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Film: Andrei Tarkovsky's "The Mirror", 2007.
This paper reviews Andrei Tarkovsky's 1975 film "The Mirror" by citing two critics of this film.
950 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper explains that, in his film "The Mirror", Andrei Tarkovsky provides his audience with a collection of his childhood memories. The author points out that Tarkovsky tries to remember his childhood home exactly as it was in his past but some of his memories are not as pleasant as he hoped; therefore, he relies on his imagination to create a new vision that will always be pleasant and desirable. The paper relates that the film is unconventional because of his use of a "creative relationship" to form the timeline. The author relates that critic Peter Green believes that Tarkovsky's intention when planning his film was to reflect his mother; therefore, his obsession with his mother is important to the film. The paper states that critic Ian Christie stresses the importance of the actual place where the filmmaker spent his childhood.
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"When remembering his father the images reflect his emotions, "expressing hope and despair". In the establishing shot, a man is walking towards what Tarkovsky describes as his childhood home. Metaphorically, this could be the filmmaker seeing the father he was so desperate to see returning home. The very first shot is a young boy at the doctor's office. At first, he is unable to talk, but once he is cured, he is portrayed as perfect. This sequence could once again be translated as Tarkovsky sending a message to his father, that he wants his dad to be proud of him and see him as intelligent."
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Mirror Mirror on the Wall...Am I Fat or What?!, 2001.
A discussion on body image, focusing on the root of why women see themselves the way they do and an examination of ways to deal with this self-image.
1,090 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper explores how the media affects the body image of women and the way in which they perceive themselves. The writer makes reference to Fannie Flag's, "Fried Green Tomatoes" and comments on examples of eating disorders, their symptoms and their psychological make-up as seen in the movie
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?I?m just so FAT!? Do these words sound familiar? Depending on who you are and how you view yourself, maybe they do and maybe they don?t. But it is clear that nowadays women just aren?t content with their body image. They complain that their boobs are sagging, their tummy has rolls, their hair is turning gray, wrinkles are creeping on their face, their underarms are flabby, they just don?t feel SEXY, and the list goes on and on. Why all the fuss? I think this concern is rooted particularly in the media. I remember flipping through several magazines and seeing stick skinny supermodels flaunting themselves. Obviously, how women really are today is very different from what society portrays them to be. So while women are busily trying to fit into the cookie cutter mold of this ?perfect? body, they miss the complete picture. Stressing yourself out by trying to get the perfect look isn?t going to make you happy because in the end it will just eat away at your well being. Instead, I believe that you should accept and love yourself no matter what size and shape you are."
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Tarkovsky's "Nostalghia", 2005.
Reviews Andrei Tarkovsky's film "Nostalghia".
2,925 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 5 sources, $ 115.95
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This paper discusses Russian born filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky's film "Nostalghia". It is compared and contrasted with Hamid Nacify's notion of accented cinema in which culture plays a influential part in filmmaking. Tarkovsky's films are characterized by metaphysical themes, extremely long takes, and memorable images of exceptional beauty. The paper shows that recurring motifs in his films are dreams, memory, childhood, running water accompanied by fire, rain indoors, reflections, and characters re-appearing in the foreground of long panning movements of the camera.
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"Compared to other forms of art that have been around for thousands of years (i.e. paintings and drawings, cinema is relatively new and has only been around for the past century. The first films came out in the 1890s and were shown first in theatres in the United States, France, Germany, and Great Britain (Binkowski 70). By the early 1900s, the cinema had spread to all parts of the world through the development of advanced technology (Taylor 166). Watching a film at the cinema soon became one of the most popular forms of entertainment that reached audiences throughout the world in large cities and in urban sprawls."
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"The Mirror" by Sylvia Plath, 2006.
This paper is an analysis of the poem "The Mirror". Ms. Plath adopts the viewpoint of a mirror to illustrate the aging of a woman obsessed with her lost youth.
956 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 0 sources, $ 33.95
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The author discusses how the sole function of a mirror is to show a reflection of the person looking into it. In this paper, he seeks to explain how the woman sees more than her physical self, she sees the time that has passed by her and how old she has become. This forces her to reflect on her years of suffering.
