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History of Lebanese Cinema, 2006.
Examines the effects of war on the film industry in Lebanon.
2,030 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 64.95
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The paper shows that while the elements that affected Lebanese motion picture are diverse, war remains the major reason behind the metamorphosis of the local film industry, crippling young talents, yet remaining a source of inspiration to many.
Paper Outline:
Thesis Statement
The Different Features affecting Lebanese Motion Picture:
The Setbacks and Promoters
The Duality of War
The Crippling Effects of War on the Film Industry:
The Destruction of Studios and Cinemas
The Talent Drain
The Hidden Benefits of War on the Film Industry:
The Birth of the "Intelligentsia Libanaise"
The Dawn of a New Era
Conclusion
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"Those forlorn images of a city split into east and west; Christians and Muslims were stranded amid the tragedies of civil war. Yet, where human values prevailed, those images won Doueiri the International Critics' Award at the Toronto International Festival and the Youth Jury Award at the Valladolid Festival, to name just a few. In "West Beirut" the moments of ephemeral beauty seem to overshadow the rumble of missiles and the echoes of despair. The first batch of fresh strawberries from the farm, a favorite piece of music played on the piano, precious seconds of every day life, are moments unnoticed in time of peace; somewhat like the effects of war on a new era of filmmaking."
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Lebanese Culture, 2004.
This paper investigates the roles of Lebanese food, clothing, and other objects using a semiotic approach in an attempt to understand more deeply the Lebanese culture.
1,700 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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This paper explains that semiotics is the study of people and their culture through evaluating the signs and symbols the culture holds as important. This paper points out that the Lebanese society is divided into numerous sects, separated from each other by recognizable geographical lines of demarcation and, perhaps even more, by fear and suspicion. The paper relates that, in the Lebanese valley of the Bekaa, not far from where Romans venerated the god of wine, Bacchus, Bedouins are busy harvesting grapes for the new vintage of Lebanese wine.
Table of Contents
Introduction to Semiotics
Background Look at Lebanon
Objects
Food Products
Clothing
Conclusion
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"From Paterson, New Jersey, to Cairo, Egypt, a growing number of Islamic-oriented clothing stores and fashion shows are helping to promote a trendier look. Styles are even changing in ultra conservative Iran, where a dress code was imposed after the 1979 Islamic revolution. These days, more and more Iranian women are replacing the chador, the head-to-toe black garment, with headscarves and loose coats and slacks. Ziane Debebu(ph) is the agent for the five Tekbir outlets in Lebanon. He says the modern Muslim woman increasingly wants clothing that reflects her individual personality and tastes, especially here in fashion conscious Beirut."
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The Lebanese Corporate Governance System, 2005.
This paper discusses the prospects and challenges of the Lebanese corporate governance system.
3,690 words (approx. 14.8 pages), 13 sources, APA, $ 102.95
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The paper explains that the Lebanese Corporate Governance system, evolving after 15 years of civil war (1975-1990), is built on family business structure, block shareholdings and an active banking system and is moving to a market-based system. The author points out that the regulatory initiatives aim to develop an equity finance culture where external mechanisms allow firms to improve their performance, to reduce their cost of capital and to enhance the long-term economic performance. The paper relates that several positive regional developments will improve the local equity culture but significant challenges lie ahead.
Table of Contents
An Overview of the Lebanese Corporate Governance System: Main Challenges
The Origins of Corporate Governance Systems: the Lebanese Case
The Characteristics of Corporate Governance Systems: Toward a Lebanese CG System.
