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"The Naked Crowd" by Jeffrey Rosen, 2008.
A review of the book "The Naked Crowd" by Jeffrey Rosen.
1,318 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 44.95
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This paper examines Joseph Rosen's text, "The Naked Crowd". The paper argues that Rosen's central thesis is strong, but that some of his characterizations of those who fear the worst if a comprehensive surveillance system is not put in place across America to thwart things like terrorism are excessively simplistic. The paper points out that, while lucid and well-written, a case can be made that Rosen's suggestion that Congress is a better protector of privacy rights than the courts, is one that certainly needs to be called into question. The writer believes that Rosen's book is a welcome addition to the literature - but certainly not impervious to criticism.
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"Joseph Rosen's text begins by first looking at how biometrics firms - far more so than any other American businesses after 9/11 - gained from the brutal terrorist attacks that took so many lives. What made the matter so ironic was that, far from deterring crime, reliable empirical studies suggested that biometrical technologies did nothing at all to lower violent crime rates. Despite, discrete surveillance cameras became the new "in thing" in America - just as they had, for a variety of other reasons, become popular in Great Britain during the 1990s."
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"The Naked City", 2002.
This paper reviews Jules Dassin's 1948 film "The Naked City" and focuses on whether it is film noir.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper uses Foster Hirsch's book "The Dark Side of the Screen: Film Noir", which characterizes and identifies film noir by certain stylistic conventions, to review the film "The Naked City". The author looks at Hirsch's key elements of film noir in order to examine whether "The Naked City" fits the criteria. The writer concludes that "The Naked City", although not specifically a film noir, it does have many elements of film noir.
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"Hirsch notes that the film noir often uses "a jumbled time sequence" to "support the characterizations, which are also, and often spectacularly, crooked rather than straight, devious rather than forthright" (74). This usually applies to the protagonist, but in The Naked City, the protagonists are police officers and honest ones at that. They have no reason to be devious, but those they are investigating do. Significantly, it is the character of Frank Niles, the seemingly honest man who is anything but, who is depicted in a flashback as he tells his story. This time shift has the effect of emphasizing his deviousness and his basic dishonesty."
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The Naked Mind, 2004.
An analysis of Theodore's Roszak's philosophy of computers and the human mind through a review of his book, "In Defense of the Naked Mind".
1,262 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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This paper discusses what Theodore Roszak refers to as the naked mind in his book, "In Defense of the Naked Mind", ascertaining that he means to speak about the capacity and ability of the human mind as compared to the capabilities that the computers can do. The paper presents Roszak's beliefs regarding the detrimental effects computers and technology can have on the economy, on the work force, and even in the area of literacy.
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"When Roszak refers to the ?naked mind?, he means to speak about the capacity and ability of the human mind as compared to the capabilities that the computer machines can do. According to Roszak, how the human mind works has vital differences from how computers process information. Roszak praises the human mind because according to him, the human mind is more dynamic and more independent than the computer machines. That is, humans can achieve their goals without having to depend on machines. The machines, on the other hand, cannot do the same independence to reach achievements."
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"The Naked Ape" and Morris' View on Imprinting, 2008.
A review of Desmond Morris' views on imprinting as discussed in "The Naked Ape" and a comparison of his views with those of L. Salk.
1,109 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper explores the third chapter of Desmond Morris', "The Naked Ape," as it relates to the development of human children. It discusses the content of the chapter under discussion and describes Morris' view on imprinting. The paper compares Morris' view with that of L. Salk and his strong case for imprinting. It concludes that these individuals are very similar, but their methods differ.
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"In the end, Desmond Morris relies heavily upon the work of Salk in the third chapter of his book. Instinctively, I am inclined to think that Morris is correct in dismissing left-handed cradling; I am also inclined to think that the matter is more complicated than he acknowledges - especially given the findings of later research. Fundamentally, I prefer Salk's findings to Morris' simple regurgitation of them; by engaging in original research, Salk gives his conclusions an authenticity that Morris does not. Furthermore, Morris' refusal to cite studies supporting the arguments of critics insisting that left-handed cradling is caused by "right-handedness" in society leaves the reader with the impression that he erected a "straw-man" so that his own argument would be strengthened."
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"The Naked Face", 2002.
Addresses Malcolm Gladwell's article the "Naked Face" on experiments in addressing emotions through facial expressions.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 35.95
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In Malcolm Gladwell's article "The Naked Face" (New Yorker: August 5, 2002), the author discusses the results taken from years of study of facial expressions and how facial expressions help reveal the true purpose of an individual. Gladwell suggests that these findings indicate that all human beings share similar facial expressions and that if these expressions can be understood, then this understanding has potential benefits for all aspects of society, from psychology to law enforcement. This paper investigates two subjects and their facial expressions as they recount stories with emotional content in order to address the veracity of Gladwell's article.
