The Stephen Lawrence affair

Arts & media   |   Journalism   |   Presentation   |   01/09/2009   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : «Stephen Lawrence was born in 1974; he was the first child of Doreen and Neville who emigrated from Jamaica in the 1960s. He had one brother Stuart and one sister Georgina. By the age of seven he had already resolved to become an architect. He lived...»

Synopsis abstract : «Who was Stephaen Lawrence?. What happened to him?. The reaction of the police.. The reaction of the community.. The reaction of the press.. The concequences.. The report of the Stephen Lawrance inquiry.. The Stephen Lawrance Charitable Trust.. The...»

Schubert's piano trio in e flat in Barry Lyndon, Stanley Kubrick, 1975

Arts & media   |   Film studies   |   Presentation   |   01/09/2009   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «In this paper, I will analyze the use of Schubert's piano trio in e flat op. 100 in Barry Lyndon, a 1975 Stanley Kubrick's film. First, I will consider the music independently of its original context. In a second part, I will see how Kubrick uses it...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. 'Notturno', andante con moto (The second movement of this four movement work ).. Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon.. The role of the music when Redmond Barry sees Lady Lindon.. The repetitive character of Schubert'™s...»

Postmodernism and cinema

Arts & media   |   Film studies   |   Term papers   |   01/09/2009   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : «'It's about flights of fantasy, and the nightmare of reality, terrorist bombings, and late night shopping, true love, and creative plumbing.' (Gilliam; 1985). This tagline for the film Brazil highlights most of the concepts present in postmodernist...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Techno culture.. Dreams as a significant part of the story.. Hybrids and the juxtaposition of elements.. Twin Peaks.. Exploring self-reflexivity in Twin Peaks.. Hybrids in Twin Peaks.. The scenes between Donna and James.. The blurring...»

Film studies: signs and postmodernism

Arts & media   |   Film studies   |   Presentation   |   01/09/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «'L.I.E: Long Island Expressway. You got the lanes going east; you got the lane going west. You also got the lanes going straight to hell' Thus opens L.I.E., a film about a fifteen-year-old boy who becomes involved in an unusual relationship with...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Reality according to J. Fiske.. Parts of Howie's house in L.I.E.. The use of colors.. Shots of the white kitchen with no food in it.. Howie's bedroom.. The difference in social class between Howie and Gary.. The movie 'La Vie est Un...»

Are Maquiladoras only an asset for the USA?

Arts & media   |   Journalism   |   Term papers   |   01/09/2009   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «There are about 3320 kilometres of frontiers between Mexico and the United States of America: more than three times the length of France. All along the border were built, since the years 1960s, more than 3000 export assembly plants, primarily...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. A strategic asset for the USA.. An advantage for Mexico in search for employment.. A source of benefits for European countries.. Conclusion.....»

Faithless: Attack on God-Loving people who attack each other

Arts & media   |   Journalism   |   Term papers   |   01/09/2009   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : «A 2006 Gallup poll found 92 percent of Americans surveyed could be classified as those who believe in God, 4 percent are not sure, while only 3 percent are convinced that God does not exist (Newport, 2006b). The wide consensus, however, stops...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Early writings of Foster.. Hitchens on opposition to religion and its effects.. The debate on religion and faith.. The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason by Sam Harris.. Purpose and primary arguments.. Harris'...»

The Life and mind of Virginia Woolf

Arts & media   |   Journalism   |   Presentation   |   01/09/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «One of the controversial questions facing any writer is that of whether or not the author's life and work are inseparable. I think that with the majority of authors this is often a possibility, but when it comes to the distinguished English...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Virginia Woolf was a woman of cheer.. The importance of Virginia's family history.. The Hyde Park Gate News.. Virginia's sensitivity to criticism.. Virginia's first efforts at fiction.. The death of Virginia's mother.. Their 27 year...»

