If there’s one thing undeniable about Victoria Beckham‚ it’s definitely going to be the air of sophistication looming around and contained within her. Many would remember Victoria as one of the five members of worldwide sensation Spice Girls‚ and her using the nickname Posh Spice is a premonition of something big about her future. Despite the fact that she wed football superstar David Beckham and reared children‚ the pizzazz and gall to look even better is just too difficult to miss. Nowadays‚ we
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In the film Bend It Like Beckham‚ several characters go through both internal and external conflicts. Their minds are pulled in conflicting directions by two compelling desires‚ ambitions‚ obligations‚ and influences. In Jess’s case‚ she is conflicted with her desire to play football and her obligation to her family to follow cultural traditions (Bend It Like Beckham). She is torn between doing what makes her happy and her responsibility to her family (Bend It Like Beckham). Because of this‚ Jess
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In Bend It Like Beckham‚ director Gurinder Chadha uses the character Jess to develop the theme of inner conflict with displaying her inability to live two lives. During the whole movie she struggled to do this because she tired being a “true” Indian that her mother wanted her to be and the soccer player she wanted to be. This did not work because she got caught multiple times which was disobeying her mother’s orders to not play soccer. For example in the scene where she was supposed to be shopping
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What you want versus family expectations are common though out most family households. In the movie ’Bend it like Beckham’ we saw the conflict between Jess and her parents on how they feel and what they want for her‚ how Jess sees the situation‚ and how it is resolved. Mr. Bhamra‚ Jess’s father is worried about Jess playing soccer in fear she will get hurt like he did when he wanted to play fastball‚ he was discriminated because of the way he looked. He wasn’t allowed to play on any of the teams
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The Impact of C.S. Lewis on American culture. “True humility is not thinking less of yourself‚ it’s thinking of yourself less” (C.S. Lewis) Clive Staples Lewis was a great writer who impacted many lives by his books. Lewis lived from 1898 to 1963 in Oxford. (Hamilton 2003) In his time he influenced many people to convert their religion‚ change their lives around and to simply pick up a book and read it for fun. In the time of Clive Staples life‚ he won many different awards‚ including the Carnegie
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An important event near the end of the film “Bend it Like Beckham” directed by Gurinder Chadha was Jess’s final football match. It was important because it was the climax of the film. Jess’s dream was to be a professional football player. Jess’s culture and tradition were in the way of achieving her dream. In order to achieve her dream she had to use deception. Verbal and visual features such as camera work‚ symbols and music were used throughout the film to show that the event was important.
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This essay is about the 2002 film ‘Bend it Like Beckham.’ The film is about a teenage girl of Indian decent‚ living in modern-day London. She is passionate about soccer‚ but her immigrant parents who follow the Sikh religion and culture‚ ban her from playing it. The major themes that will be discussed in my essay are the issues of gender. My major theme includes such topics as sexism‚ sexuality and the expectations put upon a certain gender according to religion or culture. Examples of sexism
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Americas was based on curiosity of the New World‚ and their conquest had brought many changes. European colonization was a period of time between the New and Old Worlds has impacted negatively along with the religious and economic impacts to both Europeans and Native Americans. European exploration of North America followed by the voyages of Christopher Columbus began in 1492. Many of European countries wanted to colonize this continent‚ and their intention based on trade‚ wealth‚ power‚ scientific
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future. Over the course of United States’ history‚ there have been many successes and many failures. As an advisor to you Mr. President‚ I want to discuss how several events have influenced our corporate structure as well as the economic‚ and civil impacts of these events. At the foundation of it all‚ the Second Industrial Revolution further advanced our new country. The Second Industrial Revolution (1871-1914) saw new inventions set a precedent of great things to come. There was the introduction of
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The Impact of Sport in Australian People’s Lives today As Australian society became more commercialised and globalised‚ so did our sport. From an amateur‚ locally-based pastime‚ sport in Australia gradually evolved into a professional‚ highly lucrative industry with international scope. The development of sport in Australia also reflects the gradual movement of our culture away from its British roots‚ towards a more Americanised‚ yet distinctly Australian cultural hybrid. While sports like cricket
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