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"Dances With Wolves", 2002.
This paper discusses the film "Dances with the Wolves"
1,056 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 1 source, $ 37.95
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This paper discusses the film "Dances With Wolves" in relation to man's inhumanity to man, culture, our attitudes towards other cultures, and the media's portrayal of other cultures through the medium of film.
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"The film ?Dances With Wolves? (Costner) looks in detail at the way strangers get to know each other. It is seen from the point of view of John Dunbar, a lieutenant fighting during the American Civil War. We meet the wounded hero in a field hospital just as he is about to have his leg amputated. However, when the doctors leave, he decides to rejoin his regiment, and invites death by riding his horse in a suicidal charge at the enemy lines."
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"Dances With Wolves", 2002.
Shows how creativity was added to reality in the movie, "Dances With Wolves", which is about the Native-American Lakota tribe.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 53.95
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Writers often use the knowledge of a situation to form their novels, but, often, words are added to form a descriptive way of making the story interesting and appealing to the readers. This can be seen in the movie, "Dances With Wolves". The film is based on the social, economic, and racial background of the Lakota people; however, imagination and creativity add to the film and draw the interest of the viewer.
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"Dances with Wolves", 2006.
This paper critiques and analyzes the plot, the director's use of certain camera angles as well as the depiction of Native American Indians in the 1990 film "Dances with Wolves."
1,551 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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The writer of this paper details the historical filled plot of the 1990 film "Dances with Wolves." This paper also examines the daily life of the Indians as seen in the film who are depicted as living a peaceful existence with no real threat of attack from the white man. While the film portrays many conventional elements of the western genre, at the same time it obliterates the requisite stereotypes which generally permeate these types of films.
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"As the film sends us back and forth through time, and switches between the Indians and the searching soldiers, we are able to learn John's story at the exact pace that director and star Kevin Costner wants us to. The beginning of the film immediately shows the soldiers involved in what seems to be a meaningless confrontation that no one is able to resolve until John Dunbar, out of sheer anxiety, sets off the action. The commanding officer at Fort Hayes is the stereotypical power hungry official we've become so accustomed to seeing in westerns and war movies, and it is from this point that we begin to understand just what John Dunbar is facing at Fort Sedgewick."
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"Dances With Wolves" and the Social Penetration Theory, 2005.
This paper uses the social penetration theory to analyze "Dances With Wolves", the novel written by Michael Blake and the film directed by Kevin Costner.
1,540 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper explains that Irwin Altman and Dalmas Taylor's social penetration theory suggests as relationships grow deeper as self-disclosure deepens and uses social exchange theory, also called the game theory, to analyze the cost-reward balance of these self-disclosures. The author points out that "Dancing With Wolves" provides excellent examples of how totally different cultures can both attract and repel one another, how friendships and trust are formed by deeds not just words and how different intersecting strata of social and cultural lives either repel or attract one another. The paper relates that it teaches that the differences among people tend to be created without truly being aware of one another and can be resolved as those "onion skin" layers are removed revealing our true inner personalities.
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"There are many examples of initial encounters in "Dances With Wolves", and the manner of the meeting does not always provide the result of closeness, of course. What makes the novel so fascinating is the contact, verbal and non-verbal that links the white man with the Comanche, and prepares him for a life he had never known or understood before. Was it simply loneliness or necessity that brought these encounters to fruition? Is social penetration merely a theory that evolves as social circumstances change? Are we different, socially, today, than were the people in the post-Civil War era covered by this novel?"
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Jung's Archetypes in the film "Dances with Wolves", 1999.
An application of Jung's various archetypes to the personality of Lt. John Dunbar in the film "Dances With Wolves", in order to follow him on his journey of individuation.
2,325 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 6 sources, $ 71.95
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"The opening Civil War battlefield scene, in this movie, gives the first insight into one of Dunbar's personality Archetypes. He has been so severely, rounded, facing possible amputation of his foot, that he wants to die. Dunbar finds himself in a desperate situation that he has little control over causing him to experience feelings of misery and impotence. With great agony, he finds his way back to the front lines and makes a suicidal ride in front of the Confederate soldiers. "
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Revisionist Western Films, 2002.
This paper reviews the treatment of the American Indian, or Native American, in revisionist Western films: Kevin Costner's ?Dances with Wolves? (1990) and Michael Apted?s ?Thunderheart? (1992).
