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    “I don’t want other people to decide who I am. I want to do that myself” (Emma Watson). Being an outsider to a stereotype is demonstrated in The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton through her characters and their actions. Pony‚ Randy‚ and Darry all are outsiders to their groups and stereotypes; in Tulsa‚ Oklahoma there are two opposing gangs‚ the greasers and the Socs. The greasers are lower class people who do not have the smarts or athleticism so be special‚ while the Socs are really rich‚ really smart‚

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    Horror has been a long time one of the most popular categories of films in the movie industry. People liked to watch horror films to be afraid and to outdo their fears: "On a psychological level‚ the horror film dramatizes our nightmares‚ so that we can confront them" (Sigmund Freud‚ p.644). Gradually‚ because horror films became too repetitive and too numerous‚ people got used to watching them and were no longer terrified. Even if horror films do not scare us‚ why do we continue to watch them? The

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    There are a lot of stereotypes about Arabs and Muslims in the United States throughout history until our present day. As I seen in the documentary film and also from my previous knowledge this stereotypes are always in growth. In most of the western countries cultures with the United States being one of them have that view that Arabs and Muslims are ignorant‚ reactionaries‚ and uncivilized. This kind of stereotypes always made life very miserable and difficult for Arab and Muslim American to live

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    Some say fiction is more enjoyable than watching movies. Although it is true that reading book will help people expand their certain level of vocabulary and glossaries‚ I believe that watching movie will appreciate the story line comprehensively and it is more efficient watching movie rather than reading book. In this essay‚ I will briefly illustrate two significant reasons to support my preference. Most of all‚ I believe that movies express its’ story more lively than reading fiction

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    Pioneer developments in "moving pictures" occurred during the 1890s with the patenting of the kinetograph and kinetoscope (1891) by Thomas Edison and W.K.L. Dickson in the United States and the cinematograph (1895) by the Lumiere brothers in France. By the turn of the century‚ films less than a minute in length were being exhibited at major fairs in the U.S. and abroad. Soon after‚ audiences began flocking to movie houses called "Nickelodeons‚" one-floor venues‚ where short films (approximately 10

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    Jaazmyne Stringer English 101 4/7/2014 Paper two Getting Tangled in Stereotypes Stereotypes are apparent in numerous forms of media such as Disney movies‚ resulting in generations behaving accordingly to these perceived ideas. Disney movies are bursting with context that can mold the minds of younger viewers about gender‚ race‚ age‚ and beauty. In the article “Escape from Wonderland: Disney and the Female Imagination”‚ Deborah Ross expresses how Walt Disney is known for control and believes

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    Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary clearly defines ethnocentrism as the “characterization by or based on the attitude that one’s own group is superior.” To address the deeper issues associated to ethnocentrism requires a more explicit definition. In this sense‚ ethnocentrism can be defined as the making of false assumptions regarding others’ ways based on our own limited experience. The key word is assumptions‚ because oftentimes we are not even aware that we are being ethnocentric -- we don’t understand

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    prior to seeing the film. Ferguson has done multiple studies on the effects of violent movies on individuals. In one of his studies‚ he compared the homicide rates from 1920 to 2005 and the violence portrayed in the films during each respective time period. He found that there was no correlation between these two events (Blaszczak-Boxe 1). These studies show that violent impulses are within every individual and movies are no the explanation for our violent

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    development are recreational activities‚ especially the movies. Many people may ask‚ why are movies becoming more and more popular all over the world? As a movie lover I hold the idea that an increasing number of people choose to watch movies to entertain themselves‚ release stress from work‚ and make friends. First of all‚ there are many different types of movies to attract people with different interests. For example‚ if someone likes scary movies‚ what he may do is to call some of his friends‚ tell

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    11/25/2012 | | Ever since the invention of the silver screen‚ people have projected society’s views into movies. Every year‚ millions of people sit in at theaters‚ and are subject to the themes and messages put in front of them. From the submissive Dorothy from Wizard of Oz to the ever-present white protagonist‚ fiction and reality have always mirrored each other‚ and movies have either served as a progressive power or an echo of that culture’s beliefs (Anderson 2010). Race and gender differences

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