Essays on Genre

Angola’s Musical Background

The history in the development of different music genre in Algeria can be categorized into two periods namely; the colonial period and the post-colonial period. During the colonial period, the music in the country flourished within its borders with little success in gaining international acclaim especially when compared to music from its neighboring countries such as South Africa. The local language Kimbundu formed the focus of the musical tunes although other artists sang songs in the colonizer’s language-Portuguese (Bram 28).
However, favor soon fell on the country with development of local tastes in music grew and bands begun Continue reading...

Introduction

The film industry considers the horror genre in cinema, especially in Hollywood, as a staple because it draws a sizeable audience that consequently makes horror movies highly profitable (Hantke, 2010, p. viii). At least, this was the case during the 19th and 20th centuries since the state of the horror genre has changed over time. At present time, filmmakers would confess that horror films today are not as profitable as they were in the past. According to Hantke (2010, p. viii), we can attribute the so-called slump in the horror genre, especially in Hollywood, to its decline as a Continue reading...

Film studies

Introduction
In the present day films are indentified through movie stars which has been successful in the past, sometimes it comes to certain genres. Singing in the rain, stardom and the famous music would be narrative based on singing. Genres are making a knowing statement about Hollywood and the importance of history and the state in 1950s and shows pros and cons of Hollywood throughout.

Nowadays, the films are based on conventional classification (for example, in the TV listings magazine) "thriller", "westerns" and so on and the genre in modern society, every adult familiar with the TV, so it Continue reading...

Genre and ‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’.

The 2004 film, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind raises the question of ‘if you could erase the memories of your ex-lover, would you?’ As a film, its genre is seemingly quite ambiguous: it switches back and forth between memories and reality; love and un-love in a non-linear fashion that also skips between romance and science fiction. The genre of a film is traditionally seen as being a form of classification; it refers to a number of factors that go some way to defining it: “type Continue reading...

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Although various studies in genres of writing have not been considering Medical Case Reports, as a genre, there are emerging evidences that more and more healthcare organizations are adopting them as their preferred medical texts. Their abilities to present unique and rare conditions that concern an individual patient, in his/ her context, but at low costs, have seen them being considered as the most scientific texts of studies. Therefore, this study has carried out oral interviews to medical students and medical professionals, and analyzed various written medical case reports from two medical journals to reveal their features as a Continue reading...

The influence of media on criminals and killers has been oft-publicized; regardless of the positions people take on the extent to which film, television and other mass media influences our collective unconscious, it is clear that certain genres or portrayals of sex and violence in popular culture heavily influence our personalities, attitudes and preferences (Seltzer 2007). To that end, the exploration of these types of media is an essential part of exploring the psychology of the killer, serial or otherwise. For the past century, film has become an important part of our new cultural mythology; movie characters become our Continue reading...

Defining the Odd: An Exploration of Slipstream

When Bruce Sterling published his article “Slipstream” in SF Eye #5 (n.pag..), he defined a genre that from then on would be characterized by a variety of words. He said that slipstream “is a kind of writing which simply makes you feel very strange; the way that living in the twentieth century makes you feel, if you are a person of a certain sensibility”. He described this new kind of writing as “a fantastic, surreal sometimes, speculative on occasion, but not rigorously so”. The whole of the article narrates how the literary science fiction genre’s chance at being “ Continue reading...

Robinsonade literature is literature in the tradition of marooned sailors. It gets its name from the literary work, which sparked the tradition, Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe. This essay establishes criteria for evaluating whether or not a piece of literature belongs in the Rubinsonade genre. It looks at an accounted of a shipwrecked Japanese sailor. The account, Nankai Kibun translates from Japanese to Sothern Ocean. It is an account of a Japanese sailor who was the only one of his crew to survive and one-day return to Japan. While the Japanese sailor's account is interesting, there are several reasons Continue reading...

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Popular culture is advanced through various forms; one such form is through music where cultures are transmitted from individuals to societies. Popular music genre such as hip hop and grange have varied influences on their listeners. Such influences may present negative effects on culture such as propagating violence, sex and the use of drugs. Hip hop and Grange both influence cultures negatively through sex, violence and drug use. The analysis of the similarities and differences between the two genre’s negative influences on cultures through violence, drugs and sex presents an understanding of each genre’s contribution to this Continue reading...

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The research paper describes the genre of K-Pop with its main musical and visual characteristics, the main facts from its history from the moment of its foundation in 1990s and to its commercial popularity by the middle of 2000s. The Top K-Pop performers and their creation described and analyzed here as the examples of the provided reasons why the genre becomes more popular nowadays outside the Korean borders. The author concludes that K-Pop is the main competitor for the American Pop stage in gaining its popularity on the World stage, and it has enough potential to become the main Continue reading...