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"The Naked Citadel", 2004.
A review of the article, "The Naked Citadel" by Susan Faludi, on the enrollment of women cadets.
938 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper examines how in her article, "The Naked Citadel", Susan Faludi describes the intense and negative reaction of Citadel cadets to the enrollment of women in the institution. It looks at how it is through the presence of women at the Citadel that the men of the institution have an opportunity to begin to understand that the Citadel has provided them with an environment free of many of the larger society's expectations of masculinity. It discusses how the presence of women in the Citadel reveals that the cadets' reactions against women in the institution are not necessarily sparked only by misogynistic attitudes, but how this rejection of women is sparked by a very real desire for these young cadets to be free of the influences and restrictions placed on them by the larger society, which has a narrow and rigid understanding of masculinity.
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"The women of the Citadel have a great deal to teach the men of the Citadel. The presence of women at the Citadel can be a catalyst that forces the men at the Citadel to examine their institution, and their attitudes toward masculinity. Ultimately, the presence of women may provide these men with a forced opportunity to examine their understanding of masculinity. In this sense, the women at the Citadel provide the men in the same institution with an perhaps unwelcome opportunity to examine their role in society, and potentially make changes in their attitudes and behaviors."
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"Naked in the Promised Land", 2007.
A review of the book "Naked in the Promised Land," written by Lillian Faderman.
1,066 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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This paper introduces, discusses and analyzes the book "Naked in the Promised Land," written by Lillian Faderman. Specifically, it discusses the author's relationship to men, heterosexual and homosexual. It then describes the influence of various men in her life. The paper shows how Faderman describes these relationships throughout her book.
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"In conclusion, this memoir shows that women can rise to greatness from great adversity. Feminist Wittig writes, "We were at the same time accused of wanting to be men" (Wittig 555), but Faderman makes it quite clear she never wanted to be a man. She knew she was a beautiful woman, and she used that to her advantage. However, she always knew what was inside her, and that was feelings for other women. Wittig continues, "To refuse to be a woman, however, does not mean that one has to become a man" (Wittig 556). Faderman's life is a great example of that statement. She is in a committed loving relationship, has a son, and a fine career. She has not become a man, rather, she has become herself, and that is an important journey for anyone in life."
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"The Naked and the Dead" by Norman Mailer and " I, the Jury" by Mickey Spillane, 1994.
A comparison of Mailer's character Croft (evil and sadistic) and Spillane's Hammer (tough but with a heart).
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, $ 47.95
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"Sam Croft in Norman Mailer's The Naked and the Dead and Mike Hammer in Mickey Spillane's I, The Jury are both macho characters, but there are great differences between the two. Croft is a sadistic man without a heart while Hammer is simply a man who can be tough when he needs to be, but can also be gentle and loving. This study will show that Mailer has created an evil and violent fascist in Croft, while Spillane has created in Hammer a hard-nosed private detective with a heart. Croft is out to do damage wherever he can, while Hammer is out to serve justice, especially in terms of avenging his cruelly murdered friend Jack Williams. Hammer is shown to care about other people
---including the person who murdered his friend, while Croft cares about nothing and nobody but himself.
Mickey Spillane leaves no doubt in the reader's head that..."
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Naked or Nude in Art, 2006.
A discussion regarding art and nudity, and nudity in art.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 4 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper discusses how the human body has always been a constant subject in art and in particular western art from the ancient times. This essay examines the various ways in which the body was represented in art from ancient to modern times. Many great pieces of art have had the nude as their theme, or at least contained nudes. The nude is often the subject of art but can also be considered an art form. The paper also looks at the nude as a subject of art and how notions of gender differences, desire and identity reflected on the female nudity in art.
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"The Crowd", 2006.
A review of the book "The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind" by Gustave LeBone.
1,850 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 59.95
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This paper reviews the book "The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind" by Gustave LeBone, which studies the psychology of crowds and their impact on society. The paper explains that the book was written earlier in this century, by a Frenchman, who relied on French examples. "The Crowd" is somewhat outdated, claims the paper, but could be applied to today's crowd mechanisms -- namely, mass media, especially television, which are used to arouse crowds into action. The author of this paper argues that the media has assumed the leadership role in creating, inciting and defusing crowds.