The Financing Sources: Market- versus Bank-based System
The Control and Decision-making: External-Markets versus Internal-Committees
The Future of the Lebanese CG System: Further Issues
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"The existence of widespread public and private sector corruption is key. While this may help answer why the legal and institutional framework for corporate governance is so weak, the existence of significant corruption goes farther by making the overall business environment less attractive to investors, particularly foreign investors. This is especially true with respect to investment opportunities with firms that depend on significant contractual relations with the government. Lebanon, to quote the US Embassy Country Commercial Guide 2003, has "laws and regulations to combat corruption but historically these laws have not been enforced." Based on the 2003 Corruption Perception Index developed by Transparency International, where the higher the ranking the greater the level of corruption, Lebanon ranked 78 out of 133. On a scale from 0 to 10, with 0 being highly corrupt, Lebanon scored only 3. Furthermore, according to the Lebanese research company Information International, Lebanon loses over $1 billion a year due to corruption. It is widely reported that significant bribes have been paid to win key public contracts. Such a level of corruption is a major cause for concern as the judicial system lacks the ability to provide shareholders and other corporate stakeholders with ample opportunity to receive proper redress for grievances."
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The Present Lebanese Crisis, 2005.
This paper discusses negatively the role of the U.S. in the present Lebanese political crisis.
1,765 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 56.95
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This paper states that the clear-cut agenda of the United States in Lebanon is to have a Lebanese government, which is pro-U.S. rather than pro-Syria; therefore, it wants the Syrian forces to withdraw immediately from the country. The author points out that the neo-cons in Washington are known to have deep links with the Israelis (particularly the Likud Party) and are committed to furthering their aims. The paper concludes that the U.S. has completely disregarded Syria's vehement denials of its involvement and, rather surprisingly , ignored the suggestion that Al-Qaeda may be behind the killings because of Hariri's well-known ties to the Saudi monarchy.
Table of Contents
Background
Creation of Lebanon
Changing Demographics
The Civil War (1975-1990)
The Current Crisis
What is the Real US Policy in Lebanon?
Pro-US Government in Lebanon
Israeli Wish-List for Lebanon
The Neo-con Agenda
Does Syria Gain from the Hariri Assassination?
The US Accusation against Syria: A Political Ploy?
Double Standards
Conclusion
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"The current escalating political crisis in Lebanon was precipitated by the crude Syrian maneuver last year to pressurise the Lebanese Parliament into amending the Lebanese constitution in order to extend the term of the pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud. The move was widely condemned internationally, in particular by the United States. The moral outrage shown by the United States, however, was more than a little ironic, given the fact that it had attempted an equally dubious move in 1958 to extend the term of the pro-American president Camille Chamoun."
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Lebanese Immigration, 2005.
Examines the political and economic reasons for immigration from Lebanon to Western countries.
1,635 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 53.95
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This paper argues that, even if some Arabs chose to immigrate to the West because of violent and terrorist intentions, an analysis of the cause behind Arab immigration, focusing on the Lebanese people, shows that terrorism was not the motivation for their immigration. The paper shows that the real reasons were to escape from human rights abuse or to provide a better economic life for themselves and their families.
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"Immigration becomes an escape from poverty, instability and fear to a stable and secure life which people have a right to. On the other hand, one can equally argue that in these circumstances, immigration is not only an escape from poverty and security but it is an escape from the responsibility that citizens have towards their country. Had the Lebanese decided to reject the option of immigration and put all their energies into stabilizing, improving and developing their country's economy, maybe the economic problems motivating immigration would have been solved."
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The Lebanese Government, 2003.
A look at the effects that constitutional ratification has on the internal politics of Lebanon.
1,248 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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This paper examines the political set-up in Lebanon. It describes the different governing bodies and how the government is constructed. It discusses whether this could be considered a democracy and how the constitution in the country affects the very polarized society.
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"Lebanon?s formal name, the Lebanese Republic (CIA, 2003), recognizes its parliamentary republic form of government. In addition, Lebanon is one of only two countries in the other such country being Turkey (Lewis, 2002). Lebanon ratified its Constitution on May 23, 1926, and has amended it a number of times, the most recently being in 1989 when they ratified the Charter of Lebanese National Reconciliation (Ta?if Accord) after a long civil war (CIA, 2003)."
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Cinema du Look, 2003.
An overview of the key features of the cinema movement known as Cinema du look.
