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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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Canadian Cinema, 2007.
This paper discusses the themes of identity, race and ethnicity in Canadian cinema.
2,166 words (approx. 8.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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In this paper, the writer notes that identity is tied to the construction of ethnicity in the art of 20th century Canadian cinema and notions of modern Canadian ethnicity are created through the vehicle of art. Young Canadians must come to grips with their senses of themselves as both Canadian and a member of a particular ethnic group, or a hyphenated ethnic group. The writer maintains that art, although an imperfect medium, becomes a fertile but problematic place to engage in self-analysis and a search for national identity. The writer concludes that what is interesting in the films mentioned in the paper, however, is not their final thesis, or the characters' ultimate destination, but the willingness to struggle with complicated notions of ethnicity and identity in art, even while the postmodern and self-referential aesthetic of the films ultimately suggests that to find a final answer is impossible.
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"This theme is most potently evidenced in Egoyan's 1993 film entitled "Calendar." In this self-referential film, Egoyan casts himself in the role of an Armenian-Canadian filmmaker, who has been commissioned to produce a series of artfully staged pictures of churches for a touristy calendar. These photographs are, the film suggests, a manufactured art, and are meant to embody the way that an 'other' ethnicity is often rendered palatable to a mainstream audience in Canada, as a commodity rather than as a living, evolving product of humanity. Buildings, rather than human beings are the focus of the photographer's frame, and the cinematic techniques of the film force the viewer to see the churches through his orderly, artistic gaze as he renders Armenia beautiful, static, and unchanging."
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George Melnyk's "One Hundred Years of Canadian Cinema", 2005.
This paper reviews George Melnyk's book "One Hundred Years of Canadian Cinema".
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 0 sources, $ 71.95
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This paper states that few texts can make claims to possess the kind of methodical comprehensiveness as George Melnyk's "One Hundred Years of Canadian Cinema". The author discusses various aspects of the text to provide an evaluation of the importance of the book's contribution to the study of cinema in Canada. The paper includes the author's argument, the credibility of the evidence and the overall value of the book.
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"Few texts can make claims to possess the kind of methodical comprehensiveness that George Melnyk's One Hundred Years of Canadian Cinema does. It is a massive, tome of a book whose physical heft correctly suggests all of the intellectual and academic weight that the author imbued within the pages of the three hundred sixty-one page work on the history of the Canadian cinema. Not to give away my feelings on the book prematurely, but the work that Melnyk managed in composing this piece of much-needed non-fiction should be considered one of the author's greatest achievements. The remainder of this review will be divided into four sections. The first will examine Melnyk's thesis, argument, and goal in writing "One Hundred Years of Canadian Cinema"."
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Tai Ping and Boxer Rebellion, 2006.
The paper examines the Tai Ping Rebellion and the Boxer Rebellion in China.
906 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 32.95
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The paper looks at two rebellions in Chinese history; the Tai Ping Rebellion, which was a rebellion of religious fanatics seeking to overthrow the traditional culture of China, and the Boxer Rebellion, which, although religious based, sought to rid the country of European influence. The paper examines the history behind the Tai Ping movement that led it to rebellion, the damage it caused and how it was squashed. However, it also shows how Taiping leaders adopted many policies that would later become the marks of modernizers in China. The Boxer Rebellion, on the other hand, was neither a rebellion or a war against the Europeans, since it was limited to only a few places. By 1901, the imperial government was forced to agree to the humiliating terms of the Boxer Protocol, under which European powers got the right to maintain military forces in the capital. The Boxer Protocols established a new course of reform for China.
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"While China was involved in conflicts with Europeans during the Opium War, it was also convulsed by a number of rebellions during the mid-century, including the rebellion in Nien, 1853-1858, where several Muslim rebellions in the southwest and northwest, and especially the Taiping rebellion, resulted in devastating consequences for China. The Taiping rebellion alone lasted for twenty years, leading to some thirty million deaths, in fact, from 1850 to 1873, the rebellion, together with drought and famine caused the Chinese population to drop by over sixty million people, a truly tragic period for China. The Taiping rebellion was an internal disturbance instigated by Hung Hsiu-ch'uan, who possessed a unique mix of European and Chinese cultural. He was the son of a poor farmer near Canton, who had visions which led him to believe that he was sent by God to earth in order to eradicate the demons. After studying under a Baptist minister, Hung and some followers formed a new religious sect called the God Worshippers, dedicated to the destruction of idols in the region around Canton. He believed that the Manchu rulers were the main propagators of demon worship and that to overthrow them would help bring in the Kingdom of Heaven on earth. During the late 1840's, Hung reorganized his movement into a military organization, and began to build a treasury, consolidate forces, and store up weapons. In December 1850, he was attacked by government forces, and successfully defeated them, and the following year declared that the Kingdom of Heavenly Peace at been established with himself as the Heavenly King, thus the era of the Taiping or Great Peace began."
