Essays On Entertainment

As I observed the portrayal of the Orient in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, it became evident that the film presented a specific representation. Harrison Ford’s character, played by himself, embodied a knowledgeable, daring, clever individual who always managed to come to the rescue. Interestingly, he also happened to be a professor and […]

The overall effectiveness of the film Simon Birch is enhanced by technical details such as, sound, lighting, colour and symbolic representation. Sound is an effective means of creating atmosphere and hence creating audience appeal. Similarly, lighting also brings emotion and mood to a film. Colour influences the appeal and aura a film may have upon […]

Information Systems Project Management Week Managing project teams involves the use of various tools and techniques. Additionally, project managers need to know how to effectively manage virtual team members. Companies and individuals have acknowledged that people are the most valuable assets of an organization (Schwalbe, 2013). This principle extends to project teams as well. However, […]

Despite my familiarity with wars, conflicts, and deaths involving Christians, pagans, and Jews, the tale of Hystia and her remarkable discoveries was a new experience for me. My preconceived notion of women in ancient times as submissive, simple-minded, gentle, and defenseless was shattered when I discovered that Hystia was a philosopher and an exceptional teacher. […]

Most of us have heard the famous hymn “Amazing Grace” by John Newton. The story behind the song is quite an extraordinary one. We are reminded that it takes time to change the world. The movie captures in a most marvelous way the triumph of human spirit over centuries old mindless mindsets. It is a […]

Hannibal Lecter is a recurring central character in many of Thomas Harris’ novels. Starting from the novel Red Dragon, the character appears in all four sequels including The Silence of the Lambs. In the author’s own words, Lecter is a masterful psychiatrist and a cannibalistic serial killer. Given that Lecter is a fictional character, the […]

1776 Study Questions What are John Adams’ reasons for independence? He feels as though there are too illegal many taxes, the king is being unfair, by stopping their trade, burning their towns and he wishes to break free from them by gaining independence. Why does Benjamin Franklin suggest that a southerner, Richard Henry Lee of […]

Ho is a movie about the takeover of an American automobile factory in Hadleyville, Pennsylvania by a Japanese company. The term Gung Ho is a Chinese expression for “work together” which is what the movie is about. As the Americans and Japanese attempt to work together the viewers are able to see the cross-cultural conflicts […]

The Picture of Dorian Gray is an American horror-drama film centered on Dorian Gray, a handsome wealthy young man living in the nineteenth century in London. Even though Dorian is a very intelligent person, he often finds himself easily manipulated and this fault will ultimately lead him to failure. Dorian has his picture painted by […]

Film response The film presents the character Peter the high as the iconic figure and force of revolution for the Russian Empire. Many of the attributes awarded to the ruler depict that he was the only leading personality that transformed the history of Russia given its predominant historical recognition at the international platform. Born in […]

In this essay I will be talking about different types of sound and lighting among these three movies. How they differentiate and how they are similar. The first cinematic technique I studied while watching these movies was sound. Non-diegetic sound is when the characters cannot hear the music or sound, it is used for foreshadowing, […]

It could be said that these two men are the funniest two men on late night television with interesting back grounds, and great starts to each of their careers it could be one’s own opinion of whom they preferred. Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon are two of the funniest hosts on late night television today. […]

Body – image anxiety is an issue that many people struggle with nowadays. There are many factors that contribute to one’s anxiety of body image, for example it could stem from media, social and personal view. “An Insatiable Emptiness,” by Evelyn Lau, focuses on her own personal struggles with bulimia, and her strained relationships with […]

Television, also referred to as TV, the boob tube, or the idiot box, has been a long-standing presence in our society for nearly a century. While opinions vary regarding its impact, an ongoing debate revolves around whether it diminishes mental acuity or fosters cognitive growth. Since the introduction of cable TV in the 1950s, concerns […]

Now when you walk into a newsagents or a shop, what do you see? Books, magazines, newspapers which all have the news and the latest dramas of celebrities’ lives. People think that celebrities’ work hard and are great, whether they are good or bad, fake or true. But I’m here to tell you why I […]

The film “Lone Survivor” is the most recent I watched in theaters. After seeing the preview, I eagerly anticipated it. The movie depicts the true story of four Navy Seals on a mission in Afghanistan. In my perspective, it effectively showcases the challenges and hardships encountered by our military personnel while serving abroad, encompassing both […]

My most favorite movie of all time was “The Family that Prays”, by Tyler Perry. The reason why I chose this movie is because of the internal meaning and the real life situations of the story. For example, in the beginning Ray and his wife were just recently married, but there was some unforeseen trouble […]

Damn Yankees was originally staged as a spectacular George Abbot Broadway show before it was turned into a big screen musicale by Warner Bros. in 1956. The plot of the story revolves around that All American sport known as Baseball and how one man’s obsessive love for the game led him to make a disastrous, […]

The immediate and alarmist tone of Mike Oppenheim’s inductive essay, “T. V isn’t Violent Enough” is a flawless example of the ineffective strategy that Oppenheim has taken in conveying his rational and completely biased argument. The described imagery of cinema action scenes are unrealistic and not violent enough; Oppenheim’s essay falls victim to the fallacy […]

Yes, in some ways reality TV is dumbing us down. Reality TV is kind of dumbing down television as a whole. Networks have learned that, because actors demand such high salaries and production costs are high, it’s actually cheaper to do reality television, where the contestants pretty much work for free. We also see unrealistic […]

The video displays different business processes involving the collection and transportation of packages by FedEx. Initially, the package is picked up from the customer’s location and scanned to notify FedEx that they are now responsible for it. Subsequently, the package is transported by truck to a hub or sorting center. At this center, it goes […]

In Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s essay “Men Have Forgotten God,” he discusses how the church recognizes that we live in a fallen world where people have forgotten about God. He recounts hearing older individuals in Russia attributing significant disasters to this forgetfulness. However, Cathy Stentzel counters in her essay “A Quiet Conversation” that choosing life is what […]