When we think of the name Steven Spielberg we instantly think "action packed film", after all he is the creator of such films as Jaws and Raiders of the Lost Arc. However most movie critics will agree that Spielberg's most action packed film is one that retells the story of Oskar Schindler. In the...

True Lies Some argue that movies such as, "Saving Private Ryan", and "Schindler's List" that are loosely based on historical fact provide an inaccurate account of history. Others say they provide people of the present with a look into the past. Whether or not the histo...

UtilitarianismIn the movie Gattaca there are many moral issues and questions that the movie shows. The movie is based on the future and what people think will happen in the future. A major thing that the movie indicates is that people will be genetically produced for the best qualities. The bette...

Based on social standards, morals, and behaviors, society places extreme emphasis on a human being's sexual orientation. Although in recent years this gender-based stereotype which judges the actions of a particular person based on their sex has decreased, humans are still subjected to certai...

In a society that is driven by violence, why would a fictional book about a monster that does nothing worse than Arnold Schwarzenegger, in one of his action films, stir up controversy? Children of any age can turn on the T.V. or radio and either see or hear something related to violence. Even the ra...

War shapes all moral trajectories in this story in many ways. War defines peace and tragedy due to the use and action of disagreement. In Billy Budd, (The movie), Billy ended up getting hung because he was accused of killing a member on the H.M.S. Indomitable. While these men were on the ship, they...

The 1500's, a time of discovery, was when the Europeans came to dominate most of the New World. The Europeans traveled to Africa and captured Africans to help develop their land and satisfy their need for power. I feel that the treatment of the Indians and Africans by the Europeans was complete...

The musical I did my review on was \"West Side Story\" by Jerome Robbins. I saw this play at the Woodland High School with my family. We went to see it because my older brother, Nick, was in it. Thinking about the overall production, I liked that it was about two gangs fighting over their \"turf...

Stereotype of the Typical North American Teenager Sullen, disrespectful and cynical, these are character traits North Americans generate when they reflect of what a typical teenager is. Are these adjectives appropriate for describing an average adolescent, one of which one was themselves? In...

One of the reasons I chose this article is that I have considered this very question, and discussed this question with various other people. The author Celia Kitzinger, cites some interesting case studies to support her position and to disprove the arguments of others that attempt to simplify the ba...

It`s very hard to imagine a world without guns, gangs, and violence since it is all around us. Every time we turn our head, we see an act of violence being done by teens and adults that shouldn't be happening. We are fortunate enough to live in a great neighborhood where we don`t have t...

Computers would be useless without input devices. Even small-scale computers from calculators to GPS navigation systems require some input from the human being in order to work properly and produce worthwhile output. Some of the everyday input devices like keyboards, mice, joysticks and micropho...

AI: Artificial Intelligence Film Review Description and Critical Discussion: This is because a robot, if it is to have human level intelligence and ability to learn from its experience, needs a general world view in which to organize facts. It turns out that many philosophical problems take new ...

People always tend to seek the easy way out looking for something that would make their lives easier. Computers have given us the ability to do more in less time giving us, at the same time, more comfort. Computer technology is used everywhere from businesses to homes. Programmers and technologists ...

Prophecy: a prediction of the future under the influence of divine guidance. In the novel Brave New World, Huxley writes of ideas that are so futuristic they are seen to be almost insane. Huxley touches upon numerous imaginative thoughts within his work that would not have even crossed the minds of ...

Steven Spielberg's Artificial Intelligence is a visually stunning and thematically complex film that asks deep questions about love and reality as man seeks to make himself in God's image. Through interactions with the artificial child and his "foster parents", the role of the mechas in so...

A Brave New AudienceOver time, technology has become increasingly more advanced. This is unfortunate for mankind because the more advanced, the more serious television gets, the worse it is for its viewers. It constantly feeds people information with which they take in without even knowing its peril...

Gold-Mounted GunsIn "Gold-mounted Guns" by F. R. Buckley the minimal use of characters was very effective in building the plot and making Pa Sanderson's expressions that much more hurtful. If there had been a town of people who were being stolen from, the effect of the many people would have made i...

Introduction I. Imagine our class as a rugby team and Mrs. Edwards as our coach as we were flying over the Himalayas for a tournament until our plane suddenly crashes. A. Although we're most of us survived, we barely have any food to live on. B. Would we have to resort to cannibalism? II. Cannibalis...

Nowadays, censorship is one of the most controversial topics that are discussed by most people all over the world because of its serious effect on different elements in the society. Some people say its right and others say its wrong. However, Censorship is the process of banning and controlling so...

Its existence has been questioned no less than that of God, truth, and the limit to our universe. It has no textbook definition, because, like cold temperature, nobody has yet been able to agree on a concrete meaning of it. It is the key topic of countless songs, poems, books, works of art, plays,...

Poetry EssayAnimal InstinctsRaw sexual energy. It is what allows humans to live and reproduce. Sexual energy and tension exists in every social situation that a person comes across in life. Sex is present in school, work and home. Finding a place where there is no feelings of sex in society is nearl...