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Pulp Fiction & Nietzsche, 1994.
Places the characters and world of Pulp Fiction into Nietzschian terms. The thesis is that while these characters may not reflect the attitudes and ideas of Nietzsche, their world of amorality (as opposed to immorality) does.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, $ 47.95
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"The film Pulp Fiction (1994), directed and written by Quentin Tarantino, presents a series of characters from the Los Angeles underworld. They are minor criminals battling one another for territory, for supremacy in the drug trade, and for a certain sense of honor based on an unwritten code that seems to support all their activities. This code can be very important to them even when they are unable to articulate why, for it gives them a structure within which their violent world can make some sense to them. This is also a world of kitsch, of pop icons, of commercials, of fast foods, of brand names, and so on, but it is a world that these individuals have imbued with a certain philosophy. One of the hit men has indeed started developing a more full-fledged philosophy based on his reading of a passage in.."
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"Pulp Fiction" and Realism, 2002.
Analyses and discusses realism in relation to the film "Pulp Fiction", which was directed and written by Quentin Tarantino.
1,116 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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The essay is centered around the two main perspectives of realism. It discusses how both theories can be applied to "Pulp Fiction" and draws upon examples from the film.
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"Since the start of films, theorists have discussed the cinematic medium in terms of its manipulative functions because the cinema was seen by many to be a natural tool for capturing reality. It has been shown that audiences may find a real presence from the footage they see on the screen. Rudolf Arnheim (1957), an American theorist, sought to ?refute the assertion that film is nothing but the feeble mechanical reproduction of real life.? (Arnheim, 1975;p18) The aim of this essay is to discuss realist theorists of film and look at how both sides may be applied to the film Pulp Fiction (1994) which was directed and written by Quentin Tarantino, production by Lawrence Bender and edited by Sally Menke."
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Studies of ?Pulp Fiction? and ?Being John Malkovich?, 2002.
The paper looks at the two films, ?Pulp Fiction? directed by Quentin Tarantino, and ?Being John Malkovich? directed by Spike Jonze, and the ways in which they use narrative structure and surrealism to tell their stories.
2,637 words (approx. 10.5 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 79.95
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The writer first looks at "Pulp Fiction," by director Quentin Tarantino, a prime example of a film that utilizes a multiple narrative structure. The film has three narrative stories that are signaled by inserted captions, and told in "episodes" that are shown non-chronologically. The writer then studies "Being John Malkovich", a film set entirely in a surreal story world that runs by its own rules.
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"Surreal is defined as "having the intense irrational reality of a dream" and surrealism as "the principle of . . . producing fantastic or incongruous imagery or effects . . . by means of unnatural juxtaposition and combinations" (Webster, 1164). These definitions precisely describe the techniques utilized by Kaufman when putting together the dialogue and other aspects of narration for this movie. The viewer is literally buffeted by bizarre effect after bizarre effect, realizing very quickly the world of "Being John Malkovich" has its own rules of logic. For example, as Craig enters the filing office for his job interview, the secretary simply cannot understand what he is saying and mistakes his name and every comment that he makes. Craig attempts to correct her, but fails miserably. During his interview, Craig learns that the secretary's distorted hearing is considered truth, as the boss believes he has a speech impediment based on his secretary's misperception. That is simply the way the world is. As illogic after illogic piles up, the sum total is a dream world, one that certainly comes close to a nightmare for Craig, who represents the viewer's point of view."
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The Language of 'Pulp Fiction' Culture as a Myth, 2000.
A Barthesian reading of popular culture, centered around a promotional poster for the film "Pulp Fiction".
1,794 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 57.95
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A brief examination of the movie "Pulp Fiction" from the aspect of language and its impact on culture.
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"However, the danger and sophistication that are ever-present in the poster can only really be appreciated when related to the third myth, that of 'cool'. Danger in itself is not a myth, it is a definite fact of life that, in real-life, is taken seriously as a truth. But when the danger is removed from the individual then the cool aspect of danger can be perceived as a myth. Ultimately we know that smoking is bad for one's health, but when one is separated from it, the act becomes cool, we also know guns are extremely dangerous yet again once we can take that step away and they are no immediate threat to us, they can be perceived as cool. This removal that is necessary in order to establish the element of cool is achieved in an interesting way in the poster. Rather than being just a poster, the edges have been made to look worn and there are stylised wrinkles in the paper. The purpose of this is to enhance the illusion of this image that makes up the poster as being the cover of a 'trash novel'. We realise that in actual fact these images that we have been examining are being portrayed by the film company as fiction. "
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"Pulp Fiction", 2002.
