This transfer, however, was not completely voluntary; but rather out of self preservation and to save himself and his new family from embarrassments, he left his traditional Jedi ways to pursue a life of darker intentions.
This ideology that "The Force" has both good and evil within it is very typical of the ancient Eastern tradition of Tao. This real philosophy concerns itself with the true nature and order of the world and everyone in it. It is beyond our control, and yet it controls us. Also within the Tao is the concept of the Yin and the Yang, or the to powerful counteracting forces which keep balance within the Universe, (Tzu, 1993). Although not explicitly good and evil, these two forces are opposite in their origins. This shows that the world cannot exist without the concept of evil, or a darker force, which actually balances out the more beneficial…...
Epics
Each era has its own epic, from the Anglo-Saxon Beowulf to the Grecian Iliad, the Hindu Ramayana, the British King Arthur, or the space age Star Wars. Yet it seems that certain elements remain the same, as if a single myth was repeating over and over again. These elements are the high ancestry or social status of the hero, the degree to which the hero's actions determine the fate of nations, his superhuman and courageous feats that uphold the standards of his culture, the presence of supernatural events and beings, the scope of the action involving many nations or a journey, heroes who make long and often philosophically important speeches, and the treatment of universal ideas.
As in Aristotelian tragedy, it is important in great epics that the hero be of noble birth or great social status. For example, Beowulf is a great hero and slayer of giants, but he is…...
Star Wars culture and its evidence that the cinema has a direct impact on America history through the phenomena that it causes. The writer explores the Star Wars movie from the 1970's and argues that it is possible for a film to create an entire culture of existence as was proven by this movie and its subsequent releases. There were four sources used to complete this paper.
Since the beginning of the silver screen millions of movie goers have flocked to theaters to be entertained by their favorite actors and directors. Some movies flop, while others make a profit and every once in awhile a movie is released that creates an independent culture of followers crossing all economic, social and racial boundaries. This was the case of the first Star Wars movie which was released in 1976 and created a multiple decade following of fans. Whether the movie made the…...
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Did you know... Star Wars: A New Hope http://scifi.about.com/library/starwars/bl-triviaanhc.htm
Star Wars culture, but don’t let that limit you.
Dateline: 04/19/99
Laura ush describes her life as the First Lady and goes all the way in making fun of the President's habits, way of doing things and personal life. The satire comes from the two different faces of ush we see here. On one hand, we have the most powerful person on Earth, the President of the only superpower left, and, on the other hand, we have George ush's wife belonging to the "desperate housewives" category.
As we can see, all three articles are keen to satirize different aspects in George W. ush's activity, both as president of the U.S. And as a simple husband. As a president of the U.S., the authors pick two controversial issues in the administration's mandate: its actions in the exterior, including military interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan, and its stand on gay marriages.
The use of violence in the case of Iraq may suggest that ush…...
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The positive effects of "Star ars" were that a youthful infusion of optimism and innovation, and greater directorial control became manifest the Hollywood film industry. Note that this sudden upsurge of interest in the public in the doings of Luke Skywalker was not predicted by studio powers-that-be, nor was the resultant gross. True, although success in movies today is often measured by opening weekend results, "Star ars" took awhile to build in momentum, given the limited scope of its release. But the fact that "Star ars" came to theaters in the summer meant: "Star ars' not only rejuvenated the moribund science-fiction genre; it also ushered in the era of the summer blockbuster movie - which, for better or worse, transformed the way the movie industry does business," says film historian David Rapp (Sibley, 2007).
There is a "dark side" to the film's unexpected success, its technological innovation, and the conviction of…...
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Ebert, Roger. "Star Wars." 1999 Movie Review. Chicago Sun Times. 6 Jun 2007. http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19991201/REVIEWS/912010301/1023
The History of Star Wars." Supershadow.com. 2007. 6 Jun 2007. http://www.supershadow.com/starwars/history.html
Sibley, Robert. "Star Wars pushed movie moguls over to the dark side." Montreal
Gazette. 26 May 2007. 6 Jun 2007. http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/story.html?id=b259f7f8-27ab-4a4c-bc80-15de14eaf1b1&k=47437
Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings
Star Wars (1977) directed by George Lucas and The Lord of the Rings (2001) directed by Peter Jackson are two films of the fantasy genre. Star Wars is one of the AFI’s top picks for greatest classic films. Lord of the Rings, on the other hand, is a modern popular fantasy film. This paper will provide a narrative analysis, cultural and historical analysis, and close film analysis of these two films by comparing and contrasting them.
Narrative Analysis
Star Wars was released in 1977, produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by 20th Century Fox. The Lord of the Rings was released in 2001, produced by WingNut Films and the Saul Zaentz Company and distributed by New Line Cinema. George Lucas directed the former, Peter Jackson the latter. Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Alec Guinness stared in Star Wars. Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen…...