1,090 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper discusses revisionist Westerns Kevin Costner's ?Dances with Wolves? (1990), a film sensitivity to cultural differences and to the importance of Native American culture and Thunderheart (Michael Apted, 1992), which enters a more modern Indian community. The author points out that Costner still made major errors in depicting the history and culture of the Lakota Sioux tribe portrayed in the film. The paper continues that ?Thunderheart? tried hard to elevate the Native American but a stereotype emerged in this film that the Native American is in some way a mystic more in touch with supernatural and spiritual forces than the non-Native population would be.
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"The film did more than revive old stereotypes in new forms, though, and it fails in terms of its accuracy on a number of counts. One problem faced was to recreate the language of the Lakota dialect spoken by the Sioux tribes in the 1860s. The film producers hired Doris Leader Charge, a 60-year-old teacher at South Dakota's Sinte Gleska College and one of only a few thousand Sioux still fluent in Lakota. Leader Charge translated the script and served as a dialogue coach during production. She also played a small part in the film. However, as Seals points out, the men in the film generally speak Lakota in the feminine form, a result of having the script translated by a woman who did not make allowances for the differences. Seals states that a number of Indian leaders were angry about this error and found it maddening in a film that claimed to be authentic. Seals does note, though, that the film managed authenticity in other ways, such as the way the ruling elders' council was handled. The film was correct in its use of the Pipe, which is the sacred Canupa of White Buffalo Calf Maiden, who founded the buffalo culture nineteen generations ago. The Pipe Keeper and others asked that the film not depict the smoking of the pipe, but it does so just the same."
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Angela Carter's "The Company of Wolves", 2008.
Examines Angela Carter's tale "The Company of Wolves", a satire of "Little Red Riding Hood" and other traditional fairy tales.
1,515 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper explains that female characters in fairy tales are sometimes viewed as being helpless and innocent and at other times as being powerful. The author then summarizes and reviews Angela Carter's story, "The Company of Wolves", and relates that it embraces a new form of the commanding protagonist, who thwarts both man and wolf using her burgeoning sexuality. The paper underscores that Carter's protagonist , like some of the female characters in fairy tales, has "more power" than men because of her very presence as the hero of the story.
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Introduction
The Company of Wolves
Conclusion
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"A young man appears before the girl on the path, a metaphorical sheep in wolf's clothing. Innocently trusting appearances, the girl is attracted to his obvious good looks and his attempts to woo her. Arranging a race to her grandmother's house whereby, if he wins, he will obtain from her a kiss, the man departs. By the time he has reached grandmother's house - earlier than the girl - it is clear to the reader he is a werewolf, or a "wolf-man". As in Little Red Riding Hood, the youth tricks his way into the grandmother's home and eats her up, as it were."
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Hunting Wolves in and Around Algonquin Park, 2006.
A look at the sport of hunting wolves in Algonquin Park and the environmental and ethical issues concerned with this practice.
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This paper explores the environmental and ethical issues involved in the hunting of wolves in and around Algonquin Park. The paper shows how sport hunting is extremely anthropocentric and how the Canadian government supports it. The paper also suggests ecotourism as an alternative to hunting.
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"Wolves in North America are in a general state of decline. For example, the article "Fear and Loathing" states, Before the first European settlers arrived, timber (or grey) wolves were found almost everywhere in Canada. The wolf has now been extirpated from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, southern Ontario, southern Quebec, and the Prairies. It is endangered in all but one of the lower 48 states, where it has been exterminated from 95 percent of its former range (Anonymous 3). This statement clearly indicates that wolves in North America are generally in a state of decline."
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Of Wolves and Men, 2002.
An analysis of the author Jack London's use of wolves to represent Darwinism.
2,692 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 80.95
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This paper uses London's works "White Fang," "Call of the Wild "and" Sea-Wolf" as examples of how London uses wolves to represent certain naturalistic and Darwinist facets in his works. London's use of the "wolf-dog" represents the basest of man's instincts, survival of the fittest. In all three books, London's characters are reduced to their lowest levels as they struggle with the natural elements, and attempt to emulate the survival skills of the mighty wolf, and thereby survive in their newfound environment.
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"London populates his books with rugged outdoorsmen trying to make their way through the natural world. Many authors' characters make you care about them, or wonder what happened to them ? London's often do not. For example, in "Sea-Wolf," there is no feeling of sadness when the captain dies; there is only a sense of relief and revenge. London is often much more concerned with the elements and animals as they relate to man, thus, they are only concerned about their survival and their ultimate ability to adapt to their surroundings. London uses these characteristics of naturalism and Darwinism extensively in his work as he writes about the natural world and "survival of the fittest."
