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fertile ground for Bebop, but what started as a musical form unknown, or at least not meant to be known, by the public, played in afterhours of nightclubs, was revolutionized by the alto-sax player, Charlie Parker. Despite his short life, his contributions to jazz and bebop persist to this day. Charlie Christopher Parker Jr. was born on August 29, 1920, in Kansas City, Kansas, to Charles and Addie Parker, both of whom worked nighttime jobs, while Parker went to school (Megill,…

The Gold Rush directed and starring Charlie Chaplin in 1925. Many people believe that “It is the outstanding gem of all Chaplin's pictures, as it has more thought and originality than even such masterpieces of mirth as ‘The Kid’ and ‘Shoulder Arms.’”(Hall). The film was considered great on by many standards one of which was it theme. The film was “built upon the themes of enduring great hardships in pursuit of immense riches or a better life”(sierra college). And this connected greatly with the…

and the silent film medium extend this to its maximum. Exaggerated actions and visual gags with occasional intertitles explaining the situation became the centerpiece of attraction and entertainment. Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton were two legendary comedy filmmakers emerging from this era. Charlie Chaplin’s City Lights was a combination of Chaplin’s skills from previous movies. In this movie, he employs purely innocent jokes under the famous Tramp image. It actually works on multiple level…

Charlie Gordon is 37-years-old and mentally challenged. He writes daily progress reports about everything that has happened to him. “Mr. Strauss says I [should] [write] down what I think and [everything] that [happens] to me from now on,” as Charlie states in progress report 1- March 5,1965. As Charlie’s intelligence increases since he had the operation, the progress that he has made in his writing and perspectives on things is very clear. In progress report 2- March 6 Charlie goes into take an…

This paper shall compare and contrast between ``Our Hospitality film by Buster Keaton and The Gold Rush by Charles Chaplin’’. The Gold Rush is a comedy film that narrates fun and complicated experiences of Charles Chaplin who was in search of gold which he believed was to free him from poverty. It was an insecure mission though he was determined to accomplish it; he starved for a long period until he decided to feed on his shoes and other times he thought his friend was big chicken. The main…

The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind TEEL Essay by Sierra Schoormans Chosen prompt: “In the end, the characters of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind learn that it is better to confront their problems than turn the other way.” Discuss.” The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is an exquisite and inspiring film directed by Michel Gondry. It’s a brilliant and captivating film that blends together many genres such as love/romance, realism and surrealism, by using many cinematic…

Charlie Chaplin was a British actor and comedian, who was a distinguished star in the 20th century’s silent- film era. In fact, many stars in this area originated from a working-class background. He was raised in a poor neighborhood by river warehouses, located in Westminster. Therefore, Chaplin emerged creating films that pertained with the working class perspective. This enabled the audiences of the urban life to relate with the film (Ross 44). Both of his had been music hall entertainers,…

used war bonds in WWI also. The campaign was created by William Gibbs McAdoo, the Secretary of the Treasury. Posters were the most common form of advertisement. Much like WWII, famous figures were used to promote the bonds, such as Elsie Janis and Charlie Chaplin. The Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts also sold bonds using the slogan “Every Scout to Save a Soldier.” The total cost raised was $21.5 billion (much less than the $185.7 billion raised in WWII). Also, the United States was not the only…

Charlie Chaplin Charlie Chaplin was the most recognizable person on the planet and It 's no exaggeration that for the greatest part of this century Chaplin did everything in show business; he was an actor, director, screenwriter, producer and composer. He was the ideal rags to riches role model that every American had dreamed of becoming. Chaplin revolutionized American show business and inspired Americans to follow their dreams because he was proof that even underdogs could make it to the…

gets a pass to be left alone. However, since Hynkel commands all jews to be put in a concentration camp, Chaplin ends up thrown in as well. He ends up escaping and is later mistaken for Hynkel because of the close resemblance. Paulette Goddard and Charlie Chaplin had a strong connection for filmmaking as seen in the barbershop scene where Chaplin is asked to give Hannah a makeover. The most powerful scene I’ve seen in a film from Chaplin was the speech he gave addressing the world. To conclude…