Merge branch 'master' into frankenstein

Author: paul-sheridan

notes/stories/film/film-academyaward-winners.st.txt

@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ professional politics [Yancey made an abortive run for the Oklahoma governorship
 historical event <Spanish-American War> [Yancey went off to fight in the Spanish-American War.]
 journalism [Shortly after starting up a newspaper, Yancey worked on cracking the Jack Paigler case to run as a story.]
 coping with opposing a friend [Yancey was devastated over having to gun down his old friend "The Kid".]
-the art of entrepreneurship [Sabra took up running the newspaper that Yancey had founded and make it go 'round.]
+entrepreneurship [Sabra took up running the newspaper that Yancey had founded and make it go 'round.]
 absentee father [The fact that Yancey ran of for years at a time didn't seem much to affect his familial relationships, but the viewer must ponder it.]
 seeing the error of one's ways [Sabra was persuaded by her morally superior husband to completely change her perception of the prostitute Dixie Lee.]
 money isn't everything [Someone pointed out that Yancey hadn't made much money. Yancey pointed out that at least he had kept his honor.]
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ self-confidence [Ziegfeld had remarkable confidence, perhaps not unfounded, in h
 facing financial ruin [Ziegfeld lost his entire fortune in market crash of 1929 by speculating with borrowed money in the stock market.]
 womanizing man [Ziegfeld had a strategy of charming ladies by proffering backwards criticisms on their attire that ended with off-handed compliments. He used this strategy on both Anna Held and Billie Burke, to good effect.]
 womanizing man [Ziegfeld was a practiced charmer who "attracted women like flypaper" it was said at one point.]
-the art of entrepreneurship [The story follows the showbiz entrepreneur Florenz "Flo" Ziegfeld Jr. as he embarked on one imaginative venture after the other.]
+entrepreneurship [The story follows the showbiz entrepreneur Florenz "Flo" Ziegfeld Jr. as he embarked on one imaginative venture after the other.]
 
 :: Minor Themes
 superstition in society [Ziegfeld repeatedly touched an elephant over the span of five weeks for good luck, but to no avail. According to Ziegfeld, he was told by an "old Hindu" that "if you touch an elephant's trunk and he raises it, everything will be all right".]

notes/stories/film/film-scifi-1980s.st.txt

@@ -3541,7 +3541,7 @@ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostbusters
 ghost hunting [Three parapsychology researchers formed a ghost hunting team.]
 the supernatural [The film was about the Ghostbusters' investigating paranormal activity in New York City.]
 ghost [Ghosts were running wild in New York City.]
-the art of entrepreneurship [The Ghostbusters' started up and ran their own ghost-busting business. They struggled to get customers at first, and after the became successful an Environmental Protection Agency regulator tried to shut them down.]
+entrepreneurship [The Ghostbusters' started up and ran their own ghost-busting business. They struggled to get customers at first, and after the became successful an Environmental Protection Agency regulator tried to shut them down.]
 the religious end of the world [Winston Zeddemore speculated that the reason the Ghostbusters' had been so busy was because Judgment Day was nigh. It turned out that Dana's building was designed as a gateway to summon Gozer and bring about the end of the world.]
 monster apocalypse [The demon Zuul was poised to open a gateway that would bring the even worse demon Gozer and his minions to destroy the world. In the end, it was the Stay Puft Marshmello Man that Gozer tasked to do the job.]
 pride in one's community [The Ghostbusters were proud New Yorkers.]
@@ -3697,7 +3697,7 @@ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gremlins
 father and son [Randall Peltzer brought a gremlin back from a business trip to China as a present for his son Billy.]
 mother and son [Lynn Peltzer and her son Billy.]
 master and pet [Billy and the gremlin Gizmo. Billy and his trust pet dog Barney.]
-the art of entrepreneurship [Randall Peltzer was a struggling invention who any any number of wacky gadgets to credit to his name. In particular, he pushed hard to peddle a Swiss Army-like device full of travel accessories, called the Bathroom Buddy.]
+entrepreneurship [Randall Peltzer was a struggling invention who any any number of wacky gadgets to credit to his name. In particular, he pushed hard to peddle a Swiss Army-like device full of travel accessories, called the Bathroom Buddy.]
 human vs. monster [The townspeople were overrun by gremlins on Christmas Eve.]
 teen romance [Billy and Kate.]
 infatuation [Billy and Kate.]
@@ -7091,7 +7091,7 @@ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_Circuit_2
 
