La Ronde

The film opens up at the point where Santa Anna has gained victory in defeating the American/Texan Army at the Alamo. Sam Houston is then shown being told what occurred at the Alamo. From this point we see the film transitions into a flashback a year before the battle to introduces us to the important people of the battle and show us how it lead to it. We are shown that Sam Houston is at a party where he is talking to people about Texas and how they should immigrate to it. At the party Houston…

In 1808, Spain is taken over by Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon disposed of the existing monarchy and installed his brother, Joseph, as head of state. The resulting war against France and Britain lasted nearly to the Mexican Revolution as Napoleon’s government falls into disarray and the revolutionaries began to gain momentum. Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla was a middle aged priest living in the parish of Dolores. Hidalgo was a Crillo by birth, and had a pro-Indian sentiment. He organized his…

have never been written at all, on the basis of the author’s sex. Her experience with same-sex relationships, her feminist ideals, and her will for learning contribute to Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz’s defiant nature, which shines through her writings. To start, the experience and support that Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz had with…

Drug cartels play a huge role because they threaten people in power by threatening to kill the individual or their family or to further their agenda. Likewise, “La mordida” does not only apply to police officers, but it applies to politicians, army officials, and individuals in power. Much of these bribes are from drug cartels. In Stephen Morris scholarly article, “Corruption, Drug Trafficking, and Violence…

Influence on Stanley Kubrick?s Filmmaking Paper Outline Introduction Ophuls Influence on Kubrick?s technical filmmaking and storytelling Liebelei and Lolita: Comparing the early works of Ophuls and Stanley Kubrick Eyes Wide Shut and La Ronde Interpretations of the work of Arthur Schnitzler Conclusion Stanley Kubrick is considered one of the greatest film directors of all time. Because of this it is interesting to consider his major influences from the…

gender and modernization issues. In La Ronde, Arthur Schnitzler, explores sexuality in Germany. Interestingly, what is considered as common in the modern West today is prevalent in La Ronde’s modern social milieu as both men and women actively pursue sex as they please. Nevertheless, gendered values in the earlier century significantly shaped how men and women viewed female sexuality. While illustrating males who strongly objectify and sexualize women, La Ronde nonetheless plays with the irony…

across the United States to amusement parks around the world. a) Jason Knutson of Coaster Photos stated the whereabouts of some of AstroWorld’s crowd favorites. 1. He mentioned that “Texas Cyclone was demolished but the trains were moved to the La Ronde amusement park in Canada; Greezed Lightnin’ was relocated and although the ownership was transferred, it still remains in storage, XLR-8 was scrapped but the trains were moved to Six Flags Magic Mountain in California, and Viper was scrapped but…

Flags is the largest amusement park company in the world, boasting more than 800 attractions and 120 roller coasters across 18 parks in North America. The Company’s more than 50-year history began in Texas in 1961 with their first park and continued with the building of two more unique parks. In 1977, they began acquiring other amusement parks, starting in New Jersey, and eventually coming to California (1979 and 1997), Massachusetts (1997), Canada (2001) and Mexico (1999). Though they had to…