Writing Assignment #1: The Cultural Construction of the Idea of Progress Film chosen: Pocahontas One of Walt Disney’s most famous films‚ Pocahontas‚ takes place in the 1600s‚ as the British discover parts of the “New World” that are inhabited by native Americans. In this film‚ we are able to contrast the primitive lifestyle and culture of the Native Americans to that of the British‚ and are able to see how the ideas of “progress” or social evolution play a role in the ethnocentric bias held by
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What makes basketball ifija fjiwj ’of ’apof ’poakf ’poa ’pfo ’pol ’pokf ’pao kf a ’pofk ’apofk ’paokf ’poakwf poak f poa aof ’paof poa af ’pofapof poawf ’ paowkf a ’ifj ’aoifj ’aj ’okvm ’oaiva va pj avjapjpoj Fans determine the market for professional basketball. The entertainment factor is most important to fans. Offering season tickets‚ theme nights‚ student nights‚ church nights‚ etc. keep fans engaged‚ and draw fans to the games. While the market can fluctuate
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The story of Pocahontas‚ recorded by John Smith himself‚ explains how Smith was captured while exploring the upper Chickahominy River. Smith had participated in a series of rituals that involved dancing‚ singing‚ and yelling. Smith had not been treated as a prisoner‚ as the king of Rasawek‚ Opechancanough‚ had feasted with him. After feasting with him‚ he was taken later and introduced to Powhatan. Here‚ another ceremony had been held. Smith had explained it as being a determination of his intent
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The Truth and Myths of Pocahontas Pocahontas is a character in a film with the same name that debuted in 1995 and won many accolades for observation of American Indian cultural heritage‚ and originality. In the film‚ Pocahontas plays the lead role‚ a high-spirited young woman that encounters English settlers and proceeds to act as the bridge between them and her own world. In the process of creating a story whether fictional or real‚ aspects of reality are normally inserted. This may be purely for
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characters or events. Disney’s 1995 rendition of the story of Pocahontas is the first of the two historically grounded animations; historically based‚ however‚ does not necessarily mean accurate. In this instance‚ the film’s creators plucked a handful of factual events and the names of a handful of people associated with those events. The bulk of Pocahontas was designed with entertainment‚ rather than history‚ as the primary objective. Pocahontas‚ in the form of her Disney counterpart‚ is the daughter
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Pocahontas The American tradition of telling exaggerated stories is one that has become simpler as television and movies integrated into American lives. With a television set in almost every household‚ a story can be told and passed down through generations and can in many ways uphold ideals throughout history. Now we can take a century old story and reimagine it through motion pictures. Although most of America’s early history is limited one of the most famous stories concerning the new world are
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In this day and age‚ many are led to believe that Pocahontas was a beautiful‚ mature woman who saved John Smith’s life and married him out of pure munificence and love. A good amount would be surprised if they were told otherwise. In the movie‚ Pocahontas was portrayed as a beautiful‚ mature woman at the time of her marriage with John Smith. However‚ she was married to John Rolfe at a very young age. Disney’s Pocahontas certainly did not help the cause of correctly informing the children and adults
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The Popularity of Cell Phones English 102 Dr.Jermiah March 1‚ 2010 The Popularity of Cell Phones In today’s society‚ technology is becoming more advanced. It is becoming a necessity for people to use advance devices in their daily lives. Over the years‚ the cell phone and other communication devices had played an important role in people lives. Unfortunately‚ meeting face to face is becoming scarce and making cell phones more popular. Some major reason why cell phones are popular is because
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Forget it ! It’s more like empire with different levels of popularity. If you can’t figure out who’s who‚ you’ll never survive school. Keep your eyes open because this is your survival guide. Let’s start with the basics. The Popularities The movie “Mean Girls” feature a group of popular girls called plastics. The cliques or the league or whatever you call it are the highest of the high. They rule the school and maintain all the popularity. The popular kids look pretty or handsome. That’s how they
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Since the 1920’s‚ professional football‚ basketball‚ baseball‚ have become much more popular in the United States‚ however they have not yet been able to rival college footballs popularity in terms of attendance and revenue. One indicator of college football still being the most popular sport in the United States is game attendance. Some college football programs regularly have more than 100‚000 fans in attendance. In fact‚ in 2011 a regular season game between The University of Michigan and Notre
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