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"Both the woman and the mirror live their life in darkness, both have only based their beliefs on appearances. The mirror believes its heart is the pink wall and the woman her reflection, her true self. Both the woman and the mirror are trying to find something deeper in themselves, something beyond appearances."
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Solaris: Comparison of the Novel and the Two Film Versions, 2002.
This paper considers "Solaris" as a 1961 novel by Stanislaw Lem and as a film, with the three versions compared and contrasted.
3,698 words (approx. 14.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 102.95
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The paper discusses "Solaris" as a science fiction story describing a first contact experience with another life form. While this is the action of the novel, its overall purpose is to show that science is not capable of explaining the world as humans expect it to. The paper then looks at the two film versions, the 1972 version directed by Andrew Tarkovsky, and later the 2002 version by director and screenwriter Steven Soderbergh.
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"Since Solaris began as a novel, it should first be considered as a novel. This establishes what Solaris was meant to achieve and the characteristics of it. While better known as a film, the film versions must be viewed as an adaptation based on the novel, and not as a unique version. Consideration of the novel and the two film versions will begin with a consideration of Solaris based on the novel. This will begin with a brief overview of the novel, including its main themes and its plot. The genre of the work will then be discussed, noting why the work is placed in the science fiction genre and what aspects of it suggest it could also fit into other genres. The science fiction element will then be considered including how science fiction is incorporated into the work and what effect this has. One of the major themes in the book will then be discussed, which is the journey theme. These considerations will provide a background by which the novel and the two film versions can be compared."
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The Symbol of the Mirror, 2007.
This paper analyzes the theme of mirrors in Vladimir Nabokov's "The Gift" and Yuri Olesha's "Envy."
978 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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The paper relates that in Russian literature the symbol of the mirror plays an important role, as in literature in Germany, France and in other lands since the early 1800s. The paper discusses how the two Russian writers, Vladimir Nabokov and Yuri Olesha, treat the themes of the mirror and perspective in two passages selected from their books, "The Gift" and "Envy", respectively. The paper shows how Nabokov uses the mirror as a closeup picture of the character of Fydor while Olesha employs it as a technique to analyze the world and its relationship to himself.
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"Yuri Olesha is playing around with perspectives in this long passage which ends with the phrase above. The scene takes place when he is looking into a street mirror, excited at the tricks it plays, for when he sees a pedestrian coming in the mirror, it turns out he or she is coming from the opposite way they are actually coming from and creates a surprise when the pedestrian brushes against him on the side he is not expecting. The mirror is the focus of this scene in the street."
"The mirror also creates an effect the opposite of a telescopic effect, making things appear very small, as if looking in the wrong end of binoculars, and then they suddenly are large when seen with the naked eye. This admission that perspective is warped and distorted is an image of how he sees things in life, as all people do."
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"A Different Mirror", 2007.
A review of multiculturalism and the need for tolerance as discussed in the book "A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America," written by Ronald Takaki.
974 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 34.95
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This paper introduces, discusses and analyzes the book "A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America," written by Ronald Takaki. Specifically, it summarizes parts three and four of the book, which focus on "distances" between cultures and "crossings" and what the mirror may hold for the future. The paper concludes with Takaki's advice that we all came from different shores in the beginning and that our stories and history have many more commonalities than differences.
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"Mexican migrant workers form another facet of this multicultural mirror in America. They too crossed the border into America hoping for opportunity and jobs. What they found, like so many others, was backbreaking work in the fields of the West. This section indicates how Chicano and American workers were paid far different wages, even doing the same jobs, and they, also like many others, created their own communities, the barrios, where they felt comfortable and secure. They also worked in a number of other low-paying professions, and often sent money home to their relatives to support them. The compelling issue among all these immigrants is their desire for a better life, and their need to retain at least some of their own culture. This seems to be the biggest problem with Americans, who expect immigrants to immediately become Americanized and forget their old lives and cultures. For many, this is simply not possible and desirable. The mirror is different for all, and that is one of the strongest points the author makes throughout this section of the book."
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Mirror Neurons and Simulation Theory, 2001.
