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    know what movie to choose. After watching the two hour long film on the multiple characters that seemed to be struggling to find their inner happiness: American Beauty. I knew that I should not look any further. One character that especially stood out was‚ Lester Burnham. A forty-two year old father with a mid-life crisis. In the film‚ American Beauty Lester Burnham is portrayed as an ordinary man‚ with a perfect life‚ but of course that is far from the truth. From the outside‚ Lester seems to have

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    Introduction Globalization is the process by which businesses or organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international level with other countries. (Oxford Dictionaries‚ 2013) Thomas L. Friedman described globalization as three eras for simple understanding; Globalization 1.0‚ where countries globalized‚ Globalization 2.0‚ where companies globalized and last but not least Globalization 3.0 where individuals globalize. (Friedman‚ 2005) We currently reside in Globalization 3.0

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    believe in. American Beauty is set in an upper middleclass white neighbourhood. The film revolves around Lester Burnham‚ a man who is struggling in an emotionally vacuumed marriage and living a predictable and tedious life. American Beauty both reinforces and questions particular social values that include success‚ family life‚ and being true to yourself. It is the questioning of these values‚ the ways of thinking and the longing of wanting something different in life that American Beauty presents

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    In both text‚ ‘American Beauty’ and ‘The Catcher in the Rye’‚ the illusion of the American Dream is explored. These two texts rely heavily on symbolism to convey messages of desire. In ‘The Catcher in the Rye’‚ the red hunting hat is symbolic for Holden’s desire to be an individual. The presence of the hat mirrors the central conflict in the book: Holden’s need for isolation versus his need for companionship. The colour red is symbolic‚ in ‘American Beauty’‚ for desire as well. Angela‚ Lester’s desire

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    HOMEWORK ACTIVITY on ’’Globalization’’ Deadline: Tuesday 24th September‚ 2013 Presented to Mrs. Sophia Miah by Laeticia Poiré-Hill In my own words‚ globalization can be seen as an ongoing process of integrating technology‚ economy‚ politics‚ communication and various cultural exchanges of the world without hindrance or any barrier whatsoever‚ it is an elimination of barriers to trade‚ communication‚ economic‚ political‚ and cultural exchange. The theory behind globalization is that worldwide openness

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    American Beauty is a complex film that relies so heavily on mis-en-scene and cinematography to portray its message that the story could have been told with no dialogue at all. The film focuses on Lester Burnhan. Lester appears to have the American dream‚ however he still feels empty. His marriage is falling apart‚ he has a poor relationship with his daughter‚ and he is on the verge of a major mid-life crisis. The film shows the many hidden problems in the white picket fence American dream. It also

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    American Beauty Film Analysis The film American Beauty was a complex story of a “traditional American family” as seen by the media. The intriguing part of the film was that it showed what happens behind the doors of a “typical American family” or a family that put on a persona of a typical family. The Family Crucible written family psychiatrist Augustus Y. Napier‚ PhD‚ with Carl Whitaker‚ M.D. it tells a story of an American family who initially seeks counseling because of the abnormal and rebellious

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    Explain what is meant by the term ‘globalization’. Identify and analyse the key drivers of the process of globalization over the last 20 years. In generally‚ globalization refers to integration and interconnection between people‚ transnational corporations and different governments. According to Rothenberg (2002)‚ “Globalization is the acceleration and intensification of interaction and integration among the people‚ companies‚ and governments of different nations.” On the other hand‚ in terms

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    of this outlandish generation and their eventual disillusionment with their society. American Beauty‚ the 1999 film directed by Sam Mendes and written by Alan ball‚ uses the setting of contemporary middle-class suburban America to examine the differences between the inner and outer realities of a “typical” American Beauty are obvious in connection between Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and Mendes’ American Beauty are obvious in the themes‚ plots and the actions of the characters. The values and beliefs

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    American Popular Culture on the Global Community American popular culture and its effects on the global community is a hiding plain site idea. The United States has grown into an “I want it now” belief system. The United States has somewhat perfected this idea‚ from our fast food to our fast everything. But should everyone live in such a luxurious attitude‚ is the United States popular culture and ideal that the rest of the world should live by? Is this just another phase in our modern society’s

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