Nic is a middle-aged‚ upper middle class‚ white‚ lesbian to married to Jules. Although she often drinks too much (3-4 glasses of wine at a meal‚ she is outwardly a successful gynecologist and a mother to Joni (18) and Laser (15)‚ who she and Jules‚ each conceived through a sperm donor‚ Paul. Nic is controlling in her everyday interactions with her family‚ is anxious over losing that control‚ and is threatened by anyone who would try to take attention away from her as a mother or a partner. She
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Vincent Vega is portrayed and used as the voice of reason‚ and always uses logic to get to his final assumptions. In the first scene we come across Vincent he is talking to Jules about his trip to Europe. Vincent uses something that most countries have in common‚ which is “MacDonald’s”(2); this is also something that Jules can relate to. Vincent explains what they call a quarter pounder with cheese; they call it a “Royale with Cheese”(2). Vincent uses small things to explain how different countries
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[edit] Plot summary Amanda Bartolome is a mother of a middle-class family who has five young sons. Her eldest son‚ Jules‚ had a normal upbringing. Being the eldest in the family‚ he was already old enough during the declaration of martial law President Marcos. He became exposed to rebellious reading material‚ and inevitably molded his mind into that of guerilla. Jules grew up to become a member of the communist New People’s Army. Amanda and her husband‚ Julian‚ had suspicions of their
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“I had never meant Kent‚ but Jules got me so worked up about him” (4) “Everyone was living a sort of fictional existence” (6) “The smoke in the dark looked like the dove that whispered the future to saints in paintings” (6) “There is always the sound of children roller skating at the end of every record” (6) “I wished that I could get lost‚ just to know what it felt like” (6) “The sky was the color of television static” (7) “We gave each other seven kisses for good luck” (7) “He started gesticulating
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1. Jules Kroll is planning to enter the credit ratings business. Is this a good idea? Is this a good time? Why? We suggest it is a good time but not a good idea for Jules Kroll to enter the credit ratings business. In order to know whether it is right for him to do so‚ we have used SWOT analysis to see the feasibility of this plan. Strength Jules B. Kroll — the leader of Kroll Bond Rating Agency‚ is the formidable strength for them to enter this new industry by his successful business career
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Ethical Values in Pulp Fiction Pulp fiction is a movie filled with drugs‚ violence‚ gambling‚ and pop iconography‚ describing how real-life society is going towards the “death of god” era; a life without morals. A lot of movie critics would say that Jules (Samuel L. Jackson) and Vincent (John Travolta) possess no ethical values‚ no sense of morality. They also say that the movie does not convey a message. The movie does convey a message; Quentin Tarantino just masks it behind the street-savvy talk and
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sequence of events and endless references to pop culture. The underlying theme of the movie‚ however‚ deals with religion and the transformation of two characters: Jules (Samuel L. Jackson) and Butch (Bruce Willis). In the beginning of the film‚ Vincent (John Travolta) has returned from a stay in Amsterdam‚ and the conversation between Jules and Vincent deals with what Big Macs and Quarter Pounders are called in Europe. As the movie moves on‚ other references are the Fonz on Happy Days‚ Arnold the Pig
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character‚ Jess Bhamra‚ must make the decision to pursue football or follow her parent’s wishes and complete school and marry and Indian man. As Jess struggles to find her own identity without losing her family‚ she befriends a British footballer Jules. Jules’ parents offer an interesting parallel to Jess’ family‚ showing that although cultures may be very different in some ways‚ they are actually very similar in others. Director Chadha explains that Jess’s coming-of-age story represents "the nuts and
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future. Jess is recruited by Jules (Keira Knightley) for a non-professional league. The coach Joe (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers) is impressed with Jess’ skills and agrees with Jules that she would be an asset to the team. Her parents find out and do not approve. Her mother attempts to replace the love for sports
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player. Jess’s best friend‚ Jules is making her believe her skills. These two girls dreaming to go America together. They are supporting each other. Their names are similar‚ they both want to play soccer and both have trouble from their mothers. Like
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