The film Bamboozled by Spike Lee explores a world where a television show which involves pure racism is accepted by the majority of viewers. The movie depicts a television show which uses blackface and depicts African Americans as lesser humans. Even though this movie is a satire and is supposed to be extreme‚ how extreme is it when compared to todays world? Could a television show like the one seen in Bamboozled actually be accepted by the audience of today? Many people of today are blind to the
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Religulous Religulous is a documentary film starring comedian Bill Maher. The title comes from a combination of the words “religious” and “ridiculous”. The movie addresses the views of many different believers from various religious backgrounds. The similarities between the gospels and fairytales may not be evident to the everyday believer. Maher questions the different beliefs and their credibility within the specific religion. Homosexuality‚ religion in politics‚ and religious fundamentalism and
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The Salem Witch Trials are possibly the most notable examples of the persecution of witchcraft in the New World. In the 1996 film‚ The Crucible‚ based on the 1953 play by Arthur Miller‚ it portrays the trials from the point of view of a small community that’s disintegrated by frenzy and lunacy. In the film‚ it emphasizes the role of a group of girls being led by Abigail Williams‚ and illustrates how society was so strict for women‚ even as young as kids‚ that it caused a form of hysterical fear of
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into making a horror film. Horror films are projected to create a psychological sense of fear; however‚ humans tend to enjoy and crave the heart-pumping adrenaline rush of terror. Some believe it is the calling of curiosity while others think it is the section of insanity that imbedded itself into our mind. Trepidations are not a trend that has set forth in the twenty first century; we humans hunger after the thrill of terror ever since Roman times. In addition‚ horror films closely relate to events
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to be the type of CEO that most managers would love to work for. Workers are most responsive to superiors who lead by example‚ command respect‚ delegate‚ instruct‚ and maintain a high level of humility. These are the exact attributes possessed by Julia Stewart that would be desirable to restaurant managers within the organization. While Stewart’s management style can be considered favorable for the most part‚ in some instances she may be perceived as a micromanager. In her attempt to be more hands
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In society today‚ mentally ill people are often discriminated against and isolated due to their ‘differences’. Many films and documentaries have been produced to address and create an understanding regarding the pain and suffering‚ felt by those affected by mental illness. Witness‚ directed by Michael Buckley‚ a young independent filmmaker‚ explores the life of the key protagonist‚ John Harrowell‚ forced to live the majority of his life within the walls of a mental institution. Through the use of
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Julie Van is a student attending the University of Washington in Seattle. She was born on October 9th‚ 1994 in her hometown of Tacoma‚ Washington where she spent her childhood doing what most children do like going to school or spending time with her family and friends. Now‚ she lives a typical college life. On the weekdays‚ Julie wakes up and attends classes and finishes her days off doing copious amounts of homework or relaxing with friends. But on the weekends‚ she enjoys to “hangout at nearby
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brings together to give the story of Citizen Kane‚ are flashback storytelling and deep focus lighting. The narrative form of Citizen Kane is flashback storytelling‚ which basically means the film starts with Kane’s death and from there the audience goes back in time to explore Kane’s life. How the film does this however‚ is through the testimonies through Kane’s peers. The entire story is about this group of Journalists led by Mr. Thompson (William Alland) who are investigating what Charles Foster
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‘Serenades’ is a film set in central Australia that explores the mixing and relations between cultures in the 1890’s. It follows the story of Jila‚ the child of an aboriginal woman named Wanga‚ whom was given away for one night to an Afghan cameleer Shir Mohammed as payment of a gambling debt. Jila was raised and taught about aboriginal spirituality by her grandfather in her early childhood‚ but when her mother and grandfather both die‚ she is brought into the German missionary and is baptized into
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3.6.2. Hygroscopicity assessment of free films Free films were evaluated for hygroscopicity behavior to understand the contribution of lactose and sodium chloride on hygroscopicity‚ if any. It was found that HPMC SD and HPMC-LAC CP films were ‘moderately hygroscopic’ whereas HPMC-NaCl CP films were ‘very hygroscopic’. The percentage moisture content and classification of each sample as per Callahan et al. (Callahan et al.‚ 1982; Murikipudi et al.‚ 2013) has been listed in Table 5. 4. Discussion In
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