Introduction

Cyberpunk is a form of science fiction that emerged in the latter half of the 20th Century. This genre of science fiction involves the envisioning of a near future that is characterized by scientific advancement in the form of cybernetics an information technology. This advancement is however coupled with societal order breakdown where chaos and anarchy reigns. Many of the cyberpunk narratives revolve around conflicts between technological experts like hackers or even conflicts between technological mega-corporations. A lot of cyberpunk plots are set in dystopian societies marked by massive cultural rot as well as the use of advanced technology Continue reading...

Introduction

Rock music is characterized by judgmental aspects based on the concept and context upon which this music is developed. This can be compared to the scenario that the fruits a tree bear consequently drives the judgments that are likely to be made for that particular tree. The baseline of understanding this kind of music is first tracing the roots of rock music so that the resultant effects and evolvement characteristic of rock music can be manifested. Different genres have evolved with time as well as the musical styles associated with rock music. In this regard, the history of Continue reading...

Define or describe the following terms and their importance to the history of the American science fiction and horror genre:

1) Expressionist film in Germany is a part of the Expressionism movement in the country of 1920ies. This was a period of the silent movies and their main feature was the theatrical look in the films. The actors used painted, dramatic scenery and exaggerated make-up, which is commonly used in the theater. The changes in the German art were reflected in the sets, which had high contrast between white and black, different geometric shapes were used, all of which created exaggerated light and shadow. Although this movement did not last for long, it had significant impact on film makers Continue reading...

The influence of media on criminals and killers has been oft-publicized; regardless of the positions people take on the extent to which film, television and other mass media influences our collective unconscious, it is clear that certain genres or portrayals of sex and violence in popular culture heavily influence our personalities, attitudes and preferences (Seltzer 2007). To that end, the exploration of these types of media is an essential part of exploring the psychology of the killer, serial or otherwise. For the past century, film has become an important part of our new cultural mythology; movie characters become our Continue reading...

Introduction

For the purposes of this genre analysis, I chose to examine the letter to the editor as a genre of writing. The concept of letters to the editor has always fascinated me; I have a tremendous amount of respect for those who follow news and editorial stories, and have a rebuttal or show of support for them. It is an interesting and fascinating way for people to express themselves and engage in a dialogue with those who provide them with their information and insight. It is for this purpose that I examine the style, art and purpose of letters Continue reading...

Introduction

Rhythm and Blues—RnB—began as a strictly black music in the 1940’s that included a blend of genres such as rock, rap, Motown, doo-wop, club blues, and funk (Edward 2). The etymology of the genre was invented by Jerry Wexler a Billboard editor who sought to change the name of the genre from Black music to R & B in the late 1940’s. The music began from humble beginnings in Harlem, New York to become an instant success in other international stages, such as Britain. The first R&B artist to bring commercial success to the genre was Continue reading...

Define or describe the following terms and their importance to the history of the American science fiction and horror genre:

1) Expressionist film in Germany is a period of silent movies. The primary feature of Expressionist film is the theatrical appearance in the films. The actors used painted, dramatic scenery and exaggerated make-up. The changes in the German art were reflected in the sets, which had high contrast between white and black, different geometric shapes were used, all of which created exaggerated light and shadow.
2) Dracula of 1930 was inspired by the novel written by Bram Stoker and it is significant to the history of the American cinematography, as its main character, Dracula, set the bar for numerous Continue reading...

Introduction:

We are living in a world where the media is playing a crucial role in our lifestyles. The media is of educative value together with being and tool for entertainment. Gangnam style is a type of dance associated with a Korean popular singer known as Park Jee Sung. The name is also associated with a place in Korea in with a unique lifestyle. This essay will seek to identify how to produce different styles of music. It will also seek to give a thorough analysis into Gangnam style and how the dance style fulfills different aspects in the place Continue reading...

Introduction

Medical Case Reports (MCRs) are medical recounts of a pathological condition about a single patient (Helan, 2012). Authors of the medical case reports, who are doctors, tend to experience unusual, unique or interesting medical aspects in patients' pathology about diagnosis, treatment and adverse reaction to the treatment. Therefore, they are purported to write medical case reports which represent unique or rear patient conditions that can influence new studies and hence increased medical knowledge. Although the medical case reports have for a long time been regarded as much inferior compared to medical research articles, they are becoming recognised as just Continue reading...

The 1960s and 1970s were two of the most challenging and the most turbulent decades in America, not only in its history, but also in its film industry. These were times when the social and political turmoil, along with the demise of the Motion Picture Production Code, resulted in the rise of Exploitation films. This type of cinema is applied to most low-budget genre movies that refer to or exploit contemporary social anxieties. Ernest Mathijs states, “[o]stensibly, Exploitation films claim to warn viewers about the consequences of these problems, but in most cases their style, narrative, and inferences Continue reading...

