Bob Keeshan - Captain Kangaroo Have you ever wondered which television show was as enlightening to your parents as Sesame Street and Barney were to some of us' The answer would probably be Captain Kangaroo. It was about a man who lived in a house with lots of wonderful and exciting creatures, animation, and props. The main character was Captain Kangaroo, played by Bob Keeshan. Besides pl

Why Was Gone With The Wind So Successful Why was Gone with the Wind so successful' The enduring popularity and success of Gone with the wind can be put down to various different factors, the superb performances, captivating story, and groundbreaking production to name a few, yet it is the amalgamation of all these factors and more which has made gone with the wind a timeless classic.

Women Of Color In Film As we enter the 21st century, our society still deals with issues of racism. Current cinema and films have diverse representation of women and women characters of color. In spite of this, we need to examine and analyze the subtleties of stereotypes. Webster’s Dictionary defines a stereotype as, “A standardized mental judgment held in common by member of a group;

Women On Mtv “As cable television expanded, it brought explicitly sexual depictions to American television” (Coran and Hanks, 1986, p.43) along with MTV. “When MTV started up in 1981, its success was almost instantaneous” (Aufderheide, 1986, p.60). “The most important and pervasive outlet for rock videos is Music Television” (Kalis and Neuendorf, 1989, p.148). Music television (MTV) is a

Working Class On Television American society has changed significantly over the decades of the last half-century, and as a result, so have its rules and values. For example, a greater number of Americans are economically better off now than they were around 1960. This money is also more widely dispersed among socio-economic classes. This means that more people are having a great

As Good As It Gets As Good as it Gets had several interpersonal relationships that evolved around the main character played by Jack Nicholson. For this presentation I have chosen to elaborate on three of them: the relationship between Melvin Udall (the main character) and his homosexual neighbor, Simon Bishop, and Melvin and his neighbor’s friend Frank Sachs, an antique dealer, and the m

12 Angry Men 12 Angry Men In the beginning of 12 Angry Men the jury votes eleven to one that the man on trial is guilty of murdering his father. The eleven that voted guilty had no doubt in their mind that the man on trial was not guilty and they had trouble believing that the one man that voted innocent thought otherwise also. This man, who stood alone in a hot heated jury room, used

12 Angry Men 12 Angry Men In the beginning of 12 Angry Men the jury votes eleven to one that the man on trial is guilty of murdering his father. The eleven that voted guilty had no doubt in their mind that the man on trial was not guilty and they had trouble believing that the one man that voted innocent thought otherwise also. This man, who stood alone in a hot heated jury room, used

FRIENDS FRIENDS At this moment in time, television is without a doubt, the main form of amusement and entertainment. Television plays a significant role in the life of most Americans, including myself. Friends, my favorite television show, is one of the many shows made in the mid-nineties that featured good-looking characters in their twenties who get together to share loving, and

12 Angry Men The movie “Twelve Angry Men” is a clear example of the consensus value found in the Social Change Model of Leadership. In the movie, twelve men of various backgrounds and preconceptions entered a jury room to decide the fate of a young man accused of murdering his father. They must decide unanimously, to find the accused youth guilty or not guilty. There is no democracy, or

1970’s African American Situation Shows Reinforced Stereotypes 1970’s African American Situation Shows Reinforced Stereotypes. Introduction During the 1970’s sitcoms pioneered a way for African Americans to be seen on television, through shows such as Julia, The Bill Cosby Show, Sanford and Son, Good Times, and The Jefferson’s. These shows showed characters and lives that African Am

60 Minutes Since 1968 America has been better enlightened than previously concerning current events and happenings around the world. A considerable factor for this occurrence is the television program 60 Minutes which debuted on the air in September of 1968. Many other television newsmagazines have been produced since its creation, however none have possessed the longevity nor the influe

A Hanging A Hanging by George Orwell is a harsh, wake up call as to how cold and blind the human race can be. This story takes place in Burma, India in the 1940’s. Orwell is a warder for a prison in Burma and he tells about his one experience as he prepares and puts a prisoner to death. They all gathered around him, six warders, and walked the prisoner out of his cell

A Clockwork Orange “What’s it going to be then, eh'” – the opening line of Anthony Burgess’ A Clockwork Orange, being the adventures of a young man whose principal interests are rape, ultra-violence and Beethoven. In the story, we are introduced to young Alex and his droogs, who like nothing more than “lashings of the old ultra–violence”. It is Alex who commits their first murder, and

A Few Good Men A Few Good Men “Honor isn’t about making the right choices. It’s about dealing with the consequences.” Midori Koto said this quote. This quote is proven to be true in several instances throughout A Few Good Men. This is shown when Dawson and Downey meet with Lieutenant Kaffee .I believe that this quote means that true men listen to orders that are given to them and wi

