A popcorn flick like Independence Day (1996) is never examined deeply‚ it’s a silly sci-fi blockbuster‚ what else could the film have going on? But there is actually many different ways to examine the film‚ including a feminist reading. Examining a film like this from a feminist perspective is fascinating stuff‚ but before we dive headlong in‚ what is feminist film theory all about anyway? Feminist film theory is a way to examine how a film portrays women‚ are they tough/independent or are they a
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Analysis of Seven Days in May Full of indirect references of the United States government during the time of the Cold War‚ the film‚ Seven Days in May‚ is an excellent example of the problems arising within the government and the people during the time of this war. The film displays the lack of confidence in the President‚ the agreements made by the United States to the Soviet Union‚ the lack of trust the Americans had in the Soviets‚ and the moves made by the United States to protect the country
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Green Day is a California based pop-punk band consisting of Billie Joe Armstrong‚ Mike Dirnt‚ and Tre Cool. At the age of fourteen‚ Armstrong and Dirnt decided to form a punk rock band‚ and at first they called themselves Sweet Children. By early 1989‚ however‚ they added drummer Al Sobrante to their band and decided to change their band name to Green Day. After independently releasing their first EP‚ which was well received by the locals‚ the group signed with the local independent label Lookout
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The Day They Burned The Books Jean Rhys’ “The Day They Burned The Books” is a short story narrated by an anonymous young girl about Eddie and his family‚ including his abusive father and tortured mother. Eddie’s father‚ Mr. Sawyer‚ fancied his library and later on died of unknown cause. His wife decided to burn and sell all of the books in his library. It is obvious that feminist criticism and structuralism are well applied to the story. Feminism refers to the advocacy of equality of the sexes and
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The 1970’s were a time period full of freedom‚ equal opportunity‚ change‚ and war. In the 70’s‚ family roles were adjusting and divorce rates were rising. With the divorce rates rising‚ the traditional family values were seen as less important‚ values such as spending time as a family or everyone eating dinner all together. However‚ most shows during this era still portrayed the idea of a traditional family‚ which is having the mother stay home to cook‚ clean‚ and take care of the children‚ while
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Clara Barton was an amazing woman and a true humanitarian according to Burton (1995). Born on Christmas day in 1821 to a middle class family in Oxford‚ Massachusetts‚ Barton would someday be famous and honored for her contributions to society and for laying the foundation of the American Red Cross. Barton began her career at a young age; she began teaching school in her late teens. She taught school for 14-years in New Jersey before quitting after the school hired a male principle at almost
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Anabella Morabito REL 343 5J - Nickoloff 09/24/13 Three Theological Virtues: As seen in Dorothy Day’s life Dorothy Day was a living example in her lifetime‚ and still today‚ of a disciple of Jesus; all her actions rotated on the single axis which a life inspired by the Gospel provided her. If one were to look at her experience of discipleship as the only experience of the Catholic Church‚ which is called to be the working body of Jesus’ message in the world today‚ one would clearly see several
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able to convey a view of a theme or issue to the audience that challenges our views as he or she originally intended. Through the conflicting views of characters‚ the audience is often exposed to attitudes and opinions different to their own. The One Day of the Year‚ by Alan Seymour‚ is a play that examines how through both the internal and external conflicts of different characters‚ we are exposed to an array of contrasting opinions‚ therefore validating the statement that this
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places often didn’t make a difference in the patients drinking habits. Soon though‚ in the 1940’s Alcoholics Anonymous support groups began popping up in major U.S. Cities. Soon these groups began diffusing around America‚ and many lives were saved because of these groups. Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are still one way that alcoholics receive treatment and counseling for their disease here in the present day. Alcoholism is also currently treated with‚ both individual and couples therapy‚ medications
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“A Dollar a Day”- Language Analysis Recently‚ in the Daily Telegraph Angus McDonald wrote an opinion piece about how Indian children are being exploited for cheap labour and how the government is not dealing with the problem as Angus believes they are accountable for the responsibility. This issue has recently blown up in the media‚ due to the recent information about the average day of a child labour living in India. Angus McDonald uses emotive language‚ logical evidence‚ case studies
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