class‚ today I will tell you why it is extremely important for students to study texts that represent a variety of cultures. The films I have deconstructed to convey my points are “Bend it like Beckham”‚ directed by Gurinder Chadha and “Rabbit Proof Fence”‚ directed by Phillip Noyce. The cultural concepts explained in these movies are the early 1900s British culture and how dominant and cruel they were‚ the aboriginal Australians and how they were treated badly‚ the Indian culture and how much their
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The play Fences explores psychological boundaries people endure as a result of their childhood upbringing. The story takes place in the 1950s‚ and is represented through the lives of Bono‚ Cory‚ and Troy. They each grew up with a parent who held back support. Their backgrounds share a common thread; this unites them to makeup the theme. August Wilson is conveying not to treat others hurtfully because your own disposition. He demonstrates the idea of transferring your own hindrances onto others‚ especially
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The Border Collie The Border Collie is an outstanding dog breed. They thrive on work and have long been one of the most popular herding breeds. They were bred to work all day herding sheep. Furthermore‚ Border Collie’s are extremely athletic and agile‚ making them excel in all dog sports. The Border Collie is continually recognized as one of the smartest dog breeds. Border Collies have a very distinct appearance. They have an extremely athletic structure. A very important characteristic of the
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“ Nigger as long as you in my house‚ you put that sir on the end of it when you talk to me”. Troy Maxson‚ the Protagonist of Fences‚ quotes. Troy Maxson is a 53 year old man who is a father and husband. He has led a hard life from being abused by his father to going to jail for fifteen years due to robbery and murder. While in jail‚ he became a sharp baseball player. He is determined to protect his son Cory from the disappointments and opportunities loss because of the color of his skin. Troy lives
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Border Security in the State of Texas POL/215 August 30th‚ 2010 Border Security in the State of Texas A problem is brewing at the southern Texas borders and it appears to be growing bigger by the minute. The acceleration of people‚ weapons‚ and drugs from Mexico are taking a toll on the economy‚ citizens‚ and the job markets in Texas. Texas concerns with the rise of violent crimes presently pouring into its southern towns and quickly moving inland believes something needs to
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Tom Lovecchio Professor Core 161: Intro to Literature A Formalist Approach to Fences In 1985‚ August Wilson published Fences‚ which was one of his ten plays that explained the experiences African Americans had in the United States at the time (Meyer 1516). The play focuses on the main character Troy Maxson’s life and the decisions that he has made. With the play focusing on Troy‚ it allows the reader to understand situations that African American men‚ women‚ and teenagers were
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A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE FENCES AND TRIFLES PLAY “Trifles”‚ is an acclaimed play by Susan Glaspell which has been studied widely in theatre. The play was first shown in 1916.The play is acknowledged as one of the earliest feminist dramas and as an engrossing and compelling story. The play is about two women‚ Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters who slowly unravel the cause of a gruesome murder‚ as the men are blinded by lack of sensitivity and their ignorance. The women take a deep look into the “trifles”
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chapters four and five to “they say” Three ways to respond to “yes/no/okay‚ but” and Distinguishing what you say from what they say. “And Yet” Gerald Graff‚ Cathy Birkenstien and Russel Durst say that “you need to be an expert in a field to have an argument at all” (p‚55). Are they referring to an actual job like a lawyer? where they are good on arguing about a certain topic. You must have some sort of topic to go off of to argue your case‚ and to make it believable for others. As for agreeing or disagreeing
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How does the film Rabbit Proof Fence and the picture book The Rabbits‚ by Phillip Noyce and John Marsden respectively‚ position a responder to feel sympathetic for the Aboriginal people in the film and book? The Aboriginal people of Australia have endured great suffering since white settle began in 1788. Despite this‚ they have shown both resilience and determination to maintain their cultural identity. Phillip Noyce’s Rabbit Proof Fence examines such suffering through its portrayal of three
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immigrants who attempted to cross the border but instead of finding the land of opportunity‚ they came across a deadly desert. Luis Alberto Urrea starts giving more context and background information on the border patrol‚ specifically the unit that came across the Yuma 14. It is revealed that border patrol officers in general love their country and their jobs. Even though they are just doing their job they still get a lot of hate from the public and
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