stubborn mentalities. The process to overcome challenges and return “renewed” is known as a hero’s journey. In Kung Fu Panda‚ released in 2008‚ the full cycle of a hero’s journey is portrayed through a panda named Po. Big‚ bumbling‚ and kung fu loving‚ Po’s life is plagued by dissatisfaction with himself and seemingly unfeasible hopes. For all his life‚ Po has aspired to master kung fu‚ like the Furious Five‚ who are renowned martial artists. However‚ his fantasies are like fruit on the tip of a
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language‚ and it’s even harder‚ when the cool boys use Kung Fu to rule over the other pupils at school. Fortunately‚ Dre meets some nice classmates‚ including the cute girl (he fancies) Mei Ying. However‚ it turns out that Cheng‚ the leader of the Kung Fu gang at his school‚ also likes May‚ and is not particularly thrilled that Dre and May are becoming friends. Dre has hardly set foot into his new apartment‚ before Cheng uses his Kung Fu skills to give Dre a real beating. From this moment on
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Name: Wang Jin Perhaps you and your beloved ones have enjoyed “Kung Fu Panda” together and been amazed at the well used Chinese elements in a Hollywood movie. The splendid kung fu fighting and the cute characters made it even popular among Chinese. But what I want so say is that this kind of cultural consumption is actually the cultural expansion and colonization from America. They take use of our cultural elements as a mask to advocate their beliefs and values. We are just like cows
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movies with Asian actors in Hollywood are Kung Fu performers and are usually playing a role as Kung Fu masters. For instance‚ Bruce Lee made many Kung Fu movies. Another famous Asian actor Jackie Chan was also in many action movies. Moreover‚ Kung Fu originated in Asia which makes people expect that all Asians must know Kung Fu. The image of a Kung Fu artist is assumed to be true for all Asian Americans resulting in a stereotype that all Asians know Kung Fu. Secondly‚ Cofers island culture was
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the boy knew Kung Fu so Dre got beat up really bad. That created tension between them and the boy was always being a bully to Dre. So the Mr. Han‚ the maintenance guy from the apartments where he lived made a deal with the boys coach. Dre had to fight at the Kung Fu tournament. Refusal of the Call The hero refuses the challenge or journey‚ usually out of fear Dre got upset because he thought he was going to get beat up in public since he didn’t know Kung Fu‚ but Mr. Han would
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In both stories‚ “Apollo” by chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and “By Any Other Name” by Santha Rama Rau there is an underlying statement saying that you are defined by a name and actions. A quote from “By Any Other Name” By from the narrator explaining how name change will affect personality‚ “At that age‚ if one’s name is changed‚ one develops a curious form of dual personality.” Pg 1 Rama Rau. The quote explains how name change will affect a person and her name was changed when she was younger‚ it made
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named Okenwa who finally finds happiness in his love for Kung Fu. Okenwa’s parents are college professors and wants Okenwa to be just like them. But Okenwa does not like doing the things his parents want him to do such as reading‚ instead he finds happiness in Kung Fu. His new friend Raphael accepts him for what he likes and helps Okenwa grasp his inner happiness by teaching him the skills of Kung Fu. Okenwa recognizes‚ "What I loved was kung fu. I watched “Enter the Dragon” so often
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The biggest glue keeping them all together is music‚ disco‚gospel‚and a new genre called hip hop. Without giving too much away their dreams bring them un forseen circumstances as they meet a mysterious young man named Shaolin Fantastic (portrayed by Shameik Moore). The getdown is the dramatic retelling of hip hop as told by our beloved crew‚ it’s gritty at times showcasing the gang violence and corrupt politics of that time. There’s even hip hop
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Cultural Invasion Contents: Kung Fu Panda2 drawn the controversy of cultural invasion Definition of cultural invasion The reason for against Comments on this issue in the internet Conclusion Kung Fu Panda 2‚ a Hollywood animated movie‚ has drawn mixed responses in China since its release. While fans are waiting in long queues for a ticket‚ some artists and scholars have launched a boycott of the movie‚ saying it is a cultural invasion. Is Kung Fu Panda 2 a cultural invasion? In order to
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In chapter four‚ Prashad discussed polyculturalism in the life of Malcolm X who was at first a civil rights activist for the Nation of Islam who fought for the liberation of the blacks. Malcolm X was a polyculturalist in his time because as Prashad puts it‚ “he was engulfed by cultural forces that crept in mostly‚ but not wholly‚ unbeknownst to him” (p. 107). Malcolm X has changed the way Harlem was viewed by many and how the ‘white supremacists’ then racially label Harlem. When he came to Harlem
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