Disneyfiying Confucious’ Filial Piety as seen in Disney’s Mulan (1998) Filial Piety in the Ballad of Mulan compared to Disney’s version The legend of Mulan‚ the Chinese woman warrior‚ was first presented in an annonomous poem called “the Ballad of Mulan” which dated back the 6th sentury Tang Dynansty. The poem was written in five segments; each one represents Mulan’s origin‚ experience in the battlefield‚ and also sense of obedience to her family. The legend lives on as it is passed from one generation
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One type of travel companion the protagonist has is supernatural. For Mulan‚ Mushu fills that role‚ and Maui does the same in Moana. Mushu is an ancestral dragon‚ while Maui is a demigod. Both characters share a similar backstory that convinces them to undertake the journey with the protagonist. The characters were once trusted by higher supernatural beings‚ ancestor spirits for Mushu and gods for Maui‚ but these men made a mistake that has left them forsaken. For example‚ Mushu’s mistake was dubbed
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Leader from a movie: Mulan Mulan possessed many exceptional leadership qualities. She is known for being one of the most independent main female Disney characters for many reasons. As most know‚ Mulan went to fight in the army for her crippled father and ended up defeating the enemy. Some of the traits she possesses would be courage‚ confidence‚ decisiveness‚ honor‚ integrity‚ innovation‚ open-mindedness‚ and persistence. Females in China at the time were just expected to be good wives and daughters
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While today we feel that we are an advanced and unbiased society‚ in actuality there are still clear and present separations between men and women; mostly which degrade and pigeonhole women in terms of their looks‚ sexuality‚ and role in society. It is granted that gender inequalities are bound to happen considering the genders do have Karl Marx put it best‚ “Social progress can be measured by the social position of the female sex.” . This is where they will learn that the line they can walk on
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Brandy McGhee Reflection Journal #1 (Chapters 1 & 3) Psychology 2302 – Hybrid September 11‚ 2013 Last year around this time‚ my husband‚ son & I were asked to be a part of a destination wedding. My cousin Domonique sent us a beautiful note in the mail‚ and expressed how her day couldn’t be complete without us in their special day. We attended the engagement party and paid for our passport and tickets for the cruise due to depart in this September and were excited to go. Mid-August I receive a
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save the day. Mulan‚ Enchanted‚ and The Princess and the Frog are all chances for Disney to showcase young women as powerful role models for all the young girls watching. These three films are some of the more modern Disney films‚ and they all make an attempt
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This story is about the adventures of a young woman in ancient China‚ named Mulan‚ inspired by a familiar Chinese folk tale. Mulan is a lovable‚ spirited girl who doesn’t fit in with Chinese tradition because she has a bad habit of speaking her mind and following her heart‚ which gets her into a lot of trouble. Mulan’s parents sent her to the matchmaker hoping that she will find a suitable husband‚ but through several mishaps she fails miserably and is told she will never bring her family honor
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LIBERALISM: A commitment to the individual and the desire to construct a society where people can satisfy their interests and achieve fulfilment. Summary * The term ‘Liberal’ is derived from the Latin word ‘Liber’‚ which refers to a class of free men‚ in other words‚ men who were neither serfs nor slaves. * It is associated with ideas of freedom and choice. * Human beings are first and foremost‚ individuals‚ endowed with reason. * This implies that each individual
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Philosophy Final Paper Does Mulan overthrow oppressive gender norms? In 1990‚ a novel was written by philosopher Judith Butler titled Gender Trouble. The importance of this novel was evident as it was a very controversial yet interesting analysis of the way we humans look at the topic of gender and sex. She explains throughout the book that our "gender norms" have been created by our ancestors and society. To many‚ crossing this boundary set by society is very deviant. Eight years after Gender
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Feminism and Family Maigan Sorensen Northeastern State University Feminism and Family I will start out my paper by stating that I do not believe that feminism should be blamed for the downfall of the “traditional” family. Society as a whole has become more accepting of this generation’s liberal ways‚ this includes men and women. I personally believe that feminism can help in the family dynamics. I am a firm in my belief that the running and functioning of the family should be the responsibility
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