the text from the past and it’s appropriation. The intended audience of both Pygmalion‚ by George Bernard Shaw and Pretty Woman‚ directed by Garry Marshall was the mass of society at the time of composition. This is seen through the choice of the form of each text‚ Pygmalion is a play because in the early twentieth centaury this was the popular way of spreading ideas and Pretty Woman is a Hollywood film‚ a current form of mass media today. Because both texts were aimed at the majority of society they
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Biography Of The Amateur Boxer Pretty Boy Bam Bam Every once in a while‚ a flower manages to sprout through the cracks in the pavement. For the boxing world‚ that flower is Toledo’s very own Pretty Boy Bam Bam. Raised on the rough side of Toledo‚ Ohio‚ it would have been more likely for Bam Bam to drop out of school or join a gang than for him to become a boxing and internet sensation. Born on September 11‚ 2001‚ Bam Bam‚ otherwise known as Wayne Lawrence Jr.‚ shares a birthday with a day many
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Pretty Little Liars By: Sara Shepard Everyone has their secrets‚ including the characters in Sara Sheppard’s bestselling novel‚ Pretty Little Liars. Pretty Little Liars takes place in Rosewood‚ Pennsylvania were everything seems to be picture perfect. The main characters are four rich‚ beautiful girls: Aria‚ Emily‚ Spencer‚ and Hanna who all have one thing in common - their best friend‚ the girl who had brought them together‚ made them best friends and popular‚ Alison DiLaurentis‚ had disappeared
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Pretty Little Liars Pretty Little Liars is an American teen drama mystery-thriller television series loosely based on the popular series of novels written by Sara Shepard. The show premiered on June 8‚ 2010 on ABC Family. After an initial order of 10 episodes on June 28‚ 2010‚ ABC Family ordered an additional 12 episodes for season one. These episodes began airing on January 3 and ended on March 21‚ 2011. The ratings success of the first 10 episodes prompted the book series to be extended beyond
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Novel: Pretty Little Liars Author: Sara Shepard The main character in the novel Pretty Little Liars is Alison DiLaurentis. Two Character traits of Alison DiLaurentis‚ who was manipulative‚ charismatic and snobby. Alison was also very outgoing and friendly and uses these traits to make herself reach the top of the social ladder. Alison would upset her friends but rein them back by making them feel special to her. She liked to find out people’s darkest secrets‚ but would never give away any she
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you reach your “goal weight”‚ your reflection in the mirror has become so distorted that you cannot see how small you are‚ or why your family and friends are worried about you. One woman who stuck out to me in the music video had an eating disorder‚ but it was not just her ribcage that caught my attention. This woman was clearly African American‚ yet her skin had been lightened. Skin lightening has recently become popular among African American women because lighter skin is considered “prettier”
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The woman I am in my Dreams Lexi MacConnell 1.) What we can infer about the narrator based on the contrasts she reveals is that she is a short woman‚ who wears sensible average clothing‚ she is unconfident with lack of sex appeal. 2.) The woman in the narrator’s dreams is a tall well-dressed woman who is very social; she is concerned with her own needs. This woman in her dreams is very confident‚ she is able to overcome obstacles and it’s her way or no way. We know this from the poem
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Women in India have attained greatness through the ages – in political‚ academic and spiritual spheres. They enjoyed freedom and equal participation in public life in ancient India. In the Rig Veda‚ women are placed at the highest pedestal – ‘Yatr nariyastu poojayante ramante tatr devah’ or where women are worshipped‚ Gods preside there. The Taittriya Upanishad teaches us ‘Matridevo bhava’ or ‘Let your mother be God to you’. Swami Vivekananda rightly said‚ “All nations have attained greatness
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Woman is the magnificent creation of god‚ a multi faceted personality with the power of benevolence‚ adjustability‚ integrity and tolerance. She is companion of man‚ gifted with equal mental faculty‚ a protector and provider‚ the embodiment of love and affection. The role given to women in a society is a measuring rod and true index of its civilization and cultural attainment. Woman by nature is a peace maker. She is blessed with the’ tact and skill to convince and drive the argument in her favor
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struggle among and between social classes results in the transition from one type of society to another.” (Katsiaficas & Kirkpatrick‚ 1987‚ pp. 234-235) Contest between the rich and the poor is a theme common in the films‚ ‘The talented Mr Ripley’‚ ‘Pretty Woman’ and ‘Titanic’‚ where individuals attempt to overcome the void between social classes by different means. It is through symbolism and narrative techniques that a Marxist approach
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