Steven Spielberg

There was a variety of things to do in 1998, such as: movies, television shows, music, sports and fashion. The number one song on the Billboard charts in 1998 was “The Boy is Mine” by Brandy & Monica. The number one album was the self titled: “The Backstreet Boys”. The Grammy Awards were big in 1998. Lauryn Hill won album of the year with “The Miseducation of Laryun Hill”. Lauryn Hill also got best new artist. The best pop album went to “Ray of Light” by Madoma. Best pop duo or group was “Jump…

The Amistad , a movie directed by Steven Spielberg, was about a slave ship, that became entrenched in American politics between 1839 and 1841. The Amistad was involved in not only a controversial supreme court case, but also exposed the brutality of slavery, the growing division between the American people, corruption and the American political system. The Supreme Court case that involved the Amistad was a very significant case because it embodied the mentalities and practices of the The United…

Beethoven, Bach, and Mozart are all composers that are universally known whether you like that specific genre of music or prefer listening to modern day artists. These particular composers have transcended the test of time because their music is taught in music classes currently and many composers have crafted their art by gaining inspiration from their music. Not many composers in this decade will have their musical accomplishments published in a textbook. However, there is one particular…

with letters written by the protagonist, Celie, to God, describing her perils, trials, tribulations, payers and hopes. The book won the Pulitzer Prize of 1983 and was adapted into a movie starring Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey in 1985 by Steven Spielberg. Of the many themes that the novel deals with in detail, feminism is quite possibly the most important and visible theme in the novel. In addition, two key concepts of the feminist movement are particularly important in the novel and these…

The aftermath of World War II (WWII) on Earth showed the reality and the selfishness of humanity. Large events in history such as the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki along with the Holocaust shows evidence of the terrible things that mankind has done simply because of stronger forces influencing them. The bombing of Hiroshima was America’s plan to drop an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, Japan, and Nagasaki. One of the reasons for this was to get some sort of revenge for the bombing of…

soldiers are affected by what they saw and went through during the war. My connections theme will be the portrayal of the soldiers throughout war and my four pieces are A Giant Has Been Awakened By Joe Pielmer, Saving Private Ryan Directed by Steven Spielberg, Zombies by The…

In this advanced world of technology reading has taken a backseat and students prefer to see the adaptated version of a litearary work rather than read it first hand. There was a time when students/people would see an adaptation and rush to procure the original book. But students today prefer not to resort to reading thus losing out on precious reading experiences and emotional, intellectual enrichment. This has become a serious problem and this paper attempts to study the Ang Lee adaptation of…

Oskar Schindler was a war hero who saved many Jews during the Holocaust, giving many of them a second chance at life. Oskar Schindler was born April 28, 1908 in Svitavy, which is in present-day Czech Republic. He started out as part of the Nazi party. In 1939 him and his family traveled to Krakow and got involved in the black market. He opened a factory that made German war goods and employed Polish Jews. these weren't his intentions at first but many jews were saved from concentration camps.…

The Imitation Game, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley, is a World War 2 film, based on a true story of how those of the British Intelligence cracked the codes of the Enigma, an advanced German coding machine. The film was not bashed for its historical accuracy, but some of that ease on the criticism may have been because Alan Turing has finally been given justice after 60 years. The historical inaccuracies were not major, although added up, they play a key role in the interest…

using 3-D glasses, theme park rides, or even surgery simulation games found on iTunes app store. Furthermore, society believes immersive entertainment can create a sensation for people while they watch something on the internet. Rose introduces Steven Spielberg, Hollywood director, to introduce his movie Artificial Intelligence: AI, and how it “was meant to be a futuristic retelling of the Pinocchio legend, with an android in place of the wooden puppet” (412). Jordan Weisman, game designer and…