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Call of the Wild
Essay Grade: 75%   (777 words, approx. 3 pages)
In the Movie Call of the Wild the three characters Hal, Charles, and Mercedes were three people very inexperience in the wild and gold seekers. Hal is an American gold seeker. He came to Canada with his sister, Mercedes, and her husband, Charles, in search of adventure and gold.
Canadian Bacon
Essay Grade: 87%   (530 words, approx. 2 pages)
Describes the movie "Canadian Bacon" as well as the stereotypes that are subjected towards Canada.
Caravaggio's "Calling of Saint Matthew"
Essay Grade: 90%   (471 words, approx. 2 pages)
Essay consists of a description of Caravaggio's "Calling of Saint Matthew."
Caravaggio's First Inspiration of St. Matthew
Essay Grade: 88%   (1,205 words, approx. 4 pages)
Discusses The Inspiration of St Matthew by Caravaggio. This painting is compared and contrasted to other similar, accepted works of the time as well, to help show that the work was not done in bad taste.
Career Description for a Fashion Coordinator
Essay Grade: 81%   (426 words, approx. 1 pages)
A job description for a fashion coordinator, including the knowledge needed, the tasks to be performed, and the types of experiences that are preferred.
Cartoonist Michael Leunig and Imaginative Journeys
Essay Grade: 78%   (247 words, approx. 1 pages)
This is an analysis of a Michael Leunig cartoon in relation to the concept of imaginative journeys. An imaginative journey originates in the human mind, and involves overcoming obstacles through thoughts, memories, and speculation.
Casablanca: Pro-allied Elements in the War Film
Essay Grade: 75%   (702 words, approx. 2 pages)
Audience members, when seeing Casablanca, would associate it as a war film, and I agree with that, but to be more precise, it is a pro Allie war film. The literary elements in the film are the reasons why it can be viewed this way, with the emphasis on the plot and characters. The timing of when the film was released also supports the idea of it being an anti Axis film. Although it was set in 1940, it was made a year after Pearl Harbor and America entering the war, but it was released right before the Allies had a meeting in Casablanca.
Casino & Frank Rosenthal
Essay Grade: 78%   (1,506 words, approx. 5 pages)
The movie Casino produced by Martin Scorsese, is a movie based on the glories days of Frank Rosenthal (also known as "lefty") who ran the Stardust, Fremont and the Hacienda casinos in Las Vegas in 1970's. In this movie, Robert De Niro plays the role of Sam Rothstein, a top gambler who is called by the mob to oversee the day-by-day operations of the Tangiers Casino in Las Vegas.
Cast Away
Essay Grade: 87%   (563 words, approx. 2 pages)
Compare and contrast essay on Chuck Noland in the movie 'Cast Away.' It compares Chuck both before and after he is on the island.
Catch Me If You Can: Movie Review
Essay Grade: 84%   (698 words, approx. 2 pages)
Essay gives a quick movie review of the movie "Catch Me If You Can."
Celebrating the Triumph of Charlie Parker
Essay Grade: 83%   (670 words, approx. 2 pages)
A biogrphy of Charlie Parker, noted jazz musician and the creator of bebop.
Celebrity Is a Social Construct
Essay Grade: 96%   (1,303 words, approx. 4 pages)
Discussion of the concept of celebrity in the film "Almost Famous" directed by Cameron Crowe, "Candle in the Wind" by Elton John and "The Loved One" by Evelyn Waugh.
Censorship in Film and Media
Essay Grade: 86%   (1,234 words, approx. 4 pages)
Censorship in films and other mediums is uneeded. The author cites sources that maintain that richness of today's films would not be present with government monitoring its contents and that films don't cause people to harm each other.
Cesar Died Today
Essay Grade: 88%   (402 words, approx. 1 pages)
A description of the play "Cesar Died Today."
Change in "Muriel's Wedding"
Essay Grade: 92%   (578 words, approx. 2 pages)
Essay examines how change is represented in the film "Muriel's Wedding."
Change in Medieval and Renaissance Paintings
Essay Grade: 98%   (1,349 words, approx. 5 pages)
Medieval and Renaissance paintings of the 15th and 16th centuries are a great example of how art gradually changes over time. Although the paintings and artists will reiterate certain aspects in later art, they also change many aspects of the same styling.
Change in Muriels Wedding
Essay Grade: 83%   (672 words, approx. 2 pages)
Discusses the Australian film, Muriel's Wedding. Explores the theme of change. Also examines narrative structure, acting and set design.
Change of Europe - Exhibition
Essay Grade: 78%   (216 words, approx. 1 pages)
Evaulates the exhibition, Change of Europe. Describes how the main point was to represent change in European History through colors and shapes.
