conflict. Hollywood has focused on maintaining gender norms and in doing so‚ have either forgotten‚ or more likely overlooked transgendered individuals. Tangerine (2015) serves as a positive representation of the transgendered community through its defiance of gender norms‚ its bridging of the gender
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Tangerine Literary Analysis Everyone has a role model. For some people it is a celebrity‚ for others it is a family member‚ and sometimes it is just a random person you know. For Paul‚ in the book Tangerine by Edward Bloor‚ that person is Luis. Luis’ actions positively affected Paul by allowing Paul to become a harder worker‚ braver‚ and finally deciding to stand up to Erik. One choice that Luis makes that really affected Paul is how hard Luis works to keep the groves in good
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In the book Tangerine‚ appearances are not always what they seem. Do you remember how Paul looked like a nerdy kid on the soccer field and ended up being a star player? Do you remember how Erik acted nice and sweet to adults that were friends of his parents but was a jerk to Paul? Well‚ those are examples of appearances that aren’t always what they seem to be. There are many examples of these appearances in the book Tangerine. As an example to help me explain that appearances are not always
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The choice is right What would the story be like if Paul had stayed at Lake Windsor Middle? ”Tangerine” by Edward Bloor is about a legally blind 7th grader named Paul who likes soccer. When a sinkhole swallows his school he makes a choice that changes his life and leaves memories that he won’t forget. Choices are very important in everyone’s life. One wrong choice can impact someone’s entire life. Other people’s choices can also affect others’ lives. An example‚ though
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In the book Tangerine‚ how did Erik Fisher’s choice have an effect on Paul? Was it good for Paul? Well‚ for the second question the answer would be no. Erik’s choices impact Paul by Paul despising Erik‚ Paul feeling ignored by his parents‚ and Paul not able to have his friends over. First of all‚ a minor problem caused by one of Erik’s choices would be that Paul can’t have his friends over at his house. The reason for this is because of when Erik hit Tino in the face on page 205 . Erik did so because
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giving me something to kill time? It was not until I began researching about the value of literature that I realized its vital contributions to my life and the lives of everyone around me. I found out no matter how often (or not so often) that you read‚ literature can and will still affect you in a way nothing else can. The value of literature to me can not only be found in what I have learned from reading‚ but how it has influenced my life. In this essay‚ I am going to talk about how literature
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One small mistake in deciding something can trigger something totally unexpected or threatening. In Edward Bloor’s novel‚ Tangerine‚ Mrs. Fisher makes many choices that have multiple effects on Paul’s character. Choices made by Mrs. Fisher affect Paul’s life‚ self-concept‚ and relationships. First‚ Paul’s life is affected when Mrs. Fisher allows Paul to go to Tangerine Middle School while Lake Windsor Middle School is being fixed. While Paul was at Lake Windsor Downs‚ he had an IEP file
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Using the SQ3R Study Method A. Kent Van Cleave‚ Jr.‚ Ph.D. Why use a study method? Perhaps you have noticed recently that everyone‚ especially in the news media‚ is talking about something called the information revolution. This term refers to some profound changes that have affected most aspects of our lives and that have been caused by computers. In the workplace‚ information technology has caused many work organizations to completely restructure themselves. Electronic data interchange
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expect that Tino would even attempt standing up for himself against Erik‚ nor could they imagine how Paul “saved” Dino’s miraculous shot. But the odds approached and those events did happen in Tangerine. For those characters‚ they clarified possible instead of impossible‚ which lead people to think that Tangerine is a book of possibility. Tino always believed that he gets what he wants whenever he wants it‚ so if that meant for him to smack talk Erik‚ so be it. Paul figured it was practically impossible
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told you a movie made with an iPhone was better than most of the mainstream movies in Hollywood‚ would you believe me? If you don’t believe me then get on Netflix and watch Tangerine. The movie is rowdy‚ unconventional‚ and silly but at the same time‚ it’s exuberant‚ colorful and beautiful. Unlike most movies nowadays‚ Tangerine doesn’t try to sugarcoat the ugliness and struggles of everyday life with an unrealistic narrative. It’s amazing how Sean Baker can create a movie with such a low budget that
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