AMC Theatres Essays

  • Google Glass Case Study

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    Introduction Every new technological breakthrough our society takes on forces a change in the social norm. The groundbreaking Google Glass augmented reality (AR) technology could tremendously advance our society for the better; however, ethical concerns cause people to fear the new technology instead of embrace it. AR “refers to a wide spectrum of technologies that project computer generated materials, such as text, images, and video, onto users’ perceptions of the real world” (Yuen, Gallayanee,

  • Minority Trope Representation in AMC’s The Walking Dead

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    The Walking Dead is a television show produced by AMC based off the black and white comic books by Robert Kirkman. The show and comic book center around main character Rick Grimes as he learns to cope with life after waking up from a deadly wound into an outbreak of virus wielding undead creatures known as “walkers.” Over the course of season two and season three, the show starts to center around how Rick is able to command the group of survivors and the challenges they face trying to settle down

  • Camaro Argumentative Essay

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    The Best American Muscle car (The Mustang vs The Camaro) The Mustang – Camaro rivalry has been around for a very long time. The Ford Mustang started production in 1964. It was marketed as an affordable sports car and was immediately successful, becoming the fastest selling car in history. The Chevrolet Camaro first went on sale in 1966, and was actually designed to be a competitor to Fords new car(Edelstein). Right away there was a massive rivalry for the best American “pony” car. Over fifty years

  • Corvette Vs Camaro Essay

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    Corvette Vs. Camaro Throughout the years, Corvettes and Camaros have ran a hard race as the ultimate sports cars. Customers have always been hungry for better handling, streamline body styles, and sheer “under your pedal” power. The question we are faced with here is which has lead this race. I. 100+ Years of Performance A. The Camaro B. The Corvette II. Handling Hardships A. The Corner Carver B. A Serious Nosedive III. Pure Power A. Corvette and Camaro Powertrains IV. A Display of Streamline Beauty

  • The Ford Pinto Case

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    Business Case (The Ford Pinto) There was strong competition for Ford in the American small-car market from Volkswagen and several Japanese companies in the 1960’s. To fight the competition, Ford rushed its newest car the Pinto into production in much less time than is usually required to develop a car. The regular time to produce an automobile is 43 months but Ford took 25 months only (Satchi, L., 2005). Although Ford had access to a new design which would decrease the possibility of the Ford Pinto

  • Comparing Ford Mustangs and Chevy Camaros

    1160 Words  | 3 Pages

    Comparing Ford Mustangs and Chevy Camaros Muscle Car," two distinctive cars come to mind, the Camaro and the Mustang. Throughout the era of the early 1950's and 1960's, there was a revolutionary movement that took place and paved the ground work for today's "Muscle Cars" known as the "Ponycar Era." Ask any avid Camaro or Mustang fan about the ponycar era, and watch their pain. They will describe cars that would light the tires on fire, floor it, and hang onto the wheel excitement. Back in the

  • Korean Dramadance

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    Korean Dramadance China, Korea, and Japan have been historically close for centuries, thus accounting for their numerous common artistic traditions. From pre-Christian times until the 8th and 9th century AD, the great trade routes crossed from the Middle East through Central Asia into China. Hinduism, Buddhism, some knowledge of ancient Greek, and much knowledge of Indian arts entered into China, and thence in time into Korea and Japan. Perhaps before Christ, the Central Asian art of manipulating

  • A Short Talk on Preparing a Talk

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    A Short Talk on Preparing a Talk 1. Introduction This paper offers suggestions for more effective ways to plan the talk, and a checklist of points you should consider from the moment you know you will give a talk. Careful preparation and effective delivery are the keys to giving quality speeches or presentations. Without sufficient preparation, you may find yourself unable to respond to questions raised by the audience, which will lessen the impact of what you have to say. No matter how

  • Dr. Faustus Essay: Faustus' Changing Relationship with the Audience

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    Doctor Faustus' Changing Relationship with the Audience Any good drama will have interesting and multi-faceted characters; some go a step further by developing some of those characters throughout the story, using the events of the plot to change them in various ways. The audience (in the case of a play) follows the characters throughout, watching as they move away from their originally crafted personalities and become something different. Naturally, during this period, the audience's opinion

  • A Lesson Learned Too Late in King Lear

    1181 Words  | 3 Pages

    A Lesson Learned Too Late in King Lear In the first half of the play, King Lear struggles with the problem of authority and the consequences of giving his own authority away.  Lear’s eventual loss of sanity is a result of his ill judgement and unwillingness to part with his power as king.  Yet, the issue of authority is not the only theme that is being dealt with in the play.  King Lear is also about Lear’s search for identity and wisdom in his old age.  The play explores the concept of the

