that you are just sixteen years old‚ you have two children from your father who repeatedly rapes you and gives you HIV and your mother physically and mentally abuses you. Well‚ I just described to you the horrific life of Claireece “Precious” Jones in the 2009 inspiring film of Precious; a young and neglected high school student who can’t read or write‚ struggles to get through life one day at a time. This movie is truly inspiring as well as motivational and goes to show that there is always hope
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The character that I chose to focus on is Claireece “Precious” Jones. She is a 16 year old‚ african-american girl from Harlem‚ New York. She currently lives with her mother‚ Mary Lee Johnson‚ in a rundown apartment building. She is currently single and is pregnant with her second child. Both of her children are fathered by Precious’s biological father‚ Karl‚ who does not live in the apartment with Precious and her mother. Precious is still in middle school due to her illiteracy issues‚ however
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In the movie‚ Precious deals with at least 10 different issues. Identify at least 5 and discuss in detail. What is the issue‚ how does it play out in her life‚ how does it impact her‚ etc. (15 pts.). 1. She has a multitudes of issues. She was abused from the age of 3 by her father and her mother letting it happen. This appears to be when her mom started to resent her because the father wanted her more than the mother. The sexual abuse of her father caused her to have 2 children. The oldest has
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a sedentary lifestyle” (“Some People”). Not all people have the same ability to turn down food whenever they want. That causes people to be overeaters‚ thus‚ making them overweight. However‚ not only can some people be genetically predisposed to overeat‚ but most Americans have a different mindset in their eating choices. Most of them think that just because a yogurt has a little bit of calories‚ it is automatically a healthy snack. You can’t judge someone because they are overweight or
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Abstract: In this paper‚ I will be covering the main points of the book titled‚ “Making Friends‚ and Making them Count‚” by Em Griffin. I try to thoroughly explain the advice‚ pointers‚ and tips that Griffin gives us to guide us to better relationship formation and communication. My opinions of his book will also be present in this paper‚ as well as a synopsis of the outline and character of the book. A Synopsis: I found Em Griffin’s book quite fun to read. His comical stories and analogies
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Precious Things in Life In today’s modern society‚ economical status determines one’s social status. I have some friends who do not have any problem on spending their money to keep up with their lifestyle. They are given such privilege from their parents to be able to spend materially. In result‚ their social status among the others is considered privilege otherwise because of their exclusive lifestyle. They are often seen with a group of people who are in the same status range as them. It may
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is filled with water. Life will no longer exist if there is no water. So it’s precious. Ice‚ liquid and vapor are the three forms which this life source is available in. To Brazil‚ US and Australia it’s raining cats and dogs that floods are upon floors. A lot of space in earth is covered with water. It’s mainly because of the rain. So where ever we go we can find water‚ but did you notice that we can’t drink all of them. For an example let’s take the sea. There is lots of water in the sea but we can’t
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Precious: Based on the Novel ’Push’ by Sapphire SUMMARY Precious is a bemused plump teenage black American girl who lives and study in Harlem‚ New York. The kind of girl who has all the characteristics that a man would detest. Her name “Precious” was derived from her mother’s affection for her when she was young. However‚ in the movie‚ she grew up verbally abused by her mother and sexually abused by her father. Her mother’s verbal abuse centered on encrypting into her mind that
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individualized. Children can believe something is right but society or morally might view it as wrong. As a final point‚ some of the major developmental theories are on target referring to the client. By precious being 16 years old‚ the developmental theories are at the adolescent stage. The client has accomplished Erik Erikson human development stages up to the adolescent stage. The client is still at the identity vs. identity confusion stage. At this point‚ precious is still trying to figure
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Titanic is about a 100-year-old woman who was named Rose DeWitt Bukator tells the story to her granddaughter Lizzy Calvert on the Keldysh about her life set in April 10th 1912‚ on a ship called Titanic. The plot involves a love affair between a penniless artist‚ Jack Dawson‚ and the fiancée of a rich aristocrat‚ Rose DeWitt Bukater. Who even though the both didn’t have much in common when it came to possessions. They were both humble people who truly fall in love with one another. Basically the
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