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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PoliticsInternational RelationsEducationArtMediaLiterature

Articles by James Astle

Impact of Social Media: Advantages and Disadvantages

Essay. Published: 8 February 2020

Since social media has had such a big impact on the current generation, we need to know more about the advantages, and the disadvantages that it has on them. The research done in this paper has provided many benefits and weaknesses of social media….

Media Effectiveness of Humanitarian Responses to Crises

Essay. Published: 8 February 2020

Is the media an impediment to or a catalyst for mobilizing appropriate external responses to crises?  In this globalised world, the role of media in the humanitarian sector has been…

The Merchant of Venice Research Paper

Essay. Published: 8 February 2020

 Imagine being charged an exorbitant amount of interest on a loan. This situation is commonly called usury, or the illegal practice of lending money at unreasonably high-interest rates. Usur…

What Form of Nostalgia Is X-Men: First Class?

Essay. Published: 8 February 2020

Nostalgia Matthew Vaughn’s X-Men: First Class is a fascinating depiction of the 1960s. X-Men dabbles in period nostalgia using the Cuban Missile Crisis as a backdrop to explore how th…

Role of Women in Queen Elizabeth I’s Era and the Effect on Shakespeare’s Plays

Essay. Published: 8 February 2020

Queen Elizabeth I “I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and a king of England too,” stated Queen Elizabeth I in regard to he…

A Critical Appraisal of Richard Dyer’s Stars

Essay. Published: 8 February 2020

Richard Dyer’s book stars was first published in 1979. Dyer has focused more on cinema and has related cinema to entertainment and representations of race, sexuality, and gender. Star was there…

Representation of Family and Friends in Japanese Films

Essay. Published: 8 February 2020

This paper will explore how the Japanese film represent the family and family relationship in Japan especially focus on the parents-children relationships’ postwar. The paper will also try to f…

Perceptions of True and False Headlines on Social Media

Essay. Published: 8 February 2020

Statement of the Problem  The current study proposes to replicate the findings of Clayton et al. (2019) wherein news articles are labeled with a tag stating “Disputed” or “Rat…

Searching for an Idenitity in Wide Sargasso Sea

Essay. Published: 8 February 2020

There are many elements that are in the Wide Sargasso Sea.  Women’s rights, racism, slavery, absolute chaos, etc. are some of the few that are present in this novel. What group faced the m…

Gandhi 1982 Film Reaction Paper

Essay. Published: 8 February 2020

Gandhi is a 1982 heroic historical film centered on the life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Mohandas Gandhi was the leader of India non-violent movement against the United Kin…

The Hunger Games Film Theory Analysis

Essay. Published: 8 February 2020

The film I chose to analyze for this paper is The Hunger Games. Based on the popular novel by Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games is a sci-fi adventure film directed by Gary Ross that takes place i…

Silenced Women in Othello, Macbeth, Twelfth Night, and The Merchant of Venice

Essay. Published: 8 February 2020

The Silenced Women in Othello, Macbeth, Twelfth Night, and The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare  In the 16th century, women and men had specific gender roles that they were…

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

Essay. Published: 8 February 2020

Sacrifice in the Name of Love During the book A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, the rise of the peasants and middle class, who are tired of the nobility treating them poorly, is d…

Discuss the Significance of ‘duality’ and ‘the Double’ in Gothic Character

Essay. Published: 8 February 2020

It can be argued that gothic at its core is a deviation from the usual. This can be seen across a variety of gothic expressions such as; architecture, film, fashion, and literature. To name a sel…

Left vs Right Social Media

Essay. Published: 8 February 2020

Social Media has become one of the most powerful political tools in the twenty first century, that’s used effectively from small scale local elections, to the largest elections in the United St…

The Portrayal of Jealousy: Othello vs. O

Essay. Published: 8 February 2020

The smallest drop of jealousy can implant toxic thoughts that can manipulate their mental state and can change a person’s. It can greatly harm and influence an individual’s decision a…

How Has Media Shaped America/The American People?

Essay. Published: 8 February 2020

I’m confident that many of us heard the saying new travels fast, but just how fast does news actually travel when it comes down to it? Fifty years ago, did news and/or media travel as quick…

Themes in Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness

Essay. Published: 8 February 2020

In Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, an introspective sailor named Marlow–amongst his fellow seamen aboard the Nellie— recounts his time working for the Company in the Congo. Marlo…

Impact of Mediatisation and the Effect on the Boston Bombings

Essay. Published: 8 February 2020

Using an example of your own choosing, demonstrate how the process of mediatisation has shaped the development of a major event such as a revolution, humanitarian movement or global trend. …

Race for the Double Helix: DNA Controversy in the 50s

Essay. Published: 8 February 2020

The DNA Controversy of the 1950s The movie The Race for the Double Helix is based on the experiences that Rosalind Franklin underwent as she worked on unveiling mysteries behind the huma…