The movie Precious based on the novel Push by Sapphire about a 16 year old girl named Claireece “Precious” Jones who was raised in an abusive household with her mother and her mother’s boyfriend‚ where she deals with verbal‚ physical and sexual abuse from both her mother‚ and father who lives in a different home. Precious has one child with Down’s Syndrome‚ but her mother doesn’t let the baby stay in the house with them so she lives with her grandmother and the only time Precious gets to see the
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JDEVELOPMENT Development is based on the changes in our thoughts‚ feelings and our behaviour. If the change is lasting or relatively permanent‚ it is considered to be a developmental change. The environment can also influence our behaviour‚ feelings or thoughts‚ and change our development. Genetics can also be a factor in development. Moral development involves the gradual development of an individual’s concept of right and wrong. It includes the development of conscience religious values‚ social
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Moral Development The adhering to rules set out by a parent‚ carer or society. 0-3 Months At this age it is difficult to ascertain whether there is any definite moral development of a baby. 3-6 Months At this stage a baby may start to develop it’s first moral feelings towards pleasure and displeasure and will start to coo and laugh. 6-9 Months Towards the end of this age range a baby will start to understand the word No and its meaning. 9-12 Months Positive and negatives will
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Moral development 0-19 There is no moral development between the ages 0 and 18 months. 18mths to 2years- Is sensitive to adult approval and disapproval and will actively seek to make adults happy despite their tantrums. 2 to 3years- appears independent and wants to be good‚ but is not yet mature enough to be able to carry out most promises they make. 3 to 4years- Begins to know right from wrong. Finds other’s opinions of self to be important. Is more self-controlled and less aggressive
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the 1980’s and the suffering of a girl‚ Claireece Precious Jones‚ who experienced sexual harassment‚ committed twice by her own father‚ having as a result two children by him. Considering the cruelty of the act itself‚ which is also reflected in the language the novel has‚ Precious never became a criminal or committed suicide instead she learned how to cope with every hard situation she went through. The question is how did this young girl went through all this bad situations? Precious had people
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Feminism Thoughts in Precious (2009) In 2009‚ an American drama film entitled Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Saphire orsimply called as Precious was produced. The media mogul‚ Oprah Winfrey was interested to promote itwidely by taking the position as the executive producer. The reason of Oprah’s interest to the film wasunquestionable. For so long‚ she has always been known for her deep concern on women’s issues‚ andthis is the film all about. Precious is a film which
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through all of the trouble. At first As I was reading I thought that the mother would of have the courage to stop the father from abusing precious‚ I mean its his own daughter‚ who would do such a sick thing. I was wrong; because the mother didn’t even do anything about it instead she as well abused her physically and mentally. 2. The ways that the main character precious is strong is the fact that she went through all the abused in her life all the drama and she still stood high with her head up. She
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The protagonists of Precious and The Blind Side both come from impoverished homes characterized by their weak family ties and histories of abuse. The protagonist of The Blind Side‚ however is able to turn his life around‚ attend college and eventually become a professional football
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Final Exam Directions: Choose movie from the list below to answer the following questions. Answer the questions within the framework of the Culture in Urban in Schools 3306 class. Each question is 20 points each. Suggested Movies or Books: Slumdog Millionaire CRASH Freedom Writers The Secret Lives of Bees Save the Last Dance To Kill a Mockingbird Precious Name of Movie: _____________________Precious___________________ 1. Describe the movie/book setting by using Sociocultural
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Push/Precious Paper "Life is hard. Life is short. Life is painful. Life is rich. Life is .... Precious." That sentence gives a fairly accurate indication of a film that portrays both the harsh‚ brutal‚ dark sides of life - while making room for a belief in the goodness and hope for the future. In the movie “Precious”‚ the main character is a 16-year-old girl who lives a life of economically‚ socially and mentally difficulty. We get a glimpse into an environment that is rarely portrayed on film
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