Changes in Marlin in "Finding Nemo"
Essay Grade: 88%   (1,426 words, approx. 5 pages)
The father clownfish character of Marlin goes through a transformation from overprotective father to a problem-solving loving parent in the popular animated film "Finding Nemo."
Changing Nature of Television Crime Drama
Essay Grade: 92%   (3,542 words, approx. 12 pages)
Analyzes the American crime drama series Law and Order. Investigates the respects in which it both: 1) reworks established crime drama formula and conventions; and 2) offers novelty in terms of such aspects as concept, characterizations, episode structure and visual style.
Character Analysis of Mr. Alfieri
Essay Grade: 88%   (527 words, approx. 2 pages)
Discusses the Arthur Miller play, "A View From the Bridge." Provides a character analysis of Mr. Alfieri. Argues that Alfieri must be seen as the wise, old mentor, comparable to the character of Tiresias in Sophocles' "Oedipus Rex."
Character Sketches of Woman in Act I of "Top Girls"
Essay Grade: 83%   (1,174 words, approx. 4 pages)
Character sketches of the five powerful women introduced in Act I of "Top Girls" by Caryl Churchill are Isabella Bird, Lady Nijo, Dull Gret, Pope Joan and Patient Griselda. The first act introduces feminist themse, such as the universal female experience.
Characteristics of Elizabethan Architecture
Essay Grade: 81%   (1,021 words, approx. 3 pages)
The ways homes were built for the different classes during England's Elizabethan Era. This was influenced by wars, available building materials, and the political climate.
Characterization of Schindler's List
Essay Grade: 86%   (1,398 words, approx. 5 pages)
Gives an analysis of characterization in the Spielberg film, Schindler's List. Describes how the characterization bases itself around the fundamental groups of Nazi Germany: the Jews, the Nazis and the German citizens; each represented by a different character within the film. Explores how major characters fit within those categories.
Chariots of Fire Film Guide
Essay Grade: 96%   (2,906 words, approx. 10 pages)
Guide to the film Chariots of Fire which is based on the life two main characters, Harold Abrahm and Eric Liddell.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Essay Grade: 75%   (1,010 words, approx. 3 pages)
When viewing Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, keep in mind that it is still a children's film and parents should not be afraid to take their children to see it. However, Burton's adaptation of Dahl's already dark and discomforting novel is not sugar-coated with warm, sunny settings and friendly, likeable characters.
Charlie's Rise and Fall in "Flowers for Algernon"
Essay Grade: 81%   (435 words, approx. 2 pages)
A sypnosis of the film "Flowers For Algernon." The movie follows the life of Charlie Gordon, a mentally challenged boy who has an operation that greatly improves his intelligence, only to have it lost just as quickly.
Chicago: "All That Jazz"
Essay Grade: 88%   (1,236 words, approx. 4 pages)
This essay defines the Broadway show "Chicago" as being a "concept musical." The theme is defining the elements of the "book plot" and how it musically interweaves into a Vaudeville type performance.
Chinese Ceramic Traditions
Essay Grade: 86%   (561 words, approx. 2 pages)
Explores the history of Chinese ceramics and the classic Chinese ceramic traditions. Details the decline of the quality of porcelain. Describes the current status of pottery in China.
Cider House: Homer Wells
Essay Grade: 87%   (1,073 words, approx. 4 pages)
Analyzes the movie "The Cider House Rules" and compares it to a personal coming of age story.
Citizen Kane - Breakfast Scene Analysis
Essay Grade: 81%   (289 words, approx. 1 pages)
Analyzes the breakfast scene in the Orson Welles classic film, Citizen Kane. Describes how Wells uses a combination of dialogue, facial expressions and clothing to represent a troubled marriage all in the course of a breakfast.
Clash of the Titans
Essay Grade: 75%   (784 words, approx. 3 pages)
In the 1970's movie Clash of the Titans, the role of religion in mortal's lives is highlighted, along with the influences of the deities over humans, and the interactions of the mortals to the deities' actions.
Classic Rock: More or Less Creative Than Modern Mainstream?
Essay Grade: 75%   (0 words, approx. 0 pages)
A comparison of today's modern and alternative rock music to classic rock, known also as rock and roll.
Codes of Chivalry Comparison in "Ivanhoe"
Essay Grade: 83%   (519 words, approx. 2 pages)
A comparison of the codes of chivalry between the knights Ivanhoe and Guilbert in Richard Thorpe's movie "Ivanhoe." Through the codes of chivalry, one could easily determine the characteristics of the knights, as the codes helped to distinguish the bad from the good.
