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Keaton, Buster, 2001.
Life & work of film comedian/director. Comparison of his comedy with Chaplin; his methods as filmmaker; reputation.
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 4 sources, $ 95.95
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"Buster Keaton was one of the two great film comedians and comedy film directors of the silent era. His reputation has suffered by the greater accord given to the other silent film comic, Charlie Chaplin, and Chaplin's reputation remained greater because Chaplin continued to work as a leading player well into the 1950s and also remained a controversial figure at the same time. Keaton, on the other hand, was considered finished by Hollywood when sound came in, though he did continue to make films until the end of his life, more often as a supporting player than a star in later years. A myth developed that Keaton could not make the transition from silent to sound because of his voice or for some similar reason, but in fact, Keaton's problems derived first from an unhappy experience at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer at the end of the silent era and second from.."
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Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin, 2004.
This paper discusses the influence of Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin in the development of the early business of film.
1,140 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper discusses that Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin, gifted actors and early producers, made names for themselves and invented many film techniques used today. The author points out that early American films were in the form of comedy; later, films began to become more complex and innovative. The paper relates that Buster Keaton?s 1926 film, ?The General?, was a remarkable movie for its time because most of the movie was filmed outdoors.
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"The innovative minds behind some of the early greatest movies like ?The General? and ?The Gold Rush,? were Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin. Charlie Chaplin came into the movie and acting industry at the age of 17, and began to get involved with acting and writing. He muscled his way up the ranks and later began to make movies and star in them as well. One of his clutch performances was his role in ?The Gold Rush? as the Lone Prospector. A scene from this 1925 film that stood out was of the cabin scene that the Lone Prospector finds and enters for shelter during the whiteout blizzard."
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Comparison of Chaplin and Keaton, 2001.
A look at the differences between the type of comedy of Keaton and Chaplin.
2,095 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 1 source, $ 65.95
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This paper explores the different techniques and worldviews of the silent era's two favorite comedians, Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin. Examining three of each of the comedians' films, the paper explains the differing worlds created by Keaton and Chaplin.
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"Great comedic actors of today owe a great deal to the silent comedians who came before them, most notably Charles Chaplin and Buster Keaton. While the two comics geniuses of the silent era have totally dissimilar styles, both revolutionized humor as it made the transition from vaudeville stage to the projector screen in a cinema. As moviemakers found new ways of showing comedy in the new era of silent films, Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin emerged as the comedians of their era and left a lasting impression on cinematic comedy that lives on today. Whether it be Johnny Depp paying homage to Chaplin?s The Gold Rush in Benny and Joon or the Keaton-esque physical humor of Jackie Chan, Hollywood remembers the two film greats and consistently ?borrows? from their comedic technique in movie after movie. These two very different actors left two very distinguishable styles behind : Keaton relied on the chaos of life and his surroundings to bring comedy, while Chaplin struck an emotional chord by evoking humor from the plight of modern life and misery of dire situations."
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Mabel Keaton Staupers, 2002.
A biography of Mabel Keaton Staupers who was instrumental in the early integration of African-Americans into the nursing profession in the early 1900s.
1,349 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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This paper discusses through a literature review, the dedication and commitment of Mabel Keaton Staupers whose work was revolutionary in the development and recognition of black nurses in the nursing profession. It outlines her life from her birth on February 27, 1890 in Barbados, West Indies, through her emigration to the U.S. at the age of thirteen, her education and her career as well as describing the extreme prejudice she encountered as a result of her status as a black American. It examines how her influence and impact on shifting the priorities of prejudice and discrimination has resulted in garnering the respect and admiration of African-American nurses.
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"During her distinguished career, Mabel Keaton Staupers was recognized for her efforts as an activist and accepted a position as the first paid executive secretary of the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses (NACGN). During her tenure, she increased membership, established advisory committees, built coalitions with various groups, and removed barriers that once prevented black nurses from enlisting in the military (www.nursingworld.org). During World War II, Ms. Staupers garnered support from First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and began a national letter-writing campaign to recognize the need for black nurses in the military as full members, and in 1945, the Army and Navy accepted black nurses without restrictions (http://search.eb.com). Furthermore, as a result of her efforts in the NACGN, the American Nurses Association began to accept black nurses as full members in 1948. In 1954, the final barriers to equality were broken when the Supreme Court rejected the ?separate but equal? doctrine in Brown versus the Board of Education (Sussman 1)."
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Dave and Buster's, 2002.
Looks at concepts of communication, leadership and motivation in the entertainment company, Dave and Buster's.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 15 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper examines the dining establishment/entertainment chain named Dave anf Buster's. Initially the concept is outlined. Then the company's training programs and programs to enhance communication will be examined and critically analyzed.
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The Meaning of Comedy, 2007.
A review of the films "Sherlock, Jr." directed by Buster Keaton and "Bringing up Baby" directed by Howard Hawks.
966 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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This paper examines Aristotle's definition of comedy using two classical cinema comedies - "Sherlock, Jr." and "Bringing up Baby" - to illustrate this definition. The paper explains that Aristotle believed that comedy shows people engaged in ridiculous activities, but this ridiculousness is not painful or destructive and the comic action must be without bad intent. The paper looks at how in each movie the lead character is ridiculous, but always portrayed without malice. The paper points out that in "Bringing up Baby", a longer film than "Sherlock Jr.", and one in which sound allows for the speedy development of more characters, the subordinate characters draw heavily on classical models such as Shakespearean figures like Dogberry and Verges in "Much Ado About Nothing". The paper notes that these characters too are ridiculous although not malicious, and clearly inferior in the nonsense they act out, but saved in the end through the resolution of the plot. In conclusion that paper shows that Aristotle's definition is general, even imprecise, but it is clearly a definition which is well illustrated in these two films.