 :: Major Themes
 sentient machine [The story followed the antics of the friendly, self-aware robot Johnny 5.]
-the art of entrepreneurship [Benjamin and Fred went into business making Johnny 5 replica toys and were working hard to fulfill a contract they negotiated with a major toy company.]
+entrepreneurship [Benjamin and Fred went into business making Johnny 5 replica toys and were working hard to fulfill a contract they negotiated with a major toy company.]
 how to rob a bank and get away with it [The plot involved a trio of thieves that were hatching a plot to rob a bank vault of a special collection of diamonds.]
 the thirst for knowledge [Johnny 5 was crazy for getting input world.]
 AI rights [Johnny 5 took exception when Fred tried to sell him and in general he wished to be treated the same as other flesh and blood people.]

notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2000s.st.txt

@@ -2936,7 +2936,7 @@ greed for riches [Peter Drummond was a hardened, "greed is good" businessman who
 
 :: Minor Themes
 speculative virtual reality headset [Laura was using VR headset to fight the "Evilution" video game monster.]
-the art of entrepreneurship [The hardened businessman Peter Drummond laughed of intern Laura's idea for dom-com startup based on a giving people things as a secret Santas - Drummond insisted that a business had to play on people desire to want things, rather than give them.]
+entrepreneurship [The hardened businessman Peter Drummond laughed of intern Laura's idea for dom-com startup based on a giving people things as a secret Santas - Drummond insisted that a business had to play on people desire to want things, rather than give them.]
 human self-sacrifice [Bug gave his life to save those of his friends in an ultimately unsuccessful to destroy the video game monster run amok.]
 
 
@@ -6584,7 +6584,7 @@ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Pluto_Nash
 :: Major Themes
 colonization of the Moon [The story is set in the year 2080 on a colony on the Moon called Little America.]
 organized crime [The plot surrounded Pluto Nash coming into conflict with the mafia after he refused to sell the mobster Rex Crater his popular nightclub on the Moon.]
-the art of entrepreneurship [Much was made of the smuggler-turned-entrepreneur Pluto Nash making a success of his newly purchased dilapidated nightclub on the Moon.]
+entrepreneurship [Much was made of the smuggler-turned-entrepreneur Pluto Nash making a success of his newly purchased dilapidated nightclub on the Moon.]
 human cloning [A grand revelation of the film was that the mobster Rex Crater was none other than Pluto Nash's clone. Tony had cloned his beautiful wife and was totally uninterested in which of the pair was the real article.]
 a person and their clone [The film culminated with a classic confrontation between Pluto Nash and his evil, monster clone Rex Crater.]
 what if I met my double [The film culminated with a classic confrontation between Pluto Nash and his evil, monster clone Rex Crater.]

notes/stories/television/tv-alfredhitchcockpresents.st.txt

@@ -5692,7 +5692,7 @@ what if I were being framed for a crime [Dad was framed by John for the murder o
 
 :: Minor Themes
 the art of salesmanship [In his monologue, Alfred Hitchcock feigned to run Honest Alfred's rocket ship shop. He related various bargains, reminiscent of contemporary used car pitches. John was running a used car dealership.]
-the art of entrepreneurship [In his monologue, Alfred Hitchcock feigned to run Honest Alfred's rocket ship shop.]
+entrepreneurship [In his monologue, Alfred Hitchcock feigned to run Honest Alfred's rocket ship shop.]
 spendthrift [Dorothy was spending her husband John out of house and home.]
 what it is like in university [Some university students spoke about their school projects. We saw a university fair of some sort.]
 facing job insecurity [Dad showed concern about the prospect of losing his employment.]
@@ -6293,7 +6293,7 @@ lonewolf way of life [Arthur time and again came back to how much he liked to li
 reclusiveness [Arthur time and again came back to how much he liked to live alone and somewhat in seclusion from society. In fact, he murdered a woman in order to preserve this way of life.]
 
 :: Minor Themes
-the art of entrepreneurship [In his monologue, Alfred Hitchcock explained that he was bringing some "fresh ideas" to the egg business.]
+entrepreneurship [In his monologue, Alfred Hitchcock explained that he was bringing some "fresh ideas" to the egg business.]
 gold digging [Helen left Arthur for a man with more money, but then came crawling back to Arthur after her new man dumped her. She also told Arthur that she was effectively only into him for his money.]
 sloppy character vs. tidy character [The sheer thought of Helen's disorderliness coming back into his life prompted Arthur to commit murder.]
 
@@ -10822,7 +10822,7 @@ theft [The story centers on a convoluted plot by which Herbert made off with $56
 workplace disgruntlement [For Herbert, being passed over for an important promotion was the straw that broke the camel's back. He subsequently recruited two fellow disgruntled employees and hatched elaborate caper that, if successful, would score them $565,000 in paper bonds.]
 
