The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance Viewing Guide 1. To what era did people of the Renaissance look back to as the golden age of human life? What city‚ which was the birthplace of Cosimo d’ Medici and the center of this new movement? 2. What huge gamble did Cosimo’s dad take that put the Medici’s on the map? Describe in detail. 3. What project had the people of Florence failed to complete? Who tried to complete this failure? How did he prove he could do it? 4. What happened to Cosimo
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Professor Julian 8 March 2014 The Godfather The Godfather was regarded as the second best films of all time after the Shaw-shank Redemption. The Godfather employs a classic Italian-American mafia crime family in New York and Nevada. Vito Corleone as the founder of the Corleone crime family. An immigrant from Sicily who witnessed both his parents shot by a different don. He has four children and a step son whom he had adopted. Michael Corleone as the second Godfather to the Corleone crime family. Santino
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The first sentence in the opening scene of The Godfather is‚ "I believe in America." This bold and assertive statement begins to showcase the father’s loyalty to America since he began his fortune in America. As the father begins describing what happened to his daughter‚ he continues to mention many American ideals such as the freedom he gave his daughter by allowing her to date and how after the beating of his daughter he went to the police "like a good American." The father further elaborates on
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SUMMARY AND CRITICAL ANALYSIS PART 1: Vito is portrayed as a man who is looking for friendship in return for his services‚ a man who is happy on the day of his daughter’s wedding and is also hearing to people’s requests. He is shown as a loving and caring father and a husband to his family. Vito’s youngest son‚ Michael is a celebrated war hero who comes to the wedding with his girlfriend. Vito’s godson Johnny Fontane‚ a popular singer‚ pleads for help to secure a coveted movie role‚ so Vito dispatches
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The Godfather is a tragic tale of life‚ death‚ family‚ murder‚ and vendettas. At the heart of this tragic story is Michael Corleone‚ the son of Don Vito Corleone. In the beginning of the film Michael has just gotten back from the war and he’s a hero‚ who tries to disassociate himself from his family‚ due to their illegal activities. That is until his father gets shot and he is practically forced to run the family. He is the definition of a tragic hero. The film opens on a big day in the Corleone
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1. Puzo‚ Mario. The Godfather. New York‚ New York‚ USA: Signet‚ 1969. 2. The title of the book‚ The Godfather‚ is a reference to one of the main characters‚ Don Vito Corleone. The position of Godfather in the Italian Community is one of great respect‚ admiration‚ and affection. Don Vito Corleone is given this title by many as a sign of respect for the favors that he does as well for his cunning‚ power‚ and influence. 3. The major conflict of the novel concerns Don Vito Corleone and his youngest
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I am writing about the use of lighting in the opening scene of The Godfather‚ (1). The photography of The Godfather as an entire film is very planned and used specifically to generate moods‚ and have great psychological affect. This is just as true for the very first series of shots for the film‚ and perhaps more important since these first shots will give the audience the initial feeling of the film‚ and set a tone for the picture. The first shot is highly dramatic in its lighting
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Symbolism Words are not limited to one single meaning. Most words have multiple meanings‚ which are categorized as either denotative or connotative. The denotation of a word is its explicit definition as listed in a dictionary. The expressiveness of language‚ however‚ comes from the other type of word meaning—connotation‚ or the association or set of associations that a word usually brings to mind. In Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” there are many examples of connotation
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Exploring Good vs Evil: The Godfather vs The Untouchables Good vs. Evil‚ a universal theme seen throughout the history of story telling‚ can find itself to be especially malleable and suprising in the modern gangster movie. In the classic depiction of this struggle‚ the Gangster was looked upon as the criminal‚ the bad guy‚ while today this is not always the case. In this paper I will be explaining the early gangster films restrictions on who could be good or evil‚ and then introduce the two
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different ideas brought into their text. That’s what I think symbolism means in terms of English Literature. It is creating the background for us readers. The author wants us to connect the dots in the story. When the author makes the connection‚ we are more engaged and interested in what else he has to write. Most symbols used in literature are objects used to represent other things or ideas. There are several ways to recognize symbolism in literature. One of common ways is the frequency an object
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