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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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Nat Turner?s Rebellion, 2002.
A review of Stephen B. Oates' book, "The Fires of Jubilee: Nat Turner's Fierce Rebellion", illustrating the story of the 1831 slave rebellion.
1,769 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 57.95
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This paper discusses the book, "The Fires of Jubilee: Nat Turner's Fierce Rebellion" by Stephen B. Oates, which recounts the life and times of Nat Turner as he led the 1831 slave rebellion in Virginia. A background is provided about the author. The book is summarized thoroughly, presenting all the central characters and the main points of the historical account. The writer offers a personal critique and evaluation of the book.
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"The author also discusses the plight of Nat?s mother, Nancy who was born in Africa and lived through the Trans Atlantic voyage known as the middle passage. Nancy was taken from Africa when she was only a teenager. The book was graphic in describing the voyage and the plight of the Africans aboard and the way that they were treated by white Europeans. Nancy was very opposed to slavery and taught her son that people should be free. The lessons that Nancy taught Nat stayed with him for the rest of his life."
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Popular Participation in the Indian Rebellion of 1857, 2007.
An examination of the role of the different groups that participated in the Indian rebellion of 1857.
1,834 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 58.95
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This paper looks at the events of the Indian rebellion of 1857 and examines which groups of individuals were involved in the rebellion. It looks at how the rebellion spread to different demographics throughout the North-West of the country and how the main base for the action and dissatisfaction was concentrated in the countryside amongst the peasants. It also looks at how the rebellion was encouraged by the conservative elements in the country who had the most to lose under the British Raj. The paper also examines the British official opinion after the rebellion and how this caused a major reform of the Indian Army.
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"The 1857 Indian rebellion was a crucial event in the history of the British Empire, "because of the scale of the disturbances, the conjuncture of military and civilian revolt, and the threat it posed for British power throughout Northern India" . The reason why the rebellion, which was a regional affair, being confined to the North West and central parts of the country has been a point of such historical interest and contention is that the makeup of the individuals who took part in the rebellion has been highly debated, with the blame being apportioned to the sepoys of the Bengal Army. Directly after and during the later stages of the rebellion the British official opinion was that the rebellion was not a mass movement, but rather a sepoy mutiny, and the civil unrest which accompanied that mutiny was made light of or ignored altogether."
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The Northwest Rebellion of 1885, 2005.
A look at the Canadian Northwest Rebellion of 1885 and the Metis support for the rebellion.
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This paper examines how the Northwest Rebellion of 1885 is one of the most controversial events in Canadian history through the review of two articles. It looks at how the rebellion that mostly involved Metis insurrectionists and government troops has raised many questions about the composition of communities in the North-West, how people lived in these communities and the relationships between Metis, European Canadians and First Nations people.
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"The Northwest Rebellion of 1885 is one of the most controversial events in Canadian History. This rebellion that mostly involved Metis insurrectionists and government troops has raised many questions about the composition of communities in the North-West, how people lived in these communities and the relationships between Metis, European Canadians and First Nations people (Francis and Smith 44-45). One the most frequent debates concerns the level of popular support for the rebellion among the Metis. Canadian historians display a range of opinions about the support for the rebellion among the Metis."
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"The Fires of Jubilee: Nat Turner's Fierce Rebellion," by Stephen B. Oates, 2002.
A review of the book "The Fires of Jubilee: Nat Turner's Fierce Rebellion," by Stephen B. Oates that sets the stage for the slave rebellion that shook Southampton County in Virginia on August 22, 1831.
1,695 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 54.95
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This paper discusses the book "The Fires of Jubilee: Nat Turner's Fierce Rebellion," by Stephen B. Oates, a tale of what it was to be a slave in the South in the 1800s, and how it drove some blacks to violence and hatred. It analyzes the historical value of the book which is part novel and part biography and looks at the qualities of the main character Nat which make him a leader.
