James Astle

James Astle
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James is a scholar and writer that specialises in a variety of topics. He is a subject matter expert in areas like politics and international relations, and also offers insights into education, art, media and literature.

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Articles by James Astle

Themes and Structures in Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window

Essay. Published: 18 May 2020

Rear Window Hitchcock There are a vast number of angles to appreciate Rear window on, and one of them is the impeccable use of sounds and well as the score courtesy of lead characters. A…

Impacts of Bias in the Media

Essay. Published: 18 May 2020

There is a bias in media that extends well beyond simple stereotypes.  It is an insidious and pervasive kind of bias that serves no purpose except to cause subliminal reactions in the minds …

Introduction to the Documentary: From Documentation to Non-fiction Film

Essay. Published: 18 May 2020

During the late 1950s, the technology of camera and sound recording developed and it affected the existence of observational mode which is Nichols’ second mode of documentary (Nichols, 2017). C…

Identification Theory in ‘Scott Pilgrim vs the World’

Essay. Published: 18 May 2020

This will analyse a moral outcome and give an input to the issue using this lens and see if Nussbaum has a view that is worth looking at and supporting that many other reviewers are ignorant of….

The Innovation of Social Media and its Applications

Essay. Published: 18 May 2020

The Innovation of Social Media   Since the massification of laptops and the emergence of the internet, people have increased their interactions for different purposes. This…

Easy Rider and Vertigo: Analysis and Comparison

Essay. Published: 18 May 2020

 Easy Rider and Vertigo are two very iconic films. Easy Rider was directed by Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda in the 1960s and was a huge hit. Peter Fonda wrote, directed, produced and starred…

Black Movements and their Impact on Media

Essay. Published: 18 May 2020

The cultural phenomenon that this paper will be focused on is how different black movements have helped media and its ability to freely influence black movies and shows, along with black actors, …

Literary Devices Found Within the Play Hamlet by William Shakespeare

Essay. Published: 18 May 2020

A literary device is a technique an author may uses in order to express a particular message without explicitly stating what is meant. Literary device can also add to the meaning and embellish th…

Internet Censorship in China

Essay. Published: 18 May 2020

Pick a specific digital policy anywhere in the world. Explain its purpose and how it relates to its national or regional digital/media system!   This essay will discuss the…

The Unethical & Corrupting Side of Reality Television

Essay. Published: 18 May 2020

Though reality television’s purpose is to entertain the audience, it has a variety of negative impacts on viewers and participants. These impacts vary from low self-esteem in the audience (Peek & Beresin, 2015), to the humiliation of reality television participants….

How Humans Are Becoming Addicted and Feel Obliged To Use Social Media

Essay. Published: 18 May 2020

How Humans Are Becoming Addicted and Feel Obliged To Use Social Media During my research i have found out that in 2019 in our era of smartphones and social media, it seems nearly everyon…

Is Annalise Keating a Walking Stereotype?

Essay. Published: 18 May 2020

Many have heard of the increasingly popular primetime show How to Get Away with Murder which has aired on ABC since September 2014. The show was created by Peter Nowalk and produced by Shondaland…

How Social Fears Play an Important Role in Horror Films

Essay. Published: 18 May 2020

The purpose of this study is to identify how the horror genre/sub-genre exploits and feeds off sociocultural fears and anxieties of its time. Within this paper, I intend to focus on various critically acclaimed movies -including Night of the Living Dead, Rosemary’s Baby and The Exorcist– ranging from the 1960s and 1970s in order to pinpoint how these films were influenced by the common fears of that time and the preceding films….

Historical Accuracy Evaluation of Flyboys

Essay. Published: 18 May 2020

 The movie I chose to watch was “Flyboys”. The movie talks about a group of Americans traveling to France to enlist in the air force during World War I before the U.S had joine…

Reasons for Marriage in Pride and Prejudice

Essay. Published: 18 May 2020

 Mr. and Mrs. Bennet’s marriage is the first marriage we encounter in Pride and Prejudice. Their interactions seem nothing more than surface level as they do not really understand one anot…

Issues, Codes and Conventions of Factual Programmes

Essay. Published: 18 May 2020

Introduction In this assignment I will be creating a report that identifies and investigates the issues, codes and conventions of factual programmes as well as that I will be identifying…

Effect of 9/11 on Processes in the Film Industry

Essay. Published: 18 May 2020

In the aftermath of 9/11, Wheeler Winston Dixon asked, ‘What effect will the events of 9/11 have on filmic genres?’ (2004: 2). Evaluate how far 9/11 has affected the processes at play in the …

Feminism of Emily Dickinson

Essay. Published: 18 May 2020

 Emily Dickinson, an early 19th century American poet, can be regarded as the most influential, and frankly the most important poet to ever grace the American poetry landscape. Writing as a …

Who is Responsible for the Downfall of Macbeth?

Essay. Published: 18 May 2020

Your essay topic for Macbeth is about fate or free will. Who is responsible for the downfall of Macbeth? Was it himself or was it due to the witches? Philosophers have been contemplating…

Comparative Analysis of Citizen Kane and Chungking Express

Essay. Published: 18 May 2020

Feedback Please Revised and Supplemented Comparative Analysis   The two chosen sequences are the opening scene of the film Citizen Kane and Chungking Express. The first seq…