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    causes of Norman Bates’ crime within what makes him up. It suggests that his misconduct is the result of disturbances in his emotional development from his early childhood. The traumatic upbringing he suffered may have led him to developing antisocial tendencies that encouraged his long-term psychological troubles. The psychoanalytical theory claims that he represses many of his feelings and desires that prompt his actions driven by his unconscious mind. Norman’s monster-like crimes are…

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    Norris shrugged, his own lips having curled up into a tight smile. "Yes, Juvenile, though it's to be expected." Pausing, as he led her towards the vehicle, his eyes found hers. "Considering your lack of experience with men." As to whether she'd turned him on, the killer left that question unanswered, for if he'd denied it, that could have conflicted against the erection that tented his jeans. Though, if his arousal was due to Analise, or his anticipation of the night's events, was another matter…

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    Classical Movie Auteur

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    superb actors. Finally, classical films withstand the test of time due to their appeal in which they approach universal truths. Auteur This refers to the filmmaker who has influence and also an artistic control over the movie. Auteur is significant figures in the movie that make it difficult for the…

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    Film Noir Film Analysis

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    flashbacks, complex plot lines, and an underlying experimental philosophy. The genre was most popular in American crime dramas of the post-World War II era. It has become an iconic movement in the history of film-making working its way into our society by displaying the meaning of the darker side of the American dream. In 1941 ‘The Maltese Falcon’ was released and is considered the first dark film. It became an iconic movie for the Film Noir genre.The twists, turns and overall darkness of these…

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    The complexity of the human mind is very hard to understand. McEwan’s Atonement, is a novel beginning in 1935 when Briony Tallis, a thirteen year old girl commits a crime that sends Robbie Turner, an innocent man to jail. Consequently Briony seeks redemption and atonement throughout her live, initially during WWII and later in the late 1900’s in a form of a book that Briony writes of Robbie Turner’s and Cecilia Tallis’s undying love. On the other hand, DeWitt’s The Sisters Brothers, is a story…

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    Kill a Mockingbird. The trial and the novel can be compared from their court session and the characters that are plaintiffs and defendants. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird and the trial of Scottsboro Boys Trial, there are many figures that has mirror each other. The main figures shows certain characteristics that are similar during their trials and background of themselves. The characters however shows a part of the history from the 1930's of how the whites always kept the “Negroes”…

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    Not only should we consider their training as a factor in their actions but also we should take a look at these public figures from a sociological approach. One way we analyze this si through the stanford prison experiment. This experiment is familiar to many people but isn’t paralleled to the United States police force as much as it is paralleled to corrections officers…

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    Latika running towards the phone and Salim layering money in the bath tub to create suspense for the audience as the figure out what will happen, and how each scene pieces into the end game of the movie. A scene that was particularly interesting and true to the theme of redemption was Salim’s death scene. Boyle inserts a lot of visual symbolism into Salim’s scene as he uses dark lighting to foreshadow something…

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    Jane has suppressed certain attributes in order to function within the confines of society. During Jane’s dream, Bertha is standing in front of the mirror. Jane sees “the reflection of visage and features quite distinctly in the dark” (327). Bertha’s features contrast the dark and, therefore, are light. Thus, Brontë implies that Jane wants Bertha’s characteristics. However, these traits seem distant to her. The following day, her wedding day, Jane is dressed and preparing to go to the ceremony.…

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    who sent her father away. The lack of a father figure in her life could have also…

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