In the history of literature, the genre spectrum has been fairly simple to navigate. The novel came about roughly 500 years ago; before that, one could choose among different types of poetry or opt for drama. When the novel, the novella and the short story emerged, each form encountered a sort of mitosis in which it spawned new types in virtually every generation. Truman Capote claimed to have established the “non-fiction novel” as a new genre with his publication of In Cold Blood, in which he wrote about a very real murder with the literary skill that had appeared Continue reading...

Writing entails giving information about a certain issue in the society or what people should know about. As such, it is a broad category that is divided into various genres. Each genre of writing has its unique characteristics and approach that makes it distinct from other genres. Not all genres employ similar techniques, meaning that one should first understand the basic requirements before they decide to write about something. Whereas some genres strictly follow formal writing rules, other genres entail a ‘freestyle’ nature and are less strict on grammar and language technicality (Beck et al. 66). Writing a scientific Continue reading...

Introduction

There are different film genres that we have. Grouping of the film genres has proved to be quite a problem in the past. However, the different genres have been realized, and it is notable that most films have more than one genre (Friedman, 23). In some cases, the genres have a common similarity and have several differences. For the woman’s and noir films, they are both feminine based. They keep on changing as the film progresses.

In a woman's film, the protagonists are defined by the nature and the society unlike in the male genres where protagonists are Continue reading...

FILM STUDIES: CRITICAL ESSAY

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This paper will discuss Altman’s assertion that “Films with weak generic ties usually depend heavily on internal logic, whereas genre films make heavy use of inter-textual references” (Altman 1999, p.26). The essay focuses on two films, one with strictly generic classification the other that seems more ambiguous in nature to verify the truth in Altman’s statement. The two films are, “Eraserhead” (David Lynch, 1977) and “The great train robbery” (Edwin S. Potter, 1903). David’s, Eraserhead is ambiguous in nature while Potter’s , Great train robbery is generic in nature and can be classified as a Continue reading...

A critique of Final JFK Conspiracy Paper

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Bartholomae is an expert of literature whose work, “Inventing the University” remains a resourceful tool for genre analysis and understanding. My paper, JFK Conspiracy paper attempted to adopt some of the skills and lessons picked from his works. JKF Conspiracy paper is an historical account of the conspiracy and intrigues that surrounded the assassination of John F Kennedy. It adopts the lessons learnt from the work of Batholomae. In that paper, I explain why I believe the JFK assassination was a conspiracy and why I strongly believe the government was involved.
I approach the paper in an impressive Continue reading...

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Cultural products have significant importance because they bear distinctiveness, ethics/principles and facilitate a society to move on and progress both economically and socially. When people belonging to a particular culture make efforts for the preservation and promotion of their cultural diversity, it encourages the development of cultural industries (Horkheimer, Adorno & Noerr 95). As far as United States of America is concerned, the society here has been influenced by various cultural forms (musical style, film genre, media technology etc.) from a number of other countries and cultures. In this paper, Blues music would be discussed and explored Continue reading...

Gothic horror literature is a very specific type of fiction that started in the late 18th century as an offshoot of Romantic literature. Gothic literature often deals with the macabre and the terrifying – its subject matter is uniquely dark and brooding, with deeply entrenched subtexts about the changing nature of the world, and mankind’s fear of the unknown. According to Fincher, the "Gothic novel reflects a deep anxiety in eighteenth-century culture about the changing status of masculinity and femininity in a period of political and social change" (Fincher, 2001). A great deal of Gothic horror fiction deals with Continue reading...

Introduction

Scarface is actually an American crime film reproduced in 1983. Oliver Stone is its writer, Brian De Palma is its director, Martin Bregman is the producer, and Al Pacino as Montana is the movie starring. This movie is a remake of Scarface of 1932 by Howard Hawks. The movie tells a Cuban refugee story where this Cuban in 1980 comes to Miami with Mariel Boatlift. It is here that he becomes drug cartel kingpin in the 1980s cocaine boom. The movie is essentially dedicated to Ben Hecht and Howard Hawks, the principal screen writer and director of original movie Continue reading...

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Science fiction in the modern world plays a crucial role in providing imaginative contents of the things that human beings should expect at some point in time. This genre explores the likely effects and consequences of the innovations that are scientifically based. This genre is used by people to address current trends in the world and warn them of the possible effects that may be brought by the trends in the late life. The setting of such content is based in futuristic events and addresses issues such as the development of science and technology and the most likely scenarios Continue reading...

