... always had Choice. But with that choice comes responsibility. For as said earlier, he helped create his experiences. This realization is what breaks the Matrix's hold on humanity, and provides a message of salvation within the Matrix parable. Faith and Belief in the Parable The salvation I allude to is what I call "Faith."" Within the Matrix parable, Neo is the character who embodies ... Frenchman doesn't believe in purpose, but rather in "cause and effect". Or more specifically, I think, in physical cause and effect. Remember how he described how he tainted the piece of cake that the b...

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... example, the thief in Pecker and the thief in Empire Records. Josh Lucas is great as well. He plays a sleazy, greedy employee who loves money. He's in the new film Wonderland and had a part in American Psycho. They both played their characters as good as possible. Finally, David Caruso played Phil who is kind of sketchy throughout the whole movie. This ... ...

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... be so only as a good order. The fact that the culture industry is oblivious to this and extols order in abstracto, bears witness to the impotence and untruth of the message it conveys." (Adorno p.4). Finally Adorno has one more round of attacks on the culture industry in his closing. Adorno argues that the culture industry presents a positive picture of the current ... the culture industry. Although he would not fully embrace it, for it is still apart of the culture industry. In defense of Parker and Stone the only way to have message heard in our society is through the culture industry...

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... a baby-crying coming from the carriage. This I felt was very eerie. I feel that between the symbolism of the no handed clock and the open casket, that it was almost like a message to him that his time is almost up. This dream occurs the night before he is supposed to fly to Lund to receive an honorary award for his intellectual accomplishments ... , he couldn't. Then he asks Isak to read something that was in a foreign language on the board, he couldn't do that either. Mr. Alman thus translated it for him. The message simply said, "the doctor's first duty was to ask for forgiveness". He ...

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... not sufficient. This attitude can be very dangerous indeed, both to the society and to the artist himself or herself. The movie Mephisto has portrayed this problem wonderfully and the message that it wants to get across to the audience will hopefully be achieved....

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... out acts of vandalism and disturbance throughout the city. Through these acts of vandalism the gray-collar soldiers of Project Mayhem, or "space monkeys" as they are called, are delivering a message of defiance to society. The mission of Project Mayhem, and also the thesis of the story, soon becomes apparent to Jack. He realizes that Tyler's wish is to destroy all ... ...

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... memory, "Every Little Hurricane." A Kafka-esque nightmare from the past, "The Trial of Thomas Builds-The-Fire," precedes a post-apocalyptic vision ala Vizenor, "Distances." The language is often lyrical, the message just as frequently brutal--speaking of genocide, self-destruction, domestic violence, racism, poverty. Both nightmares and dreams inform Alexie's worlds, and either may gain the upper hand in the reality ... ...

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... little shocker, but is really that rare thing in English letters: a philosophical novel." (Back cover). Melbourne Movies gave a good review to the movie because they believe it gave a well-spoken message. "This is Kubrick's most buoyant work, and I love every single second of it. One of the best aspects of "A Clockwork Orange" is its refusal to hammer home its messages--it ... ...

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... memory, "Every Little Hurricane." A Kafka-esque nightmare from the past, "The Trial of Thomas Builds-The-Fire," precedes a post-apocalyptic vision ala Vizenor, "Distances." The language is often lyrical, the message just as frequently brutal--speaking of genocide, self-destruction, domestic violence, racism, poverty. Both nightmares and dreams inform Alexie's worlds, and either may gain the upper hand in the reality ... ...

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... . System crosschecks need to prevent people such as Michael Millken in the 1980s and the Enron executives of the new millennium from infesting our global monetary systems. We must send a message to these individuals that such behaviors are intolerable and that the punishment for the perpetrators will be severe. The learning would be that "Greed is not good". ...

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