A League Of Their Own A League of Their Own For my book report this quarter, I chose the movie A League of Their Own. This movie has a lot of characters but the one that stands out the most to me is Dottie Hinson. She was a kind-hearted person that always cared about other people. Dottie always made the right choices and was a good leader for her team. Dottie Hinson was the st

A Sociological Approach To The Simpsons I’m going to start off by saying that until now I never actually thought there was a difference in the way those cartoon characters (the Simpsons) were approached, depending on their gender (not that I watched them too often or anything). First of all I’ll have to break the characters in two groups, because you cannot compare old people with ch

A Satire Violence Is The Answer. Violence is the Answer As Bob Taylor drove through the ghetto on his regular route home, he looked to his left and saw two people with Japanese-looking symbols tattooed on their bodies beating the living daylight out of each other. Bob chuckled at the sight and continued driving home. When he got home, he turned on the TV and watched the news. Bob

About A Boy About A Boy: A Good Comedy Many movies come and go, striving to be a big hit, entertaining us as they go along. Some movies fail miserably, some remain in the middle, and then some make it. The movie About A Boy, starring Hugh Grant, falls into the category of making it. The plot is generic: bad guy turned good guy, and nerdy kid finally fits in, but this generic “chick-f

Act Of Playing God Can Have Terrible Results (Frankenstein) Throughout life one comes to realize that playing the role of God has horrible results. Victor Frankenstein is a young man in Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein and plays the role of God throughout the entire book. Victor had a relatively good childhood, which can cause one to wonder why he became this way. He starts to think as

Antz Apoorva is the lead animator, special effects at PDI and Poorvi art director and web site designer of www.antz.com. Unlike most Walt Disney Productions, Antz is in 3D animation, a computer animated feature film. Apoorva says, "Usually we deal in special effects where for action the scenes are recreated on computer, like the helicopter scene in Batman Forever. If five years back anyo

Advertising In The Times Picyuane Advertisement in the Times Picayune Advertising in the Times Picayune is developed to a target audience based on race and ethnicity. Though it man not be the stated objective, advertising reinforces such concepts of white mans privilege and blacks as a second-class citizens. Advertising also tries to make the world racially balanced by using toke

Apocolypse Now The Beginning of the End Many film critics and movie goers alike say that Apocalypse Now is one of the best movies ever made due to its originality and trend-setting approach to cinema. The viewer, in the very first scene of this Francis Ford Coppola sensation, can see this. As most movies begin, the viewer is generally introduced to the cast and the production team t

Apollo 13 APOLLO 13 Question: By discussing either The China Syndrome or Apollo 13, discuss the ways in which film-makers can manipulate our emotions. Answer: “Apollo 13” is an exhilarating film documenting the acute tragedies that fraught the Apollo13 moon mission. Through the use of camera techniques, symbolism, and the documentary genre, the audiences’ emotions are effectivel

AI Review AI Review I was hoping for good things from “A.I.” First of all, it’s directed by Steven Spielberg, who almost always delivers a satisfying and/or challenging movie experience. Second, it’s sci-fi, which I like. And, finally, it stars Haley Joel Osment, who performed exceptionally in “The Sixth Sense”. Set in the future when human-looking and human-behaving robots take care

All Quiet On The Western Front All Quiet on the Western Front All Quiet on the Western Front is a film to reflect the human cost of war. It shows us how war has a hidden face that most people do not see until it is too late. In the film describes a group of young men who at first think war is glorious. But as the war drags on, the group discovers how war is not all it is set out to

All You Need Is A Leader All You Need is a leader “It is an unfortunate fact of life in the United States that Hispanic students achieve less in school, or drop out more often and earlier (Grossman 5).” said in his book, Educating Hispanic Students. An example of this was the story of Angel, a prime drop out student, in the movie Stand and Deliver. The reoccurring theme of high school

Amadeus Amadeus was a world wide profound success, receiving 8 academy awards with the help of director Milos Forman, and the producer Saul Zaenty. It’s not about a famous musician and his works, but about a suffering old man, Antonio Salieri, who carries the guilt of destroying an artist of music, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, because of his lust for love. Transcending the two, Mozart and

Amelie Follow the Blue Arrows: Looking Closely at One Part of Amélie’s Spectrum The color blue is used symbolically in the visual design of Amélie to represent happiness. Watching Amélie to gather info on the visual design of the film lends itself to the realization that to write a paper on the overall visual design of the film would take dozens of viewings and a book worth of ana

America History X American History X The story unfolds through the eyes of Danny Vineyard (Edward Furlong), who analyzes Derek’s life. The story is told in a first person point of view. It documents fear and hatred as the powerful element emphasized as Derek’s (Edward Norton) father is murdered. Derek’s father was murdered while on duty as a fireman is a community predominantly fill