This paper discusses and analyzes the making of the cult classic film "Pulp Fiction", written and directed, as an independent film.
1,595 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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This paper discusses that the classic film "Pulp Fiction", by Quentin Tarantino, is a testament to independent filmmaking and helped set the stage for many other independent filmmakers to follow. The author feels that the film could not have been made through a traditional studio because Tarantino likes to work independently, the film was too violent and sexual to be a mainstream film. The author states that the movie helped create Tarantino's reputation in Hollywood and revamped the careers of Bruce Willis and John Travolta.
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""Pulp Fiction" has become a cult classic film, with fine performances by John Travolta, (his first major role in many years), and Samuel L. Jackson. The film follows three distinct story lines. The first is the storyline of the date between hit man Vincent and his boss's wife; then, there is the boxer who is supposed to throw a fight, and finally the cleaning up of a hit man's mistake. The film weaves back and forth between present and past, and literally ends where it begins, in the diner where hit men Vincent and Jules began the story."
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The Film: ?Pulp Fiction", 2006.
This paper analyzes the representation of violence in the film "Pulp Fiction".
1,405 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 46.95
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This paper explains that "Pulp Fiction", a symbol of iconography, is a classic Hollywood tale in which the director and co-writer Quentin Tarantino utilizes a variety of scenes and cinematographic techniques to depict violence by showing the clash between good versus evil and exhibiting some of the ironies existing within the American culture. The author points out that the film, which is appraised favorably by critics, uses humor in the midst of depicting violence so that one might presume violence is the 'norm' within the United States rather than an extreme aspect of pop culture. The paper relates that the scene in which the character Jules quotes "Ezekiel", noting that righteous men will always be beset on all sides by the 'tyranny of evil men', shows the paradoxical nature of violence in this movie.
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"The cinematography used in this scene is also very telling. The scene captures primarily the faces of each of the characters involved, including Marvin, Jules, Brett and Vincent. The characters faces are lighted in such a manner that they stand out. Another technique can be noted right after the moment Jules kills Brett for cheating Marcellus. As Jules comments that a miracle has occurred, one might also observe that lighting that sort of 'highlights' his head and the face of Vincent, suggesting that they are some type of hero or angel in the face of debauchery."
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Assessing the American Spirit through Fiction and Non- Fiction, 2002.
Reviews both American non-fiction and American fiction works of art to support the notion that the American spirit is reflected in both types of literature.
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One of the most poignant quotes in American literature comes from Donald Briscoe, who stated that "To understand American Literature, it is necessary to examine both its fiction and its non- fiction because the key to the American Spirit can be found in both." This paper assesses Briscoe's quote through addressing two works of American fiction and two works of American non- fiction with the intent of proving how the spirit of the American people is reflected in both types of literature.
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Fiction vs. Non-fiction, 2002.
A discussion of reading comprehension and the differences in comprehension of fiction versus non-fiction reading.
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The paper starts with a general discussion of reading comprehension and its importance for academic success. Factors involved in reading comprehension, such as phonological memory and word recognition, are examined, as well as other influential forces, such as time limitation and silent reading are outlined. Then the topic of comprehension of fiction versus non-fiction material is explored through a review of the relevant literature.
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"Literacy and reading comprehension are subjects that have been explored for decades. Through these explorations we have discovered that comprehension is an essential component in the ability of a person to succeed in academia and in life. Comprehension is defined as ?the act or action of grasping with the intellect?the capacity for understanding fully.?(The Dictionary) Comprehension is important because it allows us to gain knowledge of new concepts; without comprehension it would be impossible to learn anything.
"This discourse will present a literary review of the aforementioned topic so that we can understand comprehension and the effect of comprehension on academic success. The literature presented will seek to display this information in a manner that will inform and enlighten.
