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    portrayed since the 1950’s‚ I have chosen to explore the ‘Welcome to Suburbia’ scene in ‘American Beauty’ (from: 00:40–2:35‚ into the film) and the opening scene of the pilot of ‘Desperate Housewives’ (from: 00:00-01:15‚ into the episode). I have chosen these two scenes because they are very similar to each other and show how composers use a range of techniques to engage the audience and create meaning. ‘American Beauty’‚ directed by Sam Mendes‚ is a film that is set in America‚ in an ordinary suburban

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    The standard for American beauty is corrupt; it negatively affects women’s self-esteem and body image. This “standard” needs to be changed because there is no true definition of beauty. In society‚ beauty is based on appearance – hair style‚ body image and body shape‚ skin color/ethnicity‚ clothes‚ tattoos‚ piercings‚ etc. This corruption comes from the media‚ which have aided in the creation and evolution of American culture. A powerful and beautiful way to help society become further aware of this

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    The American Dream is not all as it seems. It is dark‚ it is fake and it is an allusion depicting family life in an unreal way. Good morning Ladies and Gents. As I just said‚ the American Dream is not all that as it seems and Sam Mendes’s “American Dream” and Derrick Borte’s “The Joneses” both demonstrate this idea. This is communicated through the dialogue of the main characters and their socio-economic and physical environments that they inhabit. By utilising the structure and themes‚ American Beauty

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     In American Beauty‚ 1999‚ directed by Sam Mendes‚ we are confronted with the permeating images that have consumed mainstream American life. Mendes exploits these images as constructions that we created around ourselves as a means of hiding our true selves. Mendes is able to implicate us in the construction and make us active viewers by exploiting our voyeuristic nature. In American Beauty Mendes uses the voyeuristic tendencies of the spectator to acknowledge the permeating constructed

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    Adulthood Paper: American Beauty Jennifer Robertson BSHS/342 Human Lifespan Development Meredith Sharp 1/18/2013 Adulthood Paper: American Beauty According to Berk‚ 2012‚ “Middle adulthood‚ which begins around the age 40 and ends at about 65‚ is marked by narrowing life options and a shrinking future as children leave home and career paths become more determined. In other ways‚ middle age is hard to define because wide variations in attitudes and behaviors exist.” American Beauty is a movie created

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    Truth Beauty in American Society In the today’s society‚ Americans‚ especially women‚ are eager to be slimmer because thin defines the American standard of beauty. For example‚ advertisements‚ called Lipo-6‚ are used to promote the use of diet pills that burn body fat. Naomi Wolf ’s "Beauty Myth" explains about how women are obsessed about their appearance and are dying to look better. “[C]ontemporary standards of feminine beauty have devolved to a point that can only be described as anorexic

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    American Beauty American Beauty is a 1999 film that follows the lives of a family of three‚ a daughter’s best friend‚ and their neighbors. There is a lot in this film that goes on at once‚ so it can be hard to see the meaning behind it. What was predominant throughout the film was the way Ricky Fittz viewed his life and the life around him. The way he saw things around him was very different than the average person. The scene where Ricky and Jane were in his room watching his film of the plastic

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    Americans Break Hearts and Guitars "American ________! Stay away from ___!" Fill in the blanks. Go ahead‚ I dare you to. I know‚ this is an academic paper‚ but that doesn’t have to stop us from a friendly bout of Mad Libs. So what did you pencil in? "Diabetics" and "excessive sugars"? No. Odds are‚ you filled in "woman" and "me"‚ respectively. Even if you had never before heard "American Woman" by the Guess Who‚ after watching Lester Burnham‚ the protagonist of American Beauty‚ calmly‚ cooly

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    Tiffany What Is Beauty to the Young Black Female? There’s more to me that the human eye can see. I’m a woman of purpose and destiny. A perfect design‚ I’m special and unique. I won’t be identified by the parts that make up my physique. My beauty is not defined by my skin or my hair and my soul has more value than the clothes that I wear. I’m not a symbol of pleasure or sex appeal; I have the natural ability to comfort and the power to heal. When God made me‚ He created a

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    American Beauty 1 Heather Waltman American Beauty COM200: Interpersonal Communication Mary Ann Witt March 26‚ 2012 American Beauty 2 American Beauty The movie American Beauty is a movie of a young teenage

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