For this assignment, write a 700 to 750-word essay about one of the following topics:
1. Pilots in early Hollywood and the depiction of Howard Hughes in The Aviator.
What struggles did Hughes face to complete Hell’s Angels regarding financing, equipment, weather conditions, and/or other difficulties?
What were some of the accomplishments in terms of aviation filming in this movie?
What were Hughes’ own personal aviation feats?
How was WWI represented in The Aviator?
2. Barnstorming in early Hollywood and as depicted in Waldo Pepper.
How is the barnstormer and/or Hollywood pilot represented in early photos and The Great Waldo Pepper?
What are his dominant traits?
How does this compare to the stereotypical Hollywood depiction of the military pilot (as in Hell’s Angels)?
What kind of piloting feats are chosen for the film Waldo Pepper?
How was WWI represented in Waldo Pepper?
You will need to use the book Aviators in Early Hollywood as a secondary source for this paper. Insights in the text should be used to make/further your argument about the theme you choose in the film you are analyzing. You will not need outside sources from websites. When quoting from the text, be sure to use quotation marks and put the page number in parentheses after the quote. If you are paraphrasing the text, be sure to put the page number for the idea in parentheses after your comment. You are encouraged to refer to specific scenes in the film and quote specific dialogue. You do not need to cite anything specific for using scenes or dialogue in the film.
Essay Guidelines
Your essay should be five paragraphs, with introduction and conclusion paragraphs and three body paragraphs. Be sure to have a thesis statement for your essay and to put it at the end of your introduction paragraph. Each body paragraph should have a topic sentence at the beginning.
Your introduction should present the topic you have chosen and then the specific argumetyou will make about the film. Each paragraph should offer distinct evidence or proof of your thesis statement. For example, if you are making a claim about how the aviator is depicted in a film, you may choose three scenes and present specifics about them. Or, you may discuss two to three characters, with specifics about each. Be sure to inform your instructor early in the Module if you have trouble coming up with a thesis statement or ideas for your paragraphs.
Book:
Title: Aviators in Early Hollywood
ISBN: 9.78E+12
Authors: Shawna Kelly
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Date: 2008
Format: Textbook
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