Cold Mountain
Essay Grade: 86%   (1,213 words, approx. 4 pages)
Analyzes the film, Cold Mountain, based on Charles Frazier's Civil War novel of the same title. Provides a plot summary. Examines the growth of the character Ada throughout the film.
Commedia Dell'arte
Essay Grade: 81%   (648 words, approx. 2 pages)
Commedia dell'arte meaning "Comedy of Art" or improvised drama was started long ago in the country of Italy about six hundred years ago. Like most comedies the commedia dell' arte was mostly about love, money, children stolen by Turks, and sinister maids.
Commentary on Suspense in "Wild Australia"
Essay Grade: 88%   (409 words, approx. 1 pages)
Short essay on the use of suspense in the film "Wild Australia."
Communication
Essay Grade: 92%   (1,140 words, approx. 4 pages)
In the movie White Oleander, miscommunication is a big problem, characters in this essay are able to find themselves and who they are.
Comparing and Contrasting Brecht and Stanislavski
Essay Grade: 86%   (1,554 words, approx. 5 pages)
Compares and contrasts the works of Bertolt Brecht and Konstain Stanislavski. Provides biographical detail on both artists. Examines how each viewed the theatre and how each viewed life and art.
Comparing Chopin's Piano Music with Schumann's
Essay Grade: 86%   (810 words, approx. 3 pages)
Comparison of the styles of piano music composition used by Frederick Chopin and Robert Schumann.
Comparing Elizabethan Theaters to Modern-Day Theatres
Essay Grade: 86%   (621 words, approx. 2 pages)
A comparison of how Elizabethan theaters operated as compared to modern-day theaters. The introduction of technology and who was allowed to act are two of the biggest changes.
Comparing Opera Seria to Orfeo Ed Euridice by Gluck and the Marriage of Figaro by Mozart
Essay Grade: 96%   (1,627 words, approx. 5 pages)
Showing how opera reformed itself from opera seria using two operas.
Comparing Tim Blake Nelson's Version of Othello to That of Geoffrey Sax
Essay Grade: 83%   (3,013 words, approx. 10 pages)
Othello is one of Shakespeare's four greatest tragedies and consequently a pillar of what most critics take to be the pinnacle of Shakespeare's dramatic art. In more recent years, many filmmakers have re-contextualized his works, into a number of more modern settings, in an attempt to make his work more accessible to contemporary audiences. Perhaps the most talked about adaptations are those by directors Tim Blake Nelson and Geoffrey Sax, who have each produced their own renditions of the play, which reflect their interpretations of the play's central themes, the driving force of the plot.
Comparison - Bowling for Columbine and Faces of the Enemy
Essay Grade: 86%   (431 words, approx. 1 pages)
Compares the film Bowling for Columbine, directed by Michael Moore, to Faces Of The Enemy, directed by Sam Keen. Considers one how both films depict the enemy as death, and also how both characterize the enemy as being created by paranoia.
Comparison between the Movie "the Fifth Element" and American Society
Essay Grade: 83%   (1,017 words, approx. 3 pages)
An obvious resemblance exists between the movie The Fifth Element and our society today. Society in the future as depicted in The Fifth Element involves the regular appearance of aliens and technological advances from our current society. However, the emotions felt by the future society's members and the way in which the future society lives are practically the same as within our society today.
Comparison of Amelie, Choose and the Door
Essay Grade: 78%   (549 words, approx. 2 pages)
In the film `Amelie' by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2001, the poem `The Door' by Miroslav Holub, 1967, and my own related text the song `Choose' by Stone Sour, 2001, various techniques are used to convey numerous key messages about change. These messages help to add meaning and depth to their respective texts.
Comparison of Art from the Middle Ages and the Renaisance
Essay Grade: 86%   (800 words, approx. 3 pages)
Compares art from the Middle Ages and the Renaisance. Analyzes how artwork reflects changes in society and culture.
Comparison of Film Versions of "Romeo and Juliet"
Essay Grade: 86%   (403 words, approx. 1 pages)
A comparison of the 1996 version of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" by Baz Luhrman with the 1968 film version directed by Franco Zefferelli. The author's opinion is that the Zefferelli version is much better because it was more true to the original play.
Comparison of the Baz Luhrmann (1996) and Franco Zefferelli (1968) film versions of Romeo and Juliet
Essay Grade: 92%   (1,099 words, approx. 4 pages)
Essay comparing the final scenes in the Baz Luhrmann (1996) and Franco Zefferelli (1968)film versions of Romeo and Juliet. Examines frame by frame differences as well as thematic and tonal differences in directing style.
Comparison of Three Animated Movies
Essay Grade: 75%   (509 words, approx. 2 pages)
A review and comparison of the animated movies "Shrek," "Finding Nemo," and "Brother Bear."
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