James the Just

As part of his article “Jesse James, the Bourgeois Bandit”, film theorist Christopher Anderson attempts to explain the differences between Henry King’s 1939 western Jesse James and the later reworking of the narrative by Nicholas Ray entitled The True Story of Jesse James (1957) by scrutinising the historical context of the latter film. Anderson asserts that in contrast to earlier films depicting James’s life, Ray “wanted to dramatize parallels between the post-Civil War adolescent bandit and…

The battle between the humble governess and the evil Quint in The Turn of The Screw rages on. The author of the ambiguous novella, Henry James, includes few vague details while writing his book. While reading his book, it is important to make predictions about what is happening. Throughout the book, the governess tries to protect the two innocent children from the ghost of Peter Quint. A group could argue all day about what happened in this book. Different characters play the different roles of…

James Dean’s life and death have been constantly described to have gone too fast. He quickly rose to fame after a notable performance in “East of Eden”. After a year, he made it to the news again. This time, it was on his horrible death. Let’s look back into what transpired in the two dozen years of this cultural icon known as the “Rebel Without a Cause.” James, named as James Byron Dean, was born on February 18, 1931, in Marion, Indiana. At that time, the Depression era hit the state hard. His…

Dolley also helped with the development and the decorations of the White House, she was one the first presidential residence. In 1808 however James Madison got the chance to become president. When the Democratic - Republican Party nominated James Madison to beat out Thomas Jefferson. Madison won two terms in office which gave him the opportunity to serve from 1809 to 1817. Dolley was very popular throughout, and so that helped with her husband’s…

Federalist Papers No. 10 and 51 Response Historical documents of the 18th century have been a monumental part of the development of the United States of America. James Madison authored the 10th and 51st Federalist Papers to explain how men will always have differing opinions and how government should be structured respectively. Federalist Papers No. 10 and 51 contributed to the framework of the current United States Government. Madison wrote the tenth Federalist Paper to explain that man will…

James Monroe The fifth person to serve a term as the president of the USA was James Monroe. On April 28,1758 James was born in a town called Westmoreland County which is in Virginia. He was married to Elizabeth Monroe from 1786-1830. Together they had three children. Their first-born was Eliza Monroe. They had two more children after that, James Monroe and Maria Monroe. James died shortly after he was born so the Monroe’s raised two daughters. He attended school at the College of William and…

One of the most innovative writers of the 20th century, James Joyce made his impact, through Ulysses and Finnegans Wake. James had lived through many historical events in his lifetime. He lived through World War 1, and he also lived through the beginning of World War II. That was the start of totalitarianism. Ireland also became a free state in 1922. Through all of these historical events that James lived through, he lived through some pretty powerful events in his own life. They may not have…

become literally more action packed, fast-paced, and with a more serious tone. James Bond in the 1697 film was in many ways the James Bond we see today portrayed by Daniel Craig, the critical change being the sense of humor and joking air that has developed into the life-or-death attitude. Though there are scenes of humor, the scene are much more short-lived and jokes subtle. The 2006 version on Casino Royale rids the James Bond name of the silly antics found in the 1967 version and creates a…

strayed so far from scientific norms. Even so, there is no doubt that William James contributed much to the field of psychology as a whole and shaped many of the ideals held dear in the study of psychology. From his theories on emotion, consciousness, and will to his pragmatic and functionalist contributions it is not difficult to see that James had a heavy hand in shaping the field of psychology in the United States. William James contributed much to the field of psychology as a whole but his…

In 1751, James Madison was born in Virginia. He was the oldest of 12 siblings but many didn 't make it. James Madison often learned and studied at plantations as a child. It wasn 't just all about Growing tobacco, he learned math, geography of land, and Learned different languages. He prospered In latin. He was very good at it. He attended William and mary university. His father owned a tobacco plantation that was gifted to him after his father passed away. He inturned became the largest…