Reading comprehension covers a broad range of topics. For the purposes of this literary review we will seek to explain what comprehension is and the effect that fiction and nonfiction works have on comprehension. This review will use a wide range of sources including journals, digests and academic studies."
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Nietzsche?s Alternative, 2004.
Examines Friedrich Nietzsche's caste system within the context of Fredrick Appel's "Nietzsche Contra Democracy".
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Fredrick Appel is one of the few that carefully agrees with Nietzsche's alternative to democracy in his work, "Nietzsche Contra Democracy". This paper examines Nietzsche's proposal for a caste system. For Nietzsche, democracy creates an illusion were everyone thinks they are right and seldom seeks advice from their betters. In a well-ordered society, everyone has their place, and the lower-ordered human beings are honored to seek and follow the advice of their betters. In such a society, everyone is working together to reach a better ultimate goal, whatever that goal may be.
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"In a caste system, "the natural slave would flourish - in his own limited manner... in a properly ordered society the natural slave finds an intrinsic satisfaction in the fulfillment of his or her limited capacities" (Appel, 129). It is refreshing to think that even a man such as a slave could find a harmonious satisfaction with life, instead of forgetting his own significant virtues and attempting to strive for those he does not attain or need. This type of satisfaction that is born out of a caste system leads to everyone treating one another with respect. Jealousy and envy towards the Jones's is diminished, and a life trying to keep up with the Jones's is recognized as unsatisfying and, actually, never considered. In Nietzsche's words, "For the mediocre, it is happiness to be mediocre" (Appel, 129)."
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Friedrich Nietzsche's " Beyond Good and Evil", 2001.
An examination of Nietzsche's views on the "will," "free will," "unfree will," "physical body," "subservient body," and "cause and effect."
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This paper is based on Nietzsche?s views on he ?will,? ?free will,? ?unfree will,? ?physical body,? ?subservient body,? and ?cause and effect? as outlined in his book "Beyond Good & Evil". The author attempts to write the paper in the same style as Nietzsche and builds Nietzsche?s definitions of the terms mentioned above and relates them to each other. The paper covers a number of important Nietzsche concepts.
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Nietzsche and the Principle of the Anti-Zarathustra, 2002.
Examines Nietzsche's "Thus Spake Zarathustra", widely believed to be the most personal and auto-biographical of his works.
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Analyzes Nietzsche's autobiographical work "Thus Spake Zarathustra" by comparing it to Nietzsche's writings in the "Antichrist". Questions whether it is Zarathustra who is the main character in Nietzsche?s book, or whether it is Nietzsche himself who is the main character in the book. The paper concludes by suggesting that perhaps Nietzsche actually viewed himself as the AntiZarathustra.
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"The traditional Christian telling of the coming of the Antichrist, speaks of the way in which this ?Beast? takes possession of a willing human host. In short, demonic possession is at the root of the coming of the Antichrist. This is important to the matter at hand because of the way in which the idea of possession interacted with the writing of Thus Spake Zarathustra. Nietzsche, for all his professions of atheism, has a deeply religious nature that shows in all his works. This book in particular is deeply religious in nature, but religious sentiment shines through in his loyalty to Dionysus and his passion for the Antichrist. It is not traditional religion, for sure, but religion nonetheless."
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Nietzsche on Reason and Morality, 2007.
An examination of Friedrich Nietzsche's views on reason and morality.
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This paper takes a look at Friedrich Nietzsche's attempts to show the empty interior of the "idols", that is, the "truths" man has taken to heart so blindly. The paper focuses on Nietzsche's views regarding two such 'truths', reason and morality, and points out that it is not so much the falsity of these idols that Nietzsche wants brought to light but their life-denying qualities that have had such a tight grasp on our lives. The paper then asserts that Nietzsche's message for future generations was to not let reason and morality reign over mankind. The paper concludes that Nietzsche advocated that we question the 'truths' we hold so dear, those that seem to him to do little more than prevent us from living.
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"Reason is the first enemy in Nietzsche's battle against the denial of life. At first he sets out to show how reason has progressed (starting with Plato) into a current form that is such denial of life that it caused nihilism to spread across Europe. When Plato first began investigating the world he came to the conclusion that what we experience here on earth could not be the reality or nature of world as it really was in itself. The importance Plato placed upon such earthly objects and occurrences (instead of a sort of self existence) was a representative quality, in which they were mere glimpses, place-holders for reality, the 'forms' of such a world that existed beyond the heavens. Thus the world became homage to truth rather than truth itself; this event, for Nietzsche, was the 'sun beginning to set'."