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"These people act without malice. Keaton wants to be a detective, but is outdone by the "sheik," who gets him blamed for the theft of a gold watch, and by his girlfriend, who shows his innocence. In his dream, he is a great, if bumbling detective. Grant tries mainly to avoid Hepburn, but cannot extricate himself from her. Hepburn means well, repeatedly offering to help him get the funding for his museum which is his main hope. Sherlock Jr. begins with scenes of Keaton sweeping the theatre, beset by people who claim to have lost money in his trash pile. The scenes are funny: they show an inferior person, an inept sweeper, being ridiculous. They do little, however, to advance the main plot."
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Women in ?The Tramp? and ?One Week?, 2004.
A look at the themes of failure in conventional married life and failure in wooing women in the films, ?The Tramp? and ?One Week?.
920 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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This paper examines how both Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton are often heralded as cinematic comedic pioneers. It looks at how, in both of their respective short films, entitled ?The Tramp? and ?One Week,? each comedian makes use of common stereotypes of women and also the common stereotypes of romantic relationships between men and women, to illustrate their comedic creations? personality deviations from the conventional masculine roles of domestic success. It discusses how the men in the two films function as failures in the domestic realm and how this parallels both their failures in conventional life and successes at comedic life.
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"The film ?One Week,? like ?The Tramp,? revolves around the theme of domesticity and building a home. However, unlike ?The Tramp,? ?One Week? is a parody of modernity, and is not sit in a far-off idyllic landscape of the countryside. The newly married couple, receives, as a wedding present, a supposedly easy-to-assemble mobile home. Keaton?s failures to find the home so easy to assemble form the crux of the film. If only Keaton were the stereotypical ?male? he should be able to do so in a jiffy, runs the subtext of the film. However, Keaton?s failure to do so does not necessarily count against him, as the project seems absurd from the beginning and his rival makes things even more difficult by interfering and switching the labels on the packing crates."
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A History of Hollywood Comedy, 2001.
Looking at changes in humor over the past one hundred years of cinema.
3,670 words (approx. 14.7 pages), 1 source, $ 101.95
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This paper looks at comedians from the silent era such as Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin, the early talkies such as Mae West and the Marx Brothers, as compared to actors such as Jim Carrey in "Dumb and Dumber" and Kevin Spacey in "American Beauty" and attempts to analyze why comedies from a long time ago may not be considered as funny by modern audiences.
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"In the past hundred years, the comedic motion picture industry has gone through a drastic change in the way movies are written, acted and structured. What began as silent black and white shorts has turned into colored films with sound, lasting up to three hours. While most of these changes came about with improved technology, changes in the way these films have been written have come about with a change in society as a whole. What people found to be funny and comedic in the past has dramatically changed from what people find funny today. Despite this, comedic critics today still consider works of Chaplin and Keaton and such to be masterpieces, even though the majority of ?general? audiences today wouldn?t find them as funny as a Jim Carrey. Alas we come across the question of why people have been finding different things funny as the times go by, and the main answer to this is that society?s idea of what is funny has changed. However, the critics? idea of ?good comedy? has not changed, and thus critics still consider the older silent films masterpieces."
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Self-Esteem and Stress, 2002.
This paper takes examines issues related to self-esteem and stress.
1,790 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 20 sources, APA, $ 57.95
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This paper analyzes and examines the multitude of issues related to self-esteem and stress. The author discusses the effects that stress may have on self-esteem and outlines possible solutions or stress busters that may be used in order to have a higher self-esteem and therefore less stress. This paper concludes with recommendations for keeping the balance between self-esteem and stress.
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"Life is a continuous journey, one that is filled with a rollercoaster of emotions and learning experiences. Throughout the journey of life, all individuals inevitably encounter potentially stressful situations, i.e., death of a parent, friend, or lover; divorce; drug and/or alcohol abuse; financial difficulties; traumatic breakup; unemployment; etc. Individuals generally react to stressful situations in one of two ways. First, some individuals use stressful situations as a motivator, a catalyst to accomplish their objectives and improve their situation. Next, other individuals use stressful situations as a depressant, a reason (consciously or unconsciously) to become ?stuck in the mud? because of their inability to cope."
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"The Sixth Sense", 2006.
An analysis of the movie "The Sixth Sense" and why it was so popular.
1,544 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 0 sources, $ 50.95
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This paper discusses the movie "The Sixth Sense" by M. Night Shyamalan. It explains that the movie was very popular because people are generally obsessed with the occult and the afterlife and that most movies on this theme are block-busters.
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"Many people claim to have communicated with those who have passed over to the other side. They will tell you that they have felt the presence of their deceased friend or family member. Others have experienced contact with the dead through dreams or objects they
have left behind. These encounters are mysterious-defying both reason and explanation. But to those who have been blessed by them, they are real as rain and just as refreshing. Sometimes, however, people need a little help dealing with such phenomena. And, as many of the world's religions acknowledge, there are things the living can do for the dead. These are the themes of The Sixth Sense, one of the most heartfelt and deeply provocative films of 1999."
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