My Big Fat Greek Wedding Characterization: Gus Portokalos In the movie‚ ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding”‚ Gus Portokalos is the father of the main character‚ Toula Portokalos‚ and is the patriarch of the Portokalos family. He is portrayed as a man who has a lot of pride for his country and can be ethnocentric if his ideas are different from others. He wants Toula to marry a Greek man and doesn’t want Toula to leave him. However‚ Toula falls in love with a non-greek man‚ Ian. This causes Gus to show ethnocentrism
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The movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding is a very clear example cultural diversity. Cultural diversity is differences based on cultural‚ ethnic and racial factors. This movie was about a Greek female‚ named Toula Portokalos‚ who was embarrassed by her culture. Her father‚ Gus only wants her to do three things: get married to a greek boy‚ have kids with a greek boy and cook greek food. Gus is ethnocentric‚ this means that he believes that being Greek is better than being in any other culture. In the beginning
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When stars like Rosie Hutington-Whitely‚ Julie Bowen and more come together‚ it does not always mean there is an awards ceremony in sight. But you might say this is a form of awards ceremony. Aside from Rosie and Bowen‚ other attendees include director J.J. Abrams‚ Michelle Monaghan‚ Busy Philipps‚ Jordana Brewster‚ Eric Dane‚ Jaime King‚ Soleil Moon Frye and Rebecca Gayheart. In honor of Jennifer Garner’s work‚ major A-list stars come together to attend the 5th Baby2Baby Gala. Garner is known
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Good afternoon to all Henry Gurney students. Let me start with introducing myself. My name is Miss Au Kar Mun and as of today‚ me and my other partner ‚ Miss Vanessa‚ will be your motivational speakers for this session. Some of you may be feeling a sense of discouragement‚ losing hope towards your life or some may be wondering why would you be sitting in that chair because there is no hope. But let me tell you first that you are a person of worth‚ a person who could be a successful businessmen or
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GRADUATED SPEECH Hello everyone. My name is Nate Ho and on behalf of myself and the rest of the Can Tho University graduating class of 2013‚ I would like to say welcome and thank you all for coming. A special thanks to all of the parents‚ teachers‚ professors‚ as well as anyone and everyone who made this day possible. Without you‚ none of us would be here. It’s hard to believe that the days of finals‚ essays and calling home for more laundry money are behind us. Those of us who made it this
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(Walk up‚ shake Alex’s hand) Thanks for introducing me today Mr. Gold. First of all‚ I would like to thank all of you for taking the time out of your lives to join me in this wonderful achievement at my Court of Honor. Receiving my Eagle Scout Award today is truly such an honor to me and I am very glad that I get to share this moment with all of you. It has taken me 6 years to get here and I could not finish such a task without the guidance from my family‚ Scoutmaster‚ and my scouting friends. Therefore
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I don’t intend to give a long speech. Well‚ because Socrates gave a long speech and his friends killed him. (Pun intended ) Good morning. Master toastmaster‚ fellow toastmaster and respected teacher. That one person who never left my side. The years went on passing‚ the weather changed‚ priorities changed‚ different choices were made but that one person yet remained the same. Can anyone guess who am I talking about ? Boy friend‚ best friend Nah. To all those who were thinking these back in
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Bethany‚ For starters‚ I cannot believe you are 16 years old! Secondly‚ I don’t even know where to start! I mean‚ there’s just sooo much I could say in this little birthday message! Well‚ let’s begin here: It feels like only yesterday you were a little 13 year old saving my butt from the awful‚ nasty Sydnie; the very event that began our beautiful friendship. One that makes even the closest of friends around us jealous. You were the light to my aloneness. You helped me when no one else cared enough
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My ancestors came in my country of America in chains. Take a look at me now. One more look. Once again perhaps. I see Barack almost everyday‚ praying as a Muslim in the Oval Office and around the Beautiful House. Also‚ all the years we have knowing each other‚ he has been praying as a Christian as I am. I could not be more proud to say‚ if any Muslim or Christian leader in our wonderful nation‚ the United States of America‚ or around the world can run his or her country like he has been running for
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Ladies and gentlemen I thank you all kindly for coming to the joyous union of my dear daughter Gwendelon and my nephew Ernest as well as the unification of my nephew Algernon and the affluent Cecily. I have never been more excited to have a gathering of this magnitude in light of the recent revolutionary antics. Although that is a crisis for another time I suppose. To the ever lovely Gwendelon I have the utmost confidence in your future relationship with Mr. Worthing. Or is it Moncrieff
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