Wonder is a movie directed by Terrence Malick and starring Ben Affleck, Olga Kurylenko and Rachel McAdams. This is a very unorthodox romance in that there is really not much romance in it at all. Instead, the movie takes a look at how romance evolves into something else in a real life relationship. It looks at how people fall in love and in the beginning, when they meet, there is a spark -- that romantic feeling. But reality soon sets in and the two individuals must cope with one another's personalities, their faults and failings and beliefs (or lack of belief, which is the case for Ben's character through much of the film). The movie also focuses on a fourth character played by Javier Bardem, who is a Catholic priest in the movie struggling to make sense of his own role in the world as he tries to preach the…...
Other studios relied on a few stars, but nevertheless did very well: Fox made an estimated $20 million on Shirley Temple, while Universal had WC Fields and Abbott and Costello. David O. Selznick split off in the mid-30's from MGM and started his own studio, relying on top-quality movies to break into the studio system's hold on the business (Dinks).
Conclusion: The reakdown of the Star System
One could argue that the star system has never left us. Even today, the drawing power of an Angelina Jolie or a rad Pitt can make the difference between mediocre and strong box-office results. "Star Power" exists as long as stars have the ability to bring a positive impact on the results of a picture. What is different from the "star system" of the 1930's is that the stars, directors and independent producers have much more power than they did at that time.
This re-emergence…...
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hen the author got home to his village, no one believed him, but within a day the military was proceeding to the spot where the martians had landed in the Southwestern suburbs of London.
The second cylinder fell on Sunday, a day later, on the Byfleet Golf Links. The next night another cylinder fell on the fields near Addlestone. By then the inhabitants for miles around had panicked and fled, and the army moved in, though most of the soldiers were ignorant of what they were fighting. From each cylinder, in one day the martians constructed huge mechanical tripods with robot-like arms which rushed across the countryside. They burned the village of oking, wrecked the trains, killed people and wiped out the army (ells 78). A soldier described them as "giants in armour....Hundred feet high. Three legs and a body like 'luminium, with a mighty great head in a hood...."
After…...
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The third theater of operations, besides the naval and Canadian one, was focused on the ritish push towards the capital city. Although successfully burning out Washington, the ritish were discouraged by the strong hold of Fort McHenry and the battle of New Orleans, in which they were defeated by Major General Andrew Jackson. As the Treaty of Ghent was signed in December 1814, news of this came to the American and ritish forces almost two months after the signing, putting also an official end to the war. As with altimore's fight, the defense of Fort McHenry, the author reminds the reader of another important information on the significance of this war. The battle of altimore later inspired Francis Scott Key to compose the poem "The Star-Spangled anner" which later became the national anthem of the United States.
As the author goes on with the war narrative, he introduces various descriptions of…...
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Borneman, Walter. 1812: The War That Forged a Nation. Harper Perennial, 2005
Later that night as the couple is preparing to go to bed, they rehash the events of the dinner, and we can see that they have grown apart. Barbara comments on Oliver's phony laugh, and Oliver defends his laugh and his behavior in interrupting Barbara's Baccarat story, by explaining that he has his eyes on the prize of becoming law partner, and if that means he has to force a laugh on occasion, then he is willing to do that for his family. Even at this point in the movie, however, the Roses do not recognize that they are in trouble as a couple and as a family. It is also clear that the love is fading, at the beginning or early days of their marriage, Barbara would never have criticized Oliver, but would have acquiesced without comment. It is perhaps that acquiescence that is at the root of their…...
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Bus, David and Malamuth, Neil (1996). Sex, Power, Conflict: Evolutionary and Feminist
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Meanwhile the Soviets and its Afganistan government forces brace for the complete deterioration of the nation
Soviet newspapers report that some Afghan army units have begun looting their strongholds and abandoning them to guerrillas. (VOA)the last Soviet troops fly out of Kabul, ending a nine-year occupation of Afghanistan ahead of schedule. Moslem rebels launch rocket attacks on Kabul hours before the final withdrawal. (BBC)
The value of the early assumptions proved very real, though the soviet controlled government was able to hold the nation until 1992, despite many rebel attempts to take over the nation, and especially Kabul. Again on February 16th the U.S. pledges to continue to support the rebels, stating that the ultimate goal of the support is, "...Afghan self-determination. Secretary of State James Baker says the Soviets should assist in the reconstruction of Afghanistan. (NYT)"
Defections of government troops to rebel forces continues, unabated. In one defection, near the…...
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Chipman, Don. "Air Power and the Battle for Mazar-E Sharif." Air Power History 50, no. 1 (2003): 34.
Corwin, Phillip. Doomed in Afghanistan: A UN Officer's Memoir of the Fall of Kabul and Najibullah's Failed Escape, 1992. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2003.
