child‚ they decorate‚ right? For girls‚ they buy frilly dresses and tea sets. For boys‚ the toy chests are overflowing with trucks and dinosaurs. Even as children‚ we are taught by our parents that becoming like those stereotypical families in old movies is essential; where women always stay at home and care for the kids; where men go to work and make it home in time for dinner; where little girls are expected to wear dresses and play with dolls; where boys have to be physically active and play with
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Watching the Breakers It was November 16‚1910‚ America was going to war with Spain regarding the ownership of Cuba and many men were getting drafted into the military. There were two husbands‚ in particular‚ that got drafted‚ named Thomas Detrain and Jonathan Baker. They had been best friends since youth and both were desperately in love with their wives‚ Marilyn Detrain and Jane Baker. On this cold‚ rainy day the ship slowly pulled into the navy shipyard on the mainland of Virginia to prepare for
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child to grow to feel immune towards violence. Perhaps our child in this case simply felt nothing but seeing what he witnessed‚ or maybe he had accepted it as something "normal". In either case the violent programs that children are watching are causing adverse effects. A child who has no been exposed to such violent programming on television would have reacted much quicker and intervened when they saw a younger child fighting. But television doesn’t only cause children to become immune to the horror
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students watch movies in the English classroom? Did you know that watching movies in English class can be really beneficial to students? English teachers may disapprove movies in classes; however‚ this method of teaching can be a very important tool for students to excel in the English language. By watching movies‚ students can become skilled at new learning techniques and improve their knowledge of the English language. Furthermore‚ it is an efficient method of teaching and lastly‚ movies play a large
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We all like movies. And we all know how they can touch us and make us laugh or cry. Today I’m going to talk about the influence of movies. When the film industry first started in the US there were a lot of concerns about how movies especially with sound and color could manipulate the population. And the commercials actually did until it was forbidden‚ because they slide a picture of the product they were selling between the normal 20 pictures per second. What the eye would recognize and send an
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beginnings of film history the issue was ironically the containment of women. Megan Stem Wade states in her research paper on gender in postwar class room films that from 1946 through the 1970’s there were films called social hygiene films in which mini movies were watched in educational settings serving as the base example of how men‚ and women should act in societal settings. The films had titles such as “What to do on a date”‚ which served to encourage abstinence‚ and waiting ‘til marriage‚ while titles
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emotions and our fears form their own body‚ and we recognize that it demands its own exercise to maintain proper muscle tone.” Stephan King quotes. Most people watch horror movies just to show that they are not afraid‚ to just watch it for fun‚ or even to release the inner kid in themselves. Insidious had to be one of the scariest movies I’ve ever saw. People really don’t like to be called names. That’s why most people actually go out and see a horror movie once it comes out in theater to show that they
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I’ve never resided nor visited California. Therefore‚ I wouldn’t understand the high crime rate nor the gang activities that exist. I’ve only seen movies that reflect different gang images. Movies such as Colors‚ Fresh‚ Boyz N Tha Hood‚ Menace II Society‚ and Original Gangstaz explain the life of crips‚ bloods‚ and other gangs. When children view these movies‚ they think they are cool. Their minds are too young and immature to witness such graphic images. These images include distribution of drugs‚ gun
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James Cameron’s “Titanic” and Nick Cassavete’s “The Notebook” although two tragic movies are two of the most romantic tales ever seen. Two loves found by destiny. In Titanic‚ Rose is a wealthy young girl forced by her family to marry rich to secure her place in society and Jack is a poor young artist that won his ticket to the Titanic in a card game. “The Notebook” tells a similar story of a forbidden love of two young souls who are distend to be together. These two films similarities can only be
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an important role in our lives. Nowadays people started arguing about the necessity for governments to have the right to place strict rules of banding or censoring movies or films that exposed are to their country. First of all‚ let me define the word censor‚ according to Merriam Webster (2014)‚ " a person who examines books‚ movies‚ letters‚ etc.‚ and removes things that are considered to be offensive‚ immoral‚ harmful to society‚ etc". In addition‚ the role of censorship is to block certain materials
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