Oppressive impressions: István Szabó's Sunshine (1999), Jewish assimilation, the Shoah, and historical transition in twentieth-century Hungary

Arts & media   |   Film studies   |   Term papers   |   07/29/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « working age from the deportation trains, leaving the old, infirm, women and children Monarchy to the disintegration following the loss of the Great War and the ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Istvan Szabo's Sunshine. Reasons why the Jews were the favorite subjects. Political divisions in the Jewish families. Counter-revolutionary - White Terror. The character of Adam Sors. Hungary's attempt to the leave the...»

Unifying mankind through asexuality and abstraction

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   07/07/2008   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : « poverty, and starvation in which the Great War had abandoned During this same time of war and unease fact that the sexual organs of women periodically [emitted ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Abstraction in The Waste Land.. Eliot achieved abstraction through the medium of asexuality.. Asexuality allowed him to disconnect from the notions of fertility and birth.. For Eliot, Teiresias symbolized the unification of the two sexes.. The...»

Responses to World War I in European Culture: "A Very Long Engagement"

Political science   |   International relations   |   Term papers   |   04/30/2009   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : « a magnifying glass to look at pornographic photographs of naked women. Crucifix, Calvary, and Cross: Materiality and Spirituality in Great War Landscapes World ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The film by Jeunet. A magic-realist style. Why the perceptions of war changed so much during the 1st world war. Contrasts between horrific violence in battlefields and ideas of cultural resistance in peacetime. A late 20th century spin...»

Pam Gems feminist vision in "Stanley". Exploring queer aesthetics through historical reflection

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Term papers   |   04/26/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « if the dark looming presence of the Great War itself, which Painted before the war, it is as if the Both women are fantasy projections of his own overwhelming ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Gems' play: Accurate representational version of Spencer's intimate relationships. Spencer's demand for total commitment and absorption in his world. A basic overview of the elements in the play. Hilda: The biggest victim in the...»

Exodus to America: The experience of Irish Women in a New World.

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Case study   |   04/16/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « was still some Irish and general immigrant discrimination, the Civil war had turned The social problems of Irish women in America were great for those ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Female emigration from Ireland. Irish American marriage patterns. Employment for young Irish women in America. The situation for working Irish women in America. Good luck in finding jobs or husbands. Husbandless Irish women and...»

Homer and the Futility of War

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   School essay   |   12/04/2007   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : « by the namesake of the play, Lysistrata, the women of a The destruction of that great city is also an example of Homer describing the futility of war, just as ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Ways to divide various Anti war fiction. The traditional cut endings. The destruction of the great city. Evidence of Homer’s detraction of war. The question of the dates of the Iliad. Conclusion....»

China and the Chairman

History & geography   |   Modern history   |   School essay   |   01/04/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : « He had taken his people, who had suffered over 100 years of war and defeat, and given them something to Mao was also a great advocate of women s rights ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The Sino Japanese War and the Civil War. The origins of the Cultural Revolution. The end of the Cultural Revolution. The younger Chinese generation. Conclusion....»

The Trojan Women

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   12/11/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : « the cruelty and painful consequences of war, and how only enduring force of strength for the other Trojan women. Hecuba s son was Hector, the great hero of Troy ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Cassandra given away as a wife to Agamemnon. The powerlessness of the women. Euripides shows us a different kind of hero. Conclusion. Works cited....»

Dragon ladies and China dolls: Images of Asian American women in American film

Arts & media   |   Film studies   |   Presentation   |   11/07/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « third, prostitute/victim of sex trade/war/oppression is movie makers images of Asian and Asian American women. Asian/American roles, had a great impact within ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Dragon lady, China doll and yellowface.. The 1920s image of the 'oriental woman'.. Other most common roles for Asian American actresses.. The 1940s, 50s and 60s.. Change in the film industry for Asian and Asian American roles.. The...»

Women's life in North-Western China under the Tang dynasty

History & geography   |   Medieval history   |   Term papers   |   11/01/2002   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « sold by impoverished parents, orphans, prisoners-of-war ) they had useful for the community, solving a great problem in Chinese society, the single women. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The traditional role and social status of women in Medieval China. The cross-cultural interactions. Foreigners in the Chinese society. Confucian ideals: The lost predominance. The spread of Buddhism in Chi...»

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