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Rogers, Tom. The Soviet Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Analysis and Chronology. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1992.
He is more interested in "things," than what those things will bring. "Nick went over to the pack and found, with his fingers, a long nail in a paper sack of nails, in the bottom of the pack. He drove it into the pine tree, holding it close and hitting it gently with the flat of the axe. He hung the pack up on the nail. All his supplies were in the pack. They were off the ground and sheltered now" (as quoted in Vernon)
However, with time Nick is able to find some semblance of his early self. He overcomes challenges and moves forward the best he can. Despite the fact that he is walking uphill through burned land with a backpack that is too heavy, he is now in a familiar place and happy to be here:
Nick slipped off his pack and lay down in the shade. He…...
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Stewart, Matthew. Hemingway and World War I: Combatting recent psychobiographical reassessments, restoring the war. Papers on Language and Literature. (2000) 36, 198-217
Cold War and Film
Generally speaking, the Cold War has been depicted as an era of spy games and paranoia in popular films from the 1960s to the present day, but the reality of the era was much more complex. The Cold War was a period of military and political tension from 1947 to 1991, or from the end of WW2 to the collapse of the Soviet Union, in which the "politics of war" masked the business and social agendas of multinationals and ideologues. The era was marked by myriad issues: East-West mistrust, proxy wars, espionage, the threat of nuclear war, domestic and foreign propaganda, the rise of the military-industrial complex and multinational corporations, assassinations, detente, de-colonization, new nationalism, neo-colonialism, the vying for control of resources, alliances (NATO, Warsaw Pact), and an inculcation of the "deep state." [footnoteRef:1] It can be divided into five basic periods: 1947-53, 1953-62, 1962-79, 1979-85,…...
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They did not like the reforms or the way Gorbachev was running the country allowing all the freedoms -- glasnost and perestroika. They presented him with documents signing away his powers as General Secretary. Gorbachev exploded and ordered them to leave. They did, but Gorbachev knew he was in a grave situation, cut off from the world, not telephones, and guarded.
Yeltsin
However, the "old guard" had made one huge mistake. They had failed to take into account or arrest the second most powerful man in the country, a man by the name of oris Yeltsin. He had just been elected as the first President of Russia, and he and Gorbachev were bitter rivals to control the entire USSR. However, not today. y Yeltsin's choice, he joined with Gorbachev in spirit and ideology, rushed to the Russian parliament and declared the supposed coup the act of mad men and threw his…...
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Thesis statement: While both Star Wars and Star Trek are popular science fiction franchises, they differ significantly in terms of their themes, settings, and character development, ultimately appealing to distinct audiences. One potential direction for your thesis statement could be analyzing how each franchise approaches the concept of space exploration and the ethics of interstellar travel. Star Trek often focuses on diplomacy, exploration, and the ethical dilemmas that arise when encountering new civilizations, while Star Wars tends to prioritize adventure, conflict, and the struggle between good and evil. By exploring these differences in approach, you could argue how each franchise offers....
Thesis Statement Brainstorming for Star Wars vs. Star Trek
1. Social and Philosophical Underpinnings
Star Wars: A Moralistic Saga of Good vs. Evil in a Feudal Galaxy vs. Star Trek: A Humanistic Exploration of Rationality and Idealism in a Socialist Utopia.
The Force in Star Wars as a Metaphor for Divine Intervention vs. Science and Technology in Star Trek as the Path to Progress and Enlightenment.
The Jedi Code of Harmony and Sacrifice vs. Starfleet's Prime Directive of Non-Interference and Exploration.
2. Technological Advancements and Galactic Politics
The Expansive and Diverse Galactic Empire in Star Wars: A Symbol of Autocracy and Imperial....
1. Characters and stories from Greek mythology are often referenced in modern pop culture, such as in movies, television shows, and video games. For example, the character of Achilles from the Trojan War is frequently mentioned in popular media.
2. Many modern books and novels draw inspiration from Greek mythology, incorporating elements such as gods, heroes, and monsters into their plots. Authors such as Rick Riordan and Madeline Miller have gained popularity for their retellings of Greek myths.
3. The themes and moral lessons found in Greek mythology continue to resonate with audiences today, and are often explored in contemporary literature. These....
Inanna's Descent to the Underworld: A Tale That Echoes in Modern Storytelling
Inanna, the ancient Sumerian goddess of love, beauty, and war, embarked on a perilous journey to the underworld, a tale that has resonated through millennia and continues to leave its mark on modern storytelling and popular culture.
The Hero's Journey
Inanna's descent to the underworld embodies a classic hero's journey. She ventures into a perilous realm, faces challenges and adversaries, and ultimately returns transformed and empowered. This narrative arc has been adopted in countless stories, from Greek mythology (Odysseus' journey) to modern fantasy (Frodo's quest in "The Lord of the Rings").
Symbolism....
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