Analysis of new coverage on Proposition 8 from Los Angeles and Ireland

Arts & media   |   Journalism   |   Term papers   |   01/09/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «The elections that took place in November 2008 provided historical opportunities for change in many areas of social and political concern. While the Presidential race was consuming the majority of news coverage, another election in California was...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Background.. Frequency of the publication of articles on Proposition 8 Ireland's stance on gay marriage.. Placement of the articles.. Authors of articles on Proposition 8.. Los Angeles Times.. The Irish Times.. Articles on the...»

The quality of life in London: A tale of two cities

Arts & media   |   Journalism   |   Term papers   |   01/09/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «London appears among the most popular cities in the world. It is a city on the move, where you can find everything you need. It is one of the places where fashion is created, where you can meet people of all origins and where the word "Party" gets...»

Synopsis abstract : «Is London really a land of milk and honey?. A city on the move.. A booming economical development.. A city of culture.. The place to be if you are young, unmarried and without children.. The bad aspects.. A very expensive way of life.. A struggle...»

The evolution of international tourism: From grand tour to package tour

Arts & media   |   Journalism   |   Term papers   |   01/09/2009   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : «Oleron is the vastest French metropolitan islands after Corsica (35 km in length, 12 km in its biggest width, 34 metres in its highlight (in saint Trojan's dune), 90 km of coasts, a surface of 175 km2, 19 000 permanent inhabitants). From XIXth...»

Synopsis abstract : «Presentation and history of Oleron Island.. Why do people go to Oleron Island?. Natural history 'attractions'.. Attractions concerning primary production.. Socio-cultural attractions.. Performing arts attractions.. Fieldsports.. Military...»

Orientalist painting

Arts & media   |   Arts and art history   |   Term papers   |   01/09/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Today, we are going to talk about Orientalist painting. In this way, I'm going to present you the general aspects of that kind of painting: its historical context, its specificities, its recurrent themes, its criticisms and finally its decline....»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. When and why this Orientalist movement emerge?. What are the specificities of Orientalist painting? . Orientalist painting is not a genre. . The travel.. Improvements in the technique of painting.. Recurrent themes.. Late Orientalism...»

Extreme right in Belgium

Arts & media   |   Journalism   |   Term papers   |   01/09/2009   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : «In September 2006, seventeen people have been arrested in Belgium for allegedly planning attacks aimed at "destabilising" the country's institutions, 10 of these 17 people where soldiers and the federal prosecutor's office said in a statement that...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The emergence of the modern Extreme Right movement.. The failure of the Front National.. The growing success of the Vlaams Blok or Vlaams Belang.. 'The Extreme Right Utopia' in Belgium: The case of the Vlaams Blok/Vlaams...»

Entertainment industries and globalisation: Focus on the music industry

Arts & media   |   Journalism   |   Case study   |   01/09/2009   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : «For the past decades, globalisation has represented the centre of each and every interest from the populations, the firms, the states and the international organizations. It has invaded every aspect of our lives in a way or so, from the way we dress...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The music industry in the turmoil of the web.. The situation of the music industry in the globalised economy.. The impact of downloading on the CD market.. A slow and hard adaptation to the technological revolution.. The music...»

Does reality TV have any ill effects on the participants and the viewers? To what extent?

Arts & media   |   Journalism   |   Term papers   |   01/09/2009   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «This literature review deals with the contemporary topic of reality TV. It is particularly focused on the examination of the ill effects of reality TV shows for both contestants and viewers. The study found out that the appeal which encourages...»

Synopsis abstract : «Abstract.. Introduction.. The reasons why contestants take part in such shows.. The reason why viewers watch Reality TV games.. Study on reality tv shows.. Study of the various consequences of reality tv on both participants and viewers.. The...»

Sex and the city: Analysis of a sitcom

Arts & media   |   Film studies   |   Presentation   |   01/09/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «Sex and the city is a popular American cable television program, which is adapted from Candace Bushnell's book of the same title. Sex and the city was the idea of a single woman in her thirties writing about relationships and using that column as a...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The show.. Location.. Expressing what modern women and feminists need to challenge.. Characters.. The main character of Carry.. Charlotte the art dealer. . The successful lawyer Miranda.. The character of Mr. Big.. Linguistic...»