  • The Relevance of Aristotle’s Poetics to the World Today

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    The Relevance of Aristotle’s Poetics to the World Today The Canadian novelist Michael Ondaatje, in his last novel titled In the Skin of a Lion, wrote that "the first sentence of every novel should be: Trust me, this will take time but there is order here, very faint, very human" (Ondaatje 223).  Ondaatje noted that what makes a novel a novel is order or, as that order is sometimes referred to today, plot and structure.  It is that structure that we, as both the audience and the artist, rely

  • Stand Up, Al AS Drama Portfolio

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    they wouldn't laugh at someone they didn't relate to and feel a certain warmth towards. From this project i have realised that you do need a varied group of actors as each can bring in their own certain skills and make a successful piece of theatre, you also need to approach it with an open mind and be willing to try things you might not at first like the sound of. The best thing to do is try because if you don't try things you will never get anywhere.

  • Discovering a Hidden Passion Through Community Service

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    Memorial Scholarship. I suddenly felt hope for my future. Hope that I would be able to attend college, and hope that I would be given the chance to fight for my very large dreams. My passion is theatre and my goal is that someday I will be able to teach others about my passion and spread the magic of theatre around the world, but to be able to do that requires lots of education. The Pruitt Memorial Scholarship opened the door for me to pursue this dream. Now, I just had to acquire the scholarship,

  • Digital Film Technology Revolutionizes the Film Industry

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    Digital Film Technology Revolutionizes the Film Industry With the release of Star Wars: Episode I the Phantom Menace, in March of 1999, digital film technology officially filtered itself in to main-stream Hollywood. Digital film technology is the latest and probably most revolutionizing new technology to hit Hollywood.  The use of digital film allows for infinite editing capabilities and endless benefits to distribution and special effects.  The use of digital film allows for producers to add

  • Oedipus And Othello

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    Oedipus and Othello When comparing and contrasting the character's Oedipus and Othello by means of the different theatrical practices, one must take in account that there have been many interpretations, and productions of each of their respected plays. The differing presentations of each may lead someone to think differently about the play than another would. In comparing and contrasting the dramatic representation of the protagonists Oedipus and Othello, theatrical presentation, costume

  • Review of Carlo Goldoni´s The Foxy Widow

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    The UIC Theater presented Carlo Goldoni’s The Foxy Widow directed by Paola Coletto. The Foxy Widow is set in the 18th century in Venice, Italy; where Rosaura, a widow, is seeking a suitable match so she can be a widow again someday. After spending most of her youth on an arranged marriage with an old wealthy man, Rosaura searched for “true” love with no boundaries and make up for lost time with a young man instead. After a party, four young men had fallen for the widow Rosaura. Each one of the

  • Perceiving Reality Through Art

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    of giving, which is that the giver benefits ethically from giving based on the receiver benefitting as well, the lie of Santa Claus is unveiled. Thus, a lie teaches an ethical truth to children. In theatre, the lies of the performers benefit both themselves and the audience. The fine art form of theatre is the most common form of art... ... middle of paper ... ...ntension in creating the characters in such a way as he does is to provoke thought in the audience. It is his belief that if he displays

  • What Does it Means to be a Theatre Director

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    a director. What they are watching was something that a director had to envision. The director is the boss of the play. They are physically directing what the actors and actresses need to do. But being a theatre director is not just about telling actors what to do during scenes. Being a theatre director means having a vision and something unique that you have to say. But instead of talking or writing what you have to say, you make a visual reference that actually shows and plays out emotions of what

  • Fool for Love by Sam Sheppard

    606 Words  | 2 Pages

    In the play of Fool for Love the director showed some major themes very well. The first major theme that was shown was how they showed the old man throughout the play. They showed the old man sitting a little bit off the stage in the dark. This gave people the idea that he was died and was a voice in Eddie’s and May’s mind. When the old man did talk they would put the spot light on him. Another major theme they showed well was how May felt when Eddie just appeared in her life again. They showed how

  • Devised Theatre or Collaborative Creation

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    “Devised theatre can start from anything. It is determined and defined by a group of people who set up an initial framework or structure to explore and experiment with ideas, images, concepts, themes, or specific stimuli that might include music, text, objects, paintings, or movement.” (Alison Oddey 1). Devised theatre, also called collaborative creation, is a form of theatre in which the script is created through a collaborative process with the actors and the playwright, rather than the traditional