Wars Episode Essays

  • Star Wars Episode 2 Essay

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    “Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones” Star Wars is a testament to film excellence. The original trilogy was released and the world went nuts over the science fiction universe that George Lucas had created. Then came the prequels that did not receive as much admiration as the original trilogy. “Clones” falls into the prequel category. This movie sets up a young Jedi’s fall to darkness through emotions such as love and anger (which are prohibited within the jedi order). While mostly negative

  • Irony In Stephen Crane's An Episode Of War

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    The short story by Stephen Crane, “An Episode Of War,” talks about a lieutenant’s wound in war. The first irony is that the lieutenant is not shot in combat but while distributing coffee. No name given nor what war it is. He is dividing coffee in a war, trying to be just in a small matter that is magnified out of proportion, “He was on the verge of a great triumph in mathematics.” Their temporary peace and the order of civilization are destroyed in a flash by a bullet, displacing reason with

  • Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

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    away....Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace began. In 1999 an American epic space opera, film was released to the public. It became the highest-grossing film of 1999, the highest-grossing Star Wars film, and is currently one of the highest-grossing films in North America. The filmed is loved by people of all ages and continues it's saga today. Everyone should watch the Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace because it has a cutting edge cast, props and effects. "Star Wars Episode I is based upon

  • Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens

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    Star Wars super fan, Max Mezrah, recently had the experience of a lifetime; he travelled to London for the premiere of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. He later went to Paris to watch the film again. Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens was one of the most highly anticipated releases of 2015. The 2 hour and 16 minute film released on December 18 made a whopping $248M on opening weekend. It has now grossed $1,766,587,937 worldwide. “Star Wars was, at the time, a cultural revolution

  • Star Wars: Episode IV-A New Hope

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    figures and events. For instance, George Lucas’s Star Wars films are a pastiche of various other films, and they also serve as a cache of inspiration for future filmmakers. When the first Star Wars film, Star Wars: Episode IV- A New Hope, was released in 1977, the film industry had little direction because of the influence of big businesses and Wall Street along with the disintegration of the Motion Picture Production Code. In fact, Star Wars was one of the films that marked the beginning of a new

  • Star Wars Episode Iv A New Hope Essay

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    industry began to strive of the usage of television and its ability to presell films while reducing the possibility of losing tons of money on films. Producers began to shift genres and venture outside of the box. This set up George Lucas’s Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope to be a huge blockbuster. It took the audience’s desire and passion for technology and heroism to the next level. A shift from the traditional American West to the galaxy and beyond, “Americans were no longer willing to follow the

  • Star Wars Episode Vs The Empire Strikes Back Analysis

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    George Lucas is known for the creation of the Star Wars film series. Even if you have not seen every movie created in the series, you have at least heard about it. The series began with Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977). This is a time when the film industry knew little about computer generated imagery and special effects. Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (1980) was released three years after Episode IV. Lucas’ creation of the Star Wars film series is believed to be what inspired the

  • Plot Summary for Star Wars, Episode IV: A New Hope

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    desert of Tatooine. During the night, R2-D2 slips away to find Ben. Luke goes out to find R2, towing C-3PO along with him. They find R2, and, after an unfortunate event, Ben saves them. Ben explains that he used to be called Obi-Wan before the civil war, when he was a Jedi. He also tells Luke that his father, Anakin, was a Jedi before he was killed by Darth Vader himself. He explains the Force to Luke, and how Vader (who we find out is Luke’s father) was subdued by the evil part of the Force. Ben

  • Stephen Crane's An Episode Of War

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    the Civil War and he wrote many of his works surrounding them. The individuals that knew the war well, and who even fought in some of the battles, were shocked because of how accurately Stephen portrayed the battle techniques and feelings of the soldiers. Stephen Crane had never been in combat, so instead of writing about personal experience, he wrote based off of the interviews he conducted and by study photographs and accounts. Not only was Crane in the habit of writing on the Civil War, but he also

  • The Unexpected In Stephen Crane's An Episode Of War

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    The Unexpected (A Discussion of three messages from Stephen Crane’s short story, An Episode of War) Growing up is gonna be hard, but that’s expected. Growing up means being able to think fast and know what to do in tough situations. Also being physically, emotionally, and mentally strong. No one knows what your future will turn out like and you have to be prepared for anything coming your way. In An Episode of War, by Stephen Crane, he says, “This wound eventually placed the latter on a very low

