From recent studies, there have been cases that have answered the questions of those who are wondering. Listening to Mozart will make you smarter? Personally, I have come to the conclusion, that it does not make you smarter. We as human beings, sometimes, push ourselves to believe the impossible an...

Walter Clark's short story, "the portable phonograph" is a descriptive tale. In his first three paragraphs, he describes a miserable, cold and harsh environment. The four characters that were described in this story were the only survivors of a brutal war. This story was written i...

Piano Man by Billy Joel For my final project, after a lot of research and decision making, I chose Piano Man by Billy Joel. I believe this self-titled record, Piano Man, is truly a magnificent piece of art work, and is a must in everybody's music collection. William Martin Joel was born in ...

One of the books I read over the summer was Midnight Hour Encores by Bruce Brooks. Sibilance T. Spooner, who likes to be called Sib, is 16 years old and last seen her mother when she was only 20 hours old and lives with her father, Taxi. One day she suddenly decided that she wants to see her mother,...

Cinematic Views on, "The Deep End Of the Ocean" The bond between a mother and child is one of the most precious and priceless tokens of life. When this bond is destroyed or taken away due to a non-caring and selfish kidnapper, loved ones are left to mourn and grief with harsh guilt. In t...

While I am a strong proponent for women playing men's roles, doing so for the sake of being ridiculously artsy and nouveau is just plain ridiculous. A good portion of the male characters were played by females, and certainly not vice versa. Don Diego Tenorio, Duke Octavio, Don Pedro Tenorio, an...

Analysis of "Sandbox"In Edward Albee's play the "Sandbox" two of the major characters were very intriguing. Mommy and Daddy's relationship is a classic example of how Albee mixes ordinary people and grim humor.Mommy is fifty-five, a well-dressed imposing woman. Daddy is sixty, a man of small stature...

Interactive viewingThe effects or mood created by the opening credits: In a classic slow motion scene, as the opening credits are presented, we can get our first glimpse of FBI Anti-terrorist task force leader, Sean Archer (John Travolta), and his nemesis, Castor Troy (Nicolas Cage). Because ...

In the opening shot of Touch of Evil, Orson Welles can create tension and suspense by effectively using the off frame aspect of the mise-en-scene. By allowing the scene to move outside the focus of action, at particularly untimely moments, Welles places the audience in short but effective moments of...

In 1994, director Oliver Stone and storywriter Quentin Tarantino created the epitome of the American masterpiece: Natural Born Killers. This incredible movie was made to portray the 1990's as a whole, and to tell the story of a modern day Romeo and Juliet. Today, it is a classic and should...

In the Street Car Named Desire, by Tennessee Williams, Stanley Kowalski displays his brutality in many ways. This classical play is about Blanche Dubois's visit to Elysian Fields and her encounters with her sister's brutal and arrogant husband, Stanley Kowalski, and the reveling truth of w...

Once upon a time there was a guy named zues and he were blue beads. Now here's a party you don't want to miss. Shockwave sent out exclusive invites to all the high rollers this fall--legends like the Material Girl and Ol' Blue Eyes, and even a few legends-in-the-making like Radiskull and Tim Burton'...

Jesus was born in Ceres a small city, or perhaps you would call it a town, in California. He was born in a time of violence, unemployment, family abuse, and other stupid things that people do. His family is financially secure, but they have some money problems now and then, but then who doesn't? ...

The Rec - RoomCompared to other houses made in the 1950's my house has a rec - room while most of them don't. My home is located in Pasco WA. The house sits on _____________ Ave, along the bike path, river, and in the middle of Chiawana Park. The design of the house is a tri - level house with ...