James Astle
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
Gender Identity in the TV Show ‘Friends ‘
Essay. Published: 8 September 2021
For this assignment, five episodes of ‘Friends’ were chosen from the second season of the series, which aired September of 1995 into January of 1996 to answer 3 questions regarding gender identity….
Themes of Marxism in ‘The Great Gatsby’ and ‘Death of a Salesman’
Essay. Published: 8 September 2021
This essay will discuss how the ‘The Great Gatsby’ and ‘Death of a Salesman’ differ socioeconomically, using a Marxist criticism approach. Specific reference will be made to Marxism and how it relates to Marxist criticism, the context of both texts by focusing on the time periods as well as how the characters lived….
Essay on How to Write a Film Review
Essay. Published: 8 September 2021
This essay will outline how to write a film review. French director Francois Truffaut writes in his book “The Films in My Life” that “Anyone can be a film critic”, whether you watch movies as soon as they arrive at your local theatre or wait for the video or cable version, your number one reason for being a critic must be your love of movies….
The Visual and Aural Techniques used in the Picture book ‘The Red Tree’ and Movie ‘Run Lola Run’
Essay. Published: 7 September 2021
The movie ‘Run lola run’ directed by Tom Tykwer and ‘the red tree’ written by shaun tan, both establish two core ideas which are chance and time. The use of a variety of techniques create distinctively visual images that are highly distinctive….
Journal Entry Regarding ‘The Great Gatsby’
Essay. Published: 7 September 2021
There are many kinds of heroes; Batman, Super Man, Daril Devil, and others. All this heroes fight crime, literally, Gatsby in other way doesn`t. For me Jay Gatsby is a hero, just because, and only because I admire him for the kind of person he is in a decade that everything was grotesque and banal….
Review of the film ‘The Great Gatsby’
Essay. Published: 7 September 2021
Fitzgerald does not use a straightforward tone in the Great Gatsby, which leaves unanswered questions throughout the book. Especially at the end where Gatsby is killed by George because of the death to his wife in a car accident. It have been said that it was a yellow Rolls Royce which ran over Myrtle….
Critical Analysis of Genre in the Film Industry
Essay. Published: 6 September 2021
Steve Neales Genre And Hollywood (2000), and Rick Altman’s Film/Genre (1999) take on board genres, both offering a different theoretical approach to the topic, which I will analyse then voice my own conclusion on my findings….
Dalit Literature
Essay. Published: 3 September 2021
Dalit literature is the literature of the Dalits, by the Dalits and for the Dalits. Dalit(oppressed or broken) is not a new word. Apparently it was used in the 1930’s as a Hindi and Marathi translation of ‘depressed classes’ a term the British used for what are now called the scheduled castes….
Stylistic Analysis of Dickinson’s Poem I’m Wife – I’ve finished that
Essay. Published: 1 September 2021
The poem, ‘I‘m “Wife”- I’ve finished that’, is written from a female perspective about a woman’s freedom before and after marriage. The female voice in the poem is present however the identity of the woman is ‘made ultimately invisible’…
How Romeo and Juliet change during the play
Essay. Published: 1 September 2021
Romeos character changes quite significantly throughout the course of the play. We first meet Romeo in Act one Scene one of the play, in which he comes across as an immature and sulky individual Ay me, sad hours seem long”….
Revenge in Poe’s ‘The Cask of Amontillado’
Essay. Published: 1 September 2021
Revenge is Montresor’s plan and he accomplished it when he builds the niche and buries Fortunato alive. Does Montresor have the right to act as a judge and as an Executioner of Fortunato’s life? Who knows but he did get away with it, Murder that is and only he know why….
Critical Analysis of ‘A Dolls House’
Essay. Published: 1 September 2021
The essay is a critical analysis of the play, A Doll’s House written by a Norwegian playwright Ibsen Henrik back in 21 December 1879. It deemed to be the most famous of the writers play and has been read in many institutions of learning…
Director’s Influence on a Film’s Success and Box Office Revenue
Essay. Published: 1 September 2021
I am going to research and explore the process a film goes through before it makes the big screen; whether the director is the biggest and most vocal influence on the film or whether other roles such as the editor or makeup artist have a more notable role when considering the reasoning behind the success of a film….
Analysis of Masculinity in ‘Rebel Without A Cause’
Essay. Published: 27 August 2021
For as long as film has been around, it has been an art form that is a representation of society and the culture from which it breeds. One of the most popular and critically acclaimed which represented the times around it was that of Rebel Without a Cause(1955), which challenged the ideas of masculinity in society and it was a reflection of many teenagers of that generation….
Rhetorical Analysis of Tiger Woods’ Apology
Essay. Published: 27 August 2021
In this essay, there are various theories of apologies that can be broken down into various categories. In a sequential order they are: four similarities by Rosenfield, four factors of apologetic strategies by Ware and Linkugal, apologia and Ryans kategoria. They have been combined and explored over the years by scholars….
Communication Themes in Dancing With Wolves
Essay. Published: 26 August 2021
This work is dedicated to the specific topic called “Dancing with wolves”. It consists from gaining and discussing the information and expressions, which are given in various works about this topic….
Native Americans Cultural Appreciation
Essay. Published: 25 August 2021
Culture is a system of beliefs, values, traditions, and behaviors that are passed through generation to generation from a particular group of individuals. The culture of a group of people is strongly treasured, whereas ignorance is not. Christopher Columbus first discovered America in 1492 and called upon the first people he laid eyes on as “Indians”, thinking he was in India….
Overview of Paulo Coelho’s ‘The Alchemist’
Essay. Published: 25 August 2021
The first few pages of the book stood out to me because it describes the setting as well as laying a good foundation for Santiago’s character and his close relationship with his sheep. The shepherd’s name also caught my attention. Perhaps Paulo Chelho chose the name “Santiago” because it is Spanish for James who is one the apostles of Jesus….
The Characteristics of Classical Crossover Music
Essay. Published: 24 August 2021
In the music industry, the term crossover refers to a practice in music when an artist or composer incorporates musical elements into a performance or composition that are not specific to his or her genre….
Analysis of the Characters in Elizabeth Strout’s ‘Olive Kitteridge’
Essay. Published: 24 August 2021
This story begins with Henry`s regards of his job’s days which he enjoyed but he is not doing it anymore. He missed especially these mornings in which he had a lot of rituals to begin every morning`s job: entering the pharmacy`s back door, going about switching on the light, opening the safe, putting money in the register. This work could put any unpleasantness that he could fell out….