The X-files (1993-2002) - A cult text

Arts & media   |   Film studies   |   Term papers   |   01/12/2009   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : «The X-Files (1993-2002), about two government agents investigating unsolved cases relating to paranormal activities, was a quality drama which became a cult hit with audiences and subsequently an international cultural phenomenon, generating vast...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. A cult program.. The Twilight Zone and 'a dimension of mind'.. Building a curiosity about the supernatural.. The film Donnie Darko.. The X-Files.. Division into 'Mytharc' or ?Mythology' episodes.. Long running narratives.. Twin Peaks...»

St Patrick

Arts & media   |   Journalism   |   Presentation   |   01/12/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «It is difficult to retrace the life of Saint Patrick, because no one is sure of the exactness of the events. Indeed, the punctuality of the facts is mixed up by a lot of legends. The historical marks are not sure and it is difficult to extract the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Who was Saint Patrick? . Myths about Saint Patrick.. Saint Patrick in the Irish tradition.. Saint Patrick's Day.. Conclusion.. Personal comments.....»

The representation of American teenagers in films during the 1950s and 1990s

Arts & media   |   Film studies   |   Term papers   |   01/12/2009   |   .doc   |   13 pages
Document abstract : «The 'teen film', 'teen flick' or 'teenpic' has changed since the 1950s when it started to define itself through Juvenile delinquency films. As was recently commented, 'the teen flick has lost its shiny innocence and become a cynical brute' (Maher;...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Rebel Without a Cause.. Juvenile delinquency and Ephebiphobia.. Trend created by the highly mediated increase of juvenile delinquency.. The suburban environment of Rebel Without a Cause.. Dean's representation of the American...»

Representations of gender and sexuality in films

Arts & media   |   Film studies   |   Term papers   |   01/12/2009   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : «'The street's getting worse everyday here. The whores were bad enough but the drags are wiping us out. I can't stand the drags. (). They confuse transvestism with a circus. Worse, with mime'. In All About My Mother (Almodovar; 1999), the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The theory of cross dressing.. The effects of cross dressing in movies.. Common elements in movies.. Cross dressing in Ma Vie en Rose.. Male cross dressers and female cross dressers.. The realities of transvestites and...»

Is Islam an obstacle to democracy?

Arts & media   |   Journalism   |   Case study   |   01/12/2009   |   .doc   |   17 pages
Document abstract : «'On my arrival in the United States the religious aspect of the country was the first thing that struck my attention', Tocqueville reports in Democracy in America. Even though religion cannot be considered formally as a part of the American...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The vitality of the culturalist deterministic approach to democracy.. The pillars of the culturalist thesis.. The Protestant connection to democracy: Protestantism as a prerequisite to democracy.. Empirical arguments in favour of the...»

Pornography in the Finnish context

Arts & media   |   Film studies   |   Case study   |   01/12/2009   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «Since 1970s, some changes have been made in the Swedish and Finnish pornography market. The consumption of pornography has increased in terms of supply, variability, and accessibility. Pornography and pornographic material for a variety of tastes...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Consumption of pornography.. Growth of pornography.. Government and pornography.. Conclusion.....»

Muslims and the State: A comparative study of Muslim religious needs in the educational domain in France and Great Britain

Arts & media   |   Journalism   |   Term papers   |   01/12/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Islam is one of the fastest growing religions in Europe today; it is already the second religion in Europe. There are at least thirteen million Muslims living in this area ranging from Portugal to Finland and from Ireland to Bulgaria. The...»

Synopsis abstract : «State education and religion in France and Great Britain.. The British Education Act: From a Christian education to a multicultural education.. The wearing of Islamic veils and state run schools.. Public funding of Islamic schools.. Explaining the...»

Moulin Rouge and Romeo + Juliette

Arts & media   |   Film studies   |   Presentation   |   01/12/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «Romeo+Juliet and Moulin Rouge are two movies directed by the eccentric Baz Luhrmann. In these love stories, Baz Luhrmann especially stake on the visual and the abundance: the abundance of decorations, the abundance of colourful visuals (Moulin Rouge...»