A paper that discusses the cognitive areas of psychology and neuroscience and the relation between mirror neurons and simulation theory.
2,498 words (approx. 10.0 pages), 13 sources, APA, $ 75.95
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For those not familiar with these topics, the paper begins by briefly providing the reader with definitions of neurons, mirror neurons, and simulation theory. Following these definitions, the writer then discusses in depth how the biology of mirror neurons relates to one of the most popular theories in the field of cognitive psychology, the simulation theory.
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"Recently, an interesting set of neurons were discovered in monkeys, specifically in area F5 (which is part of the pre-motor cortex, one of the central regions for action-response) of the brain (R. et al., 1996; G. et al., 1996), which came to be known as mirror neurons. These neurons become activated both when a particular action is performed by the monkey itself or when the same action, performed by another individual (monkey or human), is observed. Grasping, holding, manipulating or tearing objects are the actions that, both when observed and executed, most frequently activate the mirror neurons. Mirror neurons appear to form a cortical circuitry, used in matching observations with the execution of goal-related motor actions."
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"The Me in the Mirror", 2002.
A critical reading of activist Connie Panzarino's autobiography "The Me in the Mirror".
1,275 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 2 sources, $ 48.95
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Connie Panzarino's "The Me in the Mirror", an autobiographical account of her life as a writer and activist born with a rare disease known as Spinal Muscular Atrophy, is an inspiring story of one woman's struggle for survival and achievement. However, from the point of view of women's and disability studies, inspirational studies are not by themselves particularly significant. This paper will argue that what renders Panzarino's work noteworthy to students and professionals in this field is her repeated transgressing of societal taboos surrounding women and disability. As will be seen, Panzarino's focus on her body as a site of resistance - in particular, her assertion of her sexuality as a disabled woman - informs her theoretical critique of the associated constructs of patriarchy, ableism, racism and homophobia.
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"The Me in the Mirror", 2002.
Book review on ?The Me in the Mirror? by Connie Panzarino, addressing the issue of society's attitude to disabled people.
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This paper focuses on Panzarino?s struggle and experiences as a disabled person when she was a child until she reached adulthood. In addition to the discussion of her life as child to an adult (which is included in her book, ?The Me in the Mirror?), Panzarinos? life as an activist (feminist and advocate for equality among ?able- bodied? and disabled people) is also discussed, since her revolutionary thoughts and ideas about ?disability oppression? presents a valuable position for people who are also physically disabled like Panzarino.
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"?The Me in the Mirror? is an autobiographical work written by Constance Panzarino, a writer, activist and artist who talked about her life as a disable cause by the rare disease Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type II. Connie Panzarino was born on November 26, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York, and her book chronicles her life as a child growing and living with the said muscular disease. The book is divided into different sections that focus on various topics, and her narration is not a chronicle of her life from childhood to adulthood, but rather, Panzarino touched various aspects of her life as a disabled person. In addition to her struggle for physical mobility, her book speaks of her struggles also as a woman who is disabled, as an individual doing passionate work for her fellow disabled individuals, and most importantly, her fight against the concept of ?Ableism,? a term that she coined to describe the belief that people have more power and more right to things when they?re stronger and more able. In effect, Panzarino?s fight against ableism is her way of destroying what she terms as ?disability oppression.? "
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"Rex" and "The Mirror and the Mask", 2002.
An analysis of Ciurlionis' painting, "Rex", using Borges' story "The Mirror And The Mask" as a comparison of common themes.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 71.95
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This paper examines the painting "Rex" by M. Ciurlionis, a famous Lithuanian artist and composer. It uses the short story by Borges, "The Mirror and the Mask," as a point of comparison and analysis, bringing together ideas about human nature and the nature of art that are present in both works.
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Culture as a Mirror of Religious Beliefs, 2002.
A study of how four main religions have their beliefs mirrored in their cultures and societies.
800 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 28.95
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The paper shows how religion is one of the defining aspects of someone?s life, and their culture. A lot of races, nationalities and countries are founded upon the beliefs of their religion. Their culture becomes mirrored in those beliefs, as does the structure of their society. Four religions with such influences - Christianity, Islam, Judaism and Shinto - are explored in this paper.
