The film Casablanca is a perfect example of Hollywood perfection because of the production and producers that were used. Cross cutting played a major role in this film because it cut between two scenes that were occurring at the same time but in different locations. The use of voice overs was also greatly used throughout this film. Another reason why Casablanca is a perfect example of Hollywood perfection is because it greatly demonstrates the art, as well as, photography of multiple studio productions

Casablanca is one of the most beloved films of all time, so much so that it returned to the big screen in spring of 2014 during the 20th anniversary of Turner Classic Movies. I personally remember watching Casablanca as a young girl and becoming immersed in the tale of love, survival and politics. Growing up in a household full of members of the armed forces, who were old enough to remember Casablanca, from their youth; I am all too familiar with the classic black and white movies. Many of the storylines

500 Days of Summer (Tuchinsky et al., 2009) is a movie about relationship between Tom and Summer in a span of 500 days. The movie discovers how the protagonist fall in love and fail to maintain his relationship. There are many theories presented in this movie but the most obvious ones are: Love and Relationship Stage. Due to the fact that love in this movie is presented with heterosexual couple, there is also gender issue. Hence, this essay will focus on the analysis of the stages of the relationship

Lord of the Flies by William Golding takes place in the midst of the next world war. A plane taking British schoolboys to safety is shot down and crashes on a deserted island. The boys survived; however, the pilot did not. With no adults, the children have no disciplinary boundaries. They can do anything they want. Social order rises quickly as one of the boys, Ralph, is named chief. Whispers of a beast on the island begin to emerge and the boys set off to find and kill it. In the process, one boy

Albert Camus’ The Stranger follows Meursault, a Frenchman living in Algiers when he commits a murder of an Arab man. The novel was written initially in French, but had been translated into a number of different languages, in which deviation in words occurred. The title itself, when examined under multiple translation, creates a new connotation for the novel. L’Étranger is the novel’s original title and it derives several similar, yet different meanings: The stranger, outsider, or foreigner. The British

The famous science-fiction film, 2001: A Space Odyssey, directed by the stalwart filmmaker, Stanley Kubrick, can be described as one of the seminal works ever in the history of world cinema. The film succeeds in leaving a very lasting effect on the minds of the audience with its sheer quintessence of content and aesthetic portrayal on the screen. An introspective analysis of the contextual work can make one understand how the filmmaker exudes his cinematic prowess via the use of impressive cinematic

Title Page   Copyright page   A Novelty Poem She’s a Rooster She comes from Rhode Island, And her name is Red, She crows every morning, When she gets out of bed. Now she’s a Rooster, She likes to flog her man. Now she’s a Rooster, She’ll flog you, when she can. And whenever she catches you, Messing with some other chicks, She’ll flog you with those spurs of hers, Just for kicks. Now she’s a Rooster; And whenever she’s mad at you, You’ll hear her cluck, Cock-a-Doddle-Do. MAN SHE’S A ROOSTER. Duane

To all our children and grandchildren, Your Christmas smiles, giggles and awe Are emblazoned In our hearts Forever! Santa’s First Gift By Edmund and Beth Ann Shanks Edited By Robert Schmitt “Muse of Fire” On the Eve of Last Christmas, in soft-falling snow, Santa’s reindeer stood ready and eager to go. His thoughts at that moment, traveled eons through time, To that very first Christmas, a night so sublime. Oh, how Santa pondered, “Ah, to be there THAT night, To bring Christ