“Tomorrow’s Radio Fare”
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A 10 page production plan for a new television show, “Tomorrow’s Radio Fare,” which will highlight neglected musicians and their music. The paper includes a description of the show; a plan for when it will air and against what shows it will be scheduled; and a script for a mock presentation and interview with the first featured artist, a guitarist from the United States. The program will be based in the UK and address British audiences first. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: KStvShow.rtf

“Tour of Duty” -- A Television Representation of the Vietnam War
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This 9 page report discusses one specific television show in terms of what it says about the times in which it was produced and the issues it addressed. The overall theme of Tour of Duty is showing the day-to-day life and development of one platoon in the Vietnam War during the years 1967 to 1968. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: BWtvshow.rtf

“Tuesdays with Morrie”: Film Analysis
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A 13 page paper which analyzes and examines the 1999 film “Tuesdays with Morrie.” Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RAtsd.rtf

“Unforgiven”
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This 5 page report discusses the 1992 Oscar-winning (best picture, best director, best supporting actor, best editing) movie that stars and was directed by Clint Eastwood, “Unforgiven” and shows the ways in which Eastwood explores many of the most archetypal of characters. Ultimately it is a story of hypocrisy and morality, revenge and regret, and the futile nature of reform and redemption. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: BWunforg.rtf

“Waiting for Godot”: A Comparison of the Book by Samuel Beckett, Laurel and Hardy, and Vaudeville Comedy
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A 6 page discussion of the underlying detail of these two theatrical productions as compared to the larger theatrical genre of slapstick vaudevillian comedy. Emphasizes the relationship between Laurel and Hardy and that between the two main characters of “Waiting for Godot”, Vladimir (referred to variously as Didi and Mr. Albert) Estragon. Vladimir is Hardy’s equivalent while Estragon is Laurel’s. Regardless of how annoying one character may be perceived by his alter ego, they have an unbreakable relationship which is more positive than it is negative. Regardless of how bumbling one might appear, and how controlling the other might appear, the psyches of these characters merge seamlessly into one. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPgodot.wps

“Western Elements in the Films of Zhang Yimou”
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A ten page paper which looks at the work of Chinese film director Zhang Yimou, the most commercially successful of the Fifth Generation of film-makers. The way in which Zhang combines elements of traditional Chinese cultures and narrative structures with a Western perspective is analysed, and also the influence of both Imperial Chinese history and the Cultural Revolution on Zhang’s generation. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: JLzhang.wps

“Window to Paris": Russian Culture
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A 6 page paper which examines and analyzes the film “Window to Paris” as it involves and details the Russian culture. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAwnpar.rtf

‘Justifiable’ Violence in Martin Scorsese’s “Casino” and Other Films
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A 5 page paper which examines how the filmmaker uses violence as a tool, with his cinematic characters receiving the deaths they deserve. While the primary concentration is on the 1995 film, “Casino,” there are also references to such other Scorsese films as “Mean Streets” (1975), “Taxi Driver” (1976), and “Goodfellas” (1990). Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TGmscasino.rtf

"A Beautiful Mind" And "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" - Mental Health
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3 pages in length. The extent to which mental illness plays an integral role in each film is both grand and far-reaching; that one film depicts psychological instability as something one can successfully pretend to have, while the other profiles a man whose profound schizophrenia does not hamper his mathematical aptitude, illustrates just how influential a component mental health is in the overall social picture. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TLCBeautMnd.rtf