 :: Minor Themes
-the art of entrepreneurship [In his sketch, Alfred Hitchcock claimed to have started a ticker tape business.]
+entrepreneurship [In his sketch, Alfred Hitchcock claimed to have started a ticker tape business.]
 coping with unwelcome romantic attention [Westbrook flagrantly hit on the secretary Miss Pomfritt in front of their colleagues to her protestations.]
 mother and son [In a surprise twist, the cleaning lady was revealed to be Herbert's mother.]
 the desire for professional success [Tupper explained to Herbert why Herbert got passed over for what, we gather, would have been a promotion.]

notes/stories/television/tv-faeritaletheatre1982.st.txt

@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ vanity [Goldilocks sang about how pretty she was.]
 friendship [Cubby Bear befriended Goldilocks.]
 orphanhood [Goldilocks feigned to be bereaved of her parents.]
 fishing [The bears asked Goldilocks if she wanted to go fishing with them.]
-the art of entrepreneurship [Goldilocks pitched the idea to the bears that she use her good looks to peddle their honey.]
+entrepreneurship [Goldilocks pitched the idea to the bears that she use her good looks to peddle their honey.]
 money can't buy happiness [There was a side theme about contrasting Goldilocks' desire to be rich with the bears' philanthropic ways. Goldilocks thought it was important to make money but the bears were a living demonstration that you could be happy without it.]
 what if I was accused of a crime that I didn't commit [Goldilocks briefly accused the bears of having kidnapped her.]
 homework shirking [Goldilocks made a failed bid to go to the swimming hole without having first completed her homework.]
@@ -1067,7 +1067,7 @@ greed for riches [Two con men plotted to get rich by scamming a kingdom out of a
 seeing the error of one's ways [In the end, the Emperor saw that he was wrong to squander the kingdom's wealth on fancy clothes, and resolved to direct state resources toward the material well-being of his subjects.]
 
 :: Minor Themes
-the art of entrepreneurship [Morty spoke about his plans to go honest and start a duck breeding business of some sort.]
+entrepreneurship [Morty spoke about his plans to go honest and start a duck breeding business of some sort.]
 facing the demise of a personal enterprise [The tavern keeper spoke of how the next tax was likely to land her on the street.]
 poverty in society [The Emperor refused to see a representative of the "Poverty Stricken and Leprosy Association", complaining that all they wanted was "food, work, and jobs". After learning his lesson, the Emperor proclaimed there would be a free dinner for the needy in the town square.]
 social inequality [Maggie explained that it was the common people who were footing the bill for the Emperor's fancy clothes.]
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ rise to prominence from humble beginnings [With the aid of the genie, Aladdin be
 :: Minor Themes
 uncle and nephew [The Moroccan magician gained Aladdin's trust by feigning to be his lost uncle.]
 coping with the death of a family member [The Moroccan magician shed crocodile tears for the man he was pretending to the brother of.]
-the art of entrepreneurship [Aladdin expressed a fleeting desire to open a marble shop.]
+entrepreneurship [Aladdin expressed a fleeting desire to open a marble shop.]
 mother and son [Aladdin's mother reluctantly permitted him to keep the magic lamp. Aladdin's mother reluctantly went to the palace to tell the Sultan that Aladdin wanted to marry his daughter. The genie was delighted to scare the Grand Vizier.]
 fear [Aladdin was afraid to enter the magic cave. Aladdin's mother passed out from fright at the sight of the genie.]
 absolute monarchy [The Sultan was a kind, but simple minded and inept ruler.]

notes/stories/television/tv-futurama.st.txt

@@ -1829,7 +1829,7 @@ Directed by: Brian Sheesley. Story by: Dan Vebber.
 :: Major Themes
 father and son [Professor Farnsworth and Hermes had to figure out what to do after their sons Cubert and Dwight got suspended from school. H.G. Blob and Brett Blob.]
 parent and child rivalry [Cubert and Dwight started a delivery company to rival that of their fathers'.]
-the art of entrepreneurship [Cubert and Dwight started a space paper route business.]
+entrepreneurship [Cubert and Dwight started a space paper route business.]
 
 :: Minor Themes
 expecting parents [Bender was bringing an ale to term in his compartment.]
@@ -2187,7 +2187,7 @@ greed for riches [Everyone wanted to be rich on their stock. Gordon Gekko wanted
 friendship vs. career [In the end Fry chose friendship over riches to his friends' collective dismay.]
 what if I found myself in the future [Gordon Gekko froze himself after being diagnosed with bone-itis in the 1980s and was revived and became CEO of Planet Express.]
 mentor and protégé [Gordon Gekko took Fry under his wing and taught him how to be a corporate stooge.]
-the art of entrepreneurship [Gordon Gekko taught Fry the ins and outs of how to be a corporate sleezeball.]
+entrepreneurship [Gordon Gekko taught Fry the ins and outs of how to be a corporate sleezeball.]
 