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Music indeed is the language of the soul. It touches everyone alike. Still people speculate and think that music is for the young. The following discussion is little thought into why it is not age that determines a person’s liking for music but the feelings the music conveys.
Keywords: Rock n Roll, Rock, Queen, Green Day, genre

Introduction

In this far wide world, even the Gods sand divided amongst men. There are only a few things in this world that are shared amongst every one. Music is one amongst those rare things. Every country or region has its own Continue reading...

Introduction:

Film noir can be seen from several aspects principally a portrayal of a certain aspect as well as a creation of a particular atmosphere. The Dark Night is perhaps no more film noire than other more descriptive films but it certainly has elements which are typical film noire. The argument that a woman has to be present to make a film noire has already been argued extensively before especially in the appraisal of ‘The Maltese Falcon’ which has been described as being a precursor of the genre but not the actual genre. The Dark Night contains several aspects which Continue reading...

There are many types of genres especially in the literary world. The genres that are used in most cases include:

Romance

This is among the most popular form of genre. No wonder texts written in this genre sell very quickly. It is popular because it touches on the core aspects of human life. This genre is also very flexible to allow other types of genres to be incorporated in it.

Detective

The stories narrated in this genre are mostly investigative and shrouded with mystery. They usually involve stories to do with crime. This whereby a mysterious criminal commits an offence and leaves the detectives guessing collecting clues all over in a bid to solve the mystery.

Science fiction

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Progressive rock

Progressive rock is a genre of rock music which is also known as prog or prog rock among its listeners and aficionadas. Progressive rock is considered to be emerged in late sixties or a bit later in early seventies. Songs of this genre are conceptual and based on fantasy and usually longer in length. Some artists have used very meaningful lyrics in their songs and even criticized the society for greed and other evils. Moog synthesizer and Mellotron are important components of this genre. Over the time various sub genres of progressive rock has been formed. All the artist Continue reading...

It should be no surprise that the idea of utopia has often been explored by American writers, since one could argue that America itself exists as a sort of utopian ideal. The words of the Declaration of Independence posit a sort of utopia in their idealistic talk of ’life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.’ This is very bound up with the notion of America as a new world, a new place where fresh starts can be made and the mistakes of the past avoided:
The utopian passages in Euro-American writings tended to elevate American spaces and colonists by Continue reading...

Introduction

The late nineteenth century and the beginning twentieth century were marked by the great expansions and development in the society. The same was also evident in music which is part of an art that was in a revolution stage resulting to various movements. This paper will analyse two twentieth century movements which are pop and punk music. Works done by artists in the different genres will also be analysed to bring out the difference.

Pop Music

According to Hubbard, pop music is a music genre that is associated with rock and roll music and Continue reading...

The Class Name

It`s hard even imagine our current musical life without such magnificent and diverse genre as jazz music, with its light tunes that are easy to listen, on the one hand, but with its possible complexities and progressive ways of composing and playing on the other. The aim of our current research is to discover the history and roots of jazz music, how the genre has developed in New Orleans, what it was influenced with, and what did the cultural and social variety of this city change in the cultures of various nations. Today we`re also about to Continue reading...

Artist tried to express not only what they feel, but also what they see every day. For this visual analysis, I have chosen the fifth image. This image is, in my opinion, the calmest among the others. Besides, it has a rather interesting composition. The painting is a rectangle. There are two central figures in the image and a background. The palette is pastel. In the essay, I will conduct more thorough analysis of the piece of art. Moreover, I will try to understand when the painting was created and the reasons for its creation. It is one of Continue reading...

The swing era was marked by the introduction of jazz to the world. This genre of music started for the Southern states of the US. New Orleans in Louisiana is particularly considered to be the home of jazz music. During the swing era, this genre of music started to be acknowledged not only throughout the country but throughout the world. It was so influential that even some composers of classical music started borrowing some components from it.
In the 1940’, there emerged a new sub-genre of jazz music that was referred to as Bebop. Jazz had been increasing developing Continue reading...

Reflection on Hotel Rwanda

Film and cinema production has been recently in the rise having improved technology over the years. This has been one of the trending factors in the music industry. Movie production in the 19th century was low and due to the lack of efficient technology to aid in production of films. Many individuals watch films with the main aim of getting entertained but today there are films which are considered to be educative, provide warning, as well as reflecting on what is trending in the society. This paper would focus and look at the film Hotel Rwanda.
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Nowadays, most people know only two genres of a story that are defined by its length. These genres are a short story and a novel. Both of them may have longer or shorter versions, but there are only these two well-known genres. Nevertheless, earlier it was a bit differently. Suddenly, people forgets about a novella. The fact is that earlier many types of periodicals would have published stories of all kinds of length. Then situation has changed and today publishers are not that flexible. However, fiction still may be divided into three genres by its length. Usually, short stories, Continue reading...