Citizen Kane

Both Kane and Gatsby from the outside seem solid, certain, and secure, however inside, this is not the situation. The two men have their individual issues, both of which include some kind of longing to be cherished. Moreover, I feel that the works likewise exhibit…

star. Never about her. Kane controlled every aspect of Susan’s life. He’s always towering over her in scenes where she’s at her most vulnerable. In her singing lessons, he’s dominating the scene from all angles and forces the teacher to believe that Susan can sing. Kane was going against his own principles to tell the whole truth to his readers. The reporters are all writing how Susan is an extraordinary singer, all in the need to please Kane because they fear him now. Kane has developed into a…

The level of malpractice Kane was exposed to is criminal. I stay in the background, never once letting the club in Minors Fork know that I have any idea what’s going on. It took everything I had not to go and see him but Roman told me Kane would have more motivation to get better if I remained out of reach and I trust he knows what he’s talking about. FOUR MONTHS Three weeks after he was admitted, I get a call from my contact in patient relations that they are moving him to a rehabilitation…

“The Birth of a Nation” by D.W. Griffith was the first blockbuster film in American history. It was an amazing feat of cinema and nailed its place in history. However, while “The Birth of a Nation” boasts these achievements it is without question one of the most racist movies of all time. This movie not only show glorifies the Ku Klux Klan as heroes of America, but also shows the misrepresentation of black people and the role that black people will have in films. Looking back at the time the…

The movie, Lawrence of Arabia was considered to be a breakthrough in the film industry for it portrayed T. E. Lawrence’s life in the Arab world and how he influenced the Arabs. This of course was based on true events that occurred from 1916-1918. Despite being a biographical movie, not everything that appeared was truthful. Multiple movie critics stated that certain scenes were over exaggerated, unrealistic, scientifically invalid, and/or plainly made up for entertainment purposes. Before…

1. -Charles Foster Kane's was sent away from his home partly due to his violent and abusive father. -Charles Kane had much success and fame is based on his career as newspaper publisher -Charles Kane's success was based on yellow journalism, which was pretty much dishonesty and a complete disregard for the truth -Charles Kane's pursuit of a political career ended in failure with the discovery of love affair of his future second wife, Susan Alexander. -Charles Kane's second wife,Susan…

Individuals may encounter countless scenes, outrageous ideas, and most importantly a perfected conclusion. Nevertheless, when it comes to the motion picture “Requiem for a dream”, words and words may fill these pages, however nothing can truly clarify the depth of intensity and meaning towards such a realization. Darren Aronofsky is an American film director, screenwriter, and film producer; born in Brooklyn, New York in the 1960’s and being brought up in a conservative Jewish family surely…

commotion. Still naked from their first night of union, Joth peaked outside the leather tent flap. “What did we miss?” he remarked. Rinka pulled him back inside. “Can’t the war wait a few more minutes?” she teased. “I like to have you inside me once again.” Joth returned a loving smile and then threw his tunic over his head. “Oh, how I’d like that but I think something really important is happening.” She shook her head and returned the smile. “Oh, go ahead,” she sighed.…

Veronica climbed into the big bed, jeans off, and pulled the big, soft blanket to her chin. The lights were soft in Logan’s room, she’d never noticed that before. The rest of the world was this harsh, unforgivable place, lighting up her weak spots with hot, bright lights, but there, Veronica almost felt safe. She smiled to herself in his bed; she’d confronted her best friend’s killer there, she shook her head. But that was how she was, that was who she was- what had Logan said? The bravest…

Introduction In spite of the nebulousness inherent in determining and measuring expertise, crowdsourcing systems in research and practice that seek to acquire distributed knowledge (e.g. citizen science) indicate a preference for expert contributors. To ensure information quality (IQ), consumers – users of data acquired from such crowdsourcing projects – implement gatekeeping strategies that vary in degree of subtleness and intentionality. These gatekeeping strategies stem from the underlying…