 :: Minor Themes
 the need to maintain an image [Gordon Gekko taught Fry the importance of maintaining an image.]

notes/stories/television/tv-reddwarf1988.st.txt

@@ -2277,7 +2277,7 @@ felinoid being [The cat-man Cat is a main character.]
 human vs. captivity [One storyline follows Lister and Rimmer's attempt to get their prison sentences overturned, or so it seemed to Rimmer.]
 nonconsensual voyeurism [Much of the story concerned Kryten live streaming secret video footage of the female prisoners showering. Kochanski confronted Lister for having watched her in the shower.]
 what it is like in prison [The story presents a caricature of what it might be like to be incarcerated in a contemporary prison: the prisoners wore standard issue jumpsuits, Rimmer paid the consequences for snitching on a fellow inmate, the female prisoners took group showers, etc.]
-the art of entrepreneurship [Kryten started a pirate entertainment show for the male prisoners which involved him live streaming video footage from female prisoner group showers. In the way of salesmanship, he gave the male prisoners a free preview of what was in store for them, before telling them they had to pay to watch more.]
+entrepreneurship [Kryten started a pirate entertainment show for the male prisoners which involved him live streaming video footage from female prisoner group showers. In the way of salesmanship, he gave the male prisoners a free preview of what was in store for them, before telling them they had to pay to watch more.]
 military related work [The crew were embedded in a military hierarchy and behaved accordingly.]
 
 :: Minor Themes

notes/stories/television/tv-startrek-ds9.st.txt

@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ duty vs. compassion [Kira about evicting her friend Mullibox]
 government expropriation of land [Bajoran government wanted to expropriate Mullibox's farm in order to develop an energy source on the moon]
 greed for riches [Nog greedily plotted to profit from selling a plot of land.]
 compassion [Kira to Mulibox]
-the art of entrepreneurship [Nog with his plot to profit from selling a plot of land]
+entrepreneurship [Nog sought to profit from selling a plot of land.]
 
 :: Minor Themes
 fear of strangers [Mullibox and pitchfork wielding yokels]
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ what if I met my double [Jadzia meets the Jadzia from Julian's dreams]
 clash of wills [Jadzia and imaginary Jadzia]
 father and son [Benjamin and Jake]
 homework vs. play [Jake had to choose between doing his homework and going to play baseball in the holosuites with Buck Bokai]
-the art of entrepreneurship [Quark about ways to make money]
+entrepreneurship [Quark schemed about shady business oriented ways to make money.]
 escape from reality [space station people's imagination becomes reality and they get distracted as a result]
 invasion of privacy [Jadzia assured Julian he had the right to imagine whatever he wanted about her.]
 personality rights [the Jadzia from Julian's mind conjured into reality]
@@ -1077,7 +1077,7 @@ female empowerment [Pel demonstrated that she could do business just as well as
 unrequited love [Pel at Quark; Zek was enamored with Kira]
 forbidden love [Pel at Quark]
 having a preconception challenged [Quark about the business acumen of Ferengi women]
-the art of entrepreneurship [Zek, Quark, and Pel trying to engage Dominion in business dealings]
+entrepreneurship [Zek, Quark, and Pel trying to engage Dominion in business dealings]
 foreign customs [Jadzia and Kira expressed an assortment of reactions toward sexist Ferengi comments directed their way. One gathers that the comments were a normal part of Ferengi culture.]
 infatuation [Pel at Quark]
 
@@ -5033,7 +5033,7 @@ group morale [space station crew feeling somber owing the clouds of war with the
 father and son [Jake tries to cheer up Benjamin by acquiring a baseball card for him]
 appeasement policy [Bajoran government entered into nonaggression treaty negotiations with the Dominion]
 negotiation [Jake and Nog learned the art of negotiation in their efforts to acquire Willie Mays rookie card]
-the art of entrepreneurship [Nog showed Jake how to trade in oder to get coveted baseball card]
+entrepreneurship [Nog took Jake under his wing and taught him how to trade so that Jake could acquire a coveted baseball card.]
 coping with the rigors of command [Benjamin felt the pressure from an impending Dominion invasion]
 
 :: Minor Themes
@@ -6376,7 +6376,7 @@ questioning one's loyalties [Weyoun 6 and Odo grappling with their allegiances]
 defection [Weyoun 6 defected from the Dominion to the Federation.]
 treason [Weyoun 6 turned his back on his own people and the Founders by defecting to the Federation.]
 sacrifice for one's beliefs [Weyoun 6 committed suicide in order to save the life of his god Odo]
-the art of entrepreneurship [Nog obtaining part for Miles]
+entrepreneurship [Nog made obtaining part for Miles as an entrepreneurial pursuit.]
 coping with an obsessive fan [Odo coped with Weyoun fawning over him in the shuttlecraft.]
 coping with stress at work [Miles was under much pressure to deliver a new desk for Benjamin]