In literature, critics use naturalism to describe works that give an unforgiving, realistic view of nature, with mankind at its mercy. "Dark spruce forest frowned on either side the frozen waterway. The trees had been stripped by a recent wind of their white covering of frost, and they seemed to lean toward each other, black and ominous, in the fading light" (White Fang 93). In naturalism, it is only the strong that will survive their battle with nature, the elements, and their surroundings. "This 'naturalism,' flowing in both streams, is partly defying Nature and partly submitting to it" (McClintock 55). While naturalism can be construed as many things, Donald Pizer's definition of naturalism seems the closest to London's own concept and intent."
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Angela Carter's "The Company of Wolves".
This paper discusses the concept of feminism as presented by Angela Carter in her short story "The Company of Wolves".
1,100 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 38.95
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This paper explains that in Carter's short story, "The Company of Wolves", displays her feminist point of view by comparing men to beasts who crave sexual encounter and by explaining women's role in society. The author points out that the women in her story are stereotypical; the young girl is pretty, the mother is a housewife who cooks and cleans. The paper relates that another issue, which Carter expresses, is discrimination: Women are discriminated against because of their sex and because of their looks everyday in America.
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"The idea of men being compared to wolves is shown throughout her story by anecdotes where men are turned into wolves, either by a witch's spell or the devils potion. These anecdotes assume that every wolf was once a man. In the first pages of her short story, an anecdote explains how wolves are something to fear, an animal that is cunning, ferocious and out to kill. Toward the end of this anecdote Carter explains, "Fear and Flee the wolf; for, worst of all, the wolf may be more than he seems." In many instances, men are something to fear and flee because of their manipulative ways, and often men are more than they seem."
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'The Company of Wolves', 2005.
This paper discusses the techniques used by Angela Carter in her reworking of the "Little Red Riding Hood" story in "The Company of Wolves."
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 31.95
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In this article, the writer examines the techniques used by Angela Carter in her reworking of the "Little Red Riding Hood" story in "The Company of Wolves". The writer argues that despite her views of the dangerous qualities of the male, Carter believes women cannot help but succumb to those qualities.
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"Angela Carter's 'The Company of Wolves' is a short story that parallels the age old story of 'Little Red Riding Hood'. A tale of innocence threatened by the darker forces of nature, 'Little Red Riding Hood' revolves around a duplicitous wolf who attempts to eat an innocent little girl bringing a basket of goodies to her ill grandmother. Carter's use of 'Little Red Riding Hood' is purposive in that she uses the story of cunning carnivore against innocent girl to illustrate her views on ... "
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Gray Wolves, 2006.
An introduction to the grey wolf, its history, habitat and its relationship with humans.
1,945 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 61.95
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This paper introduces, discusses, and analyzes the grey wolf, an animal that is specific to North America. In particular, the paper researches the gray wolf, discusses the natural history of the animal, its living habits, and range, as well as the ongoing controversy over relocating wolves in the American West.
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The History of the Wolf
Wolves in Folklore and Myth
Conclusion
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"Most packs live in secluded dens or caves that keep them safe from man, other predators, and the weather. If a cave is not available, wolves will dig a hole in the ground or under a rock, or even take over the lodges of other animals, such as beavers (Smith & Phillips, 2000, p. 220). Packs usually range anywhere between 50 and 100 miles each day as they hunt for prey, but in areas where food is scarce, and studies show they can travel up to 500 miles a day in search of food. Common prey "include deer, moose, elk, pronghorn, bison, mountain goats, and mountain sheep" (Donnelly, 1999, p. 180). Scientists and ranchers know they can also prey on sheep, lambs, calves, and other domesticated livestock, which is another reason ranchers and many others distrust them and even hate them in the American West. Ranchers see them as a threat to their livestock, and they fought hard to keep the government from reinstating wolves into Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming in 1995."
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Reintroducing Wolves To National Parks, 1999.
Examines the pros and cons, purpose and the significance of the wolf's symbolic power.
