by millions of people of all ages since the early 1950s. It also looks at how the poet Billy Collins has earned the respect of many young people through his humorous, reader-friendly poetry and how he implemented the Poetry 180 Program, a poem a day for high school students of America.

From the Paper
"After leaving the military, Chicago born Silverstein befriended Hugh Hefner and became a cartoonist for Playboy in 1956. Silverstein never planned on becoming a children's author as he states "I never planned to write or draw for kids. It was Tomi Ungerer, a friend of mine, who insisted... practically dragged me, kicking and screaming, into [editor] Ursula Nordstrom's office. And she convinced me that Tomi was right, I could do children's books." (poemhunter.com) His career as a children's author began with the 1963 of Uncle Shelby's Story of Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back, but it was not until The Giving Tree that he first achieved widespread fame as a children's writer. "

Tags:180, program, nine, horses, emily, dickinson

Abstract
This is a look at the various literary criticisms of ?Howl?, the famous poem by Allen Ginsburg. The author argues that the criticism is as schizophrenic as the poem itself. Opinions are presented from the following critics and writers: Robert Henson, Diane Middlebrook, Alicia Ostriker and Norman Podhoretz.

From the Paper
"Allen Ginsberg, born in 1926, and often hailed as the poet laureate of "the beat generation" creates in "Howl", a frenzied controversy, among writers, which is the source and subject of much criticism and contradiction. ?Howl,? Published in 1955, perhaps Ginsberg's most famous poem and the center of a highly scandalized censorship case, has been both praised and criticized as a monolith for "the beat generation." Acclaimed by members of what could be considered low culture, the pop cultural masses, as well as by what could be considered high culture, the academic and renown scholar, as a representation of social hypocrisy, "Howl" cannot be categorized by either. The academic and knowledgeable language, references and devices used in a radical and informal style make it impossible to force "Howl" into either high or low culture brackets. "Howl" eludes the past 50 years of criticism as a comprehensive outburst of everything frustrated and repressed in the postwar baby boom era and thus is a deceptively easy yet slippery target for this discussion"

Tags:50, 60, beat, generation, kerouac, poetry

Abstract
This paper is a discussion and critique of the famous Frost poem, "The Road Not Taken". The author includes quotes from the poem when discussing imagery, tone and the use of symbolism. She also evaluates Frost's awareness of nature in his work as a whole and this poem in general.

From the Paper
"Frost's flare for using nature and man's interaction to relate powerful philosophical messages is expressed in his renowned poem, "The Road Not Taken". "The Road Not Taken", by Robert Frost is a very powerful poem with one basic philosophical theme: one should not make a decision because it reflects popular opinion, one should make sound choices because of their benefits to the individual because choosing a unique alternative could make all the difference."

Tags:nature, conformist, poetry, american

Abstract
This essays concerns Socrates? famous attack on poetry. Socrates argues that poetry hampers reason and appeals to the irrational part of the mind. The author draws from two works: Plato?s "Republic", and a critique of it, Aristotle?s "Poetics" to expand on Socrates' argument.

From the Paper
"Socrates laid the foundation for his famous attack on poetry. In Book 10 of Plato's Republic, Socrates discussed with Glaucon why poetry should not be allowed into the Just City, and he offered two principle reasons why. First, Socrates claimed that poetry represents things as they appear to be, not as they really are (Rep. 595a). Secondly, Socrates claimed that poetry forces humans to indulge in emotions, and because emotions hinder reason, poetry must not be trusted (Rep. 605c)."

Tags:aristotle, english, greek, literature, philosophers, philosophy, poems