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    demonstrated‚ Disney movies. Through these elements‚ children are taught about social expectations within our community. Boys‚ for instance‚ learn what a “real man” is through the impact of their culture and the prominent ads within social media. I‚ like many others‚ was unaware of the affect society has on the way I perceive those around me. Our perception and morals are shaped and innate rather than “second nature” (Ferris and Stein 2014:77). I own almost all Disney movies on cassette because of

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    YouTube‚ The Internet and the future of movies The Internet has transformed the music industry. Sales of CDs in retail music stores have been declining while sales of songs downloaded through the Internet to iPods and other portable music players are skyrocketing. And the music industry is still contending with millions of people illegally downloading songs for free. Will the motion picture industry have a similar fate? Increased levels of high-speed Internet access‚ powerful PCs with DVD readers

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    Imagine a world where each individual thought for himself‚ not allowing other outside influences to mold his ideas. We currently live in a society in which a single clip on television‚ quote from a newspaper‚ or opinion from a peer can consequently determine how one thinks or the outlook they have on a topic. In "Self-Reliance‚" Emerson states‚ "A man should learn to detect and watch that gleam of light which flashes across his mind from within‚ more than luster of the firmament of bards and sages

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    With the topic of transcendentalism‚ it’s very easy to sound pretentious and stuck up. The ideations of anti-society and self-reliance could easily be taken to an extreme‚ and thus lose their meaning. Many should consider taking their teachings with a grain of salt as they come from a time when it was easy for white men to go and experience life‚ but it was harder for those from less privileged groups. Thoreau once said‚ “Shams and delusions are esteemed for soundest truths‚ while reality is fabulous

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    mysterious Commander. The picture of women seen in films has changed drastically over the years. Nowadays it’s common to see an intelligent‚ witty‚ tough‚ and even scary looking girl‚ no more of the frilly‚ flouncy‚ or ladylike perception of women. Movies are beginning to create bold archetypes and heroines who are loyal warriors and courageous. For example‚ take Katniss Everdeen from

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    asked during the analysis such as: RQ1: How many older characters appear in Disney animated movies? RQ2: How

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    Transcendentalism is a philosophy where people have knowledge about themselves and the world around them. People that practice this philosophy are known as transcendentalist. They accept this ideas as a way of understanding life relationships. John Krauker´s novel‚ Into the Wild‚ is about a young man named Christopher Johnson McCandless (also known as Alexander Supertramp). He leaves his family‚ friends‚ and education to undertake an adventure throughout North America and up to Alaska‚ living off

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    is a scene that commemorates Rapunzel’s birthday and shows the King and Queen‚ whom are Rapunzel’s real parents‚ preparing to celebrate her birthday. Rapunzel’s father is seen crying as they celebrate their daughter’s birthday. In previous Disney movies‚ the mothers are usually the ones shedding tears and being consoled by their husbands‚ or by a male. Tangled uses an influential character as the King‚ to show children that men can have emotions and they are not any less of a man if they do. Another

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    "Transcendentalism Today" is an excellently written essay by Summer Nassar. She twists and constructs her words in such a way that the reader gets informed from all angles. She built her paragraph structures according to guidelines and had a concise thesis. She began her introductory paragraph with a spicy paraphrased topic sentence; which she provided citations. She intwines a nice gist of background infomation for the average person who may or may not have knowledge on the topic at hand.

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    The movie that was selected to illustrate a high performance team in action was Armageddon which is directed by Michael Bay and stars Bruce Willis. Much of the material that we have studied illustrate that teams out perform individuals within an organization. This is most evident when performance requires multiple skills‚ judgments‚ and experiences (Katzenbach and Smith‚ 1993). In analyzing and comparing the characters and events in the movie‚ Armageddon‚ one sees many of the elements of a high performance

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