Films have the power to influence the viewer’s understanding and feelings about important social issues. The film‚ Muriel’s wedding‚ directed by Paul Hogan is an Australian drama-comedy film‚ set in 1994. It showcases the life of Muriel‚ a young lady dubbed as the ’ugly duckling’ by members of her family‚ friends and the rest of her town‚ Porpoise Spit. Day to day‚ Muriel is found in her room constantly listening to ABBA as she slowly becomes disconnected with reality leading her to a corrupt vacation
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at night‚ Jacobs completed Incidents where she was both candid and emotional about the sexual abuse‚ harassment‚ and total control of slave women by their masters. So when she decided to publish the book in 1861 she used a fictional name which was Linda Brent so the name wouldn’t trace back to her. Contemporary feminist researchers can use narrative work "to develop feminist theory‚ express affinity and admiration for other women‚ contribute to social justice‚ facilitate understanding among social
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In Linda Seger’s essay‚ ‘Creating the Myth’‚ the author reveals that “the hero myth has specific story beats that occur in all hero stories”. In the popular television series‚ ‘Once Upon a Time’‚ the main hero is Emma Swan‚ and the views can identify and relate with her. Emma Swan represents the hero myth accurately because she is introduced in ordinary surroundings‚ something new enters her life‚ and she is now ready to move into the special world. First‚ Emma is introduced in ordinary surroundings
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Linda Geddes mentioned in her “Control Yourself” article two methods that I plan to start utilizing to help me control emotions during stressful situations‚ which are the “reappraisal” approach and practicing mindfulness. Under the reappraisal approach‚ I would need to practice my ability to look at the situation from the other person’s point of view‚ or as the article states‚ “put myself in their shoes” (2017). I then need to make a point to understand how my reaction would impact others‚ which
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Cars‚ a Blessing or a Curse? Cars‚ a Blessing or a Curse? This is a question which has caused numerous amounts of arguments over the past few years. Most people’s instant reaction to hearing this question is to reply with something along the lines of “Oh I couldn’t live without my car!” which gives the impression that they are a blessing however‚ with the number of road accidents increasing with the availability of cars becoming easier‚ are we just giving people ammunition to a war in which we are
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The poem “Pass/Fail” by Linda Pastan addresses exam anxiety. In the poem the author talks about examination dreams. These dreams are a reflection on the individual’s lack of confidence and incapability to advance to the next stage in life. In the dreams no matter what a person do‚ the answer is always wrong and he or she is guaranteed to fail in the dream. In real life‚ one either pass an exam or fail it. If one fails‚ they can often retake the exam and pass it. However‚ no matter what a person do
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“Health is a blessing that money cannot buy” Izaak Walton I absolutely agree with this quotation. Today we live in the world where the primary goal of existence for most people is to earn as much money as possible. However‚ there are some values which are more important. And one of them is our health. First of all‚ health provides us with opportunities. Being of sound mind and body means that you can get a higher promotion‚ you may choose active kinds of sport‚ you may travel or do whatever you
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The Dance Boots The book The Dance Boots‚ by Linda LeGarde Grover‚ is a compilation of stories told by various members of an Ojibwa family who continuously struggles with the challenges that many native American people face due to the white mans ever-changing world. The story starts with a elderly woman recounting the horrible events she witnessed and experienced at a native American boarding school‚ which was designed to break traditional Ojibwa beliefs and culture. She then passes the
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In the article “Creating the Myth” by Linda Seger‚ Seger points out how characters from any story usually follow a certain pattern‚ called archetypes. Analyzing a fairy tale‚ I decided to choose “Cinderella”. It is evident that many characters in “Cinderella” followed a traditional archetype. The main character‚ Cinderella‚ can be fit into three different archetypes: innocent‚ damsel in distress‚ and an outcast. Cinderella can be classified as an innocent because she has never done wrong to anyone
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we can just put our dishes in the dishwasher and read a book instead of taking time in washing it by hand. We have established that modern technology has its benefits and disadvantages. All in all‚ I think that modern technology is either a blessing as long as we don’t abuse it. In my opinion‚ there are some limits we should place‚ so that the world will never be controlled by
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