Normans

At age eight, he became duke of Normandy and on Christmas Day 30 years later, he was crowned King of England. He was born illegitimate son to Robert I, duke of Normandy, and was known as William the Bastard. He was the first of the Norman kings who ruled England and would help to change England’s social, political and physical landscape to become known as William the Conqueror. William the Conqueror was both hero and villain. He was a hero to those who followed him and villain to those who…

Norman Lear played an important role in the development of scripted television in the 1970’s. Lear created the hit show All In The Family, which was a sitcom that featured an African American family. The show was watched all throughout the country, giving Lear a platform to discuss controversial issues. The series began by making jokes while addressing various racial themes, but later evolved into talking about other topics such as menopause, impotency, homosexuality, and the ongoing Vietnam War…

This is a case that requires the decision of whether the establishment of nude dancing clubs and bars are promoting an increase in salacious behavior in the City of Norman. McWert is a business owner in the city of Norman and is also a Political Science professor at the University of Oklahoma. His business, along with thousands of other businesses alike across the United States, has multiple licenses to employ nude dancers at his establishment named “Come On In”. Without these licenses, he would…

want to watch something interesting, not something that will bore them. Furthermore, the movie Psycho, was a black and white slasher produced in 1960 by Alfred Hitchcock. Psycho shows many scenes that will leave the audience confused, a motel owner Norman Bates cares for Marion a girl who arrives during a storm. This film is one to pay attention to, because certain scenes will lead to others. The 1960 film Psycho produced by Hitchcock will leave viewers with a different perspective on how images…

The Utopianism of Norman Rockwell One of the criticism against Norman Rockwell is that the majority of his works he created are too neat, too sweet, and entirely too rural and old-fashioned. For example, in his one of his works entitled Time to Re-tire: Sleeping Sheriff (Image 4), an advertisement that Rockwell illustrated for Fisk Tire Company, we can see that Rockwell chose to use a sheriff to represent retirement. Though this is only an advertisement, and the artist was only trying to use the…

Throughout Psycho, the use of camera angles allow us to get a sense of what Marion Crane and Norman Bates are thinking, contemplating as well as undergoing. At the beginning of Psycho, the emphasis is placed on Marion Crane, and the decisions she will make to get away from her current life.…

Hitchcock’s Psycho, from ‘Inside Norman Bates’ and ‘The World Inside Its Image’ The benchmark of horror films could easily be Hitchcock’s most revered work ‘Psycho’ (1960). The black and white filmscape does not downplay the crimson colour of blood spiralling down the plughole after Marion’s fatal stabbing, nor the shock of Norman’s mothers sunken eye sockets. It’s 2015 and this is the first time I have properly been introduced to the film however as a testament to its making I had nightmares…

One of the most iconic filmmakers of the classical Hollywood era is Alfred Hitchcock. And perhaps one of the best works by him is the movie Psycho. Made in 1960, Psycho started out with actually a lot of negative criticism by well-known movie-goers and critics. Labeled “a violation of good film construction”, the movie turns out to be packed with brilliant plot twists and turns (Kendrick, 6). And in the back end of this brilliant presentation is the subversion and the creativity that has driven…

movie proved to be a huge success upon its release. The movie initially follows Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) as she flees town with money she stole from her employer, which inadvertently leads her to the Bates Motel. Here she encounters the infamous Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins), and ultimately her death at the hands of “mother”. From there, the story slowly unravels as other characters attempt to locate Marion, and end up revealed Norman’s true nature in the process. The movie proved to be so…

Princess of Asturias Awards. Awards are given out for those who have made scientific, cultural, and humanistic advancements in the world, and Foster has definitely done that. These are only a few of the extremely prestigious awards and honors that Norman Foster has received in his life, and it is projected that he will receive many more during his life and even after it. He truly has changed the course of history for the architectural world. In conclusion, it wasn’t only what Foster did for…