"Ferris Bueller" and Four Ethical Traditions
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This 11 page paper examines the film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" from the perspective of the four great philosophical traditions: Greek, Utilitarian, Deontological and Biblical. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: HVFerisB.rtf

"Finding Forrester": Reality or Hollywood Glamour?
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A 6 page paper which examines the film "Finding Forrester" and discusses whether such a portrayal could be real or whether it is nothing more than Hollywood glamour. The paper utilizes Richard Rodriguez' work titled "The Achievement of Desire" which discusses aspects of educating the minority. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAfindfr.rtf

"Flatliners": Do the Ends Justify the Means?
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This 3 page paper discusses the morality of the situation portrayed in the film "Flatliners." Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HVFltLne.rtf

"From Rosie to Lucy"
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This 3 page report discusses "From Rosie to Lucy" in After the Fact: The Art of Historical Detection, by James W. Davidson and Mark H. Lytle. The essay demonstrates the ways in which the most common components of the reality of life in the United States are documented through its social constructs. In this circumstance, the role of women in American society is considered via the construct of "Rosie the Riveter" of World War II an "Lucy" of the popular I Love Lucy television series. Bibliography only lists the primary source.
Filename: BWhisdet.rtf

"Hannah and Her Sisters"
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A 5 page analysis of the Woody Allen film, "Hannah and Her Sisters." The writer first examines the opinions of several critic before offering a personal perspective on the film. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khhansis.wps

"Harold and Maude" and "Blue Velvet": Comparison
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A 5 page paper which examines the films "Harold and Maude" and "Blue Velvet." The paper compares the two and argues that they are cult films which speak to many generations. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAmaude.rtf

"Heart of Darkness" and "Apocalypse Now"
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This 3 page paper discusses the way in which developed nations tell themselves lies in order to justify exploiting the developing world, drawing on examples from the film "Apocalypse Now" and the novella on which it is based, "Heart of Darkness." Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: HVDrkApo.rtf

"Heart of Darkness" and "Apocalypse Now"
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A 5 page paper which discusses various aspects of the novel "Heart of Darkness" and the movie "Apocalypse Now." The movie was based on the novel, and although there are several ways in which the two are different, the essence of the stories as they involve discovery and enlightenment are the same. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAdarknow.wps

"Imitation of Life"
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This 5 page paper describes the 1959 Douglas Sirk film "Imitation of Life." Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HvImLife.rtf

"Kiss Of The Spider Woman"
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5 pages in length. The writer discusses Puig's "Kiss of the Spider Woman" as it relates to Laura Mulvey's "Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema." Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCspidr.wps

"Knight's Tale": Chaucer and Film
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A 5 page paper which discusses the similarities between Chaucer's "The Knight's Tale," in "Canterbury Tales," and the recent film "A Knight's Tale." Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
Filename: RAknghtt.wps

"L.A. Confidential": Character Ethics
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5 pages in length. The film L.A. Confidential explores the depths of man's ethical concerns in relation to his own existence and how his actions influence issues in his own life. Conspicuously absent from the movie is any depiction of morally upstanding law enforcement representatives whose primary motivation is to see justice served; rather, the subplots revolve around each character's ability to fully appreciate the aspects of personal ethics and social morality. No bibliography.
Filename: TLCconfi.rtf