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"From the opening paragraph, historian and biographer Stephen B. Oates sets the stage for the slave rebellion that would shake Southampton County in Virginia on August 22, 1831. The author shows in graphic detail the abject poverty of the slaves, the cruelty of their owners, and the utter hopelessness of the slaves' situation, from the "pungent" outhouses, to the ramshackle houses of the poor. He is carefully setting the stage to introduce the main character of the book, Nat Turner, famous for fathering a slave rebellion, and for the "justice" meted out after he was caught. The early portion of the book lays the foundation for the rebellion, by explaining how oppressed the blacks were, and how they felt they had no other option than to take the law into their own hands, and revolt. Oates succeeds in laying this foundation well ? making us understand the desperation and disgust that led to these rash measures."
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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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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).
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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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Nat Turner's Slave Rebellion, 2008.
This paper reviews the book "The Fire of Jubilee: Nat Turner's Fierce Rebellion" by Stephen B. Oates.
1,365 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 45.95
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In this article, the writer notes that Nat Turner lead the largest and one of the most successful slave rebellions in American history in 1831, long before the American Civil War took place. However, the writer points out that most of the other facts about Turner's life remain elusive in the eyes of writers and historians alike. The writer discusses that to flesh out the myths and legends surrounding Turner's complicated theology, rebellion, and psychology, 19th century American historian Stephen Oates attempts to provide a speculative history as to the context of the plantation life in which Turner was reared as a slave. The writer looks at how Turner came to view himself as a prophetic figure and lead the fierce rebellion of the title. The writer notes that Oates suggests that Turner was both an extraordinary figure, a man whose rebellion changed the South, but also an ordinary man, who showed amazing courage, intelligence, and brutality in the face of history.
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"In his book, Oates portrays slavery and the slave community as a totally enclosing institution, with heavy white control upon slave mobility, intellectually and geographically. This partially explains why more blacks did not rebel with Turner, he surmises. He also examines the empowering nature of slave religion, which originated as an instrument of white control upon slaves, but which also acted as a tool of empowerment for some slaves like Turner, who believed that his visions gave him prophetic status and the right to free his people. Religion and Christianity was a double-edged sword for slaves, preaching meekness when transmitted in the voices of slave-owners, but also a gospel of judgment, where the mighty would be brought low by the oppressed, in the name of justice."
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Conformity and Rebellion, 2005.
This paper discusses the concepts of conformity and rebellion in works by Amy Tan, Martin Luther King Jr., Herman Melville and Shirley Jackson.
1,250 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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This paper explains that the dilemma of conformity vs. rebellion is common in both life and literature as demonstrated by Amy Tan's "Two Kinds", Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail", Herman Melville's "Bartleby the Scrivener" and Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery". The author points out that rebellion may be not only personal as Amy Tan writes but also societal, as Martin Luther King wrote while imprisoned in the Birmingham, Alabama jail in 1963 for leading a civil rights protest seeking equal rights for African-Americans. The paper concludes that all four pieces illustrate that rebellion -- personal or societal -- is integral to the human condition; moreover, rebellion has its risks, benefits, drawbacks and rewards, based on time, place and circumstance.
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"In Amy Tan's story "Two Kinds" (424-32), Jing-mei's Chinese mother wishes for her to conform to her own high standards of persistence and achievement in music, though Jing-mei lacks motivation. Her mother: "believed you could be anything you wanted to be in America" (424). If Jing-mei is "Not the best" it is "Because you not trying'" (426). Jing-mei's mother decides, since anything is possible in America, her daughter will become a child prodigy. Seeing a Chinese girl playing piano on the Ed Sullivan Show, she determines that Jing-mei will become a piano prodigy."
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The Taiping Rebellion., 2002.
This paper examines in detail the reasons for this rebellion and the events that followed.
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The Taiping rebellion is often regarded as a domestic civil war, but it was a response against European imperialism as well. The rebels, after all, were fighting a ruling class, the Manchu dynasty, that was at the subservience of European powers. This meant, in turn, that the Manchus were exploiting the Chinese people. In the end, the Taiping rebellion had failed, partly because the wealthier classes, who were in league with European imperialists, preferred to support the Manchu dynasty, which to them stood for stability. The anti-imperialist nature of the Taiping rebellion was well illustrated by the fact that its forces were eventually put down not only by Chinese imperial troops, but also by their allies -- a mixed force of Europeans, who feared to lose their commercial interests if the Manchu dynasty fell. In order to understand China's response to imperialism in the late 19th century, therefore, it is necessary to perceive the role that the Taiping rebellion played in moulding China's anti-imperialist ideology and capability.
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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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