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Nietzsche and Plato, 2008.
This paper examines the themes of reality and illusion as presented by Friedrich Nietzsche and Plato.
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This paper explores Nietzsche's essay "On Truth and Lying in a Non-Moral Sense" and Plato's books 'VII' and 'X' of "The Republic" where both philosophers explicity explore the man's problematic relationship with reality and consciousness. The author points out that Nietzsche and Plato both argue that man lives in some state of deception or illusion; however, their opinions regarding the true nature of truth and reality differ substantially. The paper relates that both Nietzsche and Plato recognize there is a medium in which human beings are deceived: For Plato, this medium is the ignorance of the visible realm; for Nietzsche, it is the language and concepts, which humans utilize.
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"To illustrate Plato's theory of truth and reality, he utilizes his allegory of the cave: he asks his audience to imagine a cave where prisoners sit bound in chains since childhood. The prisoners' lives consist of the observation of shadows, and these shadows are representative of copied forms. All in all, "the shadows of artifacts would constitute the only reality people in this situation would recognize." It is the cave, which to Plato, represents the visible realm, a world of ignorance and false reality."
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Nietzsche's "Last Man", 2004.
An exposition of Nietzsche's ethical theory, illuminated via the Utilitarian critique.
3,045 words (approx. 12.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 89.95
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Nietzsche's philosophy is as misunderstood as it is prestigious. This paper traces Nietzsche's steps carefully, to find where his conception of both the apocolyptic "last man" and the glorious "overman" spring from. This is accomplished through an analytic investigation of Nietzsche's reaction to Utilitarianism, touching on the ascetic ideal, transcendence, ressentiment, slave and master moralities, bad conscience and Nietzsche's "value-judgement" epistemology.
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"It is no secret that Nietzsche?s primary goal in his philosophy was to allow for a revaluation of all values. This was not a task Nietzsche took lightly, and even a quick skim through his works reveal the depth of Nietzsche?s critique of alternate moral systems, with their binary oppositions of good and evil. One such system was Utilitarianism. Utilitarianism had its strongest support within Britain, and Nietzsche?s criticism came from three main perspectives. 1) That Utilitarianism was equivalent to a negation of life and as such, 2) that Utilitarianism provided a poor ?instruction manual? to interpreting human history. Finally, Nietzsche amalgamates these two perspectives into 3) an argument that Utilitarianism is a subversion of mankind in general, and as such it, and theories of its type, is leading to a Dystopian state of affairs for the end of history or Nietzsche?s ?last man?. Following from this examination of Utilitarianism, we will direct our attention to Nietzsche?s more general critique of antithetical moral values. What is unusual about this critique is the constant focus Nietzsche holds for cultural relevance; Nietzsche?s Beyond Good and Evil is subtitled ?Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future?. The critique of antithetical values, ascetic ideals and slave moralities is not a conceptual hill to climb; it is the very issue that will decide the future of mankind. This fascinating and innovative interpretation poses a challenge to ?modern sensibility?; as Nietzsche suggests an alternative moral paradigm and attitude towards existence that must be explored. Therefore, to conclude the essay, I will discuss Nietzsche?s response to Utilitarianism (and Platonic/Christian thought) in the context of Nietzsche?s positive morality, ?Beyond Good and Evil?."
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Kant and Nietzsche, 2006.
A comparison of Immanuel Kant's and Frederich Nietzsche's views of morality.
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This paper presents two views of morality, those of Kant and Nietzsche, and discusses how each philosopher justifies his viewpoint. Additionally, the paper shows that while Kant's concept of morality is more positive than Nietzsche's, it is Nietzsche's view that is more consistent with reality.
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"According to Kant, the same principles that apply to reason also give way to an equal application in dealing with the problems of moral philosophy. Generally speaking, Kant believed that moral judgments deal with how the world should be, not how the world truly is. Because of this, morality can not be derived from experiences, because experience can only tell humans how things really are. Kant assumed, then, that morality must be a priori, since they are independent of the true state of the world around us."
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