The dual definition of citizenship from May Joseph’s article Nomadic Identities: The Performance of Citizenship‚ can be used to analyze the different forms of citizenship that are presented in the film‚ Bend it Like Beckham‚ directed by Gurinder Chadha. Citizenship is typically referred to as someone being considered a member of a country under specific laws. This general idea of citizenship is further analyzed in Nomadic Identities: The Performance of Citizenship. The article presents the idea that
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In the film Bend it like Beckham‚ produced‚ written and directed by Gurinder Chadha we learn a lot about the many prejudices existing in society especially in the Indian and English cultures. We follow the path of an 18 year old girl Jess from Punjab Sikhs in London and her friend Jules‚ who are both absolutely in love with playing football. But there is one thing trying to stop them‚ their parents. Jess and Jules together face the challenging judgement of those surrounding them about girls playing
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Jess is the main character in the movie “Bend it Like Beckham”‚ she tries to be a good girl for her mother and father but can’t help sneaking off to play football. While Jess has to lie and sneak around a lot‚ she is not intended to hurt her parents any way. Jess has always been very strong and determined in the movie‚ except over time she becomes even more determined‚ and even stronger. We see Jess talking to Beckham at the beginning of the movie‚ and as she grows and matures‚ she finds out she
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adjust and fit in the new world. This adjustment can have either positive or negative consequence on the self and others around. The film bend it like Beckham (BILB) effectively explores this concept as the audience can easily relate to the characters and with apparent themes that define a person going into the world. (P1) In the film bend it like Beckham Jess-minder is not comfortable‚ but dissatisfied with her life because she’s restricted by her parents that want her to be a typical Indian girl compared
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Over the years‚ there have been many stereotypes and labels put on Indians. A movie called Bend It Like Beckham was released in 2002 and it touched upon many of these assumptions. The movie uses the life of the main character to create a representation of Indian culture. The plot is based around an Indian girl named Jessminder who has a passion for soccer‚ but her parents make it very clear to her that they do not want her spending her time on a sport. They want her to get a good education then
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Dandies & Metrossexuals‚ David Beckham & Bridget Jones: A Cultural History of Gender in the UK Wintersemester 2008/2009 Andrew Mills Seminar Paper: Bridget Jones Diary and Pride and Prejudice Anna Rjabof Martrikelnummer: 112605 LA English/Philosophy 8th semester AnnafromBanana@gmx.de 1 Table of Contents I Introduction____________________________________________________________________ II Women in the 19th century – un-/written laws and rights________________________________
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The artist that most influenced my work is David Hockney. I enjoy the realism in his photos; the features in his painting have great use of shaping and texture to create an almost 3D shape. He also uses color perfectly to draw your eye exactly where he wants them to go. His work also stuck out to me the most because of his use with colored pencils and crayons. I found that working with colored pencil you have to use the right amount of pressure to get the color your looking for. So his technique
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American Idol able to run because of the money given by these two major sponsors. Both of these sponsors are American based companies that funnel a great amount of wealth into the show. The audience recognizes both of these sponsors and in their head realizes where the majority of the money is coming from and how this is an American show based off of who sponsors the event. At the end of the show there are only two contestants left and whoever has the most votes by American wins American Idol. The
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what her family traditions ask of her‚ like cooking and learning how to become the idea Indian wife‚ and the opposition that Jess has to overcome in the form of her disapproving parents Jess: "anyone can cook Aloo Gobi‚ but who can bend a ball like Beckham?" Mrs Bhamra: "What family would want a daughter-in-law who can run around kicking football all day but can’t make round chapatis?" quotes show contrast between Jess and her mothers opinion Jules’ parents offer an interesting contrast to Jess’
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other at the first glance‚ but if you study them close‚ they actually have many similarities. One of Donatello’s best-known work portrays David after he defeated Goliath by striking him with a stone and cutting his head off with Goliath’s own sword. Donatello was the first artist that created a nude life-sized sculpture since antiquity. His bronze sculpture of David indicates that he completely mastered the classical tradition of art. Particularly his sculpture reflects the style of Polykleitos who
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