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Essay Instructions: Watch the Oscar winning movie, "American Beauty," which won the Oscar in 2000 and relate the movie, specifically its major characters, to Maslow's hierarchy of human needs. Explain at which level of Maslow's hierarchy the character is striving, or being thwarted. Be sure to elaborate and explain your reasoning

Essay Instructions: Please do your best and try not to sound too advanced when you write it, She is very good at pinpointing plagiarism so please please please dont plagiarize... she's a young teacher and uses good programs to pinpoint it. This document will be sent to her electronically which makes it worse...

It would be nice if you could make it 5 pages double-spaced :-)

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Thank you!

Write the essay about the movie American beauty(1999)

Paper 1 Assignment
Due: Oct. 3rd
For your first paper, I want you to write a 4-5 page double spaced critical essay on one of the course texts from the syllabus. In A Short Guide to Writing About Film, Corrigan describes a critical essay:
The critical essay usually expected in film courses falls between the theoretical essay and the movie review. The writer of this kind of essay presumes that his or her reader has seen or is at least familiar with the film under discussion, although that reader many not have thought extensively about it. This writer might therefore remind the reader of key themes and elements of the plot, but a lengthy retelling of the story of the film is neither needed nor acceptable. The focus of the essay is far more specific than that of a review, because the writer hopes to reveal subtleties or complexities that may have escaped viewers on the first or even the second viewing. Thus, the essay might focus on a short sequence at the beginning of the film, or on a camera angle that becomes associated with a specific character. (12)
Corrigan also includes samples for reference. To write this kind of paper, think about the movies we have watched in class so far and what has stood out to you about them. Once you have pinpointed a scene, character, shot, or theme that you find important, figure out what you have to say about it that is new and yours. Remember that your paper shouldn’t summarize the film or state your observations about it. Instead, you need to explain why what you are saying is important to the film.
Sample topics include:
A specific scene and its importance to a film
How the movie relates to the literature we read with it
The use of a certain style and its effect of the film
How the historical context relates to the film’s meaning

This first paper does not need research, although you may include some if you like. If you do, all material used from any source (newspaper, internet, journal article, etc.) MUST be cited in MLA format.

Essay Instructions: Please do your best and try not to sound too advanced when you write it, She is very good at pinpointing plagiarism so please please please dont plagiarize... she's a young teacher and uses good programs to pinpoint it. This document will be sent to her electronically which makes it worse...

Contact me if anything,
Thank you!

Blackboard Posts are due on the following dates:


Post 2: Sep. 21st - Please do As soon as you can! on American beauty(1999)
Post 3: Oct. 19th - On No Country for Old Men
Post 4: Nov. 2nd - On Full Metal Jacket
Post 5: Nov. 23rd - On The Hurt Locker
Post 6: Dec. 7th - On Casablanca



Blackboard Post Assignment


The Blackboard posts are an opportunity for you to reflect on the readings and films either before we discuss them in class or after. A post should be about one page in length (250 words), and because of its brevity, you should not concern yourself with writing an introduction or conclusion. Instead, focus on making a particular point or observation about a course text and reflecting upon or supporting that point. If you would like, your post may also be a response to a classmate’s post. Blackboard posts may lead to paper topics, so really use the opportunity to explore your ideas. The following is a list of possible topics for posts, however the list is not exhaustive. Please feel free to write about whatever interests you:


§ How does a director adapt a story into a film?
§ Why does a particular text have the ending it does?
§ Choose and image or idea that you are unsure of in a text and begin to work out its meaning.
§ Do you see any traits of a particular director starting to emerge?
§ What is the role of a character in one of the texts?
§ How does a specific scene/shot fit into the film as a whole?
§ How can you relate the historical context to the text?
§ What is the ideology presented by a text?


I suggest writing your posts in Microsoft Word then copying it and pasting it to the Discussion Board. This way you will be able to gauge the length of your post and have access to spell check.

Essay Instructions: Choose one of the following films:

american beauty

brokeback mountain

boys don't cry

Write a 2 page analysis report of your chosen movie APA required. in the report, include:? Did the movie portray stereotypes that were offensive or outdated?