Synopsis abstract : «A few words about Baz Luhrmann.. Resume of Romeo+Juliet and Moulin Rouge.. Moulin Rouge.. Romeo+Juliet.. When Moulin Rouge takes one inspiration of Romeo+Juliet.. The marginality of the theatricalness in Moulin Rouge and Romeo+Juliet.. The...»

Comparison between Confucianism and Islam in terms of Knowledge of the Sacred

Arts & media   |   Journalism   |   Term papers   |   01/12/2009   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «Confucianism, the second major religion in China, is a religion that really caught my attention among all the religions studied in the comparative religion class. It is exceptional for the reason that it emphasizes on a single man, Confucius, who...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The rise of Confucianism and alternatively Islam.. Explanation on Confucianism.. Confucianism in the Chinese society.. Principles of Confucius.. Explanation on Islam.. The existence of God not being questioned.. Principles of...»

Olivia Ruiz in concert at the Bataclan on 3 and 10 of April 2006: From "the real TV" to "the real artist performer"

Arts & media   |   Film studies   |   Presentation   |   01/12/2009   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «In France, the Loft Story TV programme paves the way for the real television. Now, lots of viewers watch "ordinary" people eating, sleeping, and arguing Overnight these stage actors become famous just having talent to be on television. Andy...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. General presentation.. Olivia Ruiz: An artist above all.. Bataclan history.. The concert.. Personal point of view.. Conclusion.. Bibliography.....»

Sound in two Hollywood films: 'singin' in the rain' and Thelma & Louise

Arts & media   |   Film studies   |   Presentation   |   01/12/2009   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «Singin' in the Rain is a musical created in 1951 by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, Thelma & Louise a road movie created in 1991 by Ridley Scott. These two works could sound different; nevertheless they have a common point, which is the important role...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The music in these two films.. Singin' in the Rain: The music is exclusively made of instrumental music.. Thelma & Louise: Country music and western music.. The variations in music rhythm, pitch and melody in Thelma &...»

Study of an innovation: SMART

Arts & media   |   Journalism   |   Presentation   |   01/13/2009   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «The innovation that I have chosen to study is the car SMART. First, before explaining the reasons for this choice, I would like to delimit the word innovation. Indeed, what is the difference between invention and innovation? One can say that...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The company that created Smart.. Is Smart is a real innovation.. Conclusion.. Bibliography.....»

Qualitative vs. quantitative research techniques in tourism

Arts & media   |   Journalism   |   Case study   |   01/13/2009   |   .doc   |   10 pages
Document abstract : «Research in the field of tourism has not been very important until the early nineteen seventies; it has begun to spread only since that time. Marketing research is a broad concept including various techniques, but a main distinction should be done...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Quantitative methods.. Domination of quantitative methods in tourism.. Factors to be considered.. The kind of marketing research required.. Importance of differentiating primary data and secondary data.. Quantification of the...»

The African-American cinema: Between protest and integration

Arts & media   |   Film studies   |   Term papers   |   01/13/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «The invention of cinema happened at the very same time as the establishment of the segregation in the South. This social and political system, which advocated prejudices and inequality of races, is definitely going to stigmatize the nature of the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The Birth of a Nation (1915).. A eulogy of racism.. A worship of the KKK.. The birth of the Black cinema: a protest against 'the Birth of a Nation'.. Guess's who's coming to dinner (1967).. An 'immaculate' Black.. An incarnation of...»

The Daily Mail's electronic version, United Kingdom

Arts & media   |   Journalism   |   Presentation   |   01/13/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «The news outlet I have chosen to analyze is the internet version of "The Daily Mail ", a newspaper based in the United Kingdom, very famous especially in England. It includes the daily version of this newspaper as well as "The Mail on Sunday", its...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction: Research object.. Analysis.. Gate keeping.. Agenda setting.. Framing.. Objectivity being the goal of the newspaper.. Conclusion.. References.....»

Change Currency