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One of the more interesting films of this time period was, Ivan the Terrible, directed by Sergei Eisenstein. The film was actually commissioned by the Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin, who admired and idolized Ivan. This two-part historical epic, however, went against Party lines when it portrayed Ivan in a negative light. This resulted in the banning of the film on the order of Stalin which terminated the proposition of a third-part to the series. Oddly enough the first Part of the series, Ivan…

Helicopter Parenting As a child have you ever wondered what it would feel like having your parents control almost every aspect of your life? Well, many children and teens in this and other generations have not thought about it they have experienced this first hand. These types of parents are known as helicopter parents. Helicopter parents are defined as overprotective, overcontrolling, and have too much interest in their children’s life. According to an essay that was adapted from the novel…

Compare and Contrast Essay Have you ever wondered where the Cinderella movies or books got their plot? Well, it came from Grimm’s Cinderella. The story talks about a girl that is forced into servitude and tries to find love in the world. With the helps with magics, it brings her to the palace where she finds her true love. Soon after they marry. Over time, the story changes, but the plot stays true. Despite bearing some superficial similarities, the difference is between Disney’s Cinderella…

The meaning of discrimination is unfair or damaging treatment of a difference in people or object does to the race, age or sex. As in the poem “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” by Langston Hughes where he explains his path and knowledge of rivers. The speaker is a member of a slavery making him part of African community and faces racism in American, when “Abe Lincoln went down to New Orleans,” traveling the Mississippi river. (Hughes) The speaker in the poem seems to be telling a story for example,…

Growing up in Los Angeles, California, Paul Stevens (65) has lived quite an eventful life. From living with his mother and grandmother in a compact suburban apartment, to retiring at age 65 from being a very successful pilot for Delta Airlines and going on to live peacefully in his lakeside home in Euless, Texas with his wife, Connie Stevens (67). However getting to that point was no easy task and no story of success is complete without the occasional adversity along the way. Back in Los…

I love it when an old fairytale gets revamped, especially when it is done well. A Court of Thorns and Roses did not disappoint, it was still Beauty and the Beast but it also had an enticingly new aspect of faeries. Reading this was sort of like Julie Kagawa’s Iron Fey books eloped and had a child with the amazing story of Beauty and the Beast that dressed up in the finest of writing styles. I have to admit, I went into this book biased for three reasons. One, I love faeries. Two, I love Sarah J.…

My Step Dad. The most loving man I have had the pleasure of having in my life.Six foot, Dark, and dread locks past his waist, he looked like a big scary gorilla but on the contrary he was a big soft teddy bear. Well he was a great father we all knew he was living a double life. My mom , his wife so in love with him and meant her vowels “through thick and then” just turned head and looked the other way. She never could really leave him for good . He owned a motorcycle shop. Which resulted in…

The play End Days by Deborah Zoe Laufer certainly is one that stretched beyond the natural boundaries of the human mind. The author twists and spins the ink blotted on the page in such a comical yet meaningful manner. Particularly, the play revolves around four main characters: Rachel, Nelson, Arthur and Sylvia. All of them have, to some degree, shape or form, dealt the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks in their own fashions. Moreover, they find solace in a broad category of aspects, ranging…

a tree that she had planted on her mother’s grave. The Chinese version receives her clothes by breaking the pot she had placed her mother’s bones in. The Disney and the German version do have some similarities while the Chinese is still different. These variations both have it to where Cinderella loses her glass slipper on the stairs while running out from the ball before everything disappears. The Chinese has it to wear she loses her shoe on the road while riding her horse and that is when the…

Introduction “Abraham Lincoln lost eight elections, failed twice in business and suffered a nervous breakdown before he became the president of the United States.” (Wall Street Journal) I have accomplished two of these things myself and all I want, is to be a happy, healthy, well-adjusted family. My family consists of my husband Patrick, my daughter Brandy, my daughter Patricia (Trish), my son Robert (Robbie), my son Vincent (Vinny), my son Christopher (CJ), my son Alex and my daughter Jocelyn…