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"The old cliche says there is safety in numbers. In a crowd, then, according to the author individual ideas and personalities are subjugated to the single will of the crowd. The crowd forms one personality, mass personality, perhaps, but with a single goal to be achieved. The goal could be political overthrow, labor union strikes or wage settlements, joy at some momentous event (think of the parades of the astronauts that first landed on the moon), or showing support for some religious, foreign policy, or festive event. The crowds in St. Peter's square at Christmas to hear the Pope's message to the world is a crowd with a single purpose, therefore."
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?Crowds?, 2002.
A review of the poem ?Crowds? by Charles Baudelaire.
861 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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This paper discusses the poem "Crowds" by Charles Baudelaire about an idle man who roams through the Parisian crowd and while moving through the crowd, notices and ponders over everyone and everything. It analyzes the three main themes of the prose namely, individuality, egoism and conformity. It examines how the basic notion is that each human being like the character in the prose sees himself as a unique individual of society and how the qualities, which truly make a person an individual in its right meaning, are his sorrows, happiness, obstacles, triumphs and experiences.
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"It is this very concept of individualism, which enables the audience to discard Baudelaire?s argument as a result of egoism. No matter how one sees himself above others or how distinguished, he eventually is the same as anyone else as far as his origination or orientation is concerned. All men possess some similar attributes and as a result are not completely unique from others. Even though they might think they are but in reality they are not and will eventually be described as humans, having the same human nature, which in some ways possesses the same qualities as others. Since each person recognizes himself as incomparable to others, to accept this notion may prove to be somewhat a matter of self-pride and egoism."
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"Crowds", 2002.
A look at some of the main themes in Charles Baudelaire's poem, "Crowds".
587 words (approx. 2.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 21.95
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The paper shows that in his prose-poem "Crowds", Charles Baudelaire explores the themes of egoism, individualism, conformity. He delves deeply into the idea of the artist as a philosopher, and the artist?s ability to experience the world. The paper discusses how, in our modern, individualistic society, it is tempting to shift Baudelaire's analysis to the common individual. It is the very individualism of modern society that allows us to reject his arguments in "Crowds" as adolescent egoism. The author of the paper shows that ultimately, however, both the modern reader and Charles Baudelaire fail in the attempt to stand apart from the conformity of the crowd - despite twin beliefs that individualism holds them apart from the crowd, both Baudelaire and the modern reader are ultimately consumed by the swelling mass of humanity.
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"While Baudelaire's poem explores the role of the poet in the crowd, in the fervent individualism of modern North American Society his analysis can now shift to the common person. Certainly, each of us sees ourselves as individualistic. Our trials, struggles, joys and experiences are truly our own, and make us unique. We are superior to everyone else in the crowd; we are unique, and like poet, we stand apart. Today, of course, the crowd is made up of countless people, of which each "unique" individual is only a small part. It is in our modern individual. Ironically, today's crowd may achieve its conformity despite of the very exercise of modern individualism."
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Crowds, Food Riots, and Race Riots, 2004.
Looks at the emotions and motivations that characterize crowds and riots.
1,206 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 41.95
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This paper reviews some of the existing literature regarding crowds and rioting and the emotions and motivations that accompany crowd and riot behavior. The paper also offers an analysis of the articles and compares their different theories.
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"When examining crowds, food riots and race riots, different types of emotions, including anger, fear and elation, are often highly visible in crowd and riot behavior. Still, we can no longer return to the days before E.P. Thompson published his watershed piece of "moral indignation" that has been behind so many historical grievances and even the tactics that rioters use when expressing those grievances."
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A Discussion of Baudelaire's 'The Crowd', 2000.
Examines the importance of ?The Crowd? in modernist writing.
2,773 words (approx. 11.1 pages), 0 sources, $ 82.95
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This essay examines the importance of ?The Crowd? in modernist writing and how the dramatic growth of urban areas affected lifestyle at the end of the 19th century. Examining in detail The Man of The Crowd by Poe as well as Joseph Conrad?s The Secret Agent and the poems of Baudelaire and relating them to modernist thinkers.
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"A Face in the Crowd", 2004.
An analysis of "A Face in the Crowd" directed by Elia Kazan.
690 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 23.95
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This paper analyzes the 1957 film, "A Face in the Crowd". It contends that it is a masterful film and director Elia Kazan created a work that was both cynical and illuminating about the way that politics works in the United States. The author explores the theme of power corrupting the citizenry. It also analyzes the central character of Lonesome Rhodes.
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"A Face in the Crowd" is a masterful film that is especially worth viewing during election years when as a citizen we must negotiate the path to picking new leaders a path that is filled with misdirection and barriers. Elia Kazan who directed this film created ..."
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