1,652 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 53.95
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The paper examines how snubbed by French film academics, lovingly received (generally) by the audiences, Cinema du look at first appears as a triumph of style over substance. It systematically identifies the main features of the cinema movementby referencing the works of three main directors (Besson, Beineix and Carax) and demonstrates how the movement is not simply a triumph of style over substance. It shows how beneath the surface of these films (and these directors) is an interconnected postmodern reflection of contemporary society.
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"Cinema du look, to some extent, can also be viewed as a return to the early days of cinema, where the spectacle of the movies was paramount. The ?cinema of attractions? as it is known. What is on the screen is there to amaze and astound the viewer, to be pleasing to her eye. Science fiction movies and other spectacle movies like The Fifth Element (1997), which I would argue definitely shares qualities with other cinema du look texts (fantastic colours, the ?Diva? who sings an operatic number, the lack of attention to characterisation and a wafer thin story) are viewed as being in a formulaic genre. The history of French cinema, and accordingly the attitudes of French establishment film critics, is the history of the auteur, and may go some way to explaining the hostility met by cinema du look amongst the French critics of the time."
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Iranian Cinema, 2005.
This paper discusses the history of Iranian cinema especially the period after the revolution.
1,790 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 57.95
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This paper discusses that, although cinema has not always been a part of Iranian culture, its growth was slow yet steady in a country ruled by Islamic rules and regulations. The author points out that the Islamic Revolution of 1979 brought an end to the already slowing cinema industry of Iran; theatres were destroyed believing they were symbolic of moral decay that had plagued the society. The paper relates that, after the revolution, the situation of the Iranian cinema gradually improved especially as women began to experience more freedom and interaction rules were relaxed; women became directors resulting in some famous movies including "Rakhshan Bani'etemad's Kharej AZ mahdudeh" ('Off Limits', 1987) and Nargess' "Tahmineh Milani's Tazeh cheh khabar" ('What's New?' 1992).
Table of Contents
An Introduction to Iran
Brief Overview of Cinema in Iran
Iranian Cinema after the Revolution
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"The first film ever made in Iran was a silent movie produced in 1921 and talkies came later in 1933 when first sound movie Dokhtar-e-Lur came out. This marked the beginning of Iranian industry which was technically inferior to many advanced film industries of the world. While the industry was suffering because of lack of technical expertise, audience's appetite for foreign films didn't help the situation either. Most theaters therefore screened foreign films only and Iran rarely produced any movies for first fifty years. By 1947, Iran had produced only 2 films, in 1952 the number reached 20, by 1962 it increased to 30 and in 1971, Iran had produced 88 films. In 1977, the number of domestic films came down to 50 while foreign films during that period totaled 504."
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Rebellion in Canadian Cinema, 2007.
An analysis of the representation of rebellion in Canadian cinema as compared to American and British cinema.
1,911 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 0 sources, MLA, $ 61.95
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This paper argues that Canadian films such as "Goin' Down the Road"(1970), directed by Donald Shebib and "Nobody Waved Goodbye"(1964), directed by Donald Owen, ultimately suggest that Canada has not yet found its solution to the problems of societal rebellion and tension and neither adolescents nor adults can articulate an ideology of meaningful resistance.
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" The film's jerky camera motions, overlapping dialogue, and clumsy scene splicing highlights this unfinished nature as well. Peter is an unfinished person, isolated even from other people his own age, and the only coherent windows on his life are provided by the jumps and jerks of the confined black-and-white cinematic lens. Unlike the delinquents of America who gleefully flee to the open road with a sense of possibility, to Peter the nation of Canada is so vast, so isolate and rural, that he feels he has nowhere to go within its borders, even when he is driving in a (stolen) car. "
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Third Cinema, 2003.
A summary of Scott Cooper's article on third cinema in the United States.
920 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper summarizes Scott Cooper's 1989 article third cinema in the United States". It emphasizes the need for disenfranchised peoples to tell their stories from their own perspectives. The author discusses the problems of ideology. The paper also explores common characteristics of Third Cinema and Third World Cinema.
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Cinema- Voice for Political and Social Issues., 2006.
An examination of cinema as a means to voice political and social issues.