  • Star Wars Episode IV: A Qualitative Research

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    1. Introduction With the release of JJ Abrams’ Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens in late 2016 recording a staggering domestic gross of over $936 million (Box Office Mojo 2016), the Star Wars series continues to be one of the biggest pop culture icons of the 21st century. However, for a film targeted towards all ages and demographics, with women making up 52% of all movie goers in North America (Motion Picture Association of America **), there is a startling lack of female representation within

  • Digressions in the Epic Poem, Beowulf

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    is the story of Finn, which is here explored. In  “The Finn Episode and Revenge in Beowulf” Martin Camargo states: The allusive manner of its telling has long taxed the abilities of philologists to determine the precise sense of the lines, while its position within the narrative has challenged the ingenuity of a growing number of critics who have sought to establish (or to question) its relevance. . . .(112) The Finn Episode begins with Hrothgar’s scop: the harp was plucked,                          

  • Examples Of Imperialism In Star Trek

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    Undercurrents of Imperialism and Colonialism in Star Trek Star Trek mirrored the Cold War/Vietnam paranoia of the late sixties—in command of the Enterprise, the Federation had an uneasy peace with its adversaries, the Klingons and Romulans (there were many episodes that came down to Kirk vs. the Klingons). In one episode Kirk and his Klingon counterpart each tried to influence an emerging culture to see things their way—remember Vietnam, Chile, and El Salvador? In another, Kirk and Spock were

  • Battle of Jutland

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    The Battle of Jutland Considered by most to be the greatest naval fleet battle during World War I, the Battle of Jutland was the largest and last full-blown conflict between massive fleets consisting of battle cruisers, dreadnoughts, and destroyers. Despite the fact that Jutland changed nothing strategically within the war, it is still known as being one of the most significant battles in naval history. But this battle was also one that ended with many questions and controversies that have been

  • Concealing Dalkey Hill: Evasion And Parallax In Nausicaa

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    Concealing Dalkey Hill: Evasion and Parallax in Nausicaa T.S. Eliot declared that Ulysses was a masterpiece because it demonstrated the futility of all prior literary styles. Indeed, the episodes of "Oxen of the Sun" and "Aeolus" could be taken as challenging primers on English style and rhetoric. This kaleidoscopic potential is seemingly reduced to a stark black-and-white vision in "Nausicaa." As many critics have pointed out, Joyce stylizes Gerty MacDowell's half of the narrative with a

  • Clda Research Paper

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    Cassette Recorder was purchased it could either play Sony’s Betamax or the alternative JVC’s VHS. Betamax only worked on VCRs that were specific to their format and VHS was vice-versa. This was the origin of the format war that lasted throughout the late 1970s to 1980s. A format war is the term use to describe the competition that unfolds between mutually incompatible formats compete in the same market. They typically involve data storage devices and recording format for electronic devices. By the

  • President Bill Clinton Impeachment

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    Interview: Views on Clinton’s Impeachment The impeachment of Bill Clinton is one of the “weirdest episodes'; in our political history. He is the only elected President of the United States ever to be resulted in the passage of impeachment (Johnson was not elected, Nixon resigned to prevent impeachment). The reason for his impeachment is that he lied under the oath during the testimony in the Paula Jones sexual harassment suit, and to grand jury during Monica Lewinsky investigation. He

  • County cork

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    Cork derives from the Irish ‘Corcah Mor Mumham’ and means the ‘great Marsh of Munster’ and refers to the fact that the center of Cork city is built on islands, surrounded by the River Lee, which were marshy and prone to episodes of flooding. Some of the waterways between the islands were built over to form some of the main streets of present day Cork. The oblong shape of the city center island, bounded by the north and south channel of the Lee give Cork much of its physical

  • Controversy Behind South Park's Ethics

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    cutouts were then placed on construction paper backgrounds and photographed frame by frame. The “Spirit of Christmas” on the other h... ... middle of paper ... ...e fun directly at MLB players Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds and Jeremy Giambi. And in Episode 812: Stupid Spoiled Whore Video Playset , all the fourth grade girls idolize a rich, famous and spoiled socialite. They even have her brand new toy set that comes complete with video camera, night vision filter, play money and losable cell phone.

  • The Use of Fragmentation in Slaughterhouse-Five

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    his non-linear narrative. Vonnegut's main character, Billy Pilgrim, travels back and forth in his own life span "paying random visits to all events in between" (SF 23). The result is Billy's life is presented as a series of episodes without any chronological obligations. This mirrors the structure of the novel which has a beginning, middle and end but not in their traditional places. The first piece of information that is given about Billy is that he has "come