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Although most people in this country support having a national park system, and the number of visitors to those parks continues to increase, there are controversies about how to manage the national parks. There is debate about how to manage fire and how to limit the impact of the numbers of visitors. There is debate about how to deal with introduced species of plants and animals which do not belong in a particular ecosystem. Finally, there is debate about reintroducing animals, such as the wolf or the grizzly bear, who have become extinct in a particular region. The focus in this essay is on the reintroduction of the wolf, which has aroused strong feelings in both opponents and supporters of that reintroduction
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"The Return of the Wolves
Introduction
Although most people in this country support having a national park system, and the number of visitors to those parks continues to increase, there are controversies about how to manage the national parks. There is debate about how to manage fire and how to limit the impact of the numbers of visitors. There is debate about how to deal with introduced species of plants and animals which do not belong in a particular ecosystem. Finally, there is debate about reintroducing animals, such as the wolf or the grizzly bear, who have become extinct in a particular region. The focus in this essay is on the reintroduction of the wolf, which has aroused strong feelings in both opponents and supporters of that reintroduction."
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Dance, 2007.
An analysis of jazz, ballet and studio dancing, as well as the requirements for professional dancing.
1,809 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 58.95
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This paper discusses various mediums of dance. It looks at jazz, ballet and studio dancing and discusses the discipline, rhythm and music used in each form of dance. The paper also discusses professional dancing and describes the training that is necessary, salaries that dancers can expect and the challenges of professional dancing life, such as expenses and injuries.
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Jazz
Ballet
Studio Dancers And Dance Teams
Professional Dancers
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"The average salary that a dancer earns is $21,000. That means 50% of all dancers earned less, down to $14,570 and 50% earned more, up to $34,660. Dancers on tour earn additional allowances for room and board and overtime. Dancing is considered a part time job and is irregular. Supplementing income may be made by working as guest artists with other dance companies, teaching dance or taking a part-time job in unrelated fields. The dancer signs a contract to work. Union contracts govern those who perform in public, such as major opera ballet, classical ballet or modern dance corps. These belong to the AFL-CIO and those who appear on live or videotaped TV programs belong to the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. Those in films and on TV belong to the Screen Actors Guild and those in musicals are members of Actors' Equity Association. Through the unions minimum salaries, hours, benefits and other conditions are specified before the dancer signs the contract (Munger 5)."
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Hip Hop Dance History, 2006.
The history of Hip hop dance and its effects on society.
4,296 words (approx. 17.2 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 113.95
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The paper is an in-depth study of the history of hip hop dance, from before and after the 1970s, and its effects on society. It explores how this type of dance is unlike other dance forms and the elements that make it up. There are no fixed forms to dance, but only styles. The rest is up to the dancer. It is a style of dance for all society giving the freedom to all to dance according to their desires. The paper also shows how hip hop is very much an American product. The hip hop trend enables the path for several dancers, and at the same time it also fosters and promotes more suggestive dance moves. The paper provides clear indications of the effects on culture; some hip hop is racist in theme, while others are sexist. Many hip hop musicians concentrate on such issues like social inequity and the dangers of heroin use. The conclusion is that hip hop is more than just music. It is becoming the soul of pop culture as never before, and steadily moving from the street corners and music videos towards usage in the fitness centers, dance studios as well as television shows.
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"Hip hop may be viewed as a culture and is often used to refer to commercial rap music, but hip-hop is not only music. It is loved by the American ghetto youth who claim that it is their method of self-expression and use hip hop to rise over their physical situations. The culture of hip hop has its roots based on truth, self-determination, courage and pride. This is the reason why it has grown to have its impact on almost every part of the world. (Hip-hop History) Some hip hop is racist in their themes, while others are sexist. At the same time, there are also many hip hop musicians who concentrate on such issues like social inequity and the dangers of heroin use. From its early days in the US, the music is being played in projects and some underground clubs, but, now it has achieved a profile that has led to include it in the 1992 presidential debates over Sister Soljah. In the 20th Century Fox movie, Bulworth, there is Warren Beatty playing a Senator who berates his opponents using rap. Hip hop, it would seem, has become a part of our lives. (Classified Hip-Hop or I wanna blow up like Marilyn Monroe's skirt) At the same time, hip hop is not only music. This form of dancing has become very popular and this is clear from the opinions of some experts. "There's a definite surge in the white neighborhood that wouldn't necessarily be exposed to hip-hop in their everyday life," says Keith Pinto, who is an MC and hip-hop dance teacher at the Dance Attack in Los Gatos, California. "They watch MTV, see other kids doing it and want to be a part of it. You can pretty much go to any dance studio in the Bay area and they'll have a hip-hop class." (Hip-hop dance fever)"
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