3,690 words (approx. 14.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 102.95
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In this paper the author highlights many of the uses of cinema as a means to political and social communication. He cites many examples of where politics have been affected by the use of cinema and social trends have been established as a result.The author also centres on cases where American movies have been banned due to political issues and influences. The paper concludes by stating that cinema is not the only influence on the changes that have occurred in politics and society.
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"A lot of Canadians seem to be loyal to Canadian art, Canadian music, orchestras perform works by Canadian composers, and theatres that perform Canadian plays. But at the same time there are movies that are being now produced and shot in Canada when once they sued to be shot and filmed in the US. Although a lot of Canadians say that they would prefer to be distinctive of their own culture and society at the end of it seems like if they were given a choice they would rather opt for the American way of living."
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Italian Cinema, 2002.
A look at modern Italian cinema through the review of the style of three different directors, De Sica, Fellini and Tornatore.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper will explore three phases in modern Italian cinema as represented by the work of three directors. As will be seen, De Sica's neorealism, Fellini's auteur cinema and Tornatore's modern sentimental revisioning represent a complex progression in the concerns and aesthetics of Italian cinema.
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Classicism and Art Cinema, 2007.
A comparison of Hollywood classicism and art cinema using the films "Singin' in the Rain," directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen and "My Life to Live" (Vivre Sa Vie) directed by Jean-Luc Godard.
2,114 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 66.95
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This essay attempts to broadly define the characteristics and underlying principles of both Hollywood classicism and the art cinema. It references one film from each category - "Singin' in the Rain," directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen and "My Life to Live" (Vivre Sa Vie) directed by Jean-Luc Godard, respectively. The paper argues that the predominant stylistic distinction between the two modes lies in the art cinema's subversion of logical causality.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Hollywood Classicism
The Art Cinema
Conclusion
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"Moreover, Godard is also situating his work in the context of New Wave cinema for his audience. This is evident towards the end of My Life to Live in which - in one of the moving, documentary-like boulevard-scanning shots that are commonplace in the film - Godard shows and has his characters comment upon a line-up of movie patrons to see Truffaut's Jules et Jim; a work by his New Wave rival. Within the broader span of cinematic history Godard situates his protagonist, Nana, in a mirror relationship to the protagonist of La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc. As Nana watches her cinematic predecessor crying in closeup there is a closeup of a tear running down Nana's face as well; a referential cinematic relationship that Godard's audience would both expect and understand."
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Classic Cinema, 2004.
A look at the definition of classic cinema and some older movies that deserve the title.
2,766 words (approx. 11.1 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 82.95
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This paper discusses how classic cinema doesn?t simply happen and how it takes time, dedication, and a certain ?Je ne sait quoi? to create a theme, method, or a wave of influence that can be seen and felt years after its initial pass. It examines how classic cinema goes above and beyond the call of simple entertainment and how it creates a benchmark and platform, which future filmmakers will use to create new and interesting ways to tell a same story over and over again. In particular, it analyzes how films, such as "Birth of a Nation" (1915), "The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari" (1920), and "Battleship Potemkin" (1925) ,through their unique, pioneer, or innovative approach to the film medium, created ideas and methods that are still in use today and how they have bestowed upon themselves the right to carry the title of classic cinema.
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"In the film "The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari" (1920) the most obvious image is that of surrealism. This movie is an eerie look into issues that revolve around insanity and hideousness. The set itself is incredibly expressionistic and offers the viewer many elusive and vague images. This fits in well with the location, which is, through most of the movie, an insane asylum. The doctor has hypnotic powers, which is depicted as the ultimate power over the bourgeois, violence and the fragile qualities of love. The film's background is also incredibly surrealistic, and for the time is was created this would be incredibly frightening."
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Asian Cinema and Hollywood, 2002.
Explores the similarities and differences between Asian cinema and its Hollywood counterpart.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 80.95
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This paper will consider the differences of both Asian and American cinema. This paper will also look at the role of the hero in the action genre of these cinemas. A suggestion will be made that examining the ways heroes are portrayed reveals a great deal about the unspoken concerns of these two vastly different societies.
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