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"It is unfortunate that so much of the history of Judaism, and its influence on civilization is surrounded by a lot of negativity. Of course, the Holocaust is by far the cruelest genocide in history, and the cause of the many Jewish immigrants to America. Adaptations of their beliefs and culture have formed the different divisions in Judaism ? Reform, Conservative and Orthodox. There are many cultural characteristics that can be attributed to Jews, but their food, their holidays (Chanukah, Yom Kippur, Purim), and their coming of age parties (Bar Mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah) are some of the more notables. Their food is kosher, and that has brought an entirely separate type of butcher, markets, etc. Some ballparks even serve kosher hot dogs! Synagogues, much like churches, are also architectural statements in their community. Jewish holidays are not as recognized and celebrated nationally as Christian ones, but there are now changes being made in school curriculum to allow for observance of their many festivals."
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"Fires in the Mirror", 2005.
This paper analyzes a television movie "Fires in the Mirror", written by Anne Deavere Smith and directed by George C. Wolfe, about the tension between the Black and the Hasidic communities in Crown Heights.
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This paper explains that, in the television movie "Fires in the Mirror", both the Black and Hasidic communities express anger, sadness and hurt because they misunderstand each other. The author points out that the film focuses on the perceptions they have of each other following an auto accident killing one child and injuring another, which involved a member of the Hasidic group, and the subsequent stabbing of a Hasidic rabbinical student, which involved a member of the Black group. The paper relates that the film expounds that the Hasidic community does not want to integrate and work things out with the Black community because their religious doctrine stresses separation from the general community.
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"The stabbing which occurred after the car accident left the Hasidic community upset as much by the incident, but maybe more by the perceived insensitivities by the greater community. The mayor arrived at the hospital to offer condolences to the family of the slain child, but when he inquired as to the condition of Jewish stabbing victim, was told that he was in serious, but stable condition. The surrounding individuals could see something was not well with the Hasidic male, whom later died, according to the Jewish community as gross mismanagement."
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Plath's "Daddy" and "Mirror", 2005.
An examination of biographical inspirations for the metaphors and tones in Sylvia Plath's poems "Daddy" and "Mirror".
1,255 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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Sylvia Plath's problems provided literary release for her enduring poetry. This paper concisely summarizes Plath's life and then analyzes the biographical catalysts of "Mirror" and "Daddy." By citing tones, metaphors, and popular interpretations, the paper places the poems in the context of Plath's life.
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"Plath began to explicitly explore her individuality after the birth of her daughter, causing the candid, yet austere "Mirror." In the poem, Plath is metaphorically both a mirror and the woman reflected in the mirror in the poem, creating herself as the subject. She is initially a "silver and exact" mirror, and "most of the time [she] meditate[s] on the opposite wall" (Hughes 173). With simple phrasing and precise diction, Plath establishes her attitude of blunt intimacy towards her newly-realized self; she uses the tone to show that she is exploring herself honestly. Then, a "woman bends over" the mirror, which is "[n]ow... a lake," and begins "[s]earching [the lake's] reaches for what she really is" (Hughes 174). "
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Brief Profile of Andrei Sakharov, 2000.
A look at the life, times, and work of Russian physicist and human-rights advocate Andrei Sakharov, including his work to end the arms race between Russia and the US.
780 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 3 sources, $ 27.95
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"Andrei Sakharov is considered to be the forefather of the democratic reconstruction or ?perestroika? of the former USSR. He was born on May 21, 1921 in Moscow, Russia, into a family of cultural and liberal advocates. This is where he learned his basic principles and morals that would one day make him the world?s most famous political dissident. He studied Physics at Moscow University and was recognized early as a brilliant student, thus exempting him from serving in the 2nd World War. This brilliance led him to be chosen to work on the Soviet Union?s first hydrogen bomb in 1948, that became a reality to the world in 1953. However, his personal beliefs led him to protest the testing of the nuclear weapon in 1953, fearing the effects of nuclear fallout, as he also felt this would only accelerate the arms race, not help to prevent it."
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