In my essay I have chosen to explore Red Dwarf' the long running Sci-fi Sitcom that has been BBC2's biggest comedy show. I will begin by discussing the history of the Sitcom as a genre; secondly I will trace the history of the Science fiction Genre and finally, I'll analyse how Red Dwarf has taken elements from both of these to create its own unique hybrid entity. A situation comedy (sitcom) is a narrative comedy programme, usually in series running for around twenty to thirty minutes per episode. ... Situation comedies have been a part of the landscape of broadcast televi...

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Comedy films were another popular genre however struggled after the war due to its social ambiance during the cold war era. ... "The strong point of film comedies like these was less verbal or visual wit than excellent production values. ... Amongst some of these great performers was the comedy duo between Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. ... Eventually there were filmmakers such as Blake Edwards who turned amoral cynicism into a comedy more suited towards reality. ... At this point in time, there were a lot of elements that allowed American cinema to draw from, and in turn, steer American film i...

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During Elizabethan times, 1550-1625, a great writer's explosive way of writing brought forth a new life to poetry. This outstanding poet, author and playwright, was William Shakespeare. These highly subjective sonnets are wonderful tales full of love, deception, and betrayal. Although it is presu...

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Elements of National identity S. 06 - 10 2.1 Ethnicity S. 06 - 07 2.2 Gender S. 07 - 08 2.3 Race S. 08 - 09 2.4 Class S. 09 - 10 2.5 Nation S. 09 - 10 3. ...

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Second Style: 1908 to 1919 Begins with Fireworks (1908), which he extends to his three great ballets: Firebird (1910), Petrushka (1911), and The Rite of Spring (1913) Higher use of dissonance, with themes often taken from folk music Varied rhythms with extensive use of percussive elements in all instruments Tonally, he basically uses diatonic materials including modes and continued use of ostinato Expanded virtuosity of orchestral members, utilizing solo instrumental writing (often in extreme ranges) Rite of Spring Real Audio for Emory Student Only o Introduction Works o ...

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These shots in turn added semiautobiographical elements to the viewer and were available to notice. ... These consistent displays of work remained successful throughout the war and afterwards, with also adding a touch of intelligent, witty comedies. ...

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In this paper I will explicitly examine which traditional sources, theatrical conventions, contemporary beliefs or cultural elements Haitink, Hall, Bury and Hoffman's work relate to. ... Next I will describe and try to explain the particular elements of Haitink, Hall and Bury's adaptation and of Hoffman's film and relate the representation of the film and opera to other productions. ...

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Seeking and Maintaining Balance: Rohinton Mistry's Fiction. (Critical Essay) Abstract: Balance is an important quality in the fiction of Rohinton Mistry, as suggested by the title of his second novel, 'A Fine Balance.' Mistry was born in India, a member of the Parsi community, and immigrated to ...

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Seeking and Maintaining Balance: Rohinton Mistry's Fiction. (Critical Essay) Abstract: Balance is an important quality in the fiction of Rohinton Mistry, as suggested by the title of his second novel, 'A Fine Balance.' Mistry was born in India, a member of the Parsi community, and immigrated ...

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Detective fiction always contain similar elements, since the Edgar Poe wrote "Murders in the Rue morgue" in 1841, and although "the adventure of the speckled band- by Conan Doyle and "The Affair at the Victory Ball- by Agatha Christie, were written many years apart, they share the same elements of those in "Murders in the Rue morgue." ... The traditional elements of detective fiction include the presence of a sidekick such as Dr. ... As both of the stories contain these traditional elements, and involve the reader, they are successful examples of detective fiction. ... The ball was a fancy ...

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Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, From ancient grudge break to new mutiny," (Shakespeare Prologue Lines 1-3) These are the opening words of William Shakespeare's ageless tale Romeo and Juliet. Over the years many people have proved the timeless ...

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When two or more witnesses give their account of an event, the story never comes out the same. The differences, as Browning fully realized in The Ring and the Book(1868-69), provide for powerful ironic tensions. Over and over again, in Browning's poem, the story is told of what happened on the fatal night when Count Guido Franceschini went in seach of his seventeen-year-old bride Pompilia who, in the company of the handsome young priest Giuseppe Caponsacchi, had runaway from his ancient villa and returned home to her parents in Rome. And in every telling there is another version of the mo...

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"Are you accusing the world or is the world accusing you? " DOGEN Henrik Ibsen (1828 - 1906) was a Norwegian writer whose work is primarily dramatic. In the entire history of literature, there are very few who have measured up to Ibsen's standard. Recognized as the father of modern drama for his realistic portrayal of all types of psycho-sociological problems, Ibsen was considered the Shakespeare of the modern era. His plays made the everyday man confront himself and evaluate the society and himself with a differe...

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J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan (1904) circulates in the popular imagination as a happy tale for children that, through the adventures of Peter and the other children in Never Land, celebrates playfulness. As Mark Twain commented, "It is my belief that Peter Pan is a great and refining and uplifting benefaction to this sordid and money-mad age; and the next best play is a long way behind- (qtd. in Jack 158). Tellingly, Twain's comment that Peter Pan is uplifting seems to depend on ignoring the fact that each of the "lost- boys is a baby who has fallen out of his pram "when the nurse is looki...

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It will identify and discuss the general characteristics of K-pop, focusing on elements of sound, look and "family friendly" content. ... He started off as, and continues to be, an incredibly popular rapper and singer who has skirted on the outside of standard K-pop while commanding the respect of audiences due to his witty lyrics, comedic personality, charisma, energetic dancing and larger-than-life concert shows. ... Gangnam Style was the first, and possibly last, time that a South Korean popular artist has had such widespread success based on purely a combination of elements bey...

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The Thing about the Beats One of the novels that has caused a great impact since it was written until now is the modern classic On the Road, the second novel of one of the most controversial writers of his time Jack Kerouac. The book is considered the first work of the Beat Generation, the na...

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Quince tells the group what play they are to perform: The Most Lamentable Comedy and Most Cruel Death of Pyramus and Thisbe, which tells the story of two lovers, separated by their parents' feud, who speak to each other at night through a hole in a wall. ...

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The twentieth century really begins before the end of the nineteenth century. Queen Victoria's Jubilee in 1887 was felt by many to represent the end of an era. An end-of-century stoicism, and a growing pessimism among writers and intellectuals, may be traced to several sources, not least the publication in 1859 of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species which put the existence of God into radical question. Across the whole population, and in the face of rapid economic and social changes, radical doubts about the stability of the existing order were expressed. By the end of the nine...

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The main motif of conducting the research is to draw a comparative picture between "The Iliad" and "The Aeneid," so at the beginning we have provided some of the major key factors and basing on those factors we have categorized our comparisons between the two books. "The Iliad" (sometimes referred to as the Song of Ilion or Song of Ilium) is an ancient Greek epic poem in dactylic hexameters, traditionally attributed to Homer. Set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy (Ilium) by a coalition of Greek states, it tells of the battles and events during the wee...

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A Midsummer Night's Dream is one of Shakespeare's early "festive comedies,"" written around 1595-6. Despite the many thematic references to "dreams- and the fantastic setting of the Athenian forest, the play also contains a fair amount of commentary on Shakespeare's contemporary English world. Th...

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