The show follows beautiful, blonde socialite, Serena Van Der Woodsen and her best friend yet sometimes rival, Blair Waldorf. ... Award-winning academic, novelist, and biographer Christopher Bigsby explores a changing America through modern television in his book "Viewing America: Twenty-First Century Television Drama." A major discussion point of Bigsby's book is the manner in which America could have a dialogue with itself through television drama. ... In her book "Sex, Love, & Romance in the Mass Media" she discusses how media creates myths and stereotypes of sex, lo...

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Perhaps the best example of a Vietnam War film that utilizes myths to enhance the story is Michael Cimino's 1978 release, The Deer Hunter, starring Robert De Niro. ... Cimino manipulated the stereotypical Vietnam veteran as the returned man who at best was troubled, confused, and disturbed from the war and at worst, unable to cease the killing. ...

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Humour is employed in a variety of ways in Catch-22 and Captain Corelli's Mandolin. Heller and De Bernieres uses the same background theme; However, though contrasts are apparent in their portrayal of war, their use of humour is employed differently also. In Catch-22, the humour is interwoven t...

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Joseph Campbell in his book, The Hero With A Thousand Faces, traced the images of heroes throughout the world of vast mythologies, legends religious texts and literature examining their various "faces". ... The moral code of philia states that "a man is his own best friend and he owes philia to himself just as he does to others" (UM 2002). ... Beowulf fought for his King and his people, however, that changes and "in the later medieval romances, such as Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, the hero is no longer fighting for his people, but for his ideals" (Jokinen 1996). ...

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Other factors in life can be attributed to birth order such as choices in romance partners; it is advisable to choose partners that are outside of ones place of birth as they can provide complimentary traits specific to their birth order (Simmonds NP). ... Kevin Leman has wrote three books on the topic of birth order, The Birth Order Book, The New Birth Order Book, and The Birth Order Connection: Finding And Keeping The Love Of Your Life; each book has been widely accepted and the concept of birth order has had mass appeal to do its logical and relevant explanations on human behaviour (Leman...

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