tagline for the movie. This movie is set in Los Angeles and explores tense racial relations amongst the various communities that exist in LA. Crash is an ensemble piece in which the stories of different characters intersect and intertwine…kinda like Tom Cruise’s Magnolia. Each of the sub-stories involves racism‚ which is the central theme of the film. Other than racism‚ the film also highlights the alienation and isolation of the individual in a big city. The title “Crash” comes from the fact that
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the movie “Cleopatra”‚ which was directed by Franc Roddam in 1999 for this project. Even though the movie was three hours long it was enjoyable to watch. After watching the movie I starting researching some historical facts about Cleopatra on the Internet and I discovered that most of the movie was incorrect. Like every Cleopatra movie‚ she is always made out to be so beautiful however while researching I found in every piece it stated that she was far from beautiful. The picture of her on ancient
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Cast away notes An understanding of a physical journey is one which a person goes through physical as well as emotional obstacles and experiences‚ with the end result being a new image or view on life. The Adventures of huckleberry fin‚ The road not taken and Cast away show the concept of the Journey to be so much more than a simple movement from one place to another – it is a challenging and unpredictable learning process which shapes who we are and the world in which we live. In relation
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The movie Crash‚ created by Paul Haggis‚ incorporates the many struggles faced by today’s racial stereotypes‚ into a collage of various interconnected‚ cultural dilemmas encountered by the film’s multi-ethnic cast. Paul Haggis uses the dialogue and physical actions of his characters to illustrate the various racial stereotypes that are pre-assigned to each race by every individual. This film is a mesmerizing physical melodrama that touches the emotions of its audience’s hearts and souls. Many
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When comparing Shirley Jackson’s "The Lottery" and Ursula le Guin’s "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas"‚ it is important to note that the two short stories are based upon suffering‚ its morality and consequences. Both pieces revolve around the agony experienced by one person in order to enhance the lives of many; turning a blind eye to the horrors of humanity for the greater good of all affected people. In "The Lottery"‚ Jackson utilizes a character vs. character conflict to publicly display
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playful‚ yet sardonic stories. The films of Her by Spike Jonze and Worker Drone by Sharat Raju are postmodern works that share the universal themes and characteristics of the implementation of hyper-reality‚ ambiguity‚ and the development of characters in inescapable situations. Postmodern works allow the audience to interpret the story through different lenses. For example‚ an editorial article by Reykjavik Boulevard‚ a magazine publisher‚ argues that while Her is a love story‚ it is also “a philosophical
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example Ken Lay‚ chairman of Enron had a goal of creating an environment where he made tons of money; it just came easy to him. When Mr. Lay figured out that a few oil traders took a risk with Enron’s money‚ Ken had no reservation of discouraging them from spending it; he actually encouraged them to continue making Enron a ton of money. Another great example is when‚ Mr. Lay acquired Jeffrey Skilling for the investment department; Jeffrey was a smart man with huge ideas. Mr. Skilling was a man that
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married. The husbands of the white women are portrayed to be the main breadwinners‚ while the wives stay at home and raise their children. The pressure to bear children is so great‚ in fact‚ that the character Celia is worried that her husband will leave her just because of her multiple miscarriages. In addition to bearing children‚ the women are in charge of preparing food and keeping a clean house. Despite the fact that it seems to be the only thing that they are really in charge of‚ all of the families
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The “Things they carried away” is a story which is about the physical and emotional pain that a soldier carry during a war. Lieutenant Jimmy Cross is the main character of the story who is a weak soldier who does not want to be in the war‚ however‚ he could not withdraw because soldiers were needed to fight the war. Throughout the whole story‚ Jimmy remembered a girl named Martha‚ whom he desired to be his girlfriend. In the other hand‚ because of the remembering Martha‚ many bad things happened
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to Flannery O’Connor’s The Violent Bear it Away. Perhaps this is due in part to her skillful composition‚ but O’Connor’s blunt addressal of the natural struggle between faith and reason is strikingly convicting. Raised in the south in a predominantly Catholic family‚ O’Connor herself was no stranger to the concepts‚ using her experiences to create a composition that is deeply personal. O’Connor uses the themes of faith and reason as means